Mom Calls for Immediate Dismissal of Police Officers After Son, 10, Is Taken Into Custody

• LaTonya Eason demanded an apology and the firing of police officers from the Senatobia Police Department involved in arresting her son
• Eason's 10-year-old son was spotted by a police officer urinating on private property as there were no public restrooms
• Quantavious Eason was ordered by police officers to place his hands behind his back and was escorted to the police vehicle

A livid mother has called for the sacking of police officers who placed her son in police custody for urinating in a parking lot.

No public toilets

LaTonya Eason said her son, Quantavious, was waiting for her at an appointment when he had to use the bathroom.

According to CNN, the 10-year-old saw a sign that said there were no public restrooms, so he urinated on private property.

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An officer who was driving by saw the boy and stopped to investigate and reached out to LaTonya, who spoke to the officer apologised and reprimanded her son for the bad behaviour.

"Well you know better, don’t let it happen again," she told her son.

However, the matter was far from resolved as four more officers arrived and arrested Quantavious. He was put in a police car and taken to a police station.

Eason's lawyer, Carlos Moore, claimed the arrest was unwarranted and excessive.

According to Richard Chandler, the Senatobia Police Chief, the young boy was not handcuffed during the incident.

In a Facebook post, the police boss said in a statement:

"It was an error in judgment for us to transport the child to the police station since the mother was present at that time as a reasonable alternative."

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The police stated:

"As a result of this investigation one of the officers involved is no longer employed, and the others will be disciplined. We will also have mandatory juvenile training department-wide, just as we do every year."

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KwaZulu-Natal man fined R2K for urinating in mall

In another story reported by Briefly News, a man who urinated in a mall car park was fined R2 000 at the Boardwalk Mall in Richards Bay.

The incident had many tongues wagging, with some social media users praising the law enforcement officials and others saying they should focus their attention elsewhere.

Ward councillor Henning de Wet took to Facebook to share a snap of the fine. He said the “brazen offender” audaciously urinated in a public space.

Source: TUKO.co.ke