Guilty of justified lesson teaching
Probation
Posted on 06/30/2010 11:55:48 AM PDT by iowamark
An off-duty crossing guard for Drexel Middle School was arrested last Thursday for allegedly beating a 14-year-old boy who taunted him during the school year.
Gerald Kelly, 60, of the 300-block of Shadeland Avenue in Drexel Hill was arrested June 24 after he assaulted the young teen outside a pharmacy after school hours, police say.
“This was a get-even attack,” police Superintendent Michael Chitwood told the Delaware County Times. “It was certainly inappropriate behavior.”
According to Chitwood, the Drexel Hill Middle School student had taunted Kelly with names like “fatso” and “fat man” throughout the year.
"But on this day, as far as we know, he wasn't taunting him,” Chitwood told the Daily News.
The boy was sitting outside the Shadeland Avenue Pharmacy on Garrett Road when Kelly, a 6-foot 4-inch-tall, 200-pound man with a criminal history of assault, attacked the 14-year-old after the two exchanged words, Chitwood said.
“The victim identified Kelly as the crossing guard at his school and says he calls the man ‘fatboy’ or ‘fatman,’” Chitwood told the Delaware County Times. “The crossing guard started to kick at him and put his foot on his chest then his neck. The kid hit his head on the sidewalk, causing a lump on the back of his head.”
At least two people witnessed the assault, Chitwood said.
Kelly was hired by the Upper Darby School District as a crossing guard in October 2009, according to district officials.
Kelly was arrested on charges of simple assault and harassment.
“I don’t think I’d want this guy crossing my kids,” Chitwood said. “I don’t know what the criteria is for hiring crossing guards. We have nothing to do with hiring crossing guards.”
Now the kid has a lip fatter than the crossing guard.
Ok so what’s the problem here? The punk teen learned an important lesson.
As inappropriate as this guys actions were, maybe the kid learned something about being polite to others, maybe not, but if he continues his mouthing off he may end up dead.
teens family sues city for millions. /sarc
teen doesn’t learn a thing.
heh
Now he’s the kid who got his butt kicked by Fatso.
The older man might have been overzealous, but honestly, more than a few of our younger generation need their snotty asses kicked.
The reason we have manners is so that we don’t kill each other.
This was another demonstration.
Kramer: Well, you can’t have this tested now. It’s melting.
Jerry: So what.
Kramer: It changes the molecules.
Jerry: Oh, you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Kramer: Hey, fatso! I got a 90 in biology.
Jerry: You call me fatso one more time; you’re going to be walking
back.
6’-4” and 200# = fat?
Got to be careful of old people. They may be off their meds, and are too hurting to really tussle, so they'll just kill you!
Let the guard walk, regardless of his record...
Guilty of justified lesson teaching
Probation
I don’t need a picture.
Not Guilty.
I learned as a kid that calling the fat bully at the swimming pool “Fatso” is not a good idea.
I have very unfond memories of screaming in my head “Let me up you fat imbecile! My lungs NEED oxygen!!”
That episode was f@#$%^g funny.
Go, Kelly!!!
I don’t care what happened to the kid.
Perhaps he won’t let his mouth write a check his ass can’t cash next time.
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