A Black 10-Year-Old Drew an ‘Offensive Sketch.’ She Was Handcuffed by Cops.
Posted on AllSides October 20th, 2021
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Honolulu cops allegedly handcuffed and detained a 10-year-old Black girl with disabilities after she was accused of drawing an “offensive sketch of a student” who had bullied her, according to a letter sent to state and city officials by a local law firm and the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii this week.
Ultimately, the child was held for over four hours by either school staff or police. By the time she was released, she “was very hungry and exhausted,” according to the letter.
The child, described only as N.B. in the...