So, I'm at home typing up a presentation I have to give this weekend, and as usual, I have daytime television on in the background. Can't help it; I get lonely!Anyway, Montel comes on. I'm OK with Montel, really; I agree with his opinions about 80% of the time, though I cringe whenever he has a bogus psychic on the show--just because I'm home during the day doesn't mean I've got cabbage for brains!
The topic for the day is child abuse in school (teachers abusing kids and kids abusing kids). One story in particular has me thinking Baby Dowdel will be home schooled. A second-grader at an unnamed elementary went to the bathroom during recess. Four boys, some as old as 7th grade, began abusing him. Using sticks, brute force, and their own bodies, they sodomized the kid. The boy's friend ran to the person on guard in the playground and told her about the trouble. The adult responded that he should just leave them alone. Apparently, this group of kids has beaten up other kids and is the usual suspects in school when it comes to high crime. Either because the adult didn't realize the gravity of the situation or was tired of dealing with these boys, she didn't act on the tip. The poor boy in the bathroom was raped and eventually had to have reconstructive surgery to repair his genitals. If you think this is a unique incident:
I have to ask, "Is the only real leader left in the United States Colonel Sanders?!?" I'm not just talking about the moronic woman in charge at the playground. These boys had been in trouble before, and guess what the parents of the other victims did? They transferred their children to private schools and didn't pursue the matter. OK, Parents, get off your hind ends and defend your kids. It's not enough to remove them from the situation; pursue the criminals (oh, yes, a person who uses brute force is a convict, whether they drive a car or a bicycle!). Don't some parents know or care that their lack of concern will contribute to more crimes towards children in the future? They have an obligation to see a problem through to its resolution, not just offering quick-fixes for their kids.
Please tell me we don't have more sense than to let the leadership of this country fall to a man who's greatest contribution is extra-crispy drumsticks.
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