Keys Corner

People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

Neither should 11 year old girls being tormented by boys throwing water bombs:

...the girl, who speaks little English, has admitted throwing a rock at a group of boys she says were pestering her with water balloons as she walked down the street.
An ambulance was called, but arrived flanked by three police patrol vehicles. A helicopter meanwhile hovered overhead.
The 11-year-old was then read her rights twice in English before being detained…

Maribel Cuevas, who lives in Fresno (California), has since spent 5 days in detention, having been allowed to see her parents once for 30 minutes in that time, and a month under house-arrest.

Update (2005-07-20): See Mike Birch’s comment below and if you think the police behaviour is beyond belief, like I do, sign up on his petition (you can also make a pledge to pay into a fund to help her fight this case)

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