So Beginith the Rant:
I found myself watching some cable news today... I try to avoid this when at all possible to avoid having bouts of rage at the perceived stupidity of the nations people as a whole. But today I found myself seeing a story of a man who is facing a $1,000 fine, 1,000 hours of community service, forced to take anger management classes, as well as counseling, and six months probation. What was his crime? Let me first start with posing a thought experiment.
Do you have children? Do you know someone who does? Do you have children you love and consider to be your own? Do any of these children have "special needs"?
Now imagine that one of these children came to you repeatedly to complain about being bullied at school as well as on the school bus because of their physical handicap. (not just name calling we are talking physically abused) What would you do?
I am assuming we would all call the school and report the problem. What would you do if the school took no action? If the child was now afraid to leave the house? What would you do if you saw it happening and got to confront the kids bullying your loved one?
Call me old fashioned but I believe that yelling and threatening them would be acceptable. Hell, if the kids were in their mid teens I would even say an asswhipping would even be justified. Especially if you caught them in the act. I don't see a single person who would look at a parent defending their child (special needs child) in this way as a danger, or a criminal.
Back to the guy mentioned above. The man's daughter with cerebral palsy was being tortured on the school bus. After weeks of the school ignoring his complaints he entered the bus and yelled and cussed out the kids abusing his daughter. (the kids were in middle school)
What kind of world do we live in where this needs to be punished to the full extent of the law? Am I wrong to assume parents cannot protect their children? I do not encourage use of violence, but if any time is it justified here ya go... If you were a bully and a pissed off dad came at you beating you to a pulp because he caught you slapping his daughter (special needs daughter... as if her being a girl wasn't good enough reason) do you think you would hit her again?
I guess I'm just barbaric in my thinking...
So Endith the Rant
