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		12-year-old boy put in jail by mistake. Officers suspected something was wrong upon realizing that they jailed a 12-year-old boy (wlfi.com)		73
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Weaver95		2012-05-16 02:38:24 PM

"I saw a police officer and he had a phone and he goes, 'is this the boy I'm supposed to take,' and the lady goes, 'yeah,'" Jacob said.

hey, the cop had a quota to fill, ya know?

Phony_Soldier		2012-05-16 03:03:21 PM

Oooh, tell me they tase him first.

gerbilpox		2012-05-16 03:03:29 PM

But locking them in the basement is still OK, right?

PsyLord		2012-05-16 03:04:57 PM

Well, according to cop math, he is actually 65.

Cheron		2012-05-16 03:08:00 PM

Officer Smiley: I bring people in. I lock them up.
Clerk: take the 17 year old to lock up
Officer Smiley: I bring people in. I lock them up.
Sargent: was that the 17 year old or his 12 year old brother?
Officer Smiley: I bring people in. I lock them up.

Jon iz teh kewl		2012-05-16 03:08:15 PM

jackin it jackin it
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SANNNNN DIEGO!!

lewismarktwo		2012-05-16 03:08:42 PM

I'd say 12 is old enough to try him as an adult, he knew what he was doing and did it maliciously and with ah-forethought!

/fill them jails and prisons, quick!

netweavr		2012-05-16 03:09:15 PM

Weaver95: "I saw a police officer and he had a phone and he goes, 'is this the boy I'm supposed to take,' and the lady goes, 'yeah,'" Jacob said.

hey, the cop had a quota to fill, ya know?

Read the story. The "lady" here is criminally stupid.

krafty420		2012-05-16 03:09:15 PM

It's about time they started incarcerating kids

angry_scientist		2012-05-16 03:09:29 PM

Foiled again!

dv-ous		2012-05-16 03:09:33 PM

Jimmy Wichard became a cop, huh?

Also: I almost believe the cop could have been confused. Every now and then I run into a 6'2" 8th grader, or a freshman with a full beard and moustache. It happens. Hormones or something.

JerkyMeat		2012-05-16 03:09:56 PM

Cops are criminals hiding behind a badge.

blatz514		2012-05-16 03:10:27 PM

Was it that same kid that walked into the police station pretending he had a gun?

/kid is ballsy

ComicBookGuy		2012-05-16 03:15:40 PM

Did assrape occur?

Clearly, I have not read the article.

gerbilpox		2012-05-16 03:16:36 PM

lewismarktwo: I'd say 12 is old enough to try him as an adult, he knew what he was doing and did it maliciously and with ah-forethought!

/fill them jails and prisons, quick!

It'll never happen with those soft-on-crime, bleeding-heart, gay libtards in office.

Rick Perry would've had him executed by now.

Black_Lazerus		2012-05-16 03:18:12 PM

going to check something brb

OnlyM3		2012-05-16 03:18:20 PM

Yes, cops are the biggest fools on the planet.

abhorrent1		2012-05-16 03:19:24 PM

See! They really do all look the same.

Okieboy		2012-05-16 03:23:40 PM

"Beaver and Butthole huh? I expect you boys will be real popular in here...."

downstairs		2012-05-16 03:25:30 PM

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time, kiddo!

Leeds		2012-05-16 03:26:27 PM

Silly prison guard.

This kid wasn't scheduled to be jailed until he turned 18.

// Probably for DWB

Louisiana_Sitar_Club		2012-05-16 03:26:41 PM

If you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear.

The One True TheDavid		2012-05-16 03:27:28 PM

Maybe there was a pedo in the the jail that one of the "good guys" owed a favor.

PWildcat		2012-05-16 03:28:18 PM

They should keep track of this kid and see if he follows his brother's path, or stays straight after having a taste of jail time.

caddisfly		2012-05-16 03:30:03 PM

abhorrent1: See! They really do all look the same.

profile.ak.fbcdn.net

/go be ignorant somewhere else

CruJones		2012-05-16 03:30:33 PM

Well, after reading the whole article its sounds like a whole lot of nothing. He was in there like five minutes, because they mistook him for his brother. They realized the mistake, and let him out.

JackieRabbit		2012-05-16 03:31:05 PM

FTFA: "They said, 'I'm sorry, it was just a misunderstanding,'"

To which is lawyer will respond "I'm sorry, but this is just a little wrongful incarceration law suit."

Cyclometh		2012-05-16 03:35:17 PM

A juvenile being held in confinement without any arrest (or even an illegitimate one)... doesn't that qualify as kidnapping?

MythDragon		2012-05-16 03:35:50 PM

Think of it as a high tech game of 'cops and robbers'

CasperImproved		2012-05-16 03:41:21 PM

Where is Jessee Jackson when you need him?

Oops! The boy's name is Jacob.

/my bad

Smoky Dragon Dish		2012-05-16 03:43:52 PM

"They locked the door and it was cell number 1206 and they locked it."

And they locked it when they shut the locked door and locked it.

Ed Grubermann		2012-05-16 03:44:22 PM

What kind of jerk-water third-world hellhole is Indiana? Here in Alaska 17-year-olds can NOT be placed in an adult jail, to hell with their 12-year-old little brothers.

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom		2012-05-16 03:49:56 PM

CruJones: Well, after reading the whole article its sounds like a whole lot of nothing. He was in there like five minutes, because they mistook him for his brother. They realized the mistake, and let him out.

And at least 32 cops should be burned alive because of it, or something.

SisterMaryElephant		2012-05-16 03:49:59 PM

"He had his radio. He should have called up there to check because he should have known that a 17-year-old does not look like me," Jacob said.

OR, you could have opened your punk-mouth and said "I think you want my brother". Then, he might have checked. Of course, he also may have beat your mouthy ass.

Walker		2012-05-16 03:53:44 PM

Lawsuits are fun son. You gonna get a new X-box....or two....or 500.

Daveism		2012-05-16 03:54:50 PM

Smoky Dragon Dish: "They locked the door and it was cell number 1206 and they locked it."

And they locked it when they shut the locked door and locked it.

read it in a 12-year-old's voice, dick.

JesseL		2012-05-16 03:57:30 PM

This is the kind of lesson that teaches us that shutting up and doing as we're told isn't necessarily in our best interests.

Smoky Dragon Dish		2012-05-16 03:58:18 PM

ongbok		2012-05-16 04:02:56 PM

Ed Grubermann: What kind of jerk-water third-world hellhole is Indiana? Here in Alaska 17-year-olds can NOT be placed in an adult jail, to hell with their 12-year-old little brothers.

More and more states now consider 17 as being an adult.

But I just want to know who is the idiot that can't tell the difference between a 17 year old and a 12 year old.

gshepnyc		2012-05-16 04:08:13 PM

Cops have way too many misunderstandings. If anyone else held a child against his will the "misunderstanding" excuse would not and should not cut it.

The cop patted down (ie felt up) and locked up an innocent kid. Seems like he ought to go to prison.

Terrified Asexual Forcemeat		2012-05-16 04:15:42 PM

JesseL: This is the kind of lesson that teaches us that shutting up and doing as we're told isn't necessarily in our best interests.

Yep. At some point, which I think you can make the case we've already passed, there is no reason to teach your child to trust authority.

Daveism		2012-05-16 04:16:05 PM

Smoky Dragon Dish: You sound like you have issues.

And you sound like you have the compassion of asphalt.

Rozotorical		2012-05-16 04:16:21 PM

Daveism: Smoky Dragon Dish: "They locked the door and it was cell number 1206 and they locked it."

And they locked it when they shut the locked door and locked it.

read it in a 12-year-old's voice, dick.

Now that is the strangest fetish I have seen on fark. That is saying something. nttawwt

Smoky Dragon Dish		2012-05-16 04:19:59 PM

Daveism: Smoky Dragon Dish: You sound like you have issues.

And you sound like you have the compassion of asphalt.

The kid was "locked-up" for a minute or two in a rural Indiana holding cell. It's really not a big deal.

Now you sound sensitive.

I May Be Crazy But...		2012-05-16 04:20:15 PM

Daveism: Smoky Dragon Dish: "They locked the door and it was cell number 1206 and they locked it."

And they locked it when they shut the locked door and locked it.

read it in a 12-year-old's voice, dick.

Reminds me of the old quote "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."

You're welcome for that.

Contents Under Pressure		2012-05-16 04:28:34 PM

What I find surprising is that they did not tase and beat the boy into unconsciousness first.

I May Be Crazy But...		2012-05-16 04:29:49 PM

Contents Under Pressure: What I find surprising is that they did not tase and beat the boy into unconsciousness first.

Well, they were pretty busy. There's only so many hours in a day, you know?

Daveism		2012-05-16 04:30:50 PM

Rozotorical: Daveism: Smoky Dragon Dish: "They locked the door and it was cell number 1206 and they locked it."

And they locked it when they shut the locked door and locked it.

read it in a 12-year-old's voice, dick.

Now that is the strangest fetish I have seen on fark. That is saying something. nttawwt

Perhaps I should have used different punctuation... :/

JesseL		2012-05-16 04:32:01 PM

Terrified Asexual Forcemeat: JesseL: This is the kind of lesson that teaches us that shutting up and doing as we're told isn't necessarily in our best interests.

Yep. At some point, which I think you can make the case we've already passed, there is no reason to teach your child to trust authority.

It's a delicate balance, getting your kid to understand that authority isn't to be trusted simply because it's authority while still understanding that they have to pick their battles well enough to not be constantly getting zapped with a Taser.

Daveism		2012-05-16 04:34:45 PM

Smoky Dragon Dish: It's really not a big deal.

To a rational adult, sure. A (albeit potentially scared) 12 year old? Notsomuch, I don't think.

Now you sound sensitive.

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