Were they free to go? Did they have parents or lawyers present? Was any adult on their side present?
They had the same liberties and agency they would have had if they were behind bars. Zero, to be precise.
They had the same liberties and agency they would have had if they were behind bars. Zero, to be precise.
Not sure if you are a pedant who cares to an inappropriate degree about the proper use of words, or more likely, trying to distract from this heinous set of events by arguing semantics.