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Someone needs to beat the crap out of him in prison
I’m glad one of them got arrested but there are others who were involved too. All of them need to be held accountable. I’m sure they will eventually be arrested since they are all on video. >

I’m sure there will be more to come. This initial charge was likely just because it was so blatant.
If it’s true that the parent reached out to the school to report the behavior multiple times, the school and administrators are liable here too. >

Can you image being unable to help your child in that situation? I have a 5 year old, and the thought of this happening to him is sending me to dark places. >

Imagine being the parent and having to watch that. After telling the school your child was being bullied and harassed.
Then Watching your son try to protect his sister only to have his face stomped on.
Hopefully I never have to experience it. >

I think i would end up in prison… >

Law Abiding Citizen is a completely different movie after getting married and having kids. >

I wanna watch that now >

Stop watching it about 5 minutes before the end or it will be ruined for you.
The whole movie is incredible up until then >

The ending felt really forced and just doesnt flow with the movie >

It did, almost like they write a great story with the hero winning until somebody looked at the finished product and said "oh shit isn't he technically a bit bad? Call jamie" >

Tf kind of 14 year old boy beats on a 9 year old girl? >

One that should spend some time in jail. Hold a few pockets. >

Putting a child in prison won’t rehabilitate them so they grow up to be a valuable member of society. Or even a member of society. Putting a child behind bars will only ensure that child grows into an adult who is a danger to society. This kid did something terrible but they need help. Not to be thrown into a cell and ignored for 20 hours a day. >

My point is let his ass rot in jail. If you don’t know you shouldn’t beat up a 9 year old girl as a boy at 14 we good without ya. Hopefully you do some dumb shit while you’re in there to stay put. Nobody helped that girl. He didn’t punch her once. He did it until he was exhausted. Until he physically couldn’t any longer. Fuck him >

My point is he’s a kid. So let’s not just throw the whole kid out and give up on him and say his is a life wasted and unworthy of participating in society at 14. What a terribly sad world view so many people here have that they’re willing to condemn a child for the rest of his life. >

So what you’re saying is, his behavior needs to be corrected?
Fortunately we have a whole department specifically dedicated to that purpose. >

If you honestly believe that you know absolutely fuck all about the US “justice” system and I have some NFTs to sell you. >

No. I know a good deal about it. 
I just don’t believe in coddling someone like that. 
You’re the one on here coddling someone assaulting a young girl.
Prison is where he belongs. 
Separated from others he can hurt. >

You definitely don’t know anything about it at all. Let alone “a good deal about it”. No one here does. If you did you’d be outraged at how we’re treating children and teaching them to be bad and dangerous adults instead of advocating to lock kids up. >

This 14 year old is already there, he doesn't need to age another arbitrary 4 years to be deemed dangerous. >

If you read the article it actually says that this is a super common issue at the school and the administration refuse to do anything. They even used the excuse “what happens in PE, stays in PE” after a gym class incident. Another mother pulled her son out of the school because they were ghosting her about the bullying. >

Sounds like parents should sue the school or the school district. >

I’m not sure teachers get qualified immunity. >

Jesus wept…if that had been my daughter there’d be no power on earth capable of stopping me from ending that teacher. Hell she’s not even my daughter and I want to end them on general principle… >

Very important: NOT a teacher, a principal. Teachers don't have this kind of protection. >

If she really reported multiple times the bullying and nothing was done. Administrators should face small prison time for negligence. >

That was horrifying to watch. The child doing the beating is seriously disturbed and if he’s not stopped will eventually kill someone. >

Hopefully they actually get something on his record that will show up when he gets old enough to try to buy a gun.
Too often, kids like this get a slap on the wrist, or sealed records, and at 18, the FBI does their NICS check and says "Nope, no criminal record for this guy!" >

Nothing about this looks like an isolated incident.
Looks like the tip of a very large iceberg. >

From the article:
This mother says her son, who's in the third grade, was repeatedly physically bullied by his peers. She tells us she reached out to the school several times, messaging teachers and administrators, only to be ignored or not answered for weeks.
"There was an incident during P.E. and she said that what happens in P.E. stays in P.E. and that to me was just bewildering," >

Rule number 1 of P.E.? You don't talk about P.E. >

What’s rule number 2? You don’t talk about P.E.? >

I experienced verbal and physical bullying on the bus as a kid. Like many others, I tried to report it to teachers, but nothing happened. I was lucky enough my mother agreed to work around her work schedule to drop me off and pick me up after many incidents of tears and pleading.
Most students report incidences to the bus driver, but most of them don’t do anything more than just say something to the kid in that moment. The bullies see that nothing really happens to them, so the behavior continues. You promote what you permit and the behaviors continue.
Today, I am a public educator myself (4th grade). I take bullying in all forms very seriously and teach my students how to properly report incidents on the bus. Reports need to happen ASAP as it is difficult for me to hold any individual student accountable based on “it happens all the time.” I ask my students for the bus #, time of day, what was actually said or done, and any witnesses that I can follow up with. Often times, victims don’t know the full names of perpetrators or their teacher’s names. I do my due diligence and check class rosters and ask other trusted students on the bus.
I keep detailed written reports and follow through with my administrators. Afterwards, I check in with the students to assure that the negative behaviors have stopped, or that administration has actually taken steps.
Many of my colleagues are aware of “the bus”, but most of us are so totally burned out with everything on our plates these days. Due to my own childhood trauma, I am the teacher that gets on the bus with these kids and looks the perpetrators in the eye and tells them that their behavior will not continue if they plan to continue riding the bus. My students know I mean business and will follow through, so I receive many reports. When these reports involve students outside of my roster, I make it known to the other teachers and administrators. 
Children deserve a safe learning environment. Any great teacher knows that learning only occurs after a child feels safe. Great teachers put the needs of children above all else. Great teachers know that every student in the building is “their student”. >

You’re an absolute legend for this, the kids are lucky to have you. >

That isn't acceptable parents and school should be sued to rags >

That district will be sued to rags for sure if they acknowledged that there has been prior conflicts before this.
It's perplexing how school districts these days just decide to ignore these conflicts and let them boil to a head. And then complain why they are the bad ones here. >

I don't understand why schools protect the assailant in these bullying cases. Just seems like a gigantic liability. It seems much simpler to punish the aggressor and call it a day. Suspend them, expel them, who cares. I know it's cruel to say but from the school's PoV it seems safer to me to actually deal with this situation and get rid of the problem child, instead of protecting them and enabling them to do this for years and years. >

That's what I never understood either. I'm not sure if it's because they don't get the full story and just make a blanket policy of punishing any and all involved (both perpetrator and victim) or if those officials were in the shoes of the perpetrator as a kid and sympathize with them? 
I remember hearing about a girl getting sexually assaulted and she then fought back after multiple reports to teachers and telling him to stop. The principal told the parent "what's the big deal? The kid was just pulling on her bra strap? He only realized the error of his ways until the parent started feeling up on his junk and asked him if he felt uncomfortable having that happen to him. 
Plus many teachers tend to be apathetic to kids and just downgrade the severity of the situation to the authorities. >

It just seems like blanket incompetence to me. Don't assume malicious intent when stupidity is a readily available explanation etc etc but... It seems crazy to me. If I was an admin in a position of power and I saw a video of an older student beating on a 9 year old, assailant instantly expelled. No context necessary. Not only is it the morally salient option, it simply seems pragmatic to get rid of a psychopath in the making. I just don't get it man. >


It just seems like blanket incompetence to me

And thats exactly what those school districts have these days. 
Malicious intent when it involves kids also falls into the realm of gross negligence because teachers are taught to understand the plight of kids and see signals when something is going on. 

If I was an admin in a position of power and I saw a video of an older student beating on a 9 year old, assailant instantly expelled.

If I read it right, others were saying that this kid was already reported about other threats before this came to a head. So if the admin didn't punish that kid, they would be sued beyond belief and parents lined up in their office to berate them for such negligence. If the threats were already there the questions shouldn't be "did you expel this kid yet?" Bur rather "how the hell could let this escalate to such violence?" >

Go after the parents. Send them to jail. >

Dumb fucking parents of dumb fucking kids. >

This school is like 10 minutes from me. This is absolutely heartbreaking. We need to do away with the term bullying in these cases. I don’t give a flying fuck if they’re kids, this is assault. >

If not an outright hate crime. >

Many years ago I was beaten, trapped in the aisle of a school bus.
A mentally ill student was beating me with her metal lunchbox. 
The driver finally stopped and rescued me.  
My family sold our house and moved to another town. There was no other way to escape from her. >


My family sold our house and moved to another town. There was no other way to escape from her.

Wow.  That is horrible.
What the hell do we do with mentally ill and/or emotionally disturbed people.  Sadly caring for them outside of usual public institutions is too expensive for society to accept.
Peace and healing to you. >

There are so many mentally ill people in my city, people who live in the streets and are strung out on any pill they can get their hands on. It almost feels like everyone else is just bait - tempting them to rob or beat or rape or kill so that the cops can lock them up for good. It is so shitty and I wish there was a better option. >

The Insane Asylums of the past were horrific but maybe better than the streets?  Maybe not? >

I mean, hospitals of the past were pretty horrific too. Boarding schools, convents, all kinds of institutions were far more abusive and exploitative than they are now. I think maybe we should bring back public institutions for mentally ill people who have been found incapable of caring for themselves. >

Yes.  Maybe.  Exploitation may still happen but I would hope we would have ways to combat this. >

Totally. Like having doctors and staff wear bodycams the way cops do, so if there is a complaint it can be investigated. I feel like we are missing out on the perfect solution to a huge problem just because it was done badly in the past.
There is just so much help out there for homeless people who are just struggling financially, and pretty much no help for homeless people who are too mentally ill to adapt to shelters and housing programs. It's just like, "oh well, we tried, we can't help them if they don't want help." But maybe the person with paranoid schizophrenia who is taking street drugs shouldn't be making the call about whether or not they get help. >

One guy I knew who had been homeless said the ones that really need help are invisible.  
Lots of work to do in this wounded hurting world. >

Worthless shit offspring of worthless shit parents. >

Truly wastes of space >

Could only watch a couple of seconds of this video as this was very disturbing to watch. >

Where is this video?  The one i saw started pointed at the ceiling of the bus and panned down to the 14 yo wailing on the 9yo. >

you wouldn’t be in jail.. you were at my place drinking beer…. >

I watch the first 48. I would leave my phone at your house. Proof I was there drinking with you lol >

The police find your reddit and it’s all over, rookie move >

I'd be out for blood. I'd be knocking on doors and taking it to these little shitbags' parents. >

This is why I don’t and likely will never own a firearm. IMO they are more likely to be used it in a violent fit of rage then used it for its real intent, like defending my life/home/possessions/loved ones with it. >

I wanted to bring my gun on a road trip and my favorite client once said “if you bring it you’ll use it, the people driving all erratically are looking for reasons to use there’s” I started thinking of all the situations I’d have it in and how I would act just knowing it’s there it’s scary to think about. And I’m fairly rational 😂 >

Do you find yourself flying into murderous rages often? And discussing that with clients? >

The part where the kid is punching her repeatedly with both fists, that kid needs to be locked in a psych ward. There’s something seriously wrong with him.