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11-year-old girl arrested over false report of 'kidnapped' friend in online challenge gone wrong

abcnews.go.com 11-year-old girl arrested over false report of 'kidnapped' friend in online challenge gone wrong

An 11-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with a felony after falsely reporting that her friend had been kidnapped when she was inspired by an online challenge.

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I think cuffing and taking an 11-year-old to juvie for being an idiot is completely unnecessary.

I also don't see anything in the article about investigating whoever it was that was encouraging the prank.

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- My issue is not so much that she was taken to juvie. That's a solid lesson in not make false crimes with really no impact at this age. My issue is that she's still there. Where are the parents? Why can't she be released. A little scare is one thing, but I don't think an 11 year old should really be held all the way until trial for a misdemeanor that was dumb and not malicious.
  
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  I agree with your overall points but wanted to call out that she got hit with a felony and a misdemeanor.
  
  I don't really know the ins-and-outs of the legal system, but I really hope that felony charge gets reduced or, at a minimum, doesn't follow her around into adulthood. Would be a shame for her record to be marred like that long-term for a misguided prank pulled when she was 11.
  
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  Your issue is that she's still there? The article implies that this only happened yesterday, so she's only been there for 1 day. That's not unreasonable for a felony.
  
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- I also see nothing about billing the parents of both parties for police time and other resources used.
  
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- I see some value in it. Don't keep her overnight or cause permanent damage to her life, but these kids are for sure a little out of control and unparented.
  
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  Eh, I doubt it's because she's "out of control and unparented". According to the article she was at home with her parents when she decided to copy a prank she saw in a youtube video. The whole incident played out in under 90 minutes, even the best parent can't (and shouldn't) watch their kid 100% of the time. Kids have poor impulse control and do dumb shit. Give her a stern talking to and a slap on the wrist, and call it a day.
  
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I think we need to teach these kids that this shit ain't happenin'

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