Posted on 04/24/2023 3:03:14 AM PDT by Morgana
Police in Arkansas were caught on camera barging into a family home to arrest the father - after he pierced his son's ears.
Jeremy Sherland, 45, of Tontitown, is seen on the viral video scoffing and laughing as five police officers arrest him inside his home, while his wife and son protest.
Sherland is heard saying: 'Body art without a license!' His son, who films the encounter, yells at the police at one point: 'I wanted my ears pierced!'
The situation began when the boy was seen in class with a piercing in his left ear.
He was overheard saying his father was drunk and put him in a chokehold, then 'shoved the piercing in his ear,' according to the police.
A Springdale police school resource officer contacted the Tontitown Police Department on Thursday about conducting a welfare check.
Tontitown officers went to the family home, and Sherland admitted to piercing his son's ear, but would not let them speak to his son or answer questions.
Police then returned with an arrest warrant, issued by the prosecuting attorney for Washington County, Matt Durrett.
Under Arkansas law, it is forbidden to 'perform body art on a person under 16 years of age, regardless of parental consent.'
It is also illegal 'to perform body art in any unlicensed facility.'
Violation of this law is a Class D felony.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Not one single girl wanted to cut off her tits, and not one single boy wanted to cut off his dick. Nor was it allowed to my knowledge.
Just saying.
Say it, M!
Five cops busting into a house over a pierced ear?? How was this justified ever? Is there some custody battle going on over the teenager, and the police chief is playing White Knight for her? Absolutely bonkers, and scary, knowing American police have now lowered their standards of procedure to 3rd World levels.
Okay. I read the article and got more facts. It’s still a crazy overreaction.
𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘳?? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳? 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳? 𝘈𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 3𝘳𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴.
In some states these same cops will be busting down your door to ensure that your child’s gender is affirmed, whether you as a parent want 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 child’s gender “affirmed” or not.
Sounds like a fag, but that's none of my business.
Marks the victim as a more primitive form of life. Like tattooing.
OK, some of my forebears were Puritans. Not ashamed of that.
an arrest warrant, issued by the prosecuting attorney
I was under the impression a warrant had to be issued by a judge. Someone familiar with the law, please clarify?
The law is “whatever”.
Lol
I believe an arrest warrant is an application from the DA or assistant DA to the court which must be signed off by a judge. So if I am not mistaken, technically the prosecutors request the warrant. A judge may refuse to sign it if the attorney cannot convince his or her honor that probable cause for an arrest exists.
There are two exception to the Arkansas Law...one is piercing earlobes. I see a lawsuit in their future...
It was the drunken chokehold and abuse.
Must be hard being so pure.
was it a meth lab/ body art shop? This seems like an over reaction for a dad piercing his kids ear. Did ex wife call, haha.
I think it had more to do with attempted murder. But who am I to ruin a good histrionic episode.
Agree. Barbarians have taken over the world.
The human race is devolving to primitive, evil and decadent mores. And the democrats call themselves progressives.
Piercing earlobes is an exception to the Arkansas Law
I call false arrest and a bundle in their future...which they deserve.
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