Adult beat up teen in street

paulineb_2

Agreed. Id also think if the OP's son was targeted by this woman, she'd call the police without hesitation. So would I. I also live in a rough area and I know what its like to be targeted, but a 40 year old woman knocking a 13 year olds kids tooth out?

And the dad is considering calling the police??? Being a widower and being weary has nothing to do with this, this kid only has one parent now, as far as Im concerned its even more important the dad does the right thing by him.

j.e.j.

marisco wrote: »

Unbelievable logic. There is a whole world of difference between a 13 year old making a nasty remark to an 11 year old, and a 40 year old woman then punishing him for it by assaulting him.

I don't think we've got the whole story marisco.

The 13 year old, reading between the lines, did a bit more than calling someone a name on one occasion. He sounds like a youth who goes out looking for trouble. Sadly for him, on this occasion he found it!! :eek:

Doesn't excuse the woman, of course.

Apropos people saying "call the Police, I would of..": even if you phoned anonymously, she'll know who's likely to have called, and even if she doesn't it won't deter revenge attacks on the family

I'm not saying zaksmum should or shouldn't have called them. It's a decision people have to make at the time.

Pollycat

zaksmum wrote: »

40 year old woman visiting family in my road and told a 13 year old boy had taunted her 11 year old nephew, calling him four eyes as he wears glasses.

She had the 13 year old pointed out to her and launched a furious physical attack on him, kicking and punching him to the ground.

He had a tooth knocked out and suffered facial cuts and extensive bruising from where she kicked him in the ribs.

The boy's dad has recently been widowed and is trying to look after three kids on his own. He is very sad and weary at the moment. The 13 year old is a bit cheeky to some residents but fine with me.

The dad is considering calling the police as his son, though a teen, is still a child and this woman is 40.

What would you do?

zaksmum wrote: »

It was down to the dad to call the police if he chose to do so. I think at the moment he has enough on his plate which may explain why he's hesitating. He just wants a quiet life without this lunatic woman waging a hate campaign against him and his family, which she undoubtedly would if the police were called.

The boy who was attacked can be cheeky and undoubtedly did use colourful language and may even have bullied the younger kid, but that's no excuse at all.

The woman who attacked him is a total thug who revels in being a hard case. Can fully understand anyone wanting to avoid getting on the wrong side of her.

I'm a bit confused by the OP's 2 posts on this thread.

In the first she asks 'what would you do?' and then in the 2nd - after numerous posters had said they would have called the Police - says it's down to the Dad to call the Police.

So why ask 'What would you do?' ?
Do about what?

TBH, it sounds a bit like a Jody Picoult novel.
On her book covers she outlines a scenario and asks 'What would you do?'

The OP has answered no questions asked of her (I asked about the boy going to A&E because of his injuries), nor has she told us what she has advised the dad to do - as in her first post she says 'The dad is considering calling the police'.

I've not looked back at any of the OP's other posts/threads but I found this post very illuminating:

coolcait wrote: »

zaksmum, reading your posts over the months, I don't know whether you live in the world's roughest area, or Albert Square!

Random fire-eaters encouraging the kids to play with petrol; schoolboys being beaten up in front of an attentive - but inactive - audience of bus passengers.

It appears to be an entire community with an antipathy towards calling the police (or the fire service), but a penchant for telling the tale on the internet.

paulineb_2

j.e.j. wrote: »

I don't think we've got the whole story marisco.

The 13 year old, reading between the lines, did a bit more than calling someone a name on one occasion. He sounds like a youth who goes out looking for trouble. Sadly for him, on this occasion he found it!! :eek:

Doesn't excuse the woman, of course.

Apropos people saying "call the Police, I would of..": even if you phoned anonymously, she'll know who's likely to have called, and even if she doesn't it won't deter revenge attacks on the family

I'm not saying zaksmum should or shouldn't have called them. It's a decision people have to make at the time.

None of us know what the 13 year old said to the other kid. It doesnt justify that response, nothing justifies knocking someones tooth out and bruising to the ribs.

Saying that someone sounds like a youth who goes out looking for trouble is ridiculous, none of us were there, we dont even know if the OP witnessed it.

Im 44 years of age and female, if I knocked a 13 year old kids tooth out and caused them bruising Id expect to be arrested and charged.

She could have dealt with the situation that was unfolding in numerous other ways, she did not need to touch that child.

paulineb_2

Oh and according to the OP the woman who attacked this child didnt even see the incident happen, he was pointed out to her?

What if the wrong kid was pointed out? I dont wear glasses these days, I wear contacts but when I was in my teens I wore glasses and yes I got teased for it.

You walk the other way, let it go in one ear and out the other. Referring to someone as "four eyes" isnt nice, but the 13 year old kid according to the OP didnt lay a hand on the other child, he just called him a name

And the womans response was to physically assaulted this boy? If theres even a suggestion that the 13 year old brought this on himself because hes cheeky, Id say I think the woman needs anger management classes and then some and shes very lucky shes not been arrested.

Pollycat

paulineb wrote: »

None of us know what the 13 year old said to the other kid. It doesnt justify that response, nothing justifies knocking someones tooth out and bruising to the ribs.

Saying that someone sounds like a youth who goes out looking for trouble is ridiculous, none of us were there, we dont even know if the OP witnessed it.

Im 44 years of age and female, if I knocked a 13 year old kids tooth out and caused them bruising Id expect to be arrested and charged.

She could have dealt with the situation that was unfolding in numerous other ways, she did not need to touch that child.

We don't even know if the OP was there - despite numerous people asking if she was. :cool:

Idiophreak

paulineb wrote: »

You walk the other way, let it go in one ear and out the other. Referring to someone as "four eyes" isnt nice, but the 13 year old kid according to the OP didnt lay a hand on the other child, he just called him a name

Which, from what I can understand, is the version of events as relayed by the victim, to his father, to the OP....Not sure how much that version of events can be trusted, in any case.