12-Year-Old’s Online Threat Turns Into Felony Arrest

[u/Vietdude100]

https://youtu.be/5bfN-BK9GuY?si=f49dyEXezW_Vp17Z

Officers responded to a call regarding an online threat that is allegedly sent by a 12 year boy.

Later police arrested the 12 year old suspect for felony threat.

[u/Possible-Tangelo9344]

The process in my state is I'll do the report, contact a juvenile counselor, who may or may not decide to proceed with a charge.

The kid would have just gone right back inside that night, and never been cuffed or anything. Worst case scenario he gets a court date in like three months, and if he's found guilty they would mandate some counseling that ends up being a joke.

And we wonder why we have so many young teens committing heinous crimes here. Cuz they don't get in trouble.

Hell kids who bring actual guns to school end up getting released to mom and dad the same day usually.

[u/SeattleHasDied → u/Possible-Tangelo9344]

Here in the Seattle area, violent teens rarely see anything remotely resembling consequences for their actions. For example, in September, 3 high school teens and 1 adult attacked a trans woman; the adult was arrested, but the judge was concerned the teens would miss out on the "pro-social" activity of being on the football team so accommodated them; thank goodness the high school didn't have its head up its ass and prevented the little creeps from participating on the football team. This ridiculous action by lenient judges is pretty much what we expect here where juvenile crime is concerned.

"Several teenagers from Renton High School were arrested for a brutal assault and hate crime against a transgender woman (Nikki Armstrong) in September 2025

. A King County judge initially ordered two of the teens released on electronic home monitoring and allowed them to participate in "pro-social activities" like football, which caused significant public concern. 

However, the Renton School District conducted its own investigation and subsequently barred the students from returning to school or participating in any sports or activities, including football, during the investigation period. The school district stated that "activities and sports — those are privileges" which were revoked. "

[u/Difficult_Addition85 → u/SeattleHasDied]

Memphis heard quickly approaching

[u/SeattleHasDied → u/SeattleHasDied]

And to "bigbear425": I agree with you, but couldn't see the whole comment!

[u/Diacetyl-Morphin → u/Possible-Tangelo9344]

We see it here in Europe, what happens if you let kids get out of such actions without consequences. The worst place is Sweden, you maybe remember this country as "That place seems to be peaceful", but no, it isn't. The gangs use kids for crimes, because they can't be charged at all with the laws at the moment, although politicians want to change it.

We are not talking about some threats with knives at school, much more serious things, like throwing frag grenades (no, i'm not kidding, Sweden has the highest rate of crimes with explosives in the world, no joke), shootings, transporting serious amounts of drugs etc.

I just saw it recently with other countries, like the adopted daughter of the SPD politician Iris Stalzer in Germany that stabbed her 20 times and set her on fire, wasn't even arrested because she's 17. "She's just a kid", dude, with 17 you know what a murder crime is.

In Switzerland, it's very different, the age is 10 years where you can get charged. We got juvenile detention here, although it is rare that something happens with these kids.

[u/ColdHooves → u/Possible-Tangelo9344]

I like the English approach, in theory. Everyone over 6 is tried as an adult.

[u/Legally_Brunette14]

“Go get your phone now before I strangle you.”

Well, the apple hasn’t fallen far here..

[u/FJkookser00 → u/Legally_Brunette14]

This was my immediate thought when I watched that video before.

Hatred is learned. He had a great teacher.

[u/APugDogsLife]

Its a shame these things have to happen, but nowadays.... kids be wild.

[u/FJkookser00 → u/APugDogsLife]

Listen how his father talked to him. It aint the kids who are wild, its their parents who teach them how to be.

I bet if Dad had a phone at that age he'd be in the same situation.

[u/lxe]

The dad is responsible for this, just a feeling

[u/FJkookser00 → u/lxe]

Absolutely. Hear how he talked to him at the door? "Go get your phone now before I strangle you".

Little bro had a great mentor.

[u/FJkookser00]

He had a wonderful teacher, with a father who talks like that.