Outrage and Demands for Justice: Mississippi Police Face Backlash for Arresting 10-Year-Old Boy Who Urinated in Public

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The family of a 10-year-old Black boy in Mississippi plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit unless police officers involved in his arrest for urinating in a parking lot are fired. The boy was detained and placed in a cell for almost an hour, prompting questions about racial bias. The police chief acknowledged mistakes were made and one officer is no longer employed, while others will be disciplined. However, the boy still faces legal action for being "a child in need of supervision." The family's lawyer demanded the charges be dropped, the officer be named and fired, and a financial settlement be reached.
Topics:nation#childs-rights#civil-rights#civil-rights-lawsuit#mississippi#police-brutality#racial-discrimination
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