10-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Public Urination Behind Mother's Car

A 10-year-old boy in Mississippi was arrested by the police for urinating behind his mother's car while she was meeting with her lawyer. The boy's mother criticized the police for going overboard and traumatizing her child, stating that she had handled the situation as a parent. The boy was taken to jail but later released with his mother. The police chief cited the state's Youth Court Act, which allows reporting children as young as seven if they are "in need of supervision" or aged 10 if they commit acts that would be illegal for an adult. The chief admitted it was an error in judgment to send the child to the police station when the mother was present.