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Re: “Colorado public defenders want children out of restraints in court,” Sept. 1 news story.
A 10-year-old boy stands shackled with his mother, left, and his attorney in a Florida court in 2007. (Associated Press file)
Shackling juveniles in our court system shows them that we mean business when they end up there. In this day and age, too many children are not being held accountable for their bad behaviors at home, in school or out in society. According to the movie “Scared Straight!” these kids will learn way more from being treated like the budding criminals they may be than from being babied.
Sue Hatfield, Aurora
This letter was published in the Sept. 11 edition.
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