dad confronts bully on schoolbus

[ez]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...r-threatens-students-20100917,0,4464323.story

forgive me if someone has already posted this...I watched it and thought...good for the dad.

I may be showing my age...but remember the show "Family Affair" with Brian Keith, uncle Bill. There is an episode where one of the kids is getting bullied and uncle Bill goes to "talk" to the other kids dad and winds up punching him out.

Those were the days, when you could do something like that for good reason and not have the police involved.

 

[happygirl]

I think he went overboard, you don't threaten to kill kids.

 

[ez]

maybe because I am the parent of a disabled child as well...I felt sorry for this dad and what he felt he had to do. If someone were doing things like that to my son, I seriously don't know if i could control the words that came out of my mouth.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

If parents and schools took bullying more seriously, instead of waiting for kids to commit suicide, maybe parents of bullied children wouldn't feel so frustrated and resort to such destructive behavior.

 

[robinb]

He went totally overboard. You go don't go around threatening to kill kids. He's a nut case.

 

[Imzadi]

maybe because I am the parent of a disabled child as well...I felt sorry for this dad and what he felt he had to do. If someone were doing things like that to my son, I seriously don't know if i could control the words that came out of my mouth.

If parents and schools took bullying more seriously, instead of waiting for kids to commit suicide, maybe parents of bullied children wouldn't feel so frustrated and resort to such destructive behavior.

I agree. Should he have verbally threatened to kill them? No. I think he was driven to feel that way, in the sense when someone says, "I could kill you," as a form of speech, but not literally mean it. I'd feel like "killing" anyone who went after my disabled daughter too, if I had one. I have the utmost contempt for people who go after weaker people.

Since the dawn of time, school buses have been dangerous places for children. Seems somethings never change.

 

[JoiseyMom]

If parents and schools took bullying more seriously, instead of waiting for kids to commit suicide, maybe parents of bullied children wouldn't feel so frustrated and resort to such destructive behavior.

ITA! I heard the story on the news this morning and I thought he rocked. Hopefully he scared the poop out of those animals and they will leave his child and others alone! It's not like the school or parents of these kids ever do anything until its too late and the victim is too badly hurt, scarred or dead .

 

[Robinrs]

Street justice, you GO James Willie!!!

 

[paintnolish]

He definitely went overboard, BUT I can't say that if I were in his position, I wouldn't have done something similar. I mean, I wouldn't have boarded the bus and threatened to kill anyone, but I would yell at the kids. I felt bad for the man and for his daughter.

 

[RitaZ.]

I have the utmost contempt for people who go after weaker people.

So do I.

A true nutcase would have physically attacked the bully. He didn't hit anyone. A dad stood up for his daughter. Good for him and especially for her!

 

[PrincessKsMom]

I agree. Should he have verbally threatened to kill them? No. I think he was driven to feel that way, in the sense when someone says, "I could kill you," as a form of speech, but not literally mean it. I'd feel like "killing" anyone who went after my disabled daughter too, if I had one. I have the utmost contempt for people who go after weaker people.

Since the dawn of time, school buses have been dangerous places for children. Seems somethings never change.

Like I have said to my daughter? I was trying to stress how serious I was about her having a cell phone and being responsible for it. But of course I said I'd kill her if she lost it. Well, one day she lost it and instead of going home with her friend, she stayed behind to look for it. When I told her a phone could always be replaced, but if something happened to her she could never be replaced, she said "But you said you'd kill me!". I asked how many times in her life I've said that to her and how many times she'd actually died. She got my point.

I understand it's a different situation entirely, but I can't imagine the frustration that parent feels and no one is listening to his concerns or doing anything about it.

 

[hentob]

He snapped. Can you blame him? His poor child. This poor man.

Look how bold those kids are Laughing. Talking back. They aren't even scared.

 

[doxdogy]

Did he go overboard? Maybe he did, but the kids laughing at him as he left the bus indicates that these kids have NO RESPECT FOR OTHERS. Also why didn't the bus driver put a stop to it? Back in the dark ages, this type of behavior was not tolerated on the bus. It is a sad statement on society, when kids are picking on a kid that is handicapped. Obviously these parents are not teaching their children respect for others.

As someone that has a disorder that alters my appearance, I know the pain that a point or a whisper can cause.

 

[LisaR]

My son was being bullied by a kid in our neighborhood when he was 9 and the bully was 12. I talked to some kids in the area and they said the bully was a jerk yet they still hung out with him.

One day, I was out walking while my son was down the street playing with a nice kid. The bully came up, took off my son's shirt and threw it up in a tree. I walked up as my son was trying to get it down but as he would reach for it, the bully would pull his shorts down.

Let's just say that I didn't know I had the Mama Bear in me. I just laid into this kid. While I never used the word kill, I definitely said some things I probably shouldn't have said. I recognize that it could have gone either way and the bully could have made things worse for my son. Thankfully, I must have come across as the 'crazed, don't screw with my kid' mom because he never touched my son again. I did threaten the kid with going to the police so maybe that was it. He has since moved!

Anyway, I understand the dads frustration. I wish he would have refrained from using the word kill because that will become the focus. I think too many of these punks aren't put in their place and so they continue to get away with it.

 

[hentob]

Is there a support page for this man? I would donate to his legal fund if he has been charged.

 

[CowboyCO]

I think he should get Dad of the Year. How dare those kids bully anyone, much less a special needs child. The school did nothing, so he took it into his own hands.

I will tell you, somebody puts their hands on my kids? Bullies my kids?

If he's charged, no jury in America would convict him....

 

[hentob]

".....the boys had placed an open condom on his daughter's head, smacked her on the back of the head, twisted her ear and shouted rude comments at her"

 

[mhsjax]

Is there a support page for this man? I would donate to his legal fund if he has been charged.

Sing me up as well. If parents and the teachers and those in charge did their jobs, then this poor man probably wouldn't have to defend his daughter like that. No parent can say what they would do in this situation unless they have been there.

 

[RitaZ.]

Did he go overboard? Maybe he did, but the kids laughing at him as he left the bus indicates that these kids have NO RESPECT FOR OTHERS. Also why didn't the bus driver put a stop to it? Back in the dark ages, this type of behavior was not tolerated on the bus. It is a sad statement on society, when kids are picking on a kid that is handicapped. Obviously these parents are not teaching their children respect for others.

The driver didn't put a stop to it because as you indicated, these kids have no respect for others. I don't believe that someone his age should be driving a school bus, but that's another topic.

 

[Imzadi]

Is there a support page for this man? I would donate to his legal fund if he has been charged.

Yes, please post it on this thread, if someone finds a legitimate one, where the money will go to legally help this dad, should he need it.