Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Unlock unbeatable offers today. Shop here: https://amzn.to/4cEkqYs 🎁
That's a great example of what this once great nation has turned into. It's not only wrong, it's damn pathetic, to say the least. And, it's hard to imagine this sick and degrading act, when considering some movie stars get a free pass for possession of hard illegal drugs. We many times don't go to this extreme with white collar crime. Please, a 9 year old boy? And, people wonder why so many citizens are angry and protesting in the streets. Go figure. We've gone straight downhill.Even police chief can't believe it
POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for a 9-year-old boy who failed to show up in court.
KHQ-TV reports that the boy from Post Falls is accused of stealing a pack of gum. Police Chief Scott Haug says it's the first time in his 30 years in law enforcement that he's ever seen an arrest warrant for someone that young.
9-Year-Old Slapped With Warrant Over Stolen Gum Even Police Chief Can t Believe It
How can anyone say this is good for the kid and is "teaching him a lesson" by arresting him over stealing a pack of gum and not showing up to court? The kid probably doesn't understand what a court summons even is.
That is ridiculous.
The prosecutor is trying to make a name for himself. The people need to demand this guy be removed.
This is one of those stories that will go away quickly
Public outcry, nationwide news coverage and overall mocking of the prosecutor will cause him to drop charges and claim it was all a big mistake
How can a 9 yr old be placed in juvenile detention for failing to appear in court twice - when he cannot drive or travel alone as a minor? I believe the parents have a lawsuit on their hands and can sue this prosecutor and his office for what he has done to the child. The child is being detained in juvenile detention over a pack of gum but prosecutor claims it was failure to appear twice. I believe he should lose his license to practice law. Permanently.
Amen to both of these messages. The kid is too young to be anywhere on their own and even if they were old enough, to go after them for stealing a pack of gum? I understand the need to get the message across that stealing is wrong and that there are to be consequences for it, but this type of punishment over stealing a pack of gum is rather too extreme and with the kid being just nine, how well would this type of punishment go over really? I believe that taking away their privileges like watching TV, playing video games, seeing friends etc. would have been sufficient.The tax dollars this prosecutor has cost the people with this ridiculous case is far more than a pack of gum. They should make him pick up the tab for this and fire him. Whatever it cost the city? Should come out of his pocket. It appears he wanted to make a name for himself. At the taxpayers expense.
