When u look at the details, they basically took extreme actions over something that was petty. And for what exactly?
Took a mugshot, so more than likely he got finger printed as well. They may tell him that his case has been expunged, sealed, cleared etc, but thats only to a certain degree. Once they got your mugshot and prints, both will stay in the fbi criminal database FOREVER; Guilty or not.
Did he know better at 5? How about at 3? Where is the line drawn of when a black child should know? Is it 7? Maybe 10? Point being is you can't place an age when we are suppose to be aware of certain racist aspects,.
Yeah, you can teach a child about racism, the law etc, but when will they fully comprehend it?
Children, or all colors, aint thinking about "the law". Most of them know that things like murder, stealing etc are wrong, but theres always those little laws that takes time for them understand. The court system exploits children during this learning process all the time. They take extreme actions over minor bs, and they mainly do it for revenue.
Teaching your children about the law is easier than getting bs laws reformed, but we still need to do both.