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 Mar 18 2007, 06:35 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15  |
So I have a brother with Asperger's Syndrome which is considered to be a form of autism. He is 14 years old and has about the mental and social capacity of a 6 year old...no joke. My brother plays with 2 kids from down the block who are 6 and 10...because well, thats who he gets along with.. he does not know how to interact with kids his age. Some random ass kid from around the block who is 8 years old, comes over to where they are playing and starts picking on the 6 year old that my brother is playing with. My brother tells the kid he needs to go home and quit picking on them. The kid walks over to my brother and starts wacking him with a stick. My brother grabs him by the shirt and tells him to go home. The kid leaves. 10 minutes later the cops show up to arrest my brother for assault on a child under the age of 10, which is a Class C Felony... meaning that he could serve time in Juvie or be sent to a mental retardation facility. The cop is a real ass even when my mom is telling him that my brother has a mental disorder that is documented with the state because he is in special needs classes. Finally, the kid's mom says that she is going to hold off on pressing charges this time, but if it happens again she will. My brother's two friends told the exact same story to the police officer as my brother did, meaning that he was just protecting himself and those two kids. The police officer told my mom that had the lady wanted to press charges, my brother would be going to jail.... no questions asked
Is that bullshit or what? Apparently, if anyone over the age of 10 touches another kid under the age of 10, regardless of circumstances, the older kid could go to jail if the guardian of the younger kid decides to press charges....this is regardless of who starts it. I think that is a little ridiculous if you ask me. |
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Mar 18 2007, 06:53 PM
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laws in texas are ridiculous
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Mar 18 2007, 07:05 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
if your brother has a mark from the stick beating and the other kid doesnt have a mark they dont have a case. the age of 10 or 6 doesnt matter neither are an adult and you could be 5 and technically be convicted of a felony is everyone on the jury or the judge is an idiot. the police officer and parents dont know what they are talking about
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Mar 18 2007, 07:08 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 16 |
The mother of the eight year old is a dumbass.
Instead of punishing her child for being a douche-bag, she proceeds to blame the whole thing on a kid with autism. What a cunt. Can't really say the law is stupid, but that mother is a dumb bitch and is one of many reasons why I hate kids so much. <insert tasteless and inappropriate joke about autism so that someone edits my post, giving me reason to create another thread full of at least six pages of drama> |
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Mar 18 2007, 07:22 PM
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 Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (Aaron @ Mar 18 2007, 08:08 PM)  <insert tasteless and inappropriate joke about autism so that someone edits my post, giving me reason to create another thread full of at least six pages of drama>  
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Mar 18 2007, 08:20 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
I just think its sad that there arent better laws to protect children with DOCUMENTED mental disabilities. Additionally, my brother didnt do anything wrong. He was protecting his friends.
I dont care if this message board is public... Im going to say this anyways... If my brother were to have gotten arrested today, I would have jumped in my truck, driven to El Paso, and done some very illegal things. I seriously think that this country has taken a turn for the worst. Our legislature is so busy making laws to protect trees that they forget about what really needs to be done.... and dont even get me started on the education system here in Texas and their complete inability to hire competent special ed teachers. I wouldnt be surprised if every graduating high school senior from the class of 2015 doesnt know how to read. Our education system is complete shit. |
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Mar 18 2007, 08:29 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
it's just another example of our whole society turning kids into pansies. teachers can't spank, dont keep score at the soccer game, and can't let kids get into shoving matches... i swear we'll all be speaking arabic in 30 years.
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Mar 18 2007, 09:17 PM
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Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Mar 18 2007, 09:29 PM) it's just another example of our whole society turning kids into pansies. teachers can't spank, dont keep score at the soccer game, and can't let kids get into shoving matches... i swear we'll all be speaking arabic in 30 years. wait, no. -------------------- |
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Mar 18 2007, 09:17 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 16 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Mar 18 2007, 09:20 PM) Our education system is complete shit. I agree with you completely. Those graduating seniors in 2015 may not be able to read at a fifth-grade level, but damn if they can't pass the shit out of standardized tests! Why doesn't the government recognize the problem? It's easy: 1. Government, embarassed that the rest of the civilized world is kicking our ass in math and science, mandates that students must take standardized tests in hopes of both increasing our standing in this area as well as accurately measuring how good of a job the education system does in preparing future generations for the "real world." 2. School districts and administrators, fearful of losing funding and/or their jobs, focus entirely too much attention on teaching for the standardized exams - e.g. prepping students for the test - that students score highly on the exams but really don't know much about shit. 3. Students, upon graduating from high school, are wholly unprepared for the academic rigors of higher education. The healthcare system needs to be blown to shit and rebuilt, but I don't have a three-step explanation of why it's so fucked up so I'll just leave it to your imagination. |
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Mar 19 2007, 06:04 AM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER  Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
i'm all about more violence
steak, potatoes, and more violence in the class rooms --------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Mar 19 2007, 07:41 AM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Aaron @ Mar 18 2007, 10:17 PM) I agree with you completely. Those graduating seniors in 2015 may not be able to read at a fifth-grade level, but damn if they can't pass the shit out of standardized tests! Why doesn't the government recognize the problem? It's easy: 1. Government, embarassed that the rest of the civilized world is kicking our ass in math and science, mandates that students must take standardized tests in hopes of both increasing our standing in this area as well as accurately measuring how good of a job the education system does in preparing future generations for the "real world." 2. School districts and administrators, fearful of losing funding and/or their jobs, focus entirely too much attention on teaching for the standardized exams - e.g. prepping students for the test - that students score highly on the exams but really don't know much about shit. 3. Students, upon graduating from high school, are wholly unprepared for the academic rigors of higher education. The healthcare system needs to be blown to shit and rebuilt, but I don't have a three-step explanation of why it's so fucked up so I'll just leave it to your imagination. No shit. I completely agree with everything you said. I went to a private school that hardly even told us how to go about taking that SAT's, let alone teaching what was on it. I didnt do well on my SAT's...got like a 1080 I think. I dont think it measures shit though. I did fine in college and felt more than prepared for all my classes because of the high school I went to |
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Mar 19 2007, 08:21 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
any markings on your brother?
any markings on the kid your brother got with? -------------------- |
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Mar 19 2007, 08:46 AM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
no markings on either kid at all
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Mar 19 2007, 09:08 AM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
that's pretty fucked up...
where's the evidence? basically taking one word against another with no proof -------------------- |
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Mar 19 2007, 10:03 AM
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I was raised on the dairy, BITCH! Group: Members Posts: 3,080 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Cedar Park Member No.: 49 |
QUOTE (woody @ Mar 19 2007, 10:08 AM) that's pretty fucked up... where's the evidence? basically taking one word against another with no proof sounds to me like that cop knew the woman and was doing this on a favor of some kind -------------------- "Ah, y'know it's funny, these people they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good. They wake up the next day and they're on fire."
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