Racial Bias Alleged in Arrest of Black Child for Public Urination in Mississippi

An attorney in Mississippi is preparing to file a federal lawsuit after a 10-year-old Black child was arrested and sentenced to three months of probation for urinating in public. The child's mother was in a meeting when an officer saw her son relieving himself and decided to arrest him, despite initially hesitating. The child was taken to a cell, questioned without his mother present, and charged as a "child in need of supervision." The prosecutor suggested increasing the charges if probation terms were not agreed upon. The attorney believes racism played a role and plans to sue the police officer and the city. One officer was fired, and others were disciplined.