Children and violence

glitter_fairy

Person_one wrote: »

The age of criminal responsibility in this country is 10. Teaching an 11 year old that its ok to commit GBH is not helping them at all!

So its better that he is so unhappy he wrote a letter saying he wanted to jump out of his window. That he gets covered in bruses and cuts every day? that he is too scared to leave the house?

You think I want my baby to get in fights? I dont but I also dont want him to throw himself out the window. Have you not heard of these children as young as 8 killing them selves due to bullying?

Until schools start protecting pupils they dont have much choice than to protect themselves.

Person_one

ska_lover wrote: »

I doubt many parents use that terminology Person One, ''if someone hits you, make sure you commit GBH son, don't just give him a quick slap''

Parents might not use that term, but the justice system will if the victim' parents decide to go down that route (which I certainly would if somebody broke my nose).

ska_lover

Yes a 14 year old girl near us hung herself recently due to bullying

poet123

FBaby wrote: »

I think we must have a difference definition of assertiveness which in my book is nothing to do with arrogance.

Assertiveness is a positive spin on words. Someone less charitable could quite easily construe the same trait as bossy or arrogant and so a target is born.

stix62

ska_lover wrote: »

ahh I can see this one raging on and on. I'm going to grab some popcorn

lol,,,yeah, could get very interesting

Person_one

glitter_fairy wrote: »

So its better that he is so unhappy he wrote a letter saying he wanted to jump out of his window. That he gets covered in bruses and cuts every day? that he is too scared to leave the house?

You think I want my baby to get in fights? I dont but I also dont want him to throw himself out the window. Have you not heard of these children as young as 8 killing them selves due to bullying?

Until schools start protecting pupils they dont have much choice than to protect themselves.

Are those the only options? Do I have to choose whether I prefer bullying and suicide or appalling violence?

ska_lover

Person_one wrote: »

Parents might not use that term, but the justice system will if the victim' parents decide to go down that route (which I certainly would if somebody broke my nose).

After a year of reported bulling and nothing getting done - all the mitigating circumstances , I can't actually see the CPS wasting time in taking this to court. A school yard issue. They aren't going to waste thousands in taking this matter to court

A caution would probably have been the end of the matter

willownuts

I wonder how many people would do just as they say and do nothing if someone they were in an argument with slapped/punched them.

I wouldnt stand and do nothing.

Kids at school, faced with gangs or bullies are scared.

And no its not right to go about bashing people. But sometimes, it is often the only thing a kid can do when face to face with the situation.

Fight or flight.

I know which Id choose for me or anyone in my family

Rach

Person_one

ska_lover wrote: »

After a year of reported bulling and nothing getting done - all the mitigating circumstances , I can't actually see the CPS wasting time in taking this to court. A school yard issue. They aren't going to waste thousands in taking this matter to court

A caution would probably have been the end of the matter

Well, hey, a caution at the age of 11 is just grand I suppose.

GobbledyGook

Never mind the rights and wrongs of kids hitting back...

Why on earth is there not more of an outcry about the fact that children are left in the position of snapping after a years worth of physical bullying?

Honestly if you seen the (non) effectiveness of anti-bullying policies in some schools you'd be amazed there isn't more issues.