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• 2 Florida boys accused of battery for spraying Silly String at juveniles

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Two boys are accused of battery after they allegedly sprayed two other juveniles with aerosol string, authorities said.
(Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group, US, March 2, 2022 )

• Furry Panic is sweeping through Trump supporters, anti-vaxxers & the religious right

Not content with making wild accusations about transgender students, now they're making ridiculous claims that kids are becoming "furries" and schools are making federally-mandated accommodations.
(Bil Browning, LGBTQ Nation, US, February 1, 2022 )

• Predictive policing strategies for children face pushback

“They basically built this system as a justification to chase the bad kids out of town," said one expert.
(Olivia Solon and Cyrus Farivar, NBC News, US, June 6, 2021)

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• DOJ Now Investigating Florida Sheriff's Office For Using A Federal Grant To Fund Its 'Predictive Policing' Harassment Programs

The Pasco County (FL) Sheriff's Office believes in "intelligence-led policing." This is its formal slang for harassing residents until (in the office's own words) "they sue or move."
(Tim Cushing, TechDirt, US, September 21, 2021 )

• UK nursery school calls police on 4yo boy over smartwatch in classroom, deeming it ‘a recording device

The head teacher at a nursery school in Essex called the police over a four-year-old boy wearing a smartwatch, confiscating the device over safety concerns because it could take pictures and record video.
(RT, UK, May 31, 2021)