9-year-old led away in handcuffs by Portland police prompts outrage

Oregon Live ^ | 05-07-2014 | Maxine Bernstein

[GeronL]

First off, 9- year olds should not be going clubbing...

/sarc

[kiryandil]

“We’re talking about two grown men in uniform with guns.”

How come they didn’t shoot her dog, and her 93-year-old great-grandmother?

Slackers.

[blam]

Denninger: “If You Take Out Black-on-Black Homicide… Three Quarters of All Gun Murders Disappear”

[ozaukeemom]

1st thing I thought of.

[Secret Agent Man]

armed govt agents should not be allowed to just take minor kids into custody for this kind of crap and refuse parents to come along. this is complete bullsh1t.

[tcrlaf]

“The look on my daughter’s face went from humiliation and fear, to a look of sheer panic.”

Unfortunately, so many inner-city youths need a real lesson in actions vs. consequences, because they sure as hell aren’t going to get it at home.

This may be the best thing that could happen to her.

[MNDude]

How about black on anyone? Then what’s it down to?

[Darren McCarty]

Magic words to teach kids. “I wish to speak to an attorney.”

[skinkinthegrass]

that's what's happening next week end..
the thuggish behavior must continue.

[21twelve]

“I observed (her) breathing speed up, she looked down at the ground ... crossed her arms and would eventually answer my questions,’’ McCarthy wrote.”

Slapping the cuffs on her taking her down to the station isn’t going to help matters in regard to better relations between the cops and the entire neighborhood. I got visited by the cops a couple of times when I was that age for various things. I would have rather them taken me to the station, rather than leaving me with my mom and dad after a stern talking to!

[Veggie Todd]

Looks like this is from May 2013.

[Jack Hydrazine]

When does the Reverund Jahksun show up?

[Rome2000]

OK so when I was 9 I told an NYC cop to piss off because he had something to say about me playing Wiffle ball in the street and he threw my ass in the back of the car and took me to the station.

Taught me that the "Officer Friendly" BS that they were peddling at school was bogus, and that 90% of cops are retarded degenerate psychos on power trips.

Army of the rich.

[RitaOK]

I don’t think so. Not in this case. A revenge mom sicked cops on a case where the girls already apologized to each other.

What you have here aggravates youths when they have no rights, no respect, and are helpless. It can cause justifiable rage in some so disposed.

[JimSEA]

WTH we’re talking about a fight between 9 yo kids. What are the police doing here. Insanity.

[GeronL]

bump

[dsc]

“WTH we’re talking about a fight between 9 yo kids. What are the police doing here. Insanity.”

That’s really all that needed to be said.

Everybody can look sheepish and slink on home now.

[vpintheak]

Good! Maybe they scared her straight!