Skinned Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2006/jun/22/criminal_charges_sought_assault_during_youth_athle/ Not how I remember it to be back in jr high... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titaw Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Dude, that was just plain wrong. That kid needs some anger management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fight_on_til_you_have_won Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 :doh: I hope they do bring charges against that kid. I also hope he's banned from organized sports until he's 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaveli Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 I agree, the guys reaction was completely wrong, but the dude irked him on by pushing him. But yeah, the guy needs to learn how to control his temper better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz89 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Wow do i hear an anger managment chant coimng on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Where was his friggin team??? Either way that kid needs to get an assault charge and a suspension from school and ban him from organized sports for 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Now that's a hard foul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Terminator Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcdaman Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Where was his friggin team??? :applause: I agree. If I'm on his team, they would have had to hold me back cuz I would have been headed right for that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNSTONE Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 What did he do, I don't have Qtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 There's another element to this story that no one really wants to talk about but it should be obvious from the video (though the thing didn't load for me, I saw it somewhere else.) It may not be that the young punk had a particular motivation other than rage but the inaction afterwards did. When the boy and his father went to the school to try to get some action, nothing happened. No one wanted to touch the case. Why? Anyone else would have either been expelled or at least stiffly punished. Hell, they suspend people for bringing nail files to school and accuse little 5 year old boys of 'sexual harrassment' for hugging a classmate. At least charges will be filed, there was no excuse for no action to be taken within the school district. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 There's another element to this story that no one really wants to talk about but it should be obvious from the video (though the thing didn't load for me, I saw it somewhere else.)When the boy and his father went to the school to try to get some action, nothing happened. No one wanted to touch the case. Why? Anyone else would have either been expelled or at least stiffly punished. Hell, they suspend people for bringing nail files to school and accuse little 5 year old boys of 'sexual harrassment' for hugging a classmate. At least charges will be filed, there was no excuse for no action to be taken within the school district. If that's what kept them from acting, then they're idiots, because anyone watching the video would know that this is a pretty clear-cut case. I suspect that there's more going on than we know though.I wouldn't jump to conclusions about that being the reason ... there could be other stuff going on (maybe the kid is the best basketball player in the county, maybe his parents have some kind of influence, maybe the coach has some say, maybe there were some other incidents in an ongoing rivalry that the school district has already let slide, or maybe it was just caught up in bureaucracy somewhere). We shouldn't assume we know what's going on here without getting the whole story... ...That all said, I saw the kid being interviewed on TV yesterday, and the reporter asked, "Do you have any lingering effects from the attack?" And the kid just said no and that he was 100% back to normal ... I could see his dad next to him making a face like, "well there goes our law suit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 It's nice to know the kid is okay. Has the Justice Department looked into this being a racially motivated hate crime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 If that's what kept them from acting, then they're idiots, because anyone watching the video would know that this is a pretty clear-cut case. I suspect that there's more going on than we know though. I know I'm jumping to a couple of conclusions, I even give the idiot the benefit of the doubt on what his motivations were, it could be he just went nuts. It's just convenient that this and the little kid (a couple of years ahead of the curve) in junior high that was beaten on the bus were of a different background than their attackers. Maybe it's because when I was younger and looked more 'white' (look more 'hispanic' now? who knows) I had things happen to me in certain situations and saw it happen to other people in Philly all the time. Sorry, after awhile you kind of know the Korean grocer was shot in the face PARTLY because he wasn't black. Or that you're being picked on because of what you look like by bigger kids who have no idea (not that it should matter) that you share some of their background. Call it being a realist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the burgundy and gold Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 that was pretty ****ed up, but atleast the other guy on his team made the shot. ps if i were on that kids team i woulda jumped in and kicked the one kids ASS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 I know I'm jumping to a couple of conclusions, I even give the idiot the benefit of the doubt on what his motivations were, it could be he just went nuts. It's just convenient that this and the little kid (a couple of years ahead of the curve) in junior high that was beaten on the bus were of a different background than their attackers. I don't think it's crazy to think that ... I've been around my share of racial taunts, and the basketball court is definitely a place where a lot those kinds of things are said.I would be willing to believe that race played some factor in the attack, but I would be less inclined to believe that race played any factor in the kid not receiving a harsh punishment ... If there was some racial trash-talking going on, it could even lead to a hate crime sentence enhancement. However, I'd like to point out the fallacy in this statement: Has the Justice Department looked into this being a racially motivated hate crime?Unless the basketball teams are crossing state lines, the Justice Department doesn't have any right to pursue this case. For that reason, the federal government only prosecutes maybe 10 hate crimes a year. Kansas has its own hate crime law and this is something that will be pursued at that level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinthemboys Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Hang em high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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