Video Of Kamala Harris Threatening Parents With Jail Over Truant Children Sparks Outrage

A video of Kamala Harris threatening parents of truant children has sparked a backlash against the 2020 presidential candidate.

In 2010, Harris bragged about threatening parents with prosecution–and possible jail time–over their children skipping school.

She told a crowd at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco: "I believe a child growing without an education is tantamount to a crime ... So I decided i was going to start prosecuting parents for truancy.

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[feralbunnydonut]

Who’s here watching this after Kamala was tapped to be VP?

[shounenbat]

Who's here after she became the unelected Democrat nominee of 2024?

[Odb]

She should have prosecuted corrupt bankers instead of parents. But she picked what side she's on.

[xman]

I don't know why that was so amusing to her. Sounds like someone drunk on power.

[Sunstar]

This lady is a power hungry narcissist. The answer isnt to take kids away from their parents its to figure out why they arent going in the first place and help them overcome those obstacles. It could be something as simple as transportation.

[ibramblebush]

This woman is sooo vile. Look at how happy she was when telling the story of the parents telling the kids that Harris was going them to jail, she was euphoric!

[psychedelikat]

Laughing about jailing parents. Stay classy Kamala.

[carrierichards]

she is so animated and excited at the thought of putting people in jail. she loves herself

[Dvco]

This arrogant narcissistic witch is crazy...won't get my vote that's for sure.

[MsRemoteViewer]

This woman build her career on the backs of low income black ppl. Before you send anyone to jail you should first provide a safe schools, most schools in low income areas are not safe.

[Jake-zkeb]

This woman is the vice president now, good job america.

[Watty-vufk]

Why, she always laughing, the hell so funny.

[bobbylorka]

What she said was disgusting. Absolutely disqualifying in my book.

[RobertDGordon]

#IDFWH...

I’m still trying to find the humor in her story. Another soulless being in pseudo blackface...

[crystalri]

She needs to apologize to those parents that got locked up, the kids and assure the general public that she won't ever try to be such an authoritarian pitting parents against the school system again.

[rodriccojones]

And putting parents in jail will help the kid How? It's time to standup stop texting

[wagnerjean-francois]

Her Badge...Her Letterhead?🤔 How Smug & Arrogant?😖 There's Was A Bit TOO Much Joy, In Explaining What She Did.😕

[ms.k]

She lost my vote before she even got started! I would suggest that ppl apply to homeschool their children before the next school year. Or do virtual schooling at home. Problem solved!

[truehou]

Why tf was she laughing at sending parents to jail for their child’s truancy???

[abdullahbueno]

Yea she’s full of herself. Go after po folks let off rich folks.