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<blockquote data-quote="Farmwife" data-source="post: 338002" data-attributes="member: 8617"><p>I don't want to seem contrary or snarky but my experience has been different. I think it varries from school to school and police department to police department. Unfortunately I have seen many crimes go unpunished and not pursued. This includes a murder/manslaughter case that was never investigated even with calls to the detectives, an assault case with clear evidence but the perpetrator was let go with no fine, no jail time...nada. I repeatedly "ran into" the fist of a 6'2" 260 lb. muscle bound body builder.</p><p> </p><p>I am glad that you still live in a place and reality that you feel safe and protected by authorities and law enforcement. I on the other hand do not. (prompted my move to the middle of nowhere) Hold on to that sense of security and pray you can keep it. I learned that once that feeling is gone it can be a very scary world feeling as if you are on your own.</p><p> </p><p>How this all applies to kids. Well, my difficult child has had lots of kids bully him. He has been literally stuffed into a garbage can in 6th grade. Had a kid and his older cousins jump him in 4th grade they threatened to kill him and I with a hammer, had a bully hit him sometimes daily during 6th grade. In all of those instances I spoke up politely and was summarily dismissed. The time he was jumped I found out a week later via mail. difficult child was ashamed to tell me himself and was scared the entire week. Each of those incidents were by different kids at different schools.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of 6th grade I told difficult child he didn't have to let the bully hit him that he could stand up for himself. Bully confronted him with a crowd for back up. difficult child broke his hand on the kids face and had he been any older would have been arrested for the part where he started stomping the kid after he hit the ground. After a year of intimidation and mocking difficult child had enough. Had the school acted like they cared difficult child would have been spared a suspension and reputation.</p><p> </p><p>...that kid still picks on difficult child?!?!?! and many other kids. He still gets away with it too. The school is too busy to care and too unconcerned to have a serious discussion with the parents.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>After the school shootings and all the videos online of kids getting beaten down it's about time we as parents all get outraged. A lot of the kids who commit school shootings are victims of bullying.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I don't mean to be snarky, like I said. Me and mine have just happened to be victims enough times to know the system doesn't always work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmwife, post: 338002, member: 8617"] I don't want to seem contrary or snarky but my experience has been different. I think it varries from school to school and police department to police department. Unfortunately I have seen many crimes go unpunished and not pursued. This includes a murder/manslaughter case that was never investigated even with calls to the detectives, an assault case with clear evidence but the perpetrator was let go with no fine, no jail time...nada. I repeatedly "ran into" the fist of a 6'2" 260 lb. muscle bound body builder. I am glad that you still live in a place and reality that you feel safe and protected by authorities and law enforcement. I on the other hand do not. (prompted my move to the middle of nowhere) Hold on to that sense of security and pray you can keep it. I learned that once that feeling is gone it can be a very scary world feeling as if you are on your own. How this all applies to kids. Well, my difficult child has had lots of kids bully him. He has been literally stuffed into a garbage can in 6th grade. Had a kid and his older cousins jump him in 4th grade they threatened to kill him and I with a hammer, had a bully hit him sometimes daily during 6th grade. In all of those instances I spoke up politely and was summarily dismissed. The time he was jumped I found out a week later via mail. difficult child was ashamed to tell me himself and was scared the entire week. Each of those incidents were by different kids at different schools. At the end of 6th grade I told difficult child he didn't have to let the bully hit him that he could stand up for himself. Bully confronted him with a crowd for back up. difficult child broke his hand on the kids face and had he been any older would have been arrested for the part where he started stomping the kid after he hit the ground. After a year of intimidation and mocking difficult child had enough. Had the school acted like they cared difficult child would have been spared a suspension and reputation. ...that kid still picks on difficult child?!?!?! and many other kids. He still gets away with it too. The school is too busy to care and too unconcerned to have a serious discussion with the parents. After the school shootings and all the videos online of kids getting beaten down it's about time we as parents all get outraged. A lot of the kids who commit school shootings are victims of bullying. I don't mean to be snarky, like I said. Me and mine have just happened to be victims enough times to know the system doesn't always work. [/QUOTE]
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