Mom in Florida chokes her teenage daughter's bully

[Anonymous]

Mom chokes her daughter's bully.

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/florida-mom-arrested-choking-14-old-bully-offers-135330347--abc-news-topstories.html

What do you think about this?

[Anonymous]

I think she is an adult and should have behaved like one and I hope she spends some time in jail. She lost all credibility and high ground when she did this.

[Anonymous]

I think it was inappropriate and will only serve to embarass her daughter further.

[Anonymous]

Not cool, but I can totally understand. I saw the interview with the woman and apparently the abuse was such that her daughter was considering suicide. If that was your child, I'm sure your emotions might run a little high. Again, I'm not saying she did the right thing, but if I was the judge in this case I'd give this protective mom a whole lot of leniency.

[Anonymous]

I hate bullies. But you cannot kill them. Even if they drive their victim to suicide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not cool, but I can totally understand. I saw the interview with the woman and apparently the abuse was such that her daughter was considering suicide. If that was your child, I'm sure your emotions might run a little high. Again, I'm not saying she did the right thing, but if I was the judge in this case I'd give this protective mom a whole lot of leniency.

This. If indeed they had gone to the police and the school with no results, she was acting in defense of her daughter.

A colleague's daughter was being bullied at school. Stupid bra-snapping kind of stuff in middle school. Colleague told her daughter that she hadn't had 6yrs of martial arts for nothing. Next time it happened, daughter had the guy by the throat in some sort of tae kwon do move against the lockers and told him in no uncertain terms never to touch her again. Funny thing - it worked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate bullies. But you cannot kill them. Even if they drive their victim to suicide.

PP from above-I said I thought what this mom did was wrong. FWIW, she didn't kill anybody. However, if that was your child, can you honestly say you wouldn't at least wish you could make the abuser feel as bad as they had made your child feel? Maybe in a crazy moment? Again, you are right-it is illegal to kill someone because they are bullying your child. Can't help but think about the case a few years ago where a young girl was harrassed on the internet to the point where she DID commit suicide-the parent's didn't kill the perpetrator but she and her mother were convicted in court of very serious crimes.

[Anonymous]

However, if that was your child, can you honestly say you wouldn't at least wish you could make the abuser feel as bad as they had made your child feel?

But I don't think it is going to help the daughter - I think it will make things worse for her. As a teenage girl, I would have been so incredibly embarassed if my mom tried to choke a boy who was teasing or harassing me. And what if she had seriously injured him, imagine how stressful and horrible it would be for the daughter if he mom went to jail!

[Anonymous]

Just saw the video interview with the mother and daughter. The poor girl, I hope she will be fine.

[Anonymous]

I would have choked her too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate bullies. But you cannot kill them. Even if they drive their victim to suicide.

PP from above-I said I thought what this mom did was wrong. FWIW, she didn't kill anybody. However, if that was your child, can you honestly say you wouldn't at least wish you could make the abuser feel as bad as they had made your child feel? Maybe in a crazy moment? Again, you are right-it is illegal to kill someone because they are bullying your child. Can't help but think about the case a few years ago where a young girl was harrassed on the internet to the point where she DID commit suicide-the parent's didn't kill the perpetrator but she and her mother were convicted in court of very serious crimes.

PP you quoted here: yes, I 100% agree with you. -my post was not replying to yours btw- I posted as food for thought- this story could have different endings!
I personally certainly do NOT wish jail time, nor do I think it would be justified; if all the bully has are some fading red marks on his neck! Now if the bully was in intensive care now, that's would be a totally different story.
If her daughter had choked the bully herself that would be a different story, too.

Basically IMO she was wrong, but bullies *must be stopped*, and apparently that's often not easy at the present time.

[Anonymous]

Good for mom!

[Anonymous]

Nope, no PC shaming from me. #teammom

Maybe the little bastard will think twice next time...but then again his parents will probably coddle him so there goes a chance for a lesson to be learned.

[Anonymous]

You can't fight bullying with bullying. The mom is a bully herself. If the daughter did it, I think that would be a different case. The mom is an adult and should have acted as one.

[Anonymous]

I think I might get 'all up and white trash' too if some kids was bullying my kid so bad they were almost suicidal. However, I am training my kids young to stick up for themselves (and to stick up for the kids get bullied too!!!).