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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was gut wrenching to watch.  But I thought the police at the school trying to interview the kids was very odd and unbelievable . I can’t imagine any parent being ok with the police questioning their minor children like that without them being present. Especially the one detective chasing the friend outside of school grounds and interviewing him alone in a back alley. That can’t be legal there.[/quote]

As I understand it, in UK a minor needs an appropriate person/adult with them, which is what the father becomes in the first episode (but first it was the short man/social worker in the police car when they arrested Jamie). In the school scenes, the teacher that is going around with two cops seems to be acting in that appropriate person role.

In the US, the police definitely can come to school and question minors. Depending on what kind of school, the school can refuse to allow the police access, but can also cooperate. A child can request their parents. It depends on jurisdiction, but this can happen in the US.

The detective chasing the friend was because the child fled out a window/ so was in hot pursuit.

In the show, Jamie has 2 friends (one gets arrested for supplying the knife). BUT the other friend it appears doesn't get in trouble (at least that is what I concluded after watching all the episodes). In Episode 2 the third friend tells the other friend his father wouldn't let him speak to the police when they came by the house the day before, and that he isn't allowed to talk about it to anyone. The other friend then says his parents didn't seem to care and were like "whatever". When the fighting breaks out on the playground during the fire drill, that third friend sneaks away from the chaos, and seems to try to separate himself from anything that will draw attention. So it appears parents intervening and tell their children to remain silent kept one kid out of trouble[/quote]

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