Absurd
It's not good for 11 year olds to throw stones, but this is ridiculous:
Police responded with three cars and a helicopter after the 11-year-old threw a stone at a group of boys who rode by on their bikes and pelted her and her brother with water balloons.
Maribel, who speaks little English, was read her rights twice in English before being detained.
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During her five days in detention, Maribel was reportedly granted one 30-minute visit by her parents.
My brother got hit with a rock in the face when he was a kid and he also needed stitches. There's a crucial difference between the two cases (the kid who threw the stone that hit Ben wasn't aiming for him), but that difference doesn't warrant three police cars and a helicopter.
Insert "well, I'm glad they'd already taken care of all the crime in Fresno" comment here.
Police responded with three cars and a helicopter after the 11-year-old threw a stone at a group of boys who rode by on their bikes and pelted her and her brother with water balloons.
Maribel, who speaks little English, was read her rights twice in English before being detained.
...
During her five days in detention, Maribel was reportedly granted one 30-minute visit by her parents.
My brother got hit with a rock in the face when he was a kid and he also needed stitches. There's a crucial difference between the two cases (the kid who threw the stone that hit Ben wasn't aiming for him), but that difference doesn't warrant three police cars and a helicopter.
Insert "well, I'm glad they'd already taken care of all the crime in Fresno" comment here.
