Unfortuantely someone called 911 which brought in the authorities.
I think everyone here is pretty sanguine and maybe you would be exactly this laid back if it were your child hit in the forehead with a rock. But....I'm not so sure! :)
susie
The world has gone nuts.
If it were my child that were hit in the head with a rock, and I knew that he and several of his friends had been teasing that rock thrower, he'd be in trouble himself. She said they were hitting her with water balloons. She reacted, who can blame her? The parents of the children involved should have been able to deal with the situation. Grabbing the girl, cuffing her, detaining her in a juvenile facility, putting her on trial for a felony assault is really too much. She's 11. Does she has a record of violent assaults which makes a trial a logical next step? Or was this one isolated incident where a little girl felt threatened by a group of boys throwing water balloons at her? I think she's getting a raw deal.
I would be if he had been throwing waterballoons at her first! I would've told him don't be surprised at retaliation. Which is what I have to tell my 3 boys all the time anyway -
"Mom, he hit me."
"Did you do something first?"
"No, well, I only kicked him."
"Well then why are you surprised? If you don't want your brother to hit you, don't kick him. And if you kick him, don't be surprised when he hits you."