Posted on 09/24/2026 7:56:06 AM PDT by dennisw
Innocent Florida father is under attack by left-wing activists and local agitators after stepping in to defend his son from a violent bully
Despite law enforcement confirming that the father acted completely within the law to protect himself and his child, outraged activists, including local branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), are demanding that the father be locked up for assault with a deadly weapon.
According to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek, the dispute began Thursday, September 17, on a Martin County school bus headed toward South Fork High School, WPBF reported.
A 16-year-old boy boarded with a pizza. A 14-year-old got on after him, demanded a piece, threatened him, and then smacked him in the head when the older boy would not hand it over.
The 16-year-old did what parents tell their kids to do. He went home and told his father.
That afternoon, the father went to the bus stop and spoke with the driver. She said she would try to handle it.
Friday morning, the father drove his son to the stop himself. The 14-year-old was already on the bus. As the boy boarded, the father again spoke with the driver, and the 14-year-old got off the bus to confront a grown man.
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek made it clear during a press briefing that the father committed no crime and acted entirely within his constitutional rights under Florida law, according to WPFB.
“To recap it, the individual with the gun was the victim in this case,” Budensiek said. “He just wants to be left alone. He wants his son to be left alone.”
“You are allowed to stand your ground whether the person coming after you is 16 or 24 or 34… He’s legally allowed to stand his ground.”
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A yes - young scholars, and future engineers and doctors
If that boy spent half the time (and money) on studying, as he did on maintaining and coloring those dread-locks, he’d be at the top of his class.
“They are LBJs feral offspring.”
Amen!
Big time.
It’s only a matter of time.
Exactly.
“They are LBJs feral offspring.”
Yes. I despise that snake.
Right, but if he's like me, his wife won't allow him to buy "a thousand options". Some of us have to use one of the guns our wives will allow us to buy. Besides, the article doesn't mention which option he was carrying. How would Aunt Pammy know.
The world is. Whites are 8% of the world population now. 100 years ago, whites were 38%.
And, no, it’s not WWI and WWII or wars, in general.
It’s white inventions of electricity, plumbing and sanitation, fuel and energy, and medicine that has allowed the non-white population to grow dramatically.
I’d bet those two yutes would’ve gone after father and son had daddy-o been sans pistol. Badge or no badge. The gall of those two to claim victimhood...
Crump looks to the sky for the bat signal.
Assault.
and then smacked him in the head
Battery.
The 14 year old committed two violent crimes.
This sad episode may have harmed the “youth’s” hopes of attending a top flight medical school.
“Today’s wilding tribes” are the bastard grand-children of the NAACP and the grossly misnamed “civil” “rights” “movement”.
Those are teenagers? The one on the left, how many times was he held back?
Mongrels. I see an 18 year old thug and a 21 year old thug. Cause they’d never lie about their age, would they.
Good luck getting that past DeSantis!
And when was the last time any of them said “Thank You!” for what we provided?
A couple days ago I had a long conversation with a customer service woman at Pampers. I complained that in one ad with about 8 babies, not one of them was white. I used the word, “racist”, a lot.
She was a well-spoken lady, and I could almost see her biting her tongue to keep from saying, “I agree with you.”
Leading Cause (Ages 1–44): Homicide ranks as the number one cause of death for Black males in this broad age bracket, largely driven by firearm-related violence.
Broader Age Breakdown: While homicide is the leading cause across younger cohorts (such as ages 1–19 and 20–44), the leading causes shift toward chronic illnesses and unintentional injuries (like accidents and heart disease) as men age past mid-life.
Disparities: CDC and public health data consistently show that young Black males experience disproportionately higher rates of firearm homicide compared to their peers of other racial and ethnic groups.You can explore detailed, customizable mortality statistics using the CDC WISQARS Database or the CDC WONDER Portal.
From 2020 to 2024, there were 63,345 total homicides among Black people, 55,199 of which involved firearms.
99 time out of 100 they are doing it to them selves..........
WOW! Its the most amazing thing. As soon as a cannon was pointed at their snouts, they stopped being aggressive and saw sweet reason. They immediately developed some self control too.
Magic!
I’m confused by the timing of events. The white kid took a pizza TO school? How long after the black 14 YO assaulted his son did the father confront the two bullies (one of whom looks to be about 18)? What was the father trying to accomplish — threaten the “teens” he would shoot them if they bothered his son in the future? I can’t fault him for the impulse, but it’s not going to be productive. A “legal” course would be to swear out a complaint for attmpted strong-arm robbery and assault, and have the sheriff arrest the bastid.
The NAACP can demand all they want. F’em.
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