The amount of pressure the police put on the five boys after they were arrested was completely inhumane and inappropriate. The boys were interrogated constantly for around sixteen to thirty hours. They were not given any fluids or any kind of food during that period of time. They were also not allowed to communicate with their family and friends. Without these two very important things, the boys were easily broken into pieces and they felt like they were meaningless. The parents of the boys were so overwhelmed by the whole situation, they did not even call an attorney. The main reason the police treated the boys the way they did was because the police wanted to break the suspect by wearing them down so the boys would find a way
The amount of pressure the police put on the five boys after they were arrested was completely inhumane and inappropriate. The boys were interrogated constantly for around sixteen to thirty hours. They were not given any fluids or any kind of food during that period of time. They were also not allowed to communicate with their family and friends. Without these two very important things, the boys were easily broken into pieces and they felt like they were meaningless. The parents of the boys were so overwhelmed by the whole situation, they did not even call an attorney. The main reason the police treated the boys the way they did was because the police wanted to break the suspect by wearing them down so the boys would find a way