Deputies in Florida have published a 9-year-old boy’s name and mug shot online, sparking swift and furious debate.

The unblurred picture of the child, who was arrested for allegedly threatening a classmate with a knife, was shared on Facebook by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office on Friday in a viral post that garnered nearly 50,000 comments and counting.

The boy was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill following Thursday’s alleged incident at a Crescent City elementary school.

The 9-year-old was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill. Putnam County Sheriff's Office

The post detailed how the boy allegedly brought a pocketknife to school before getting into a fight with a classmate and later threat

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