10 Year Old Britally Beaten By Bullies...
By anniepa
@anniepa (27955)
United States
April 13, 2008 5:33pm CST
This is just plain unbelievable and disgusting!
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/04/ten-year-old-gi.html
Here is a short excerpt from the story. Remember, this is a 10 year old girl who was playing at a playground and made the terrible "mistake" of defending her little sister who was the first "victim" of these bullies:
Rikki's hip was shattered during the attack, and the pain she suffered from her injuries caused her to go into shock. Looking up at her mother through her tear-filled eyes, she uttered these three words:
"Mommy, I'm hurt."
This poor little girl had three pins put into her hip and it's unknown at this time if she'll need a hip replacement.
Here's some of what the 10-year-old suspect’s attorney, Chief Erie County Public Defender Tony Logue, said:
"I am going to have a petition filed to have the charges dismissed," adding that the case should be treated as a "dependency matter rather than a delinquency matter."
Here's more from the article:
The grandfather of the 10-year-old, Maurice Martin, also feels his granddaughter should receive leniency.
"It seems like everyone is making out both of these girls to be monsters, and they're not," Martin told WICU12.com, adding, "For a 10-year-old or 11-year-old to assault someone bad enough to break a hip, come on, how much force does a kid exert?"
Ian Murray, the assistant public defender who is representing the 10-year-old suspect, told the Erie Times-News his client is remorseful and that he wants her to be able to move on with her life, albeit with a "real appreciation for the act that was committed."
OK, what the heck is happening that 10 and 11 year olds would beat up another child so brutally they shattered her hip and put her into shock? Also, do you agree the suspects should simply be able to move on with their lives? We were all understandably shocked by the recent story of the teenagers beating their peer but these kids are 10 and 11!! I just can't believe these things are happening!
Annie
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@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
13 Apr 08
I read this story and can't do anything but shake my head in disgust. What goes through these kids' heads? Where do they find the capacity for such brutality and violence? I just don't understand it. I hope these kids are made to visit this little girl in the hospital and actively participate in her physical therapy.. The need psychological therapy as well.
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
14 Apr 08
Isn't it terrible? I'm getting to where I can't keep them all straight, there are so many beatings being done by teenagers and now little kids! I know every generation has probably boasted that they were so much better when they were children, ya-da-ya-da, but while I know we weren't perfect by a long shot when I was a kid you never heard of these things back then. Even if big strong football players got into a fight after school if a little female teacher came and told them to break it up they DID and if they got suspended from school or even from playing football over it, they accepted it and so did their parents. Not today!
Annie
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
14 Apr 08
Annie... Do you know why this is?? I do. Because in our day.. the village DID raise the child. Everyone knew everyone and parents and teachers.... what's the word... oh ... communicated. They made it a point to tell the child that their parents will hear about what they did and the parents ...whats the word..oh punished them... .. today... not so much... everyone is afraid to get involved.. even the parents with their own kids don't want to be involved. THAT'S the problem... no one cares
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@coffeeshot (3783)
• Australia
15 Apr 08
there has to be a program devised that counsels these kids as well as punish them. Sure they're just kids, they shouldn't go to 'jail' but at the same time they need to be punished for what they've done. That's how kids learn right from wrong. A 'petition to have the charges dismissed'. Yes, that's exactly what the poor victim with a shattered hip deserves. What a load of rubbish. This evil little brat needs to be punished and made to regret everything that she's done. It's time to get tough on kids these days as clearly, they have no respect or value for human life.
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@Arkadus (895)
• Canada
15 Apr 08
I'm sure they weren't trying to outright break her hip, but you don't need to do it hard so much as at the right (or wrong depending on how you look at it) angle and something is going to break. I mean for all we know it was just some pushing around and the one kid tripped and fell wrong and BAM! broken hip. Sounds stupid but I broke (spiral fracture) my leg around the same age after falling from only three four feet off the ground (onto a concrete floor mind you).
Course if they actually just outright beat her enough to break her hip it's an entirely different story altogether.
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@jennawash (161)
• United States
15 Apr 08
This is such an awful crime. As we see youngsters committing crimes, it seems as though there is a large whole in our system that has just simply been overlooked. It comes down to the decision, can a 10 year old know the consequences of their actions? I think that any 10-11 year old is well versed that if you hit, you can hurt and hurt someone badly. Should the system of children committing crimes under the age of 13 also include charges automatically brought against parents? I do not believe that children are born bad, they are taught by their parents. These children have seen this behavior somewhere, it could be as simple as a videogame rated "M" that they have been allowed to play or view. Perhaps that will get someones attention, to know that if you child commits a federal crime, you as their parent will also have to pay the price.
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@anniepa (27955)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Another great point! Absolutely, I think it would get people's attention if the parents were held accountable in a larger way for what their children do. If that's what they need to give them the incentive to teach their kids to respect others and obey the rules then that's what we should do.
Annie
@dloveli (4366)
• United States
16 Apr 08
I think its time for everyone to take a good look at the problems we have created or allowed to go on. As parents, it is our responsibility to make sure our children are raised to be respectful of one another, courteous and polite. We must make sure that we handle our problems with individuals in a non-violent manner. No one has the right to make a person fearful by physical, emotional, or verbal intimidation. Dont be afraid to punish your child. I remember when my parents would say to me " I am your parent first, friend second" I think this is a great rule of thumb. CHildren will always push the envelope. Adults do the same thing. Its human nature to be curious as to how far you can push an issue. Set up boundaries that are non negotiable. However I do teach my daughter that unfortunately not all parents think like this. I also teach her she will never allow her personal space to be invaded unless she invites someone in. If she is in a situation where she fears for her safety, we have set up a code phrase. If she is able to call me, all she has to do is state the code phrase and I am on my way. If she is unable to call and is forced to defend herself, as long as she is not initiating it, she has my permission to kick butt! I dont like violence. WHat I hate more is someone trying to victimize another. Thanks dl
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@Buttercup11 (274)
• Canada
23 Apr 08
I think that you have a pretty realistic way of looking at this issue in terms of what we should do for our children. Teach them to do what's right, and then teach them how to protect themselves from people who aren't!
@mbs730 (2147)
• Canada
14 Apr 08
Thats disturbing and frightening. I worry so much about my kids being bullied. Thats just terrible. These kids need to be punished badly somehow. But I'll tell you what I think.. I think some people are just born purely evil and it can show at a young age like that, if not younger. I hope these kids pay somehow!!
@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
15 Apr 08
Those girls should be punished accordingly. They should have to face the consequences of their actions. I think that if they are "allowed to move on with their lives" they will end up just like all of the older teens that we see on the news that are causing all sorts of problems just to have their 15 seconds of fame. And if this isn't nipped in the bud now, there's no telling what will happen as they become adults. I know that sounds harsh, considering the ages of the children, but come on.....this can't be allowed to slide!
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
22 Apr 08
It is just short of unbelievable to think thata couple of kids ten and eleven could even conceive of hurting that child so badly. Where is all this hate and aggression coming from. Are these kids who have been abused themselves or what? There has to be a cause for such hatred. I am wondering if with all the gore and violence in movies and in internet games are we raising children that are desentized to violence and think that its okay to hurt someone just for kicks. Their age and the degree of violence that they exhibited is really puzzling. That poor little girl was not only hurt badly physically but emotionally too. These kids have to be punished with more that a slap on the wrist, they have got to be reclaimed from their violence before they grow up to be felons.
