What is your opinion about this  child's punishment ?
816591
When a child makes a decision to make a threat that involves the lives of other children then he should also be aware of the danger he has put himself into. Not only has he endangered other children but himself as well. Parents or other scholars might decide that he is a danger to the school and may decide to take him out. I know that when people are threatened they can resort to other means to protect themselves. The head of the school did the right thing. Not only is he protecting his scholars but the young man in question. Legally speaking the young man may be detained by police or FBI due to past experiences. Most school killings have been advertised in some way or other. The child should be sent for evaluation and his premises should have been searched to establish whether his intentions were serious or not. Well done school head. If the police don't do there job then you have an obligation to all human lives on your school grounds. Bottom line. If the child returns to school and gets killed or kills others who will then take the heat?
133864
YES.  They absolutely should.  This 'minor' shit is completely irrelavant.  They were fully aware of what they were doing at the time they were doing it.  They should be held 100% accountable.  Their parents should NOT be punished, unless they were accomplices.  Our judicial system is absolutely ridiculous.  It's sad.  Seems they defent the criminals and not the victims most of the time.
889507
I think spanking should be ok.  Whipping, beating, no.  The problem is defining the limits.  But, our oh, so fine legal system should be up to that challenge.\n\nWhy?  Because, time-outs and other punishments work great on some kids.  Others don't respond to those methods at all.  If a parent can't control a child, they can't protect them, either.  If a swat on the rear gets their attention, and makes them respect what you are saying (like, "I said don't run out into the street!" or "Don't you hit your little sister again!" or 'Quit punching the dog!")  then it's worth the momentary pain it causes.  It needs to be employed with reason, and that's where problems always arise, but it's asinine to remove it from the realm of parenting by law.  Parenting is a hard enough job already.  People who say 'loving isn't about hitting' obviously either put their children into therapy/on drugs to control them, or have never had to deal with a truly headstrong child.
1118224
Yes you should. I take it you have never been to jail before. Its not a pleasant place. There are other ways to teach someone a lesson. That 's just cruel. Sorry.
714411
i'm glad you got a conclusion that offered you some type of closure.  i'm hopeful that your child is seeing a child therapist at the perpetrator's expense to offset any issues that may arise in the future.\n\npeace.
528777
I think a more fitting punishment would be to have done to him everything that he's done to your friend.\nI'm a big believer in an eye for an eye and i think if people feared that then maybe theyd think twice before they act.\nBest wishes to your friend.
1076271
I agree with you.  If you are born here then you are a "legal American" and that child has no power over what thier parents did, so no they sohuldn't be punished for something that they couldn't control in the first place.  I agree with this question.
203501
I was molested by my brother when I was 13 and while I would like to say yes, I can't. I've forgiven my brother since then, but my forgiving him doesn't mean that I've suddenly forgot about the entire incident or that I approve of what happened. I think this is not the corse to take. I do think that harsher penalties should be in place though. There was one case that I was watching on Court TV and this guy raped a minor and only got 6 months for it. That's a slap on the wrist. I don't this would be grounds for you to use the word murder though. These child molesters in a sense have murdered their victims, because I and many others will never be the same. I use the word murder because that is exactly what it seems like because they kill your soul and any hope you had for the future.
790224
SORRY, FELL ASLEEP. BUT MY SON TOLD ME ABOUT IT.\nWISH I SAW IT. AND YES HE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED.\nWHAT ARE WE TEACHING ARE KIDS?\n\nGO PACKERS!!!!
915007
No. He should be jailed for child endangerment and assault on a child.
810885
She is a flat out child abuser.No 7 year old I know would choose to be paraded all over the country pleading his mothers case.He should be in school and playing with his friends like any normal 7 year old.He is being used as a pawn.He should be taken away from her and given a normal life since he is "an American citizen" as we are told over and over.Her butt should be deported to the southern most part of Mexico.
778285
How does the woman who lost her baby feel about all this?\n\nThere really isn't a "Whoops! I didn't mean for my uncontrolled temper to cause the death of an innocent party" card in Monopoly or in life.  People can and should control their tempers.  If they don't, they take the risk of going too far and ending up in a situation like this guy.  Prisons don't have a "comes from a good family" section or a "is a really nice guy except for that whole murderous rage thing" section.\n\n"my son whose temper might land him in hell for a mistake he didn't mean to happen"  His temper is not calling the shots ... he is.  He is in contol of it, not the other way around.  As a parent, you have a responsibility to both your son (assuming he is a minor) and society to deny him access to a motor vehicle until he gets his anger under control.\n\nPeople make choices every day.  If someone chooses to not control their temper and get in a wild car chase, then they accept the possibility that a very bad thing might happen, and that they will be punished for it.
105938
I'm definitely against it.  The appalling thing is that it is still allowed in many states in the US and in many other parts of the world.   There was a question here yesterday about it  - I wish I could remember exactly where it was, but it was listed somewhere in the Education section - and one of the people who answered listed all the states where it is still permitted and I was quite surprised.\n\nIf you think about it, we try to teach our children to not hit, and that it is not ok for them to hit smaller kids especially.  Corporal punishment teaches children that it is ok for bigger people to hit smaller people!!!  How illogical is that!!!  And you know what happens then - those who get hit by someone bigger go on to hit someone smaller.  It also perpetuates bullying in schools, as that is what corporal punishment boils down to - a form of sanctioned bullying.\n\nChildren learn from us not so much by listening to what we say but by observing what we do.  I'm not religious, though I am spiritual.  If we all lived by the Golden Rule we wouldn't even ask if corporal punishment was ok.  Interesting, isn't it, that in the days of "spare the rod and spoil the child" people chose to ignore the Golden Rule.
316352
I did not read any of the links, but I would like to know what your point is, really.  I can't believe you think it is a good thing -- or a trivial thing -- to so warp a child's life.  Making it a monetary fine, of whatever amount, is tantamount to making all little children into prostitutes!  And slave prostitutes, at that, since they wouldn't even get the money themselves!!!\n\nThis is really bizarre, and I'm looking forward to your explanation.  I'm not going to follow all those link, and neither is anyone else, I'm guessing.  Or maybe one or two of them, but not all.
336119
That is not only unacceptable it is unlawful. If you had a child that age would you want ANYONE looking at them in that manner? Good for you for turning him in! If he is still free and still doing it to your knowledge CONTINUE to notify authorities. Do not let up. He has a problem.
648170
We're much to soft on criminals, and ASBOs are a complete waste of time,I have a friend,who's son is completely out of hand, and he has an ASBO, but does it bother him? nope,he still does the same old thing. And as for your other points, I was talking to a friend the other day and we were in agreement that the laws on murders,rapists,child abusers are pathetic. The sooner they bring back corporal punishment the better, how many times do we have to read about someone bring hurt or worse by a re-offender? And yeah,theres an area by where I live and you would never get me in there,its sad,that its come to this. Sorryfor the long reply,but I do feel much better now!
842665
Teachers have a union and I expect they would be glad to help him.  I think it would be highly unfair to punish a teacher for defending himself (would they punish a female teacher who was being sexually assaulted on school property by a student if she fought back).  Of course schools are political so who knows what someone might do.\n\nIt is too bad the student was not disciplined.  I am not in favor of out of school suspensions except in extremely henious situations, but this would have been a perfect time to make his punishment to help out that teacher every day for a period of time at school.  Just the kind of thing that can change a students whole life around.\n\nPlease let us know somehow what happens.  I will keep you all in my prayers.