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MayKissingDoveWyks:
--- Quote from: JT on April 03, 2011, 04:08:21 PM ---Boy, 12, charged with hate crime for attempting to rip hijab off head of classmate
What the fuck.
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Oh god, this happened to a friend of mine when he was about the same age, during P.E, except it was in the case that he was in the heat of the moment and just grabbed the hijab because he couldn't tag the girl. All the kids in the class got pissed, but I understood his anger and how he wasn't able to catch anyone.
He didn't come back to school after that incident and I haven't talked to him since. More or less because he had issues that the school did not want to deal with.
Tengukami:
So, in other words, it had nothing to do with the hijab.
JT:
So schoolyard bullying is grounds for criminal charges now? If a kid says "gimme your lunch money or I'll beat you up" he doesn't get put on trial for extortion. I don't care how persistent his behavior was, this is wrong.
Gpop:
I dunno, I'm okay with them taking action towards some forms of bullying, although in terms of crime I still think it's too much, depending on how far it goes though.
I mean, if it's physical and leads towards violence then guess SOME form of action should be taken by law for the safety of the kid and all.
Tengukami:
--- Quote from: JT on April 03, 2011, 04:55:44 PM ---So schoolyard bullying is grounds for criminal charges now?
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I didn't say that, but if I were to put myself in the position of the Muslim child's parents, what I'm seeing is my kid's getting consistently bullied for their religion, and nothing's working. Taking that up to the next level might be an option. I'm guessing they'll end up not going all the way with this - I'm sure there'll be some kind of settlement - but all I mean is criminal charges weren't likely the very first thing the school or parents went for.