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

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[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 142 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Obviously the cops and prosecutors are real shitheads here, but I think some blame goes to a piece of shit principal who woukd call the police on an 11 year old.

[–] Perfide@reddthat.com 79 points 2 years ago

The DA and Principal are likely related, same last name. I'd bet this isn't the only incident between these two, with the principal setting up the targets and the DA knocking them down.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago

She also apparently called CPS on a different mother for questioning her special education program.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

None of them should have any kind of power over others. If we ever manage to fix this system despite the dipshits that are trying to break it further, whether system comes next should have a specific focus on preventing people like this from getting power or keeping it if they manage to hide themselves until after they've gained power.

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[–] Whiskeyomega@kbin.social 121 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Chief Wiggum : No Jury in the World is going to convict a baby....Maybe Texas

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 104 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Data from Brownsville ISD seen by The Observer showed its officers made 3,102 student arrests between May 2021 and Nov. 2023. Nearly 60% of those were on felony charges and 76 of those kids were in elementary school.

What the everliving fuck is wrong with these people?

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 36 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s Texas. They’ve NEVER been afraid of letting everyone know just how big of pieces of shit they are.

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[–] scoobford@lemmy.one 10 points 2 years ago

Its Texas lol. Our government prides itself on having no empathy or compassion whatsoever.

See the list of executed juvenile offenders before the federal government made it illegal:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_for_juveniles_in_the_United_States

Or the time the state was in contempt of court for years because they didn't want to revise the excessively cruel CPS system.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

That's just absolutely fucking insane.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 93 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Despite being accused of ignoring Texas laws which require parental involvement before such interventions, Cameron County District Attorney Rene Garza told a hearing Wednesday that his office was gathering further evidence against Murray, rather than deciding to drop the charges.

If the law protects you, it will be ignored and the people who ignore it will face no consequences for their lawlessness. The law is for hurting you, and only laws that hurt you count.

[–] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

i cant stop laughing at the idea of the grown ass adults asking a 10 year old boy if be wanted to hurt himself whilenin handcuffs so they put him in a turtle suit and solitary his ass

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 90 points 2 years ago (4 children)

What kind of incompetent principal reacts to trouble making elementary schoolers by calling the cops on them?

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 112 points 2 years ago

This article:

https://www.texasobserver.org/why-was-this-11-year-old-honor-roll-student-put-in-solitary/

Should shed some light on the subject. Particularly:

Garza comes from a Brownsville education legacy. Her mother, Rachel Medina Ayala, was one of Brownsville Independent School District’s first female superintendents. Garza’s two sisters are also principals in the district.

So, in answer to your question:

What kind of incompetent principal reacts to trouble making elementary schoolers by calling the cops on them?

A nepotism hire with a vindictive streak.

[–] 520@kbin.social 92 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This ain't incompetence, this is a power trip. She also called CPS on a mother for questioning her special education needs program

[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Family of educators inspires women to follow dreams

Excuse me but what are those dreams exactly 🌚

Also, the interior of the photo in the second article looks posh, I wonder if it's a school interior.

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[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 42 points 2 years ago

The same that calls CPS on parents

Other parents have also complained to the outlet about the principal. One mother said that, after a meeting with Garza about her 5-year-old in which her own mom questioned the school's special education plan for the boy, Garza called Child Protective Services on her.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Conservative ones. Conservatives should never be in a position of authority over others, especially children!

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 77 points 2 years ago (5 children)
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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well thats just an entire chain of people that are so completely divorced from reality, common sense, and compassion, that humanity would only benefit from them being skimmed out of the gene pool.

[–] Zoidberg@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

People think Texas is the lone star state. The reality is that Texas is the one Star review state.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you are being very generous with that one star, lol.

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[–] IHadTwoCows@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Is this your first experience with Texas?

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is the same detention center that had an employee who embezzled 1.2 million dollars worth of fajitas over the course of 9 years. He only got caught because he took the day off to go to a doctor's appointment and a delivery of 800lbs of skirt steak showed up that no one else was expecting.

What I'm saying here is the Darrell B. Hester Juvenile Detention Center isn't known for the fastidious oversight of its employees.

[–] AmberPrince@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not even mad. I'm impressed, that's amazing.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

The Fajita Bandit has become a bit of a local folk hero, partly because of how ridiculous the story is, and partly because (in retrospect) fajitas were more reasonably priced in Cameron County than they had any right to be.

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[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is there anything the Texas government ISN’T afraid of?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

As long as the right people have them

[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This seems very strange, like it took place in a parallel universe or something.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

America is a bit like a parallel universe

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[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Americans have truly lost their minds...

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

I want to get off Mr Bones wild ride.

[–] kewjo@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

if you actually want to protect kids, this is the shit you form a posse to go protect right? for all the people worried about children this is where you would show up at the court and/or prison and demand their release?

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Dude this is in Uvalde. They already let a couple of fat cops prevent them from saving their kids.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

This principle sounds like such utter shit. The world would be much better off without her.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Giving more reasons to defund them

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[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (18 children)

Data from Brownsville ISD seen by The Observer showed its officers made 3,102 student arrests between May 2021 and Nov. 2023. Nearly 60% of those were on felony charges and 76 of those kids were in elementary school.

what the fuck is going on over there

[–] Shurimal@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

High-speed school-to-prison pipeline. Because inmates=free labour and prisons are for-profit. Gotta get 'em kidz institutionalized as early as possible!

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