Read about this abomination on Friday.
Absolutely outrageous.😠😠😠😠
Three police officers went to an *elementary* school in Tennessee & arrested four Black girls.
One girl fell to her knees. Another threw up. Police handcuffed the youngest, an 8 yo with pigtails.
Their supposed crime? Watching some boys fight — and not stopping them. (THREAD)
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
3/ These arrests took place in Rutherford County, which had been illegally jailing kids for years, all under the watch of Judge Donna Scott Davenport.
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
5/ In this deposition, a lawyer asks Davenport about taking the bar exam.
It took her nine years and five attempts to pass.
Three years after she got her law license, she was on the bench. pic.twitter.com/VIAmakwDGf
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
7/ She says children must have consequences. She encourages parents to use drug-testing kits on their kids. “Don’t buy them at the Dollar Tree,” she says. “The best ones are your reputable drug stores.”
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
9/ Lynn Duke, appointed by Davenport, is the county’s head jailer.
Tennessee narrowly limits when kids can be locked up. But Duke had her own way: the “filter system.”
Her jail locked up any kid deemed a “TRUE threat.”
As for what’s a “TRUE threat,” her handbook didn’t say.
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
11/ Duke reports monthly to county commissioners, who liken the jail to a business and ask often about the number of beds filled.
“Just like a hotel,” one commissioner says in this video.
“With breakfast provided, and it’s not a continental,” says a second. pic.twitter.com/KhHwrNBDUJ
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
13/ To arrive at a charge, Templeton met with two judicial commissioners.
In Rutherford County, these commissioners wield great legal power. They can issue warrants, set bail and conduct probable cause hearings — all without needing a law degree.
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
15/ Of the 11 kids arrested in this case, four wound up being jailed under the “filter system.”
The filter system was illegal. Yet it was written into the jail’s standard operating procedures for nine years.
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
17/ Judge Davenport declined to talk to us for this story. So did Duke and Templeton. So did the Department of Children’s Services.
In court records, Rutherford County has denied any wrongdoing.https://t.co/WVuV8y43Ey
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
19/ When forced to stop jailing so many of its own children, Rutherford County ramped up its pitch to detain kids from other places.
The county charges $175 a day for each kid they jail.https://t.co/WVuV8y43Ey
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) October 8, 2021
Excellent reporting on this nightmare.
https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1446840548896264201?s=19
https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1446841034026143746?s=19
Uh huh 😒
Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) tweeted at 8:45 PM on Tue, Oct 12, 2021:
NEW: The Mississippi State Auditor is demanding that Brett Favre return $828,000 he received in “illegally spent welfare funds” that should have gone to needy families.
But Favre is not among the six facing criminal charges for the scheme.https://t.co/M2UIZCbOli
(https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1448102480190001160?t=Kdzjz-i-5qIBYZTD_X_pVA&s=03)
🤣🤣🤣
chris evans (@chris_notcapn) tweeted at 10:45 AM on Tue, Oct 12, 2021:
White woman going for a walk gets mad because a BW locked her car doors when she came by 😆 https://t.co/hHAutKVgFu
(https://twitter.com/chris_notcapn/status/1447951628137545736?t=Do0QCI-WBn6p5kQpijx1zA&s=03)
Miss Aja (@brat2381) tweeted at 0:24 AM on Tue, Oct 12, 2021:
If my ancestors gave smallpox blankets to Native Americans, stole reproductive organs from WOC, & orchestrated the Tuskegee Experiment…I’d probably be nervous about the vaccine too. These folks are thinking the worst because of their own history.🤷🏾♀️They won’t admit that though. https://t.co/nHGkuNm9ha
(https://twitter.com/brat2381/status/1447795203163623428?t=wdiBCCfQQJ77F5ZPHg5gCQ&s=03)
Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) tweeted at 9:53 AM on Tue, Oct 12, 2021:
A fantastic piece by @ParkerMolloy arguing that (1) Dave Chappelle is not transphobic, (2) Dave Chappelle should not be canceled, but (3) Dave Chappelle keeps telling *the same lazy, tired jokes* about trans people—and that’s the real problem here. https://t.co/7dKNTXUaoY
(https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1447938468299120650?t=h4uxnpZbAiWaPPyBebO3wQ&s=03)
Keyshawn, JWill & Max (@KeyJayandMax) tweeted at 6:08 AM on Tue, Oct 12, 2021:
“He’s just always been a fraud to me…from day one he’s been a used car salesman and people bought it.”
@keyshawn reacts to Jon Gruden’s resignation from the Raiders. #KJM https://t.co/iVu7vlJCjk
(https://twitter.com/KeyJayandMax/status/1447881904724787203?t=8tAY0hlDefwvqwt5eYGd5w&s=03)
Lucy B (@lucybeahere) tweeted at 10:58 AM on Tue, Oct 12, 2021:
The media prefers to blame the Democrats for being bad at messaging. Of course, the primary source of messaging is through the media, and the media chooses what to focus on, but it’s the Democrats’ fault.
(https://twitter.com/lucybeahere/status/1447954917671440389?t=vpRqwFj4PztkXItHI8itHA&s=03)
Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) tweeted at 0:32 PM on Tue, Oct 12, 2021:
JUST IN: American and Southwest airlines say they will continue implementing vaccine mandate despite Texas’ move
The two major Texas-based airlines said the Biden admin’s demand that their workforces be vaccinated against the coronavirus supersedes a conflicting Texas order.
(https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1447978527480066056?t=x8LiAZlHJVBNxlYy2xjCAw&s=03)
I have believed this for years
He is literally Tom spit out with a tan and kinkier hair 😒
https://twitter.com/AmeriKraut/status/1447708538621599746?t=CfOdvKj4-BLToKSmEtQweQ&s=19
I become more horrified and and totally embarrassed each day by the horrible, deliberate decisions made by those who call themselves Christians in my state. And I fear things are becoming worse each day. They are the ones who should be nowhere near any kind of public office. And their actions in this instance should be enough to land their sorry butts in jail for crimes against children. Truly, the actions of these so called public servants are just beyond the pale.
Good Morning Everyone 😊😊😊