For Not Shackling Kids to Work, Adults Must Behave [JJIE.org]

Samantha Sangenito 10/8/1512:00 PM

To shackle, or not to shackle — that is the question seldom asked in many juvenile courts.

The indiscriminate shackling of kids during courtroom proceedings begs the question: Why are we hostile toward our children?

What does it say about us as a nation that we are inclined toward slapping cold, hard, metallic handcuffs, leg irons and waist chains on children without asking one simple question: Is the child a serious risk of fight or flight?

[For more of this story, written by Steven Teske, go to http://jjie.org/seeing-is-beli...-in-courtroom/142197/]

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