Attack on Petit Scholars daycare staff

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This man needs psychological support and you are all more than willing to destroy his life over something that was likely out of his control.

He can’t help himself because he is mentally ill. You have no empathy? His neighbors didn’t press charges because they were good human beings who didn’t want to see another Black man locked up or possibly killed.

We need to discuss mental health support above all else or this problem will not get better.

So the answer is just to wait until he seeks it, at which point he won’t be able to afford it? In the meantime, innocent people are being attacked and physically abused. How many peoples lives does he have to destroy in order for you to care about the victims?

[Anonymous]

I don’t care what race he is. Whoever helped to keep him on the streets is responsible for all of the sexual and physical pain he has caused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This man needs psychological support and you are all more than willing to destroy his life over something that was likely out of his control.

He can’t help himself because he is mentally ill. You have no empathy? His neighbors didn’t press charges because they were good human beings who didn’t want to see another Black man locked up or possibly killed.

We need to discuss mental health support above all else or this problem will not get better.

Frankly, i can't believe people like you think he's living a good, safe life on the streets. Speaking of vulnerable to being harmed by others. .. where's your compassion and empathy? He needs to be hospitalized or live in some kind of supportive group home with close supervision and someone to ensure he takes necessary meds. He is a danger to himself and others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This man needs psychological support and you are all more than willing to destroy his life over something that was likely out of his control.

He can’t help himself because he is mentally ill. You have no empathy? His neighbors didn’t press charges because they were good human beings who didn’t want to see another Black man locked up or possibly killed.

We need to discuss mental health support above all else or this problem will not get better.

His neighbors didn’t press charges because the DC police now tell people not to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This man needs psychological support and you are all more than willing to destroy his life over something that was likely out of his control.

He can’t help himself because he is mentally ill. You have no empathy? His neighbors didn’t press charges because they were good human beings who didn’t want to see another Black man locked up or possibly killed.

We need to discuss mental health support above all else or this problem will not get better.

Nope. He needs hard jail time. He attacked a women and put her in the hospital. He has been terrorizing people for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This man needs psychological support and you are all more than willing to destroy his life over something that was likely out of his control.

He can’t help himself because he is mentally ill. You have no empathy? His neighbors didn’t press charges because they were good human beings who didn’t want to see another Black man locked up or possibly killed.

We need to discuss mental health support above all else or this problem will not get better.

Do you say this about all pedophiles/sex criminals who m@sterbate in front of kids or just this one? Just let all the pedophiles roam the streets jerking off because they have mental health issues. They can’t help it.

Listen to yourself!

[Anonymous]

Let that man bear you up! He really wants to. Maybe he wants to rape you too. He must be ill. Respect his illness and relent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This man needs psychological support and you are all more than willing to destroy his life over something that was likely out of his control.

He can’t help himself because he is mentally ill. You have no empathy? His neighbors didn’t press charges because they were good human beings who didn’t want to see another Black man locked up or possibly killed.

We need to discuss mental health support above all else or this problem will not get better.

I have zero empathy for a violent sex criminal who performs sex crimes to kids. Do you even know what empathy means? You empathize with that? Jesus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This man needs psychological support and you are all more than willing to destroy his life over something that was likely out of his control.

He can’t help himself because he is mentally ill. You have no empathy? His neighbors didn’t press charges because they were good human beings who didn’t want to see another Black man locked up or possibly killed.

We need to discuss mental health support above all else or this problem will not get better.

Russell clearly meets the threshold of "is this person a danger to themselves and others." When someone meets that threshold, they need to be under care. Now that he has committed this crime, he needs to be punished for it.

This was true even before this weeks incident, as neighbors know. I've had many encounters with him and He was always on the verge of attacking someone. I remember saying to me husband years ago "if I get raped and killed it will be by that guy." How could we have prevented this horrific crime from happening? By removing his freedom to roam the streets and harass and attack residents when he committed more minor crimes.

I can't believe you think that mental illness, when it poses a danger to people, is an excuse to let a known dangerous person attack innocent people.

[Anonymous]

Of course I have empathy for him. He’s clearly in a bad state with severe, untreated mental illness + drug addiction. But with those things he’s not safe to be on the street and we (the general public) aren’t safe with him being on the street. He also committed a crime, and it doesn’t matter if you’re out of your mind on drugs or alcohol or off your meds when you commit a crime - there are legal consequences including jail/prison time. After his sentence he should, IDEALLY, be committed for a period of time. But we don’t have the facilities for that … so he’ll probably serve 6 months or whatever for assault and then be back on the streets like nothing ever happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This man needs psychological support and you are all more than willing to destroy his life over something that was likely out of his control.

He can’t help himself because he is mentally ill. You have no empathy? His neighbors didn’t press charges because they were good human beings who didn’t want to see another Black man locked up or possibly killed.

We need to discuss mental health support above all else or this problem will not get better.

Frankly, i can't believe people like you think he's living a good, safe life on the streets. Speaking of vulnerable to being harmed by others. .. where's your compassion and empathy? He needs to be hospitalized or live in some kind of supportive group home with close supervision and someone to ensure he takes necessary meds. He is a danger to himself and others.

I'll add that, if these measures had been taken previously, other people wouldn't be saying he should be jailed for his crimes. We are not doing these individuals any favors by allowing them to exist on the streets without support and supervision. Race is not the issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have t read this whole thread but if you see a Go Fund Me for these hero teachers please share. This is so horrifying.

Here you go:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/hero-fund-for-petit-scholars-teachers

That’s not a GFM to pay for the specific teachers involved to pay medical bills. That is a GFM where the money goes directly to the director of PS who apparently will then split it evenly among all PS staff. It discloses that in the description.

My toddler goes to PS Bloomingdale and was present for the attack. Two teachers went to the hospital, but others were sexually assaulted by this individual as well. All of the teachers are understandably traumatized, and as a parent of one of these kids (he seems to be ok, thankfully) I can't express how grateful I am to these caregivers.

Also, for other commenters in this thread: Parker's office has been incredibly responsive and facilitated a ton of help for the parents. I think he would probably re-word his initial statement given the chance, but that was posted very soon after incident. He issued a follow-up statement later that clarified his office is working to ensure this guy is charged and not immediately released, which may very well have happened if he hadn't gotten involved and brought a lot of press attention.

Thank you for this info! I'm also in Zachary Parkers ward and I have to say I think he is really trying. Very glad that his efforts may help to ensure that Russell stays locked up somehow.

I am grateful for Parker’s responsiveness too and that he seems to be listening. I was worried about some of his very progressive stances, and I think his first statement reflected that but his second statement is so much better. He also took a lot of criticism for supporting Pinto’s public safety proposal but he stayed the course. I am hopeful that he and the rest of Council, government etc will create real solutions. The city is becoming unlivable. And I’m been here 30 years and never before considered leaving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course I have empathy for him. He’s clearly in a bad state with severe, untreated mental illness + drug addiction. But with those things he’s not safe to be on the street and we (the general public) aren’t safe with him being on the street. He also committed a crime, and it doesn’t matter if you’re out of your mind on drugs or alcohol or off your meds when you commit a crime - there are legal consequences including jail/prison time. After his sentence he should, IDEALLY, be committed for a period of time. But we don’t have the facilities for that … so he’ll probably serve 6 months or whatever for assault and then be back on the streets like nothing ever happened.

STOP leaving out the sex crimes. HE’S A SEX CRIMINAL AGAINST KIDS. This goes beyond him beating the two teachers. And you know it. You are sick.

[Anonymous]

Why won't someone just shoot him already? Jesus, do us all a favor and make him gone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why won't someone just shoot him already? Jesus, do us all a favor and make him gone.

He has family living in the area and he refuses to live with them (presumably because they require him to be safe/not an addict/etc).