sourceThe parents of a 9-year-old German boy said a police community support officer in England "terrified" their son by giving him a warning for climbing a tree.
Bryan Read, 45, said his son, Kade-Liam, was playing with his cousins at a park in Churchdown, England, when they were approached by the officer, The Daily Mail reported Monday.
"They were just playing on the park and climbing the tree when the community police came and gave them a blue slip for anti-social behavior," Read said.
He said Kade-Liam, who doesn't speak English, was "terrified" by the encounter with the officer and his family fears the boy will be too afraid to visit his cousins again in the near future.
A Gloucestershire Police spokeswoman said the officer only warned the children that others had complained about their behavior.
"It was explained that no criminal offense had taken place and that they were not in trouble but, in accordance to national policy, they had to be given a Stop and Account form to show where and why they were spoken to," the spokeswoman said.
Do you thinkit was ok for the office to cite the kids or warn the kid for climbing a tree? Shouldn't the officer have better things to do like catch criminals? Comment and debate?
