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Alabama Middle Schooler Jailed After Taking Basketball Back Out From Under Her Shirt (www.theonion.com)
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[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The final line was a nice gut punch

At press time, authorities stated the middle schooler would not receive any leniency despite evidence the basketball had been placed up her shirt by her father.

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I was never more horrified than when I read that sentence. An solid punch .