I mean that sure seems actionable in the States as well.
Maybe for the threatening to show up but not anything else.
And arresting a 12 year old seems a tad extreme.
They take that stuff seriously over there. Generally when someone gets arrested for publicly being racist, they get community service, I can't imagine how this will be different.
Or just being a stupid idiot thinking he’s funny. (Maybe that’s the same thing.)
I don’t think a 12 year old should face punitive prison/jail time for really anything. I could really only see it if they are legitimately considered a threat to public safety, which would rule out pretty much all the keyboard warriors/racists.
Being a threat to public safety isn't the standard for charging people for racial abuse over there. He's not going to jail, but he should be punished for breaking the law. 12 year olds absolutely know what racism is, their targets, whether it's a classmate or a professional football star, certainly knows what racism is.
In this country we seem to soft pedal and easily forgive racism, without regard for the need of the offender to learn hard lessons about their actions or without considerations of the victims of the abuse. One of my children, when she was seven was told by a classmate, "shut up or I'll make you pick cotton." Do you think my kid cared whether or not this boy learned it from his parents or not? By the way, the administration just made excuses for the kid and there were no repercussions, this was with my wife teaching in the same building.