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School officials in California have called for an investigation after surveillance footage appeared to show Customs and Border Protection agents urinating on school grounds, raising concerns about their conduct and legality amid heightened immigration enforcement in the region.
Crescenta Valley Town Councilmember Chris Kilpatrick resigned after surveillance video showed him and another man urinating outside an LGBTQ+ bar in downtown Los Angeles. The video also captured an altercation between Kilpatrick and a bar employee. Kilpatrick's attorney claimed self-defense, while the council accepted his resignation, acknowledging his past commitment to the community.
A 10-year-old Black child in Mississippi has been sentenced to three months' probation and ordered to write a two-page book report on Kobe Bryant after urinating in a parking lot. The child's lawyer reached an agreement with a special prosecutor, who threatened to upgrade the charge if the case went to trial. The child's mother stated that her son urinated behind her vehicle while visiting a lawyer's office. The incident led to criticism of the criminal justice system and raised concerns about racial bias. The arrest is seen as emblematic of broader issues, highlighting the need to limit police interactions with civilians, particularly for Black individuals.
A 10-year-old boy in Mississippi has been sentenced to three months probation for public urination, a decision that lawyers argue was influenced by his race. The boy was handcuffed and detained in a cell for nearly an hour after being caught urinating in a parking lot. The sentence requires him and his mother to check in with a judge monthly and write a two-page essay about his favorite basketball player. The family's attorney believes the arrest and sentence were unreasonable and plans to take the case to federal court, alleging racial bias.
A 10-year-old boy from Mississippi has been placed on probation and ordered to write a report on his idol, Kobe Bryant, after being arrested for urinating in public behind his mother's car in a parking lot. The incident gained national attention, with the family's attorney claiming that race played a role in the arrest. The boy was not declared delinquent, and the incident will not go on his record. The attorney argued that any child would have done the same thing under similar circumstances, as there was no public restroom available. The boy's mother expressed her dissatisfaction with the treatment her son received during the process. The police chief acknowledged the officers' error in judgment and stated that disciplinary action would be taken.
A child in Senatobia, Mississippi, who was arrested for public urination, has been placed on three months of probation and ordered to write a two-page paper on Kobe Bryant. The arrest, which occurred on August 10, caused controversy within the police department, resulting in an officer losing his job. The child's mother argues that the officer initially intended to let him go with a warning. Critics argue that the incident was blown out of proportion and that there are more important issues to focus on. The child was charged with child in need of services but was released to his mother.
A police officer in Senatobia, Mississippi, who participated in the arrest and jailing of a 10-year-old child for urinating in a parking lot is no longer employed, according to the city's police chief. The chief did not specify whether the officer was fired or quit, but stated that other officers involved in the incident would face disciplinary action. The child's mother reported that her son urinated behind her vehicle while she was visiting a lawyer's office, and the officers took him to the police station without handcuffing or charging him. The officers violated their training on how to handle children, and the incident is under investigation.
A police officer in Senatobia, Mississippi, who participated in the arrest and detention of a 10-year-old child for urinating in a parking lot is no longer employed, according to the city's police chief. The chief did not specify whether the officer was fired or quit, but stated that other officers involved in the incident would face disciplinary action. The child's mother reported that her son urinated behind her vehicle while she was visiting a lawyer's office, and the officers subsequently took him to the police station without handcuffing or charging him. The officers violated their training on how to handle children, and the incident is being investigated.
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.
A 10-year-old boy in Mississippi was detained by police and taken to jail for public urination. The boy's mother had stopped by an attorney's office for legal advice when the incident occurred. Initially, the responding officer was going to offer a warning, but several other officers arrived and insisted on arresting the child. The boy was taken to the police station and held in a jail cell before being released to his mother. The police chief later admitted that it was a mistake to transport the child to the station and acknowledged the presence of the mother as a reasonable alternative. The incident has raised concerns about the potential trauma it may have caused the child and the need for better judgment in such situations.
A Boston Marathon runner was caught on a doorbell camera Monday dropping their shorts on someone’s front lawn in order to relieve themselves during the 26.2-mile race. The homeowner whose lawn was unexpectedly fertilized shared the video to Reddit, titling the post, “One of the marathon runners just took a s–t in my yard (video inside).” Marathon organizers said on their website there are toilets at every water and medical stop throughout the race course. This year’s winners — Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri, both of Kenya — went without bathroom breaks and finished their races in 2:05:54 and 2:21:38, respectively.
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel mocked Rep. Lauren Boebert's public urination fail during a hearing about crime in Washington, D.C. Boebert accused a councilman of "decriminalizing" public urination, but was repeatedly corrected until she gave up. Kimmel joked that "whenever Lauren Boebert opens her mouth it should count as public urination and be a criminal offense."
Republican Lauren Boebert fixated on whether a revised Washington DC criminal code would have decriminalised public urination during a US House hearing. The revision was meant to give the District of Columbia a first code update in 120 years, but it became subject to fierce debate over crime as a political issue. Democrats criticized the Republicans for wasting time on public urination instead of addressing serious concerns.