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Why this kid remains in jail is completely beyond me.
Justin Carter, the Texas teen jailed over a sarcastic Facebook comment, is reportedly on suicide watch.
"He's very depressed, very scared, and ... concerned that he's not going to get out," Carter's father, Jack, said in an interview with CNN Tuesday. "He's pretty much lost all hope."
Carter, 19, was arrested in February of this year following an argument he had on Facebook regarding "League of Legends," an online video game.
Justin Carter, Teen Jailed For Facebook Comment, Reportedly On Suicide Watch
...And this country continues its spiral towards a police state.
Sadly this one outcome of Militarization of our Police Force. Police are there to Protect and Serve. But often they do forget the serving part. They often act more as soldiers in a warzone than officers of peace walking in the streets. Granted the kid said something stupid, and he is an adult and he should take responsibility and the consequence. Maybe taken to H.Q, interview, overnight stay, and maybe some mandatory community service. But instead wasting taxpayer money to punish and prosecute someone and subsequently damage and scar and more likely ruing his life and his family's life for an imaginary crime!
This is what happens when a nation becomes collectively paranoid and scared of everything including his own citizens.
Diving Mullah