Police Arrest, Handcuff 3 Young Children WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jul 21, 2009 6:24 pm US/Eastern
Police Arrest, Handcuff 3 Young Children
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Suzanne Collins BALTIMORE (WJZ) ―
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Three children were arested for attempting to steal a scooter, a go kart, and a wagon from a neighbor's yard.
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Two Baltimore mothers say their sons were very wrong to steal, but they're outraged the elementary school children were handcuffed and locked up for hours in the juvenile jail.

Suzanne Collins reports Baltimore City Police are defending their actions.

It was an experience 7-year-old Jesse Flayhart will never forget. He was arrested after he and two friends, 8 and 11 took a scooter, a go kart, and a wagon from a neighbor's yard. The boys were all handcuffed and taken to juvenile jail.

"They called the paddy wagon and put handcuffs on us. When the paddy wagon would stop my face would hit up against the metal," said Jesse Flayhart.

Jesse's mother says the boys need to learn theft is wrong, but she says metal handcuffs were unnecessary. She says the boys were given rough treatment by older boys in a lockup at the juvenile justice center, where they were held for hours.

"I understand if they did something wrong they need to be punished; I think it was too extreme. I think if they put them in a police car to the Northern District and had a nice scary talk with them," said Jaime Greeley.

Jesse's 8-year-old friend, Aiza was also arrested. His mother says it's outrageous that police arrested her son at 7 p.m. Friday, despite her protests. She said she wasn't able to get to him released from the juvenile jail until after midnight.

"He said I don't have time for no investigation, he's going to jail. So I stated my son is 8 years old. At that time my son grabbed me, hugged me and cried, 'I don't want to go to jail, Mommy,' said Toya Goodson, Ayiza'a mother.

The family of the third boy arrested, who's 11, had no comment. Police defend their actions saying they must divert young people from a life of crime. They cite cases of rowdy teens at the harbor, and a teenager charged with shooting a 5-year-old girl.

The man whose belongings were stolen says he does not think the two younger children should have been put in metal handcuffs or taken to the juvenile lockup. He says a scary warning from police may have been enough.

What lesson did 7-year-old Jesse learn from his experience?

"That I would never want to do it again. Because I would get arrested again," said Jesse.

The parents are also concerned about a policy that would put a 7 and 8-year-old in with older perhaps more dangerous teens who they say bullied their sons.

The Department of Juvenile Justice says the booking area where the boys were held is run by city police, although juvenile workers recommended they not be held.

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[raquelduuuh]

Congratulations asshole you literally mind-fucked me ..

[Brightyk]

I totally dig seeing a young man doing this!!!! Im showing my 14 yr old all that I find ... Please turn down the music a little so I can hear you.. And with all thast going on ,who cares about the shirt GEEZE LOL

[Italianboy322]

WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU WEARING A RAVENS JERSEY?

[laallaal75]

@SacredSocietyAP Congratulations! You quoted a specific case when a black guy wasnt inner city trash. I still have not heard an arguement to a mass statistic involving the whole black population. You darkies make up about 10% of the population but almost 30% of the crime. Bunch of animals.

[SacredSocietyAP]

@laallaal75 Did you know the President of the United States is black?.."hahaha" Dork

[laallaal75]

@SacredSocietyAP Wether you believe anything about me has nothing to do with reality. Im super proud of you for being a Vet, and im not surprised you'd make mom jokes at me.

At the same time, none of this affects the fact that inner city blacks are nigger trash. Even outsdie the ghetto ive had friends mugged in broad daylight. They are a bunch of animals. Im happy they have an inner city cage.

There are more black males in prison than in college did ya know that? hahaah

[SacredSocietyAP]

@laallaal75 I don't believe you are any smarter than any other racist scumbag redneck kid out there, SON. I'm a Veteran..I've heard plenty of bullshit stories in my life and you sound like BULLSHIT. You are trash and the scumbags that raised you to be a racist are scumbags. You mom needs to go eat some black dick and your dad needs to brush his teeth with a pistol..Fuck you and have a nice day!

[laallaal75]

@SacredSocietyAP No better? Im not sure son. My family is wealthy, i register at genius level intelligence so theres a plus. Im good looking, i also work out so i have nice abs.... So i guess i am actually am better than alot of people.

And those inner city trash niggers are actually a lot worse than most people.

[SacredSocietyAP]

@laallaal75 Just so you know you are no better than anyone else..You sir are a piece of trash. I hope some bored suburban white kid with rich parents steals your bike just for fun.

[laallaal75]

@SacredSocietyAP Hmm. No. i think ill worry about keeping my bike, my life, and other important things when going through the ghetto, even though I have not made my self a perfect person. And ill still dislike these pieces of trash despite the fact that i am not a saint.