11-year-old arrested for drawing stick figures
Arvada Police arrest 11-year-old over ‘inappropriate’ stick figure drawing
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-arvada-police-arrest-11yearold-over-inappropriate-stick-figure-drawing-20110221,0,7099823.story
“An 11-year-old Arvada boy was arrested and hauled away in handcuffs for drawing stick figures in school, something his therapist told him to do…”
“The school was aware that the boy was in treatment, determined he was not a threat, notified his parents and sent him back to class. His mother, “Jane” was shocked when Arvada Police showed up at their home later that night…”
“She says she told her son to cooperate and tell the truth, but was horrified when they told her they were arresting him and then handcuffed him and hauled him away in a patrol car. His mother says she begged police to let her drive her son to the police department and to let her stay with him through the booking process but they refused…”
They put him in a cell, took his mug shot and fingerprinted him. He says he thought he was going to jail and would never be able to go home again…”
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That is absolute craziness!!
That’s insane!
Let’s traumatize the poor child because he drew a picture expressing some dark feelings that he couldn’t express otherwise (something his therapist told him to do!).
I’m sure the teacher that saw the picture will have nightmares for years because of that drawing….. right? That’s equal to the suffering the 11 year old will face after being hauled away to jail and thrown in a cell. Sure it is.