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		dragontamer on April 20, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is This Justice? Charging an Eighth Grader with a ... Criminal charges, like everything else in this world, is a tool. A tool that police have. The tool can either be used correctly or incorrectly. I think as long as those officers weren't going to go through with the charges (which it seems to be the case), their use was correct.

Dylan16807 on April 20, 2015 [–]

I don't think 'fake' charges should be a tool.

They contribute to the problem with plea deals, too.

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