Neowin Forums > 8 year old arrested from school..

BlinX

Mar 5 2005, 15:34

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=3030689&nav=23iiX637

(AP) - James City County Police arrested an eight-year-old boy who allegedly had a violent outburst in school.

Authorities say he head-butted his teacher and kicked an assistant principal when he was told he couldn't go outside to play with other students.

The four-foot pupil was led away from Williamsburg's Rawls Byrd Elementary School in handcuffs Tuesday and charged with disorderly conduct and assault and battery.

Major Stan Stout says the student began tossing chairs and turning over desks after a teacher - and later the assistant principal - tried to stop him from joining his classmates.

The child was later released to his parents.

Wow....8 yr old arrested?

ConfusedFusion

Mar 5 2005, 15:38

ohaaaaa, man that is one mini monster. what's happenin with kids these days...

webeagle12

Mar 5 2005, 15:38

well he deserve it, no need this king of $&%& there

smaulz

Mar 5 2005, 15:41

that's too bad, but hey, gotta do whatcha gotta do...

{RU}Sirius

Mar 5 2005, 16:09

Sounds like this kid has some serious anger issues.
He deffinately needs counceling. There is a girl in my daughters kindergarten class that has similar problems. They have to keep her away from the rest of the students and the teachers have had the parents in on several occations to try and do something. Alas the parents refuse to get the child the help she needs.

Hurmoth

Mar 5 2005, 16:12

Only in Virginia

NeoXY

Mar 5 2005, 16:12

arrested?......he was probabely a brat but WHY WOULD A 8 YEARS OLD GET ARRESTED?!?....people these days will sue and arreste anybody....

TokeratorX

Mar 5 2005, 16:13

Sounds like the cops and the parents got their jobs mixed up.

Driph

Mar 5 2005, 16:14

Yeah thats a thinker, i remember when i was growing up, if i even said anything remotely insulting to either of my parents that would be an ass whooping! But hey they kept me in line and i havent turned out that bad.

cswadner

Mar 5 2005, 16:22

sad.... kids these days

Max™

Mar 5 2005, 16:26

If that was my son I would throw him through the nearest window.

mohan_168

Mar 5 2005, 17:08

lol wonder if he was one of those kids from Mr.Incredible

Rob2687

Mar 5 2005, 17:10

There was a kid exactly like that in my grade 3 class...he just ended up going to another school.
They never arrested the kid for throwing a hissy

XDViPeR

Mar 5 2005, 17:11

god dame.....the skool should get her some consuling
thats crazy wow
and i taught my anger was that bad...

robpears

Mar 5 2005, 17:13

lol

Hupp

Mar 5 2005, 17:50

wow, pathetic...

kennyout

Mar 5 2005, 23:21

Obvouslly some people need to be hit for this...

arresting an 8 year old kid

Mx²

Mar 5 2005, 23:27

Stupid people, the kid just wanted to play? Kick the gay teacher, good plan, he just wanted to play with his mates

lol

ShmengeTravel

Mar 5 2005, 23:29

Pfft, only in america. Good thing I live all the way over in New York.

y0sh

Mar 5 2005, 23:38

QUOTE(TokeratorX @ Mar 5 2005, 11:13)

Sounds like the cops and the parents got their jobs mixed up.
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Exactly. Parents need to slap their f'ing kids.

Rahul

Mar 6 2005, 03:02

this is sad, they shouldnt have handcuffed the kid

strekship

Mar 6 2005, 03:11

Sounds like the kid needed to be handcuffed.

Foodie Monster

Mar 7 2005, 03:27

Are you all friggin stupid? It's a KID for pete's sake! You CANNOT arrest a kid! Kids ALWAYS have outbursts, they are that way! It's not THEIR fault that they are beaten up at home or by today's society. If anything, they need COUNCELING AND SUPPORT.
Besdies, the school staff was STUPID:

If the kid has anger issues, and he wants to go to play with his classmates, that would make him HAPPY. Which is the OPPOSITE from SAD and ANGERED. So, the staff was so incompetent that they just DIDN'T allow him to go outside play with his friends, and confined him to the class or something. What the hell happened to no discrimination? Just because he has anger issues, it's not enough reason to forbid him from playing! If you just take away what he wants to do, he'll become even WORSE.

You know what the problem is? Teachers these days have no psicopedagogical training whatsoever. They are just people who know about what they do, and don't know how to handle kids at all. That's a BIG BIG BIG no no if you ask me. Teachers don't have to know only about their subjects, they have to be step parents in many ocassions, but many decide not to get involved.

I don't know, or maybe the world finally went nuts and we don't care about that suff anymore? Are we THAT paranoid? Every kid will pull out a gun and kill his classmates? Just because a few are wackos that doesn't mean every kid with an anger issue is.

Christ, this world is really going to hell...

NOTES: I'm not catholic or anything, and I'm not american. Just in case anyone wonders that.

venezian

Mar 7 2005, 05:22

QUOTE(ConfusedFusion @ Mar 5 2005, 07:38)

ohaaaaa, man that is one mini monster. what's happenin with kids these days...
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whats happening is that parents are ****ing retarded, more and more you don't see kids being disciplined..

instead you see them crying all the time running around and dirty.. their parents don't give a ****, its not until they break something in a store the parent shows up and says something retarded like "ben jr. you get 4 cookies instead of 5 today!!"

way i was raised.. i do something bad once, i get a warning and told not to do it again and why i shouldnt do it, if i do it again or throw a fit, i get a spankin. lesson learned. the end.

freestyle_web

Mar 7 2005, 05:39

/me calls Doctor Phil.

strekship

Mar 7 2005, 08:00

Totaly agree with Vice King. Kids need to be disciplined. The staff had every right to discipline him by not letting him go out and play. Besides, i think that it is required by law that the police have to get involved if a chiled starts demonstrating behavior that could be damaging to himself and/or others.

Mr. Dick C. Normous

Mar 7 2005, 08:42

QUOTE(Vice King @ Mar 7 2005, 00:22)

whats happening is that parents are ****ing retarded, more and more you don't see kids being disciplined..

instead you see them crying all the time running around and dirty.. their parents don't give a ****, its not until they break something in a store the parent shows up and says something retarded like "ben jr. you get 4 cookies instead of 5 today!!"

way i was raised.. i do something bad once, i get a warning and told not to do it again and why i shouldnt do it, if i do it again or throw a fit, i get a spankin. lesson learned. the end.
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Very well said Vice King, I agree 100%. I have been thinking along these lines for quiet some time now. Kids don't do what their parents tell them to do anymore becasue their parents don't make them. Now I see why my parents always said "Because I say so" LOL.

icetohot

Mar 8 2005, 13:16

QUOTE(BlinX @ Mar 5 2005, 15:34)

Authorities say he head-butted his teacher and kicked an assistant principal when he was told he couldn't go outside to play with other students.
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lmao thats a kool kid

Aaron

Mar 8 2005, 19:36

QUOTE(Lino en Kuldes @ Mar 6 2005, 22:27)

Are you all friggin stupid? It's a KID for pete's sake! You CANNOT arrest a kid! Kids ALWAYS have outbursts, they are that way! It's not THEIR fault that they are beaten up at home or by today's society. If anything, they need COUNCELING AND SUPPORT.
Besdies, the school staff was STUPID:

If the kid has anger issues, and he wants to go to play with his classmates, that would make him HAPPY. Which is the OPPOSITE from SAD and ANGERED. So, the staff was so incompetent that they just DIDN'T allow him to go outside play with his friends, and confined him to the class or something. What the hell happened to no discrimination? Just because he has anger issues, it's not enough reason to forbid him from playing! If you just take away what he wants to do, he'll become even WORSE.

You know what the problem is? Teachers these days have no psicopedagogical training whatsoever. They are just people who know about what they do, and don't know how to handle kids at all. That's a BIG BIG BIG no no if you ask me. Teachers don't have to know only about their subjects, they have to be step parents in many ocassions, but many decide not to get involved.

I don't know, or maybe the world finally went nuts and we don't care about that suff anymore? Are we THAT paranoid? Every kid will pull out a gun and kill his classmates? Just because a few are wackos that doesn't mean every kid with an anger issue is.

Christ, this world is really going to hell...

NOTES: I'm not catholic or anything, and I'm not american. Just in case anyone wonders that.
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Ah I see. If a child wants something we let him have it regardless fo the rules or expectations of good behavior. Heaven forbid we have a child get "mad" have to always make sure they are "happy" and playing with their friends. I wonder if you have ever been in a situation of raising children at all.

I don't doubt this little terror needs counseling, but that in know way means yo accomadate the violent outbursts. All psychological advise would advise strongly against placating the outburst, you will just encourage more of the same.