Race played role in sentencing of Black child, 10, for urinating in public, lawyer says

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Race played role in sentencing of Black child, 10, for urinating in public, lawyer says
nbcnews.com

The lawyer said he’s baffled that prosecutors pursued the case and that a youth judge oversaw a sentence that included probation and requiring the child to write a report about Kobe Bryant.

A 10-year-old Black child in Mississippi who urinated in public in August was sentenced Tuesday in youth court to three months' probation, a decision the child’s attorney says was influenced by race.

Quantavious Eason, who is in the third grade, was arrested by Senatobia police Aug. 10 after a police officer saw him relieving himself outside next to his mom’s car when the woman was inside an attorney’s office, according to family attorney Carlos Moore.

Given the circumstances, any child would have done the same thing, Moore said. He noted there was no public restroom at the attorney’s office.

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RACISTS

Never forget that these aren't monsters. They are flesh and bone and shit humans who fucking bleed.

Wish racists couldn't breed but that'll be called eugenics. But they don't call it eugenics when they put black people in prison where they can't breed...

Racism isn't genetic. Stopping racists from breeding is not the answer. Educating their children and exposing them to diversity is.

... and hold office in the "justice" system.

ACAB