I think cuffing and taking an 11-year-old to juvie for being an idiot is completely unnecessary.

I also don’t see anything in the article about investigating whoever it was that was encouraging the prank.

My issue is not so much that she was taken to juvie. That’s a solid lesson in not make false crimes with really no impact at this age. My issue is that she’s still there. Where are the parents? Why can’t she be released. A little scare is one thing, but I don’t think an 11 year old should really be held all the way until trial for a misdemeanor that was dumb and not malicious.

I agree with your overall points but wanted to call out that she got hit with a felony and a misdemeanor.

I don’t really know the ins-and-outs of the legal system, but I really hope that felony charge gets reduced or, at a minimum, doesn’t follow her around into adulthood. Would be a shame for her record to be marred like that long-term for a misguided prank pulled when she was 11.