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I haven't read this thread but yes, the call to the police is long overdue. I honestly cannot believe it is even a question. Alright, just skimmed through. Apparently you didn't have a phone at the park (so clearly you couldn't have called right then--which yes, absolutely should have happened). And if you haven't already done so, yes, call the police. I wouldn't have gotten physical with this kid in this instance (I may have allowed my german shepherd to chase him home however...lol). I would have scooped up all the children and left immediately when he became physical, just fyi.
I took my son (7) and six of his friends to the neighborhood park today. I always scoop up as many as I can so they can all play together. Everyone was having a great time until another boy showed up with no parents to be seen and started yelling and cussing for no reason at the other kids. I tried to stay calm and watch to see how the kids would handle the situation or if this kids parents might hear him and show up but nothing. This child was older about 13 or 14 and the children I was watching were from 7 to 10. When this teenager grabbed another child in his private area and sqeezed as hard as he could and screamed suck my d--- I jumped up and told this child that he needed to leave the other children alone and told the other kids to go play in another area of the park. This teenager then charged one of the other boys punched him and shoved him to the ground. I told the boy that if he put his hands on anyone else I would call the police. He then grabbed my sons soccer ball pulled a knife out of his pocket and popped it. I told him to go get his parents and he tried to hit me 3 times I backed away with out getting hit and his parents finally came around the corner beers in hand and started cussing me out and told me thier son can do what he wants. I'm not really sure what to do at this point this kid needs help and obviously his parents don't care. Should I call the police on a kid? I'm afraid if I don't someone is gonna get seriously hurt.
You don't need to "study the law" to know how to act in this case. Children are not immune to criminal charges.
When I was a teacher, our training included the reminder that if a child attacks you in the classroom, it is still assault. The fact that they are a child or that it took place in a school does not exempt them from responsibility. That's all you need to know.
Yes, you had a lot going on. If you can avoid putting your hands on the other kid, that's better. It sounds like your neighborhood is not so great, what with so many absentee parents apparently not paying attention and the ones who are are walking around with beers in the park in the middles of the day. So getting one of the free phones is a good idea so you DO have an option to call for help if you need it.
I want to applaud you for caring and being present for your son, although it really shouldn't get "applause" since that's what parents are supposed to do. But as you know, not all parents think that way.
I also would avoid viewing yourself as the angel for these other kids. No good deed goes unpunished, as they say. Tell those other kids to stay home or find another way to get to the park. But focus on your own kid and learn how to get your own Mama Bear ready to roar next time.
Okay guys, I just got back from the police station. Someone else called it in yesterday and the police are doing nothing. Apparently other parents don't want to press charges. I asked if I could at least press charges for the property damage ( my sons ball) and pretty much got laughed out of the station
If someone attacked my kid, like you've described, I'd want to know. What happened with the attacked kid's parents?
I told the parents of both the boys that were physically assulted in detail what happened. One of the boys father acted as if he could care less, the other boys father said boys will be boys and kinda laughed it off, and neither one is pressing charges.
About two decades ago a foster child was placed in our town. He was accompanied by an adult who was "joined at the hip" to this 12 year old boy. The boy was NEVER to be out of arm's reach of an adult, not in the bathroom, not anywhere. He was destructive in the foster home and was placed in a different foster home in a different town. He then killed a 2 year old girl.
Not all homicidal maniac's are adults. Some children are criminally insane and it will do no good to try to understand them.
You don't need to "study the law" to know how to act in this case. Children are not immune to criminal charges.
When I was a teacher, our training included the reminder that if a child attacks you in the classroom, it is still assault. The fact that they are a child or that it took place in a school does not exempt them from responsibility. That's all you need to know.
Thank you! This is really what I was unsure of. Is there an age when it becomes assult? Like if a 3 year old bites you is that assult? Or if two 8 year olds get into a fight? What is the right age range to get police involved with a child? Maybe that should have been my post. I tend to ramble when I'm upset.
You should consider contacting child protective services, to report the parents of the tween. As others have stated, something is likely badly wrong in his home, and CPS (theoretically) has more leeway to investigate without the cooperation of the other children's parents. If you're uncomfortable with that, you could also contact the boy's likely school. Chances are he's already on their radar, but one more data point never hurts. Good luck!
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Yeah I'm sure all of this happened lady
