Posted on 03/25/2005 4:30:44 PM PST by AntiGuv
BAY CITY, Mich. - The Easter Bunny is hopping mad. Bryan Johnson, who portrays the furry character at the Bay City Mall, says he was pummeled in an unprovoked attack on the job. Police say the attacker was a 12-year-old boy who sat on Johnson's lap the day before the March 18 incident.
Johnson, 18, suffered a bloody nose. He kept his cool during the attack, deeming it inappropriate for the Easter Bunny to fight back. But he's not willing to forgive and forget.
"They (the sheriff's deputies) told me it was up to me, and I feel that the boy should be prosecuted," Johnson told The Bay City Times.
Johnson told Bay County Sheriff's deputies that the boy hit him in the face at least six times before running away.
Bay County Sheriff John E. Miller said the youth has been in trouble in the past. The case will be forwarded to the Bay County prosecutor's office next week for action, he said.
Johnson, meanwhile, is back on the job at the mall, where he had been working as the Easter Bunny for about a week before the attack.
"I just like getting the kids to laugh and have fun," he said. His job is to get his picture taken with children and make them laugh. That can be difficult because he is not allowed to speak while in costume.
Johnson said his 12-year-old attacker seemed perfectly happy the day before the incident. "Yeah, he came up and said, 'Hi,' and was sitting on my lap and talking," Johnson said. "He seemed OK."
But when he saw Johnson the next day, the boy didn't want to talk.
"He just started hitting," Johnson said.
Reminds me of the movie Mallrats
...and no it doesnt scare me.. some people are just stupid and or crazy.
Send the punk to juvenile hall. He'll do worse when he's released, but at least we'll know it's coming.
Perhaps we should send the tooth fairy to spirit this boy to the great beyond.
Sounds like the kid was hopping mad.
Don't go splitting hares.
The Bay City Troll-er.
Yes, he should prosecute. For heaven sake what a little creep that kid was. That person has every right to WORK without being assaulted.
No one's asked the obvious...
What kind of 12 year old boy still sits in the Easter Bunny's lap?!?!
And secondly, I have the distinct feeling that at some point in the near future we'll be stuck paying for this kid while he whiles away his young adulthood in a prison cell.
Easter Bunny? Man, this mall is woefully behind the times. The new, inclusive term for this friendly creature is the Spring Bunny, according to recent news reports.
Righteous! LMAO
I'm gonna need pictures, Danno...
"This one's for Brody!"
Just damn.
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What the H*LL is a 12 year old boy doing sitting on the Easter Bunny's LAP??
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