At least five high school students in Quakertown, located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, have now been held in police custody for more than 72 hours following last Friday’s anti-ICE protest. As of this writing, authorities have not publicly clarified how many students remain detained, what specific charges they face, or why juveniles are being held for this length of time.
Their alleged offense: defending themselves after a police chief, not in uniform, physically assaulted students. The police assault has provoked mass outrage in the community and throughout the country. A Change.org petition demanding the resignation of Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree, who was captured on video choking a young female student, has exceeded 7,800 signatures as of this writing.
Regular people of america have lost nearly all their bargaining power. I certainly do agree, that this petition will do barely anything considering the history with similar scenarios. At this point, it is like holding to a false promise.
Another thing is, let’s not infantilize individuals within these situations. They are not a child. And in essence, age has no meaning here, criminal scum like this will assault anyone who opposes them.
Its just sad that the regular people have to live in opression. At this point it doesnt matter what race you are, but if you’re a straight up Nazi or not.
The young woman in the choke hold is in high school and a child.
And that makes them a teenager; or if you want to be more broad, a minor.