Comments on: Bully Tries To Poison Student With Peanuts

A Kentucky Eighth-Grader Faces Charges Of Wanton Endangerment For Attacking Classmate

[fabrat1]

The beating of that young girl was just awful. I think those kids were like 15 or 16 maybe and I have heard they''re trying them as an adult. They caused physical harm and did so on purpose and they don''t even feel bad about it. I have seen many many kids getting in real trouble lately and yeah you would think that the kids would pay attention and understand that if you do something wrong then there''s a chance you will have to pay the cost.

[fabrat1]

The other kids didn''t die that''s the point. We can "what if" if you want to but the kid didn''t die, he''s just fine. There are a lot better way to deal with this that will have a far better impact than trying him for attempted murder.

[excoachken]

What the kid did was stupid and dangerous, but he is just a typically moronic middle school student. Unless you''ve been trapped in a classroom with 25 of them at one time, be careful not to judged too quickly. they are in the most difficult time of their lives, in terms of trying to find out who and what they are, and are prone to really stupid things along the way.

[fabrat1]

This kid is only 13 I think trying him for attempted murder is a little harsh. Not that I condone what he did but there are better ways of dealing with it.

[amateurradio]

This story mirrors a episode of "Law and Order". One can only imagine that it is a copy-cat event from that show. As for the child who did this - I suppose that I might entertain the idea that they did not realize the seriousness of the event (though I think that argument fails in final analysis), but certainly it is a clear attempt to seriously injure or kill.

[kittykatty2]

brianbwb...you sound like an adult version of the kid described in this article. Totally self absorbed and anti-social. I hope you don''t take your superior attitude on the streets as I can see it creating much havoc.

[fabrat1]

Yeah you''re right this no child left behind is a bunch of bull. It sounds good but for a child with a disability they know it''s no help. My daughter is very smart and is in all advanced classes at the high school. I always made really good grade in school and college so I thought helping her would be a breeze but boy was I wrong. You''re right nothing is the same. The kids of this generation aren''t taught the same things we were. Everything has changed, it''s so hard to keep up with.

[klingon69]

Schools claim to care and they claim they don''''t allow bullies but none of it''''s true. Thank God this kid saw what happened and did the right thing.
Posted by fabrat1 at 10:33 AM : Apr 20, 2008
Schools today don''t care. They don''t care about the safety and well-being of a child. All they care about is keeping up the govt checks by maintaining a good level on the no child left behind. To that end they will expell children that has trouble in certain areas or poor skills. Either that or send them to the in-district school for the challanged/problem students.
As for the educational quality, ask your child about the history he has been taught versus what you learned. You will find many dissimilarities.

[fabrat1]

Oh but they do go on the word of another child. At least here in Texas they do. My son has a disability and of course he''s picked on. I know first hand how mean kids can be. I have taught my son that he is to never hurt anyone and he''s a kind and gentle kid but i also taught him that he''s just as good as the next kid and he doesn''t have to just let kids pick on him. He has learned several way of dealing with bullies that don''t involve physical harm. I will have to sy though his principal isn''t too crazy about me. I have no problem putting her on the spot and demanding answers when there is a problem. My son was stabbed on the arm with a fork.He had 4 puncture wounds and was sent to the school nurse. When you assault someone with anything that does harm it''s considered a weaopn so this could have been considered assualt with a deadly weapon. However, the school never called me and I had to hear the story 4 hours later from my son. I called the school that very day and guess what the principal told me???? I asked what she had done to the student that had done this to my son and she said..... Umm I don''t remember right off hand I would have to go pull his file. It had only been 4 hours I told her and that I didn''t believe that she didn''t remember. Untill I made a big fuss about it nothing was done to that student at all! Schools claim to care and they claim they don''t allow bullies but none of it''s true. Thank God this kid saw what happened and did the right thing.

[brianbwb-2009]

"...if the jury has already decided guilt?" Posted by renrivers

One of the most obvious drawbacks of the jury system is that people come to serve with all of their biases in tow. Many people have indeed been wrongly convicted due to jury bias, and this problem can never be solved. This is one reason why I posit that capital cases should not be left in the hands of a jury, we have seen prosecutors lobby for a jury on merely "racial" criterion, as it is well known that such cases stand a chance of being decided along such idiotic considerations, rather than the truth.

In this case, however, it was a juvenile, who can only be charged with juvenile crimes, especially since the victim foiled the plan by not eating the crumbs.

Also, as far a stretch as it sounds, it is understandably hard to raise a child with a sense of morality when there appears to be none outside the home, from the bully, to the cops, and all the way to the president.

It is indeed a "jungle" out there, perhaps raising a child with hard core "no mercy" survival skills is more appropriate in these modern times.