Disability & Hate crime have you been a victim?

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Zziggi wrote: »

I can't believe that kids would actually think it was funny to run away with a person's walking stick! If it happened to my husband, I'd go mental!! What sort of morons are school churning out these days?

The sort who tease my son because his mum is disabled.

DS is at primary school, he's 10. I have walking difficulties, and DS gets bullied because of it "at least MY mum isn't a crip" that kind of thing.

DS also has unusual feet (webbed skin between his toes), and he gets called a freak because of this.

This from children under the age of 12 !!

We have had issues with the school, who say that DS doesn't manage his temper well (yes, he has thumped a kid in the playground before now). We have told school they don't manage the bullying that DS endures.

It's gone on for 3 years now, We're hoping to move him to a small, friendly, private school soon (trying to work out how to afford it), so he won't get the same treatment in a HUGE comprehensive.

Sorry, went off topic..... but meant to say that if schools got to grips with this issue, then it might not seep out into general society the way that it does.

PolishBigSpender

Equally so, what about those of us that endure abuse from disabled people?

I was taking a friend to a supermarket in the UK once. Parked in a disabled space, get out - only for some old man to start screaming abuse at me, shouting at I wasn't to "f******g park in that f******g space because youre not f*****g disabled" - when he gathered that I wasn't British, the rant got even worse about foreigners coming and not understanding the culture and that his wife is disabled and needs the space blah blah blah.

Best part? My friend *is* disabled.

The moral? Some disabled people may suffer hate crime - but equally so, some disabled people are very guilty of dishing it out too. In Poland, a particular problem is those who just leave their cars wherever they want "cos they're disabled".

pookienoodle

Zziggi wrote: »

I can't believe that kids would actually think it was funny to run away with a person's walking stick! If it happened to my husband, I'd go mental!! What sort of morons are school churning out these days?

My mil was in last nights program as she is the neighbour of the gentleman who had his house set on fire.
though it didn't say it on the program it was definatly kids(some as young as 7) who did it,the police just can't prove it.
He had suffered previous abuse from these kids including being tipped out of his wheelchair several times.

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

Whilst I'm not disabled and don't have experience of it, I can honestly say I'm not shocked by these things that happen.
The newspapers are always full of stuff about the disabled and the government target them as though they are scroungers.
Is it any wonder nasty types take advantage and bully them after all the media have done their best to brainwash the public.
It's shameful....

Prinzessilein

I have certainly suffered bullying as a result of my disability.
It ranged from having feral teenagers following me and shouting abuse, through to having stones thrown at me, and most pointless of all - my glasses were pulled off my face and stolen! (Thankfully they were eventually retrieved by bystanders intact!)

In my fitter/healthier days, I used to teach disadvantaged teens. The main problem is that there is no discipline at home or at school. The government need to give back the idea that bad behaviour will be sanctioned, not rewarded as it is today!

misty_blue_2

Prinzessilein wrote: »

I have certainly suffered bullying as a result of my disability.
It ranged from having feral teenagers following me and shouting abuse, through to having stones thrown at me, and most pointless of all - my glasses were pulled off my face and stolen! (Thankfully they were eventually retrieved by bystanders intact!)

In my fitter/healthier days, I used to teach disadvantaged teens. The main problem is that there is no discipline at home or at school. The government need to give back the idea that bad behaviour will be sanctioned, not rewarded as it is today!

totally agree with you
the trouble also is a lot of the time the parents are as bad as the ones doing it.
I have had parents abusing the police who were with me
it's totally insane

seven-day-weekend

Zziggi wrote: »

I can't believe that kids would actually think it was funny to run away with a person's walking stick! If it happened to my husband, I'd go mental!! What sort of morons are school churning out these days?

The schools only get the results of what the parents have churned out. Those same parents do not support the school if their child is disciplined. My retired teacher husband knows of many parents not allowing their children to do detentions (one of the few disciplinary measures still allowed).

I agree that some schools do not handle bullying well, or at all.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I would have refused to let my girls do detentions after school if they had got any (which hasn't happened yet - one has left school now) - it would be dangerous for them to have to walk back from the school along unlit footpaths to a bus stop, backing onto a farm which has often had p.do.philes stalking there. And as a disabled parent, I wouldn't be able to walk up the track to the school from the bus stop to collect them.

However, if they want to keep them in at break or escort them to the bus stop, thus taking responsibility for their safety rather than saying it's not their problem the trip from school is unsafe, then they are welcome to.

angelvoice222

Jessilu wrote: »

Will you report this to the BBC on the link..even if you're past experience makes you believe nothing will improve, there is always a chance, and unless you report it to everyone you can think of, nothing ever will get better, if not for you then for someone else!

((hugs)) to you

where abouts on the link do i do it... couldnt see anytning their

seven-day-weekend

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

I would have refused to let my girls do detentions after school if they had got any (which hasn't happened yet - one has left school now) - it would be dangerous for them to have to walk back from the school along unlit footpaths to a bus stop, backing onto a farm which has often had p.do.philes stalking there. And as a disabled parent, I wouldn't be able to walk up the track to the school from the bus stop to collect them.

However, if they want to keep them in at break or escort them to the bus stop, thus taking responsibility for their safety rather than saying it's not their problem the trip from school is unsafe, then they are welcome to.

So seeing as the school has very few legal disciplinary measures left, what do you expect them to do???

(I notice you would allow a lunchtime detention. Many parents will not allow that either.).

To get back on-topic, it is being brought up without discipline or to have any respect for others (not referring to JoJo by the way!) that causes children to behave in such evil wicked ways. There are a lot of them about now.