A 9-year-old girl accused of stealing a rabbit and $10 from a neighbor’s home was arrested, handcuffed and questioned at a Florida police station.
Good, my guess is that the kid wil never try burglary again
A Pasco County sheriff’s deputy found the black-and-white rabbit, named Oreo, hopping around in the girl’s living room, according to the arrest report. She was read her rights and taken away in the back of a patrol car. The girl began to cry during questioning Tuesday. She admitted taking the rabbit belonging to another child, but denied taking two $5 bills and some change, according to reports. "I think this is a little unusual to say the very least," Cecka Green of Voices for Florida’s Children said. Yadayadayada blah blah blah "To treat children as hardened criminals, when back in the old days that may have just been seen as mischief
Sorry miss Green but this is definitely Burglary
that could have been handled by the parents, can contribute to some problems with our kids in this society." Sheriff’s spokesman Kevin Doll defended the arrest, and said if the victim of a crime wants an arrest, deputies are required to act if there is enough evidence. "Somebody entered a residence without permission and stole money and a pet rabbit. That’s burglary," Doll told the St. Petersburg Times. "I don’t know what other explanation you need. Nine years old is enough to know right from wrong." Lori Ventura, the mother of the child who owns the rabbit, said the girl has been involved in other incidents and needs help.
Cecka Green does ignore this as most of the soft healers usually do
The girl was released to her mother from a juvenile assessment center about an hour after her arrest, which she said was scary.
Good
She also didn’t like the deputy.
Very Good
"He put one handcuff on me really tight," she said Thursday. In the patrol car, "He just stared at me in the mirror." |