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Should James Jones be arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing a school function for protecting his disabled young daughter from heartless bullies?
Jones' daughter, who is stricken with cerebral palsy, had just started middle school in Lake Mary, Fla. According to the daughter, she had been hit, pinched and taunted. And she had unwrapped condoms thrown at her.
Now, the girl is on suicide watch at a local hospital due to the bullying by her peers.
James, who allowed his rage over his daughter's situation to get the best of him, decided to board her school bus on Sept. 3 and lash out at not only the students but at the driver as well.
According to witnesses, James, who has no prior criminal convictions, used curse words and allegedly threatened the lives of all who were onboard the bus:
"I'm going to [expletive] you up. Show me which one! Show me which one."
Police were called to the scene, and James was hauled away. He was released from jail Thursday on bond.
Reportedly, even after her father confronted her school mates, the bullying continued.
Bullying should not be taken lightly. It is hurtful, harmful behavior, and its victims tend to experience short- and- long-term effects from it; children who are bullied are tense, afraid and tend to withdraw emotionally and academically.
Parents should never be afraid to call the school to report that their child is being picked on and ask for help. In Jones' case, clearly he decided to take the situation into his own hands, resulting in his arrest.
Do you sympathize with Jones, who seems to have just been trying to protect his daughter?
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By: Mr. RLW on 9/17/2010 4:20PM
I definitely do.
No parent wants their child to have to go through being picked on. I mean at some point we all go through some degree of razzing. However continual abuse, is something totally different. Kids can be cruel, but the fact that they regularly bullied someone with cerebral palsy (regardless of their age) is trifling and unacceptable. But to hit her and push her, throw things at her. Sick and sad.
I honestly would hope for him to get off with a harsh reprimand. Yes he's wrong for taking a matter like this into his own hands. Especially when the assailants were kids, not even teenagers. But I do not blame in the least.
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By: The Truth on 9/17/2010 6:50PM
Ask yourself,
WHAT would you do?
Back in the day, my father gave me some great advice (That worked) to deal with some bullying I experienced.
Everyone is different, some people are more sensitive than others.
Sounds like this guy just had enough and wants only to protect his kid.
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By: ARNEADER on 9/18/2010 8:14AM
I just saw on the news the child wasn’t his… but that’s neither here or there! He did the right thing getting in those bad children’s @ss! Those kids obvious did not understand English the father had to go SNAP on them! My son had always attended private school with NO problems until he attended the WHITE private school. White kids are the WORST! White schools allow those children to act up. I visited the school often and asked the Headmaster “what kind of children are you allowing in this school?” in reference to the white kids) because it was a Christian school. The Headmaster NEVER believed the white kids from these Christian homes were saying un Christ like things. I had to instruct my son to CUSS all of their @ss’ OUT! I did not want my kid being intimidated at school. On one visit while leaving the office I ran into one of the bully’s. I went SLAM off on him in the hallway. I had my keys in my hand and I was pointing my finger in his face with my keys jingling. “YOU BETTER LEAVE MY SON ALONE! DO YOU HEAR ME?!! YOU GO TELL YO MAMA! YOU GO TELL YO MAMA!” Child that kid did not stop until the Headmaster resigned and the new WHITE Headmaster EXPELLED him! This was a black child whose father was a minister (his father had been caught up in a church scandal and the child was acting out at school).
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By: vdog on 9/19/2010 8:29AM
They need to ARREST the SCHOOL BUS AIDE and/or DRIVER for allowing the behavior to continue. Leave this BROTHA alone. Any parent in their right mind doesn't want their kid to be BULLIED. I would have probably STEPPED to someone too if I tried to SQUASH it and NOTHING had been done.
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By: Andrea LaTouche on 9/19/2010 8:51AM
I agree with you Mr. RLW. I have have recently adopted a Godson and since I have known him in two years, he never stops complaining about children hitting him and calling him names. Bullying is a serious matter. Sometimes I feel the same way this Father(seregate or not) feels. I sometimes feel like going to my Godsons school and telling those kids to leave him alone. My Godson is Autistic and does not like to be touched or yelled at. He is quiet and likes to read and play by himself. So far this school semester he has been punched in the stomach, kicked, and pushed down to the ground. His Mom has complained to the teachers, schools officials and is now ready to remove him from that school. The school has taken steps to separate him from the element but they find him. Once kids know that a child is weaker they finds ways to pick and abuse them and they are cleaver enough to do it behind the teachers and school officials back. My Godson now eats with a monitor and at a table by himself.
This father handled it the wrong way but anyone with a child or Godchild has felt this way. The thing is, he did not touch them, he wanted them to know that if they continued to hurt his daughter he was going to do something. What he should have done was talk to the school officials and if it continued meet with the childs parents in an official setting. Clearly these kids are just grotesquelly misbehaved. Sometimes the parents of these bullys are worse than the kids. I know that one of the boys that hit my Godson was just that way; saw nothing wrong with "her child". The school contacted her and she did not want to deal with it. They literally moved my Godson from the class. He now has an older child as a bodyguard and mentor. This is sad. children growing up without sensitivity. Those same kids usually endup dropping out of school and become menaces to us.
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By: rh on 9/19/2010 1:11PM
This is nothing but Little Rock Arkansaa 1957 all over again with these white kids, harrassing a disabled black child, who they looked down own. The parent had every right to make them stop bothering his child. Christian kids are not always
the most behaved kids.
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By: Mimi on 9/19/2010 1:24PM
JAMES JONES DID THE RIGHT THING.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE LOW SELF ESTEEM JEALOUS GIRLS. MY FATHER CAME UP TO THE SCHOOL AND TALKED TO THE TEACHER. I DON'T RECALL WHAT HE SAID, BUT MY FATHER WAS THERE FOR ME. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF YOUR FATHER.
JAMES JONES DID WHAT MY FATHER WOULD HAVE DONE. JAMES JONES DID WHAT A LOT OF FATHERS SHOULD DO TO STOP SOME OF THIS BULLYING THAT IS GOING ON. THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTING SUICIDE OR BEING KILLED AS A RESULT OF BULLYING.
THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE CHILD WHO IS BEING BULLIED; THE PROBLEM IS WITH THOSE LITTLE NUTS WHO ARE DOING THE BULLYING. WHAT IS WRONG AND MESSED UP IN THEIR LIVES TO MAKE THEM BULLY SOMEONE ELSE?
IN OTHER WORDS WHY ARE THE BULLIES SUCH F'D UP INDIVIDUALS?
IT'S APPARENT IF YOU ARE BULLYING SOMEONE YOU MUST BE A REALLY MESSED UP PERSON.
JAMES JONES IS RECEIVING A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM EVERYWHERE. IF THERE WERE MORE JAMES JONES'S OF THE WORLD (MEANING PARENTS WHO LOVE AND SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AND CARE ABOUT THEM) MAYBE SOME OF THIS UNECESSARY BULLYING WOULD STOP.
ONE OF THE PARENTS HAS SET UP A:
WE SUPPORT JAMES JONES FACE BOOK PAGE
http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Support-James-Jones/155474847813260
THIS MAN NEEDS OUR SUPPORT.
IT IS NEVER OK TO BULLY SOMEONE AND IN PARTICULAR SOMEONE WITH A DISABILLITY.
IT'S WRONG AND IT NEEDS TO STOP. THIS MAN SHOULD NOT FACE ONE DAY IN JAIL BUT THOSE BULLIES AND THEIR PARENTS SHOULD.
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By: Mimi on 9/19/2010 1:34PM
THE REAL GUILTY PARTY IS OBVIOUS THE BULLIES, THE BUS DRIVER SHOULD HAVE HAD SOME CONTROL OF THE BUS WHICH HE APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE.
NOW THAT THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON THE FOCUS SHOULD BE OFF OF JAMES JONES AND ON THE BULLIES, THEIR PARENTS, THE BUS DRIVER AND ANY SCHOOL OFFICIAL THAT THINKS IT'S OK FOR THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR TO TAKE PLACE.
MY FATHER WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME...IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE STILL REAL FATHERS OUT THERE.
JOB WELL DONE MR. JONES.
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By: Grandmom-Rochester on 9/19/2010 3:03PM
I also agree w/the father's reaction. Even though the bullies didn't stop, their antics are out in the open. Maybe the school and the transportation svc they use will be forced to be more diligent in these matters.
When my grandson was attending a charter school he had problems with bullies. My daughter had to threaten to stomp the bus driver who laughed when he was beat on by two older/bigger kids on the bus (he was only 7 at the time). Everytime someone hit or attacked him and he reported it, the school teachers and officials did nothing. If he made any attempt to protect/retaliate they would call his mom and complain and even went as far as to suspend him for 2 days. After the 7th incident I went with my daughter to the school. There was to be a meeting with the principle. When we got there the principle was suddenly unavailable so we had to meet with the vp. My daughter quietly listened to this idiot telling her how there was a strict zero-tolerance for my grandson's behavior and so on. My daughter politely asked him why wasn't something done when her son was being picked on, clothing ripped and him being bruised up? Before he could speak I told him that since they did nothing to the ones who bullied my grandson - the next time someone messed with him he had GRANDMA's permission to knock them upside the head with a desk or chair or anything handy. I told them that my daughter was a lot nicer than me & enough was enough. He elaborated their 'ZERO-Tolerance'. I told him I had zero-tolerance for the whole school and either my grandson defend himself completely from that day forward or I would have legal charges of child endangerment and abuse imposed on the school as well as the parents of the bullies.
There were no more problems from that day on. It was most likely due to the fact that I mentioned bringing the law down on the school and the parents.
Some children have no excuse for their bad behaviors - they just want to show off for others.
Other children have problems at home.
Regardless of the reasons bullying must no longer be tolerated - punish the bully accordingly by law if necessary. If the parent(s) object to the punishment put the parent(s) in jail too.
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By: No1'sname on 9/19/2010 4:38PM
I don't blame the dad thats right go Madea on them! Here you have a child with CP & is defenseless & these cowards (because thats what they are) actually put their hands on her. When you report them to the school they do nothing so a parent has every right to take matters into their own hands. Then I read that after he confronted them & got arrested the bullying still continued, smh. So what does it take, I'll tell you what it takes go into one of those rough neighborhoods & pay a couple of kids to come with you uptown, wait for the school bus to stop & bum rush their @$$ & I guarantee your child will not have any more trouble!
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