Drop Dead Fred
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Minneapolis has given this 10-year-old serial car thief permission to steal as many cars as he wants.
I very much disagree with this policy.
However, I do support cities' and states' right to adopt policies that I disagree with.
Since this is what the voters of Minneapolis want, I have to respect their choice.
abc7chicago.com
10-year-old boy charged after driving stolen car near crowded Minneapolis playground
October 6, 2024
Minneapolis police arrested a 10-year-old boy for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle near a school playground last month – and it’s not the boy’s first brush with the law, police said.
this is at least his third arrest and he is a suspect in a dozen cases ranging from “auto theft to robbery to assault with a dangerous weapon.”
The office says if a court-appointed psychologist deems any offender, including a child, incompetent to stand trial, and a judge agrees with the recommendation, the case “must be dismissed or suspended, and the child must be released from custody.”
The office says it “cannot charge or prosecute our way out of this crisis,”
“We’ve noticed this year the age of juvenile offenders who are very active has gotten younger,” O’Hara said. “The system doesn’t have an answer for what to do with someone this young.”
young offenders are emboldened by the lack of consequences.
“They know it’s a revolving door downtown,” Clemons said. “They take full advantage of being juveniles, and we have allowed the lawlessness long enough that they have absolutely no fear.”
I very much disagree with this policy.
However, I do support cities' and states' right to adopt policies that I disagree with.
Since this is what the voters of Minneapolis want, I have to respect their choice.
10-year-old boy charged after driving stolen car near crowded Minneapolis playground
Minneapolis police arrested a 10-year-old boy for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle near a school playground last month - and it's not the boy's first brush with the law, police said.
abc7chicago.com
10-year-old boy charged after driving stolen car near crowded Minneapolis playground
October 6, 2024
Minneapolis police arrested a 10-year-old boy for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle near a school playground last month – and it’s not the boy’s first brush with the law, police said.
this is at least his third arrest and he is a suspect in a dozen cases ranging from “auto theft to robbery to assault with a dangerous weapon.”
The office says if a court-appointed psychologist deems any offender, including a child, incompetent to stand trial, and a judge agrees with the recommendation, the case “must be dismissed or suspended, and the child must be released from custody.”
The office says it “cannot charge or prosecute our way out of this crisis,”
“We’ve noticed this year the age of juvenile offenders who are very active has gotten younger,” O’Hara said. “The system doesn’t have an answer for what to do with someone this young.”
young offenders are emboldened by the lack of consequences.
“They know it’s a revolving door downtown,” Clemons said. “They take full advantage of being juveniles, and we have allowed the lawlessness long enough that they have absolutely no fear.”
