A school district and local prosecutors in Texas are refusing to drop charges against an 11-year-old who was held in solitary confinement.

Timothy Murray lost his father earlier this year and had been asking his principal for counseling when she called in the police

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          55·
          10 months ago

          Do you know what solitary confinement is? It’s putting someone in a cell, likely without furniture, for lengthy periods of time (discounting an hour of exercise by themselves). The light never turns off. There is absolutely no stimulation whatsoever allowed. Other prisoners yell through the air ducts in the hopes that someone will yell back.

          That environment is torture for an adult. This is a 10-year-old child.

          • jasory@programming.dev
            2·
            10 months ago

            You really think the general populace is safe for a 10-year old?

            Solitary confinement sucks, but in many cases it’s done to protect individuals from, you know, the other extremely violent people.

              • jasory@programming.dev
                1·
                10 months ago

                Then why the fixation on solitary confinement?

                If your objection is on imprisonment then argue against that, not the specifics of a certain imprisonment.

                  • jasory@programming.dev
                    1·
                    10 months ago

                    You realise it is morally permissible to provide a more general argument.

                    Which is a better comment, “steak tastes better with barbecue sauce” OR “I don’t like steak, but it tastes better with barbecue sauce”? Doesn’t the former suggest a preference of eating steak?

            • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world
              17·
              10 months ago

              If you’re trying to be funny, you’ve taken it too far. You should be yeeted into a Texas prison where you claim immature assholes belong, because this situation isn’t a fucking joke.

              • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
                2·
                10 months ago

                Holy shit lighten up. It’s not even the original poster, the sarcasm was very obviously implied with that comment.

                Edit: nvm, I see now they are tag-teaming. Smells like trolls.

            • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              28·
              10 months ago

              Ahhhh right, simple mistake to make. Middle school kids definitely deserve solitary confinement. Fucking what??

              I hope that maybe you’re just ignorant to what “solitary confinement” means, but even then, you’re talking about locking children away in fucking prison for misbehaving in 6th grade art class. Get a grip.

                • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  11·
                  10 months ago

                  The original article is about putting a child into solitary confinement. You don’t even need to read the article. But keep moving those goalposts…

                  Is it really that much harder to just admit you were wrong (or literally just take the L and not respond at all) than doubling down on something so easily disproven?

                  The mindset is just fascinating to me.

    • 5too@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      Were you never an asshole as a kid? It’s part of growing up. We work to make them better, but arresting them does nothing worthwhile.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      9·
      10 months ago

      76 arrests of elementary students? Does it really matter? I have a hard time believing any arrest is appropriate for that age