Why Handcuffing Children Is a Bad Idea

Kids are still an afterthought in reforms championed by lawmakers and pushed by police departments. But in case after case, children as young as 6 have been treated harshly even brutally by police officers. The recent viral video of a 10-year-old being handcuffed for peeing behind his mother’s car by a Mississippi police officer. Has again raised many concerns about why officers are so quick to handcuff black children. The boy’s mother says he remains traumatized by the incident. Join the Cohost Chiefs on Thursday at 6PM CST. Streaming live on Facebook Live. As they discuss black children made up more than 50% of those who were handcuffed and handled forcibly, though they are only 15% of the U.S. child population.