In the United States, a 10-year-old Black Child Sentenced For Public Urination. The Black juvenile, Quantavious Eason, found himself on the receiving end of a three-month probation verdict after being detained for a public act of urination in August. The incident emerged as Quantavious, residing in Mississippi, unnoticeably relieved himself near his mother’s car while she attended a legal consultation within an attorney’s office. Subsequently, law enforcement detained him and, this week, legally charged him in youth court as a “child in need of supervision.”
Under the terms of his probation, Quantavious must occasionally report to a probation officer for the next three months. Moreover, he is tasked with composing a two-page report centered on the late basketball icon, Kobe Bryant.
During an interview with NBC, the legal representative for the child, Carlos Moore, contended that the court’s judgment was unduly prejudiced by racial factors. Moore asserted, “The 10-year-old acted within the bounds of cause, selecting a discreet location next to the car – hidden from public view. His arrest, prosecution, and subsequent verdict would not have happened had he belonged to any race other than Black.”
Expressing bewilderment, Moore conveyed his displeasure with the sequence of proceedings that led to the arrest, the ensuing legal pursuit, and the subsequent verdict handed down by a youth judge. Despite these grievances, Moore stated, “We have opted not to contest the ruling. It ensures that he won’t carry a criminal record, given the probationary nature. Nevertheless, the fundamental issue remains – he ought to be enjoying his Christmas holiday like any other child.”
HuffPost reports that Moore intends to initiate a federal lawsuit against both the police officer involved and the city of Senatobia. Moore remarked, “Though it was a mere 90-day probation, in an ideal scenario, the charges would have been entirely dismissed.”
It is worth noticing that, in August, the Senatobia Police Department’s chief addressed the incident, admitting that the officer’s actions deviated from established policy and training procedures for dealing such situations. As a consequence, one of the officers concerned was terminated, while others faced disciplinary measures. The department also dedicated to instituting mandatory juvenile training department-wide on an annual basis.