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Posted by: Jack
« on: May 04, 2023, 05:06:08 pm »

Quote from: David M. Katz on May 04, 2023, 04:42:09 pm
I know we are about spanking here but I don't think a spanking will help this boy.

I think the real problem here is that
1) This kid has some real problems going on in his life (which could include)
2) He has some real anger management issues; or
3) His parents taught him to react this way.

So, while a spanking might be tempting on top of other things, I doubt it's really appropriate in this case.
Posted by: David M. Katz
« on: May 04, 2023, 04:42:09 pm »

Yeah, horrendous and unsportsmanlike.

The kid needs professional intervention and a condition of returning from his suspension should require it.

I know we are about spanking here but I don't think a spanking will help this boy. I am also not a fan of dragging him through the courts but I think that is the only way he is going to get mandated counseling and anger management.

Punishment? Of course the suspension but some community service seems appropriate - 40 hours.
Posted by: Kittykat
« on: April 23, 2023, 04:35:53 pm »

Emlyn will cane him ;)

I find his actions horrendous but then I'm a mom of athletes, my boys know that any kind of behavior like that would earn them a darn good spanking and we'd yank them off the team if the school/coach didn't.

This likely stems from an anger management issue, or the kid is being bullied by his own father, as many do because they think their kid should be a star athlete just like them. I hope he learns something from this, but it's doubtful.
Posted by: Zyngaru
« on: April 23, 2023, 09:11:29 am »

Quote from: afinch on April 23, 2023, 06:43:30 am
  Everything "bad" a kid (or an adult) does needn't result in 20 years in prison or being drawn and quartered.

I agree.  This isn't the crime of the century.  Although I suspect any chance of him wrestling in High School are over and possibly even in college.  The consequences do need to be severe enough that he chooses not to repeat this action in the future.
Posted by: afinch
« on: April 23, 2023, 06:43:30 am »

There is already a court case.  A year ban when one is in junior high school might as well be a lifetime.  The trifecta would be the mother of all spankings at home from his dad.   Whether or not that happens, we're unlikely to ever know. 

It's terrible sportsmanship, and symptomatic of what we all know is a very sick society.  On the other hand, he's 14.  Beyond the legal case and a school ban on playing sports, and assuming he'll face some parental retribution at home, I think it's plenty.  Everything "bad" a kid (or an adult) does needn't result in 20 years in prison or being drawn and quartered.
Posted by: Brians Sister
« on: April 22, 2023, 10:47:06 pm »

I think this is horrible. He should have had his singlet removed and put over a parental lap and had his butt tanned. A year suspension is pretty light. I do suspect that he may get an assault charge and a juvie record not not much else. It's two teenagers and a punch but I'd love to see  few hundred hours of community service as well
Posted by: Zyngaru
« on: April 22, 2023, 08:28:24 am »

Family court for assault.  That's the legal side of it.  I see weekly drug testing, community service, mandatory weekly counselling with a shrink, fines, medical costs, public apology as a minimum.

The school side of it is that he is banned from school sports.  The time frame can be negotiated, but a minimum for the rest of the season.  Maximum could be the rest of his school years.

Unsportsmanlike conduct was taken very seriously when I went to school, because sports is supposed to mold a boy into a responsible man. 

More than likely this stems from the father.  I suspect the boy's dad will give his son a pat on the back and give him a beer for taking care of the punk the old-fashioned way.  Dad will also be yelling the loudest if the school takes any punitive action against his son for just being, "Boys will be Boys."

This type of thing happens way too often.  Just this time it's on video.
Posted by: Jack
« on: April 22, 2023, 01:48:34 am »

I'll let the story speak for itself. The question seems pretty obvious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjl5DmBGB38