Fresno police sent three squad cars and a helicopter to arrest Maribel Cuevas, an 11-year-old girl who had thrown a rock at a group of boys who had pelted her with water balloons.
Fresno police sent three squad cars and a helicopter to arrest
Maribel Cuevas, an 11-year-old girl who had thrown a rock at a group of
boys who had pelted her with water balloons A water balloon, or water bomb is a simple small latex rubber balloon filled with water. The user may then throw the water filled balloon at a desired target. They are commonly used by children in carrying out practical jokes or water balloon fights. . When she saw she had hit
one of the boys, she sought help and apologized. But when officers
arrived they grabbed her, pushed her to the ground, handcuffed her, and
put her into a police car. Maribel faced felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. assault charges until
public outrage OUTRAGE. A grave injury; a serious wrong. This is a generic word which is applied to everything, which is injurious, in great degree, to the honor or rights of another. pushed prosecutors to cut a deal.
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