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Sunday, May 06, 2007

11 Year Old Crime Victim, Treated like Criminal

In Mille Lacs county, an 11 year old crime victim was taken to jail after failing to testify at a trial of his attacker.

Richard Meryhew of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune writes:

Tribal leaders for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe are asking state officials to investigate the handcuffing and shackling of an 11-year-old band member who was detained by police last month after he failed to appear in court to testify as a crime victim.
The boy, who had been assaulted by an older boy, was taken to Mille Lacs County jail April 10, kept overnight in a juvenile detention center and taken to the county courthouse the next morning handcuffed, shackled and wearing an orange jail jumpsuit.

The handling of this matter befuddles common sense.  The police were within the letter of the law in Minnesota, but I am sure there are better ways of handling this situation.

The Mille Lacs band of Ojibwe is up in arms over the handling of this matter.

Should it really come to arresting and holding an 11 year old in jail?

Read the article and make your own judgements.

Comments

Maybe there is more here than is being reported but on the face of the information, forcing a person to testify seems to be a violation of the 5th amendment.  The incident seems to be s childhood scuffle which in my youth did not warrant police involvement.  Anyway, the whole case seems to hinge on the testimony of the victim and if he refuses to testify the case should be dropped.


You don’t have to be a moron to be a liberal Democrat but it sure helps.

docdave on May 6, 2007 at 02:22 pm

The Mille Lacs band of Ojibwe is up in arms over the handling of this matter.

As well they should be (as well as the rest of society).

This is an example of the ever-growing state that we all need to resist.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on May 6, 2007 at 02:32 pm
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Fucking tough on crime conservatives.

Hawk on May 6, 2007 at 05:00 pm

I don’t think conservatives run Mille Lacs county.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on May 6, 2007 at 05:02 pm

The Attorney General’s office is looking into this incident.  I read another article on this incident and it said that the ACLU is looking into this matter and is demanding all the paperwork regarding the boy’s arrest and time in the jail.

Creasy on May 6, 2007 at 06:51 pm

Good, keep us up to date guy.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on May 6, 2007 at 07:01 pm

I will provide updates.  I am following this story very closely.

Creasy on May 6, 2007 at 07:03 pm
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