This.LordSaai said:It may be wrong, but if I were that boy's older brother, I sure as hell would know what I'd be doing once I see those girls at school. And that boy's mother? Seriously, press the friggin' charges already. Cut the sexistic bullshit already. If three boys would be doing that to a girl, their asses would've been on the wall for all to see.
I agree with you on the matter. I'd just like to know in what regard the guy I quoted thinks the mother is helping these girls by not bringing this further and why they need this "help". They're essentially getting away free with this. And as many other people have said, if you reversed the sexes it would be a totally different story.harmonic said:They do need help... they need a lesson in humility from society that they're not going to get because of the ridiculous double standard.Jesus Phish said:Help them? To what extent do they require help?jimpy said:Has anyone ever considered that the mother wants to forgive them and help these girls.
Seriously. If they were male, and the victim was female, they'd be locked away in the funny farm for years and would be branded monsters for life.
There's nothing for anon to get involved in. It doesnt violate any of their key points they stand for. The people wo committed are known, there's been an invetigation, so what really would they do?Wolfy4226 said:Sure there may be no legal charges.emeraldrafael said:They'll get out of it by saying it was harmless fun.
Besides, Charges arent being pressed (god knows why, I'd charge all three of them and their families) so nothing really will come out of this if the parents of the victim decide not to do anything.
... eh, at least its happening older, and not younger.
But Anonymous operates outside the law, sir...there will be repercussions.![]()
well when your pointing out facts that are 95% true i dont think that it would be sexism....Shio said:I don't know what's more disturbing, the attack itself, or our willingness to create sexism of it.
right on man right onarcade109 said:Because yknow, 3 boys doing that to a girl is just a silly prank gone a wee bit too far right? right? No fuck that. Theyd get charged and so should these girls.
i see that shit ever day man i got supsended for pushing a kid and this girl (same day) beat the living shit out of this kid so bad that they removed him from school for 2 days and she got 3 days of in school suspension... btw the girl beat a guyshitoutonme said:Nice to see that gender equality isn't just some bullshit idea cooked up to give a particular gender social advantages.
very true very true i agree so much with youWhargarble said:Charges should be pressed. No matter who the assaulter is, or whomever the victim is, this type of situation should not go unpunished.
This shouldn't even be an issue of "doubled standards". The fact that the mother chose to take what I'm sure she felt was the "high road" is, in my opinion, still the wrong decision.
I don't care if its women attacking men, or men attacking women. This is harassment, plain and simple.
Get angry that this even happens in the first place, not over who the attacker or victim was.
DAD: Did you have a good time with them son?Redlin5 said:Double standards are a beautiful thing... I'd hate to be the boys father though.
"Dad, girls caught me and stripped me down naked!"
"..."
No ... we didn't.AndyFromMonday said:Whether or not you torched a car is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is, you stole a car and drove it.PaulH said:Criminal act? It's not like we torched the car. And, speaking frankly, can you actually name me a time when you were 12 when you actually considered legal parameters for simply picking up a car and moving it 100 metres away?
It was a collection of us doing a nasty thing. And kids are going to be nasty. But to say then that a child is a criminal for being nasty is fucking stupid. It's a waste of police efforts, waste of government resources, and frankly it's a waste of the teacher's time to file a report.
Much easier to reverse suspend every child involved for 3 months or get them to clean classrooms for the next 40 lunch breaks.
I'm not saying I didn't deserve punishment, I'm just saying there's a difference between a criminal act, and a nasty act. And frankly I think anybody that believes in judicial action for a simple case of bullying is insane. Why? It requires punishment, yes ... but it doesnt require a police officer (especially a low paid, thankless job as defending the common good) knocking on your door.
I wasn't a teenager ...That is a criminal act and deserves punishment. Being that you were a teenager ...
That would be considered 'frivolous' in a court of law given there was zero damage of property or true attempt of theft of property (by meaning that we as culprits did not intend to use the vehicle for illicit purposes).when it happened I wouldn't say you deserved prison time but at the very least you or rather your parents should be fined.
It stops (starts?) when a person actually commits a felony or acts out of pure self interest, psychopathy, or impassioned criminality.That is unnaceptable behaviour. All this bullshit about "nasty" acts make absolutely no sense. If stealing a car is considered "nasty" then where does it stop?
I apologize given I'm using culturally (possibly?) specific terminology (Edit: it's called In-School Suspension technically ... so there you go), but reverse suspension is where you come to school, but you spend your entire day outside a disciplinarian's office doing all the work and handouts that would normally be given in class.You deserved punishment. Detention does jack shit and suspensions are treated like fucking vacations than actual punishments nowadays.
There are double standards, yes ... but you could also say that there's a difference between the girl's motives and what would actually account as aggressive sexual assault. It's nasty but it's hardly criminal.OT: This is a disgusting act. Those girls need to be prosecuted but giving the double standards employed against men in today's society nothing will be done.
You wish three 13 year old girls stripped you?Battlemind said:I wished girls did that to me.
You literally just said it was technically theft of a motor vehicle, and now you're saying it wasn't a criminal act?PaulH said:Criminal act? It's not like we torched the car. And, speaking frankly, can you actually name me a time when you were 12 when you actually considered legal parameters for simply picking up a car and moving it 100 metres away?That Hyena Bloke said:I'm kind of sorry to say this, I hope you understand I'm speaking impartially here towards the scenario and harbour no ill thoughts towards you, but you should have been charged. That's not kids being kids, that was a criminal act that could have got you into some serious life-altering trouble. I also feel sorry for the teacher getting that kind of treatment just for doing their low paying, thankless job.PaulH said:They're kids ... when I was in high school me and 13 other kids picked up a teacher's VW during break and manhandled it to another car parking lot.
Technically theft of a motor vehicle and illegal operations of said vehicle on State roads. I don't see why you have to throw the book at people when kids are merely being kids.
It was a collection of us doing a nasty thing. And kids are going to be nasty. But to say then that a child is a criminal for being nasty is fucking stupid. It's a waste of police efforts, waste of government resources, and frankly it's a waste of the teacher's time to file a report.
Much easier to reverse suspend every child involved for 3 months or get them to clean classrooms for the next 40 lunch breaks.
I'm not saying I didn't deserve punishment, I'm just saying there's a difference between a criminal act, and a nasty act. And frankly I think anybody that believes in judicial action for a simple case of bullying is insane. Why? It requires punishment, yes ... but it doesnt require a police officer (especially a low paid, thankless job as defending the common good) knocking on your door.
Did the owner of the car give you permission to use it?PaulH said:No ... we didn't.
That's even worse.PaulH said:I wasn't a teenager ....
I'm fairly sure driving a car without permission or license is an illegal act.PaulH said:That would be considered 'frivolous' in a court of law given there was zero damage of property or true attempt of theft of property (by meaning that we as culprits did not intend to use the vehicle for illicit purposes).
So you drove the car because the owner asked you to then?PaulH said:It stops (starts?) when a person actually commits a felony or acts out of pure self interest, psychopathy, or impassioned criminality.
PaulH said:I apologize given I'm using culturally (possibly?) specific terminology (Edit: it's called In-School Suspension technically ... so there you go), but reverse suspension is where you come to school, but you spend your entire day outside a disciplinarian's office doing all the work and handouts that would normally be given in class.
You miss lunch break and you have zero contact amongst friends except possibly at the end of school. It's basically school arrest.
I never said it was sexual but they purposefully undressed the kid in the middle of the goddamned street whilst the child was crying and obviously scared. Besides being embarressed he's most likely going to be bullied at school constantly due to this event. He's most likely experiencing shame and depression.PaulH said:There are double standards, yes ... but you could also say that there's a difference between the girl's motives and what would actually account as aggressive sexual assault. It's nasty but it's hardly criminal.
I mean punching someone is assault, but does that then mean that you should arrest every student that gets in a fight at school?
First off you're not an expert in the field, and have no idea what is considered "frivolous" in court (here's a hint, motor vehicle theft is not fucking frivolous"PaulH said:No ... we didn't.AndyFromMonday said:Whether or not you torched a car is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is, you stole a car and drove it.PaulH said:Criminal act? It's not like we torched the car. And, speaking frankly, can you actually name me a time when you were 12 when you actually considered legal parameters for simply picking up a car and moving it 100 metres away?
It was a collection of us doing a nasty thing. And kids are going to be nasty. But to say then that a child is a criminal for being nasty is fucking stupid. It's a waste of police efforts, waste of government resources, and frankly it's a waste of the teacher's time to file a report.
Much easier to reverse suspend every child involved for 3 months or get them to clean classrooms for the next 40 lunch breaks.
I'm not saying I didn't deserve punishment, I'm just saying there's a difference between a criminal act, and a nasty act. And frankly I think anybody that believes in judicial action for a simple case of bullying is insane. Why? It requires punishment, yes ... but it doesnt require a police officer (especially a low paid, thankless job as defending the common good) knocking on your door.
I wasn't a teenager ...That is a criminal act and deserves punishment. Being that you were a teenager ...
That would be considered 'frivolous' in a court of law given there was zero damage of property or true attempt of theft of property (by meaning that we as culprits did not intend to use the vehicle for illicit purposes).when it happened I wouldn't say you deserved prison time but at the very least you or rather your parents should be fined.
It stops (starts?) when a person actually commits a felony or acts out of pure self interest, psychopathy, or impassioned criminality.That is unnaceptable behaviour. All this bullshit about "nasty" acts make absolutely no sense. If stealing a car is considered "nasty" then where does it stop?
I apologize given I'm using culturally (possibly?) specific terminology (Edit: it's called In-School Suspension technically ... so there you go), but reverse suspension is where you come to school, but you spend your entire day outside a disciplinarian's office doing all the work and handouts that would normally be given in class.You deserved punishment. Detention does jack shit and suspensions are treated like fucking vacations than actual punishments nowadays.
You miss lunch break and you have zero contact amongst friends except possibly at the end of school. It's basically school arrest.
There are double standards, yes ... but you could also say that there's a difference between the girl's motives and what would actually account as aggressive sexual assault. It's nasty but it's hardly criminal.OT: This is a disgusting act. Those girls need to be prosecuted but giving the double standards employed against men in today's society nothing will be done.
I mean punching someone is assault, but does that then mean that you should arrest every student that gets in a fight at school?
We didn't use it ;D Not in a physical sense, we manhandled it. There was half a class of us and it a tiny VW. We didn't steal the keys, break the window, and drive it. We picked t up and moved it.AndyFromMonday said:Did the owner of the car give you permission to use it?PaulH said:No ... we didn't.
PaulH said:I wasn't a teenager ....
So doing it at 12 is worse than doing it as a teenager? I am confused. It's worse that as a 12 year old (admittedly there was 3/4 13 year olds ... fuzzy on the details given it happened over a decade and a half ago)That's even worse.
Christ, we didn't break into the car and drove it ... like I said, we moved it. Physically moved it ... we literally lifted the thing and moved it ... there was over a dozen of us at any one time and it was a bug. Atmost each individual was probably only carrying like 15 kilos.I'm fairly sure driving a car without permission or license is an illegal act.
Meh, Police weren't involved ... supposedly we were spotted by the gardener. We just got reverse suspended for 4 months.Still doesn't mean you shouldn't have been fined.
Shame and depression. Sounds like school ^_^I never said it was sexual but they purposefully undressed the kid in the middle of the goddamned street whilst the child was crying and obviously scared. Besides being embarressed he's most likely going to be bullied at school constantly due to this event. He's most likely experiencing shame and depression.
But these are kids, not adults. Adults should know better.Let me put it in a different way. What if 5 adults cornered a person in the middle of the street, pinned that person down to the ground, ripped their clothes off and started laughing. What if those assailants were also male and the victim was female. Does your opinion change? Is it still a "harmless joke"?
See people throw around this term of 'criminal' ... but how exactly does this case differ to, say, a bully beating up a person every week after school for 3 months straight? Bullies are bullies, and everybody is bullied atleast once.This was not "just" a harmless joke. It's criminal and those girls should not be allowed to escape punishment so easily.
Couldn't have said it better. What a terrible incident to be left unpunished.shitoutonme said:Nice to see that gender equality isn't just some bullshit idea cooked up to give a particular gender social advantages.
A frivolous (trifling) charge is one in which any possible damages, or extent of damages, are well and truly below the penalties which are imposed upon the offending individual. We didn't damage the car, we didn't operate it, we moved it and were punished by the school.danpascooch said:First off you're not an expert in the field, and have no idea what is considered "frivolous" in court (here's a hint, motor vehicle theft is not fucking frivolous"
Etymologysecondly, you literally just said yourself the distinction between nasty and criminal ends when a felony is committed, and mentioned two posts earlier that what you did was technically motor vehicle theft, so you're either a huge hypocrite, or simply dug yourself into a comfy hole with your own argument.
So you're saying that what I did is worse than me bullying a kid ... and you're accusing me of having poor ideals of criminality ....Punching someone isn't always assault, not if there is no threat of serious bodily harm, but yes, the police should arrest everyone who attacks someone else in school if it's a serious enough attack to have broken the law, and the victim wants to press charges.
This is just fucking stupid. That kid will probably never be able to forget it. its not something anyone could easily forget. he is going to spend the rest of his school life being reminded of it by little shits that think its funny. He'll probably end up suffering from some severe long term emotional issues.PaulH said:and in 5 months time it will be forgotten
I believe age of criminal responsibility in the UK is 10. According to the law, thats the time when you should start to know better. in 8th grade you're what 14? By 14 you should definitely know better.But these are kids, not adults. Adults should know better.
And? its still a crime. There are plenty of criminal charges you can lay on a bully who beats someone up every night for three weeks. There are plenty of charges you can throw at these girls. the only reason they don't is because they're kids. This is completely wrong. They are clearly breaking the law and need to be punished accordingly. Is time we stopped letting them off simply because they are 'kids'See people throw around this term of 'criminal' ... but how exactly does this case differ to, say, a bully beating up a person every week after school for 3 months straight? Bullies are bullies, and everybody is bullied atleast once.