It's a strange phrase to have said to you first thing in the morning as a laptop is placed in front of you, a finger indicates that you should read the offending article. Oh, Marie-Louise, why are you surprised at anything we Americans can do anymore?
So I read the article.
The Texas supreme court chief justice, Wallace Jefferson, has warned that "charging kids with criminal offences for low-level behavioural issues" is helping to drive many of them to a life in jail.
and
Even the federal government has waded in, with the US attorney general, Eric Holder, saying of criminal citations being used to maintain discipline in schools: "That is something that clearly has to stop."
With the largest prison population of any democratic nation my initial reaction was, "well to remain number one, we have to start early."
The glare I received would have burnt a hole through steel plate.
"On come on M-L, we will try anything once."
Nope, not working.
The very young are not spared. According to Appleseed, Texas records show more than 1,000 tickets were issued to primary schoolchildren over the past six years
Moving violations?
Yes, once again, in the face of my partner's questioning, I find myself speechless.