Hundreds of children a year are detained in the US

  US authorities have reported that the country's police regularly arrest black and disabled children. According to the AAA news agency, Michigan police recently arrested a 12-year-old black boy named Tashan Bernard, who was suspected of stealing a car. The police officer handcuffed the boy just in time as he was throwing garbage into a dumpster near his home. The police apologized for the unlawful detention of the boy. After the video of the boy's detention was posted on social networks, the anger of American citizens against the police broke out.

Data from the US Department of Education in the 2018-2017 school year showed that children with disabilities were arrested in schools four times more often than other children. More than 700 children were arrested in American elementary schools. Experts say the fact that underage children are being arrested is alarming. Recall that in 2018, police officers handcuffed a 10-year-old boy who suffered from autism. Also, in 2021, another 11-year-old boy with autism walked out of school in handcuffs. He was forcibly put into a police car. That same year, police officers handcuffed a five-year-old boy who left the school.