[cupid stunt]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

This, Kids are demonised too much these days it's shocking. Send the *****er down.

that little **** shouldnt have bullied tht teacher 4 months when he knew the poor bloke were mental, well HES BEEN SET FREE NA SO STICK DAT IN YA PIPE N SMOKE IT

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by cupid stunt

that little **** shouldnt have bullied tht teacher 4 months when he knew the poor bloke were mental, well HES BEEN SET FREE NA SO STICK DAT IN YA PIPE N SMOKE IT

Still, if this man couldn't handle it then he shouldn't have been in the classroom. Kids are cruel, doesn't give people the rights to smash their heads in though.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Still, if this man couldn't handle it then he shouldn't have been in the classroom. Kids are cruel, doesn't give people the rights to smash their heads in though.

Like I said earlier, the school is to blame - probably compelled the poor man to return to work because he'd been deemed fit to do so by his therapist apparently! If he hadn't gone back, he would probably have got a disciplinary or lost wages. He was probably unaware himself that he was not fit - that's a determination that should have been made by his therapist, doctor and school.

The kids were screwed because of the video that showed what actually happened from beginning to end, so they couldn't lie their way out of it by saying "we didn't do nuffin". That's why he was acquitted, the jury saw for themselves what he had to endure before he finally snapped.
Remember it wasn't just this one occasion, these kids had been baiting him for months. Perhaps they'll think twice before they try it with anyone else.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by angus58

Like I said earlier, the school is to blame - probably compelled the poor man to return to work because he'd been deemed fit to do so by his therapist apparently! If he hadn't gone back, he would probably have got a disciplinary or lost wages. He was probably unaware himself that he was not fit - that's a determination that should have been made by his therapist, doctor and school.

The kids were screwed because of the video that showed what actually happened from beginning to end, so they couldn't lie their way out of it by saying "we didn't do nuffin". That's why he was acquitted, the jury saw for themselves what he had to endure before he finally snapped.
Remember it wasn't just this one occasion, these kids had been baiting him for months. Perhaps they'll think twice before they try it with anyone else.

True about the school but if I'm honest I can't drum up much sympathy for someone who would do that to a kid. He should have been sent down for it really. He obviously committed GBH with intent so he should have gone down for perhaps a smaller amount of time then usual given the cirumstances.

He did crack so they should have had him do the sentance in a mental health facility so that he doesn't brain anyone else in future.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

True about the school but if I'm honest I can't drum up much sympathy for someone who would do that to a kid. He should have been sent down for it really. He obviously committed GBH with intent so he should have gone down for perhaps a smaller amount of time then usual given the cirumstances.

He did crack so they should have had him do the sentance in a mental health facility so that he doesn't brain anyone else in future.

I'm fed up with the argument that they were just kids. Yeah, kids who knew exactly what they were doing and which buttons to push, the cruel b*stards. They wanted a reaction, but unfortunately for them they got more than they bargained for. He was acquitted because it was done in the heat of the moment (not premeditated) when he was under intense emotional and psychological pressure so the jury made the correct decision. He probably entered a plea of temporary insanity, and you cannot indict somebody who is insane.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by angus58

I'm fed up with the argument that they were just kids. Yeah, kids who knew exactly what they were doing and which buttons to push, the cruel b*stards. They wanted a reaction, but unfortunately for them they got more than they bargained for. He was acquitted because it was done in the heat of the moment (not premeditated) when he was under intense emotional and psychological pressure so the jury made the correct decision. He probably entered a plea of temporary insanity, and you cannot indict somebody who is insane.

Regardless of what the kids were doing it doesn't justify beating their brains in with a weight and if it does then I fear for this country I really do. I could just BARELY understand if the teacher's life was in danger then it would be self defense but it wasn't. He was guilty of the crime in question (you don't accidently start screaming out 'die' while kicking the crap out of someone). The fact that he was provoked should not have been the difference between a conviction and an acquittal, it should have only affected how long he went down for. He could have served the time in a facility getting help if it was a case of temporary insanity. I'm not sure if you could get sectioned on an insanity plea but it's what should have happened here.

I do hope he gets sorted out though, because if he can be pushed that far once then it can easily happen again

[Angus]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Regardless of what the kids were doing it doesn't justify beating their brains in with a weight and if it does then I fear for this country I really do. I could just BARELY understand if the teacher's life was in danger then it would be self defense but it wasn't. He was guilty of the crime in question (you don't accidently start screaming out 'die' while kicking the crap out of someone). The fact that he was provoked should not have been the difference between a conviction and an acquittal, it should have only affected how long he went down for. He could have served the time in a facility getting help if it was a case of temporary insanity. I'm not sure if you could get sectioned on an insanity plea but it's what should have happened here.

I do hope he gets sorted out though, because if he can be pushed that far once then it can easily happen again

Well I can't see him returning to teaching any time soon, nor I doubt would he want to. What would be a terrible and unjust society is one where we judged the insane or mentally ill by the same standards as those in full possession of their faculties. The consensus on this forum seems to be that the jury made the right decision having taken into account his prolonged torture by these kids, his previous mental history, and the actual baiting and taunting he was subjected to on the day in question which tipped him momentarily over the edge.

What I would like to know is what punishments were handed out to the girl who was the ring leader doing the video (which the nasty b*tch intended to distribute around the school and on the internet) and the other sadistic brats who thought it fun to taunt and torment someone they saw as a soft target?