The juveniles, ages 11, 12 and 16, were caught on camera robbing a Wells Fargo bank March 14, the FBI said.

Three boys dubbed the “little rascals” for allegedly robbing a Texas bank were behind bars Thursday, the FBI said.

The juveniles, ages 11, 12 and 16, have each been charged with robbery by threat, a spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Houston said in an email.

“Because they are juveniles, their names, and no additional details will be released,” the spokesperson said.

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    4 months ago

    ??!!??What??!!?

    I give two shits about Wells Fargo. So my issue is with your position of not trying children in criminal courts. What should societies do about children running amok and doing whatever they want? What do you think we should do to educate them about the repercussions of committing crimes?

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      Therapy and several different pedagogical approaches exist.

      Imprisoning* children does not have a positive effect in the vast majority of cases.

      To take them away from their peers, take away their freedom and abuse them does NOT teach them how to behave better.

      It only compounds whatever trauma and bad decisions led them to act out in the first place, much more frequently leading to a negative spiral where they’re deprived of any effective means of bettering themselves, then when they almost inevitably re-offend, they’re punished by the same deprivation if not worse.

      *juvenile detention being the likely outcome of any criminal proceedings here