Georgia: 'It’s gonna hurt my back': Atlanta child handcuffed for hours and arrested

'It’s gonna hurt my back': Atlanta child handcuffed for hours and arrested

A Georgia judge is condemning how the Atlanta Police Department handled the arrest of a 10-year-old boy. The criticism comes after 11Alive's investigative team, The Reveal, obtained video of the incident, which shows the elementary student handcuffed for hours. The arrest also raises questions about the policy that allows the practice and the potential long-term harm it has on a child. The arrest happened on Oct. 6, 2019 in a south Atlanta neighborhood. When two Atlanta police officers responded to the scene, they discovered a 13-year-old boy accusing a 10-year-old of pointing a weapon at him following an argument during ...

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