I would never convict her. http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/calif-mom-accused-of-assaulting-daughters-bully
Samesies. I disagree with the way she allegedly handled the situation (i.e. putting her hands on the alleged bully), but if it were my child being bullied, I can't say I wouldn't show up at school and tell the bully to knock it off or I'd be back looking for him.
There is only 1 way to deal with a bully. And that's to bloody their nose. And so far as I have read, parents of bullies don't case and schools are ineffective.
Sorry, one of these conversations you were also in, I believe, someone who was an attorney or had a legal background was involved so I was just curious for a law man's POV.
I understand her rage, but that's crap, she shouldn't choke a 12 year old unless the 12 year old was currently assaulting another kid. I hope there is a plea where she admits guilt and has to do some community service. And the kid should be on a short leash and hopefully receive some therapy for his bullying. Oh, and the daughter should stop being so ugly and fat!
I think you are correct. The Bully is almost always a Feeling type person that has taken to have others experience bad feelings, fear and pain being up front. Only feeling the negative consequences will alter the behavior. However, I sure don't blame the woman and likely would not convict her either, but it would have been wiser for her to get someone else to confront the kid. But then on the other hand she may have done the kid a favor if he learned anything.
Naw, I expect the kid to require a fucked up nose before he learns anything. But a bent wind pipe may work.
The right of a parent to take whatever steps are necessary to protect their children is an absolute right in my world. Pretty obvious the kid was not hurt. He'll be beating and raping women his whole life so it's good to get him familiar with the system, and vice versa. Personally, I think the school officials who ignored the abuse should be the ones in jail.
Spot on. School and staff doing their job would have been there first. They failed that lady, her daughter and the boy. Perhaps in the end the boy will suffer most from the neglect.
I want to be the board hero, so today I went to the elementary school and beat up a 12-year-old bully. Do you all like me now?
That mother is a real role model. Now do I get to choke the mother for choking a 12 yr old. One bully response deserves another, which deserves another, and another . . .
I am sympathetic. I was on the receiving end of verbal and physical abuse throughout school. But ... There was a report on the radio this morning, which I can't confirm, that the mother may have grabbed the wrong kid. That this was not the one who tormented her child. That's one of the problems with vigilante justice. Even children have to be considered innocent until proven guilty. Moreover, she just emphasized that if you are bigger you get to assault someone. If the school was doing nothing, siding with the bully as authorities often do*, then she needed to use the justice system. Take her child out of school until they provide a safe environment. Use social media. There was a case in Oregon some years ago, a man on trial for raping a child, the child's mother brought a gun and shot him during the trial. I'm going by memory so I may be wrong in some details. And the same argument. Yes, everyone was sympathetic but is vigilante justice the answer? He had not been convicted. ** One school district recently gave the students literature on bullying in which they were asked to figure out what they had done to cause the bullying, and not to tell because no one likes a crybaby. They withdrew it after parents screamed bloody murder. If I were on the jury I might have to convict but I'd say probation.
