A 12-year-old US schoolgirl is suing the New York City authorities for $1m (£650,000) in damages after she was arrested for writing on her desk.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8602327.stm



$1m ??? Damages? F*ck off. Yes they over reacted big time, putting cuffs on a 12 year old for that? But $1m? Come on, it's obvious what kind of parents these are, they are more interested in cash than clearing the child name, yes she shouldn't have done it but it should certainly be dealt with in house. Then again, the story is very one sided.

Also who thinks it's a good idea to put a child on trial for writing on a desk? Criminalizing children for such pathetic offensives it's not surprising America has so many people locked up.

Go for it. Might beat some sense into the heads of the various authorities involved.

+1. There's some serious policy or training issues that need to be resolved there if the Police really think it's appropriate in cases like this to arrest a 12-year-old in this manner.

Well it could have harmed her psychologically, Though the authorities clearly over reacted and if the only solution to this sort of thing is to sue them then that is the only option. It is not as if they have much evidence against her, it was erasable.

A $1,000,000 worth of professional help might not be enough to erase the psychological damage done by these fascist pigs.

A $1 cloth would erase the damage done to the desk.

I can't help thinking we're missing some of the story. Surely even the American police state isn't that retarded??