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A 12-year-old is facing charges for allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a Detroit playground, officials say

A 12-year-old is facing charges for allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a Detroit playground, officials say | CNN

A 12-year-old girl in Detroit is facing charges after allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a playground, officials said.

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I feel like we live in a third-world country.
- A third-world country with casual access to caustic chemicals ☝️😌
  
  Yeah what kind of acid can a kid get that does shit like this??
  
  Cleaning products. Car batteries. Its not hard.
  
  Battery acid can do the trick
  
  Some kind of cleaning product maybe? Or something stolen from chemistry class?
  
  The local article says the 12 year old's mother gave it to her in a bottle. The article also describes the substance as a "weapon".
  
  They should go after the adults with important questions about why she had access to such an acid.
  
  Most people probably have drain cleaner stashed somewhere in their house under a sink somewhere. This isn't exactly one of those situations where a kid finds a loaded gun in their parent's unlocked nightstand.
  
  Probably, but do we know that?

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