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The boy got what he had coming. 8 or 80- he was holding a weapon, and was threatening. If the police held him and bruised him- they would have been sued. So they pepper sprayed, and are probably going to be sued. 8 year olds have killed other children in the past. Look it up. This kid had a weapon. Did he have to KILL another child before it is OK to pepper spray him? Even he said he "kinda" deserved it. Yeah he did. We are not babysitters. Police are to protect the innocent, and they did that by pepper spraying a person that held a weapon, whether child or not. Countless children have killed other children, even as young as 8.
I agree with many other posters. The child deserved it. It was the easiest and least permanently damaging means to get this child to STOP. He was absolutely beyond out of control. I think it is horrible that he is being paraded around like this. I wish the stations contacted just told the family to get a clue.
He deserved it. Sure, an 8 year old may not be fully aware of their actions but they know well enough that yelling the f-word and threatening to kill people while brandishing a weapon is not appropriate behavior.
Mom needs to get her priorities straight if she is more concerned with "omg look what happened to my poor baby!" instead of "omg, how embarassing, my child was causing enough of a problem to require police intervention and could have physically injured someone else!"
He deserved it. Sure, an 8 year old may not be fully aware of their actions but they know well enough that yelling the f-word and threatening to kill people while brandishing a weapon is not appropriate behavior.
Mom needs to get her priorities straight if she is more concerned with "omg look what happened to my poor baby!" instead of "omg, how embarassing, my child was causing enough of a problem to require police intervention and could have physically injured someone else!"
The "child" in question here looked at the officers and said come get me ****ers, he knew damn well what he was doing...
He KNEW he wasn't just throwing a temper tantrum.
Even as young as 8, kids can play up their "disabilities".
The "child" in question here looked at the officers and said come get me ****ers, he knew damn well what he was doing...
He KNEW he wasn't just throwing a temper tantrum.
Even as young as 8, kids can play up their "disabilities".
Yeah, that was my point. An 8 year old doesn't have the same mental capacity as an adult but that doesn't mean they can't tell right from wrong in many instances! In this case the kid knew perfectly well that he was wrong.
Yeah, that was my point. An 8 year old doesn't have the same mental capacity as an adult but that doesn't mean they can't tell right from wrong in many instances! In this case the kid knew perfectly well that he was wrong.
Not only did he know what he was doing was wrong but he also did wrong so right...at 8 to know how to sharpen down a piece of wood to make a weapon, to use the box to block the spray, to challenge the officers like that, he does bad pretty well.
Usually 8 year olds are bratty and throw fits because they don't get their way and get all pouty and don't want to listen but to make a weapon and try to attack people, that boy is disturbed on a whole new level.
If, btw, the mother never sees this behavior at home, why has he been labeled as emotionally disturbed and been accepted by a special school?
Kids rarely act out in a single venue unless that there is something wrong only in that particular place. He was angry at the teachers? He doesn't get angry at home? Maybe mom never gives him any rules he needs to follow, but the school and teachers do?
All I know is if my kids went to that school I would be very afraid. In a few years who knows what this individual will be capable of. The mother is nut for going on tv and making this kid out to be victim. The victims here were the staff and fellow students who were exposed to this monster. Pepper spray was the best way to handle the situation he better get used to being cuffed too, I foresee alot of that in his future.
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