D.C. police handcuffed a 9-year-old boy who had committed no crime less than a month after they handcuffed a 10-year-old boy who was found “totally innocent.” (iStock)ColumnistThe boy soiled his pants. The incident — which comes just weeks after D.C. police handcuffed another black child, a 10-year-old boy who was later found “totally innocent” — has given city officials pause. [10-year-old boy handcuffed in robbery case is ‘totally innocent,’ authorities say]Sounds simple. Because we know that two D.C. children who did not commit crimes have been handcuffed in the past month. But what we don’t know should also concern us.

Source: Washington Post April 27, 2019 11:26 UTC