A school district and local prosecutors in Texas are refusing to drop charges against an 11-year-old who was held in solitary confinement.

Timothy Murray lost his father earlier this year and had been asking his principal for counseling when she called in the police

  • jasory@programming.dev
    247·
    9 months ago

    You really think the general populace is safe for a 10-year old?

    Solitary confinement sucks, but in many cases it’s done to protect individuals from, you know, the other extremely violent people.

      • jasory@programming.dev
        115·
        9 months ago

        Then why the fixation on solitary confinement?

        If your objection is on imprisonment then argue against that, not the specifics of a certain imprisonment.

          • jasory@programming.dev
            16·
            9 months ago

            You realise it is morally permissible to provide a more general argument.

            Which is a better comment, “steak tastes better with barbecue sauce” OR “I don’t like steak, but it tastes better with barbecue sauce”? Doesn’t the former suggest a preference of eating steak?