Police transporting juveniles?

Question

Im 14 years old. I was arrested for shoplifting. I was wearing one of those adidas soccer sweatpants and was handcuffed tight behind my back. I held in a mall security holding cell in handcuffs for 45 minutes before the police came. I was taken through the mall people looking at me and once outside was told to sit on the curb. After sitting on the curb i was told to stand against the police car then searched before being placed in the backseat. I was sitting there for 20 minutes in the parking lot until i asked why we still here. He said hes waiting for another officer as his car didnt have a cage. After 10 minutes i was taken out searched again and placed in the backseat of the other police car. This time i was sitting against my handcuffed wrists, knees really tight against the barrier looking out through the windows bars on a vinyl backseat. After 30 minutes we arrived at the station we arrived at the station and i was locked in a cell still in handcuffs for an hour beford being fingerprinted and Photograph. After that the officer with the cage police car took me home and i had to sit in the backseat again but this time he didnt handcuff me but my knees were against the cage and he left the sliding window on the cage closed. The drive home was 30 minutes He said the being transported in a cage car and locked in a cell in a handcuffs was to scare me as the handcuffs hurt and the legroom from the cage is uncomfortable and hurts the legs

Answer 1

1. Why did he allow me to walk through the mall in handcuffs and people were looking.

That's how they do it, they aren't going to take a longer route or go around just so you can stay hidden.



2. Why did he let my friend go and we were wearing the same pants.

Could be a few reasons, you'd have to talk to them or your friend.



3. Why did he lock me in a cell in handcuffs at the mall for 45 min and 1hr at the station.

Security detained you while waiting for the Police, processing takes time.



4. Why did i spend 2hr and 45 min in handcuffs?

You comitted a crime.



5. Why did he have me wait at the mall for a caged car to arrive. Why did he want me transported in a caged car?

Im only a kid and the cage is very unconfortable and hurt more?

Most police departments will only transport arrestees in a caged car, this is for the protection of them and you. The cage isn't supposed to be comfortable.



6. Why wasnt i handcuffed togo home but had to sit in the backseat behind he cage?

When you were handcuffed you were under arrest. After they processed you and put you back in the car they were just giving you a ride home, you were no longer under arrest so there was no need to restrain you.



7. Why did he leave he sliding window on the cage closed?

Most likely his preference.



8. Why did they treat a kid like this? Why did they cause tight legroom for

Me and tight handcuffs?

This is how they treat everyone, it's not suppsoed to be comfortable.



9. Does my adidas skinny soccer pants have nasty germs from being in the back of police car and holding cell?

The police car gets cleaned, and germs don't live forever outside the body. Wash them and they'll be fine.



10. Why did they want me in handcuffs and holding cell to scare me?

They did it because that's what their policy says to do.



11. Why people were looking at me sitting in back of the police car?

People are nosy.



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Answer 2

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Answer 3

I have never heard of a teen being handcuffed or transported for shoplifting- and there are a lot of questions from people who have shoplifted on here. Either you did something worse, or the police in your town have really decided to crack down. Not much you can do about it.

Answer 4

I have a friend who is a retail theft consultant and answers such questions privately for no fee

in most cases. He says

1. Why did he allow me to walk through the mall in handcuffs and people were looking.

Because he chose to it was not unlawful



2. Why did he let my friend go and we were wearing the same pants

Ask him we dont know

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3. Why did he lock me in a cell in handcuffs at the mall for 45 min and 1hr at the station.

Because the process took that long



4. Why did i spend 2hr and 45 min in handcuffs?

Ask them we dont know



5. Why did he have me wait at the mall for a caged car to arrive. Why did he want me transported in a caged car? Im only a kid and the cage is very unconfortable and hurt more?

Policy



Update 2: 6. Why wasnt i handcuffed togo home but had to sit in the backseat behind he cage?

7. Why did he leave he sliding window on the cage closed?

Ask we dont know



8. Why did they treat a kid like this? Why did they cause tight legroom for

Me and tight handcuffs?

Policy kids can be dangerous too



9. Does my adidas skinny soccer pants have nasty germs from being in the back of police car and holding cell?

Do they?



10. Why did they want me in handcuffs and holding cell to scare me?

Policy



11. Why people were looking at me sitting in back of the police car?

People like to stare



Update 3: My friend whos is also 14 was just given a courtesy ride home we wasnt handcuffed but had to sit in the backseat ans they also made him sit in a cage car. He said pnce close home they made him sit in the front

We dont know circumstances so we dont know



He adds it was unwise to name store or admit to crimes on public forum

Answer 5

The answers to questions 1 - 11 is as follows: Because you are a thief.



The reasons the police were called to collect you was not so that they can provide for your comfort or to shield you from embarassment. They were doing their job, and the reason they had to do their job is because you are a thief.

Answer 6

Well the officer was teaching you how it would be like to be in jail and its not easy

Answer 7

Bad boy! No treats for you!

Answer 8

You got off easy.

Answer 9

criminals get those handcuffs tightest. They sleep on those cages everyday for x amount of years.

Answer 10

bad boy NEVER shoplift