This father has nothing to appologize for
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Originally Posted by Steponme,Sep 22 2010, 07:09 PM
Uh, anyone with half a brain would do what I'd do: instead of storming onto a bus to scare MINORS (all minors, not just the perpetrators), I'd go straight to the school principal and give him/her a piece of my mind, along with a threat of a lawsuit against the school district if disciplinary actions will not not take place (along the line of detention/suspension and a meeting with the perps' parents). Trust me, once a lawsuit has been threatened, even God himself would solve the problem more quickly than a blink of an eye. 
Once a minor student is on a school bus or property, that student is the responsibility of the school and its district. If harassment has taken place, it is the school's responsibility to stop and further prevent it, or else it'd have a lawsuit so far up its ass, it'll taste the gavel for years. 
The last thing I'd do is angrily storm onto a bus full of minors and lose temper, lest being arrested, just as that man was arrested (and will be fined in court). As much as I sympathize for his daughter, losing his temper and scaring all the minors on a bus were not the right route to go; and he was correctly apprehended. I doubt the court will penalize him much except a fine. The parents of the kids (not the bullies) who were also on that bus must not have liked his action. I know I wouldn't like it if some lunatic stormed onto a bus with my child on it, regardless of his reason. That is why there are laws against that very action. Got it? Good!
Once a minor student is on a school bus or property, that student is the responsibility of the school and its district. If harassment has taken place, it is the school's responsibility to stop and further prevent it, or else it'd have a lawsuit so far up its ass, it'll taste the gavel for years. The last thing I'd do is angrily storm onto a bus full of minors and lose temper, lest being arrested, just as that man was arrested (and will be fined in court). As much as I sympathize for his daughter, losing his temper and scaring all the minors on a bus were not the right route to go; and he was correctly apprehended. I doubt the court will penalize him much except a fine. The parents of the kids (not the bullies) who were also on that bus must not have liked his action. I know I wouldn't like it if some lunatic stormed onto a bus with my child on it, regardless of his reason. That is why there are laws against that very action. Got it? Good!
Right action to protect you disabled daughter? I disagree.
I'm not a parent, and, still, in that hypothetical situation, I can't see myself not confronting the bullies myself. Do you realize how long it could take something like that to create any results? I'm not going to allow my daughter to continue to be harassed/assaulted for another week (at a minimum) before some disciplinary action is taken. I'd do it knowing I'd get arrested. I don't care who SHOULD be taking care of the problem or how they SHOULD do it. I'm going to do whatever it takes to protect my child, period. If there is an "acceptable" way that produces equal results, great. If not, too bad.
I'm not saying you should run over every time your child gets in an argument, but when there's the potential for serious (mental or physical) damage, I'm not going to just watch.
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Not to mention the girl has cerebral palsy; not exactly in the proper mental condition to handle her own. Bullying is disgusting (I was a victim), but bullying someone with a handicap takes it to another kind of low. It's like hitting a woman; something you just don't do under 99% of circumstances.
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Originally Posted by tarheel91,Sep 22 2010, 05:07 PM
Right action according to society? Sure.
Here's taking this situation to the next level. What if the bullies sexually touched his daughter and he completely lost his mind, stormed onto a bus full of kids and started shooting the bullies? What of the other kids on the bus? That is why the law prohibits anyone from entering a school bus unlawfully/without permission, to protect all students on there.
Another scenario: what was he gonna do next - beat up the bullies who are minors? His ass would be thrown in jail quicker than he could say "good-bye" to his daughter; and the daughter would be left without a father for quite a while (depending on the severity). The conclusion is, an adult cannot physically confront or harass kids; the law always protects them. Similarly, minors can never enter into a contract; again, the law protects them. What he did was irrational, and he will have to pay in a court of law.
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Society is weak, what should have happened was the father drag the kids off the bus and curbed each and every one of those jerkoffs and received a medal, however in our twisted society the parents of the bullies will probably turn around ans sue the school system for allowing the father to come on the bus
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Originally Posted by JoeyBalls,Sep 23 2010, 04:49 AM
Society is weak, what should have happened was the father drag the kids off the bus and curbed each and every one of those jerkoffs and received a medal, however in our twisted society the parents of the bullies will probably turn around ans sue the school system for allowing the father to come on the bus
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Originally Posted by Steponme,Sep 23 2010, 06:32 AM
According to the law.
Here's taking this situation to the next level. What if the bullies sexually touched his daughter and he completely lost his mind, stormed onto a bus full of kids and started shooting the bullies? What of the other kids on the bus? That is why the law prohibits anyone from entering a school bus unlawfully/without permission, to protect all students on there.
Another scenario: what was he gonna do next - beat up the bullies who are minors? His ass would be thrown in jail quicker than he could say "good-bye" to his daughter; and the daughter would be left without a father for quite a while (depending on the severity). The conclusion is, an adult cannot physically confront or harass kids; the law always protects them. Similarly, minors can never enter into a contract; again, the law protects them. What he did was irrational, and he will have to pay in a court of law.
Here's taking this situation to the next level. What if the bullies sexually touched his daughter and he completely lost his mind, stormed onto a bus full of kids and started shooting the bullies? What of the other kids on the bus? That is why the law prohibits anyone from entering a school bus unlawfully/without permission, to protect all students on there.
Another scenario: what was he gonna do next - beat up the bullies who are minors? His ass would be thrown in jail quicker than he could say "good-bye" to his daughter; and the daughter would be left without a father for quite a while (depending on the severity). The conclusion is, an adult cannot physically confront or harass kids; the law always protects them. Similarly, minors can never enter into a contract; again, the law protects them. What he did was irrational, and he will have to pay in a court of law.
Virtually everyone has said they agree with his actions as a father, but recognize it may not have been lawful or smart considering the sensitivity of the word these days, and the fact that the perp's were young children as well.
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Originally Posted by JoeyBalls,Sep 23 2010, 05:49 AM
Society is weak, what should have happened was the father drag the kids off the bus and curbed each and every one of those jerkoffs and received a medal, however in our twisted society the parents of the bullies will probably turn around ans sue the school system for allowing the father to come on the bus
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Originally Posted by JoeyBalls,Sep 23 2010, 04:49 AM
Society is weak, what should have happened was the father drag the kids off the bus and curbed each and every one of those jerkoffs and received a medal, however in our twisted society the parents of the bullies will probably turn around ans sue the school system for allowing the father to come on the bus
X 10I call it the pussification of America. I guess that's what happens when lawyers run everything.
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Originally Posted by Steponme,Sep 22 2010, 06:09 PM
Uh, anyone with half a brain would do what I'd do: instead of storming onto a bus to scare MINORS (all minors, not just the perpetrators), I'd go straight to the school principal and give him/her a piece of my mind, along with a threat of a lawsuit against the school district if disciplinary actions will not not take place (along the line of detention/suspension and a meeting with the perps' parents).
