CA: Little girl faces felony charge for throwing rock at little boy

Bakersfield Californian ^ | 7/15/05 | Juliana Barbassa - AP

[Grammy]

LOL
No, didn't get my dress ripped. However, I don't remember a lot of it..... is your name Norman?

[ApplegateRanch]

I bet the boy desn't throw water baloons anymore!

Of course he will. The cops proved to him that he & his buds have a right to bully & toss water balloons with impunity.

[truthkeeper]

Good lord...have we ever gone soft.

[Ciexyz]

Insanity.

[Mad Mammoth]

There are more rocks involved here. Look inside the heads of the Bakersfield cops, and the authorities that condone this insanity.

Why not just taser the little miscreant until she goes into cardiac arrest, eh coppers?

[Mrs.Nooseman]

WTF!

I guess a kid can't be a kid any more.

[Ciexyz]

My Dad used to tell the story about how I (a girl) punched a neighbor boy in the nose for bullying me. We were both about eight years old. The kid's Dad knocked on our door to complain and my Dad just laughed at him, saying, "You mean my little girl beat up your Craigy?"

Craigy, are you out there? Have you survived the shock and shame of getting punched by a girl?! (smile) (I don't really remember the incident, to tell the truth.)

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

...convenient how the paper does not mention that none of the people have tried to learn english.

But, considering the mindset that governs the mainstream media, not very surprising.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I agree.

My son was in a similar incident when he was 9 or 10 and we didn't call 911.

We dealt with it through contacting the other parents and got to the bottom of this which resulted in punishment for all involved,including my son.

The kids were all throwing dirt clots at each other and one had a rock in it, which happened to hit my son in the head.

One mother that came to my house ,suggested that we should press charges against the kid that threw the rock,but we told her that this is not necessary and that not one of the boys are innocent including her kid.She didn't like that answer and stormed off.

[yarddog]

I was reading one of Jeff Cooper's columns some time ago and he pointed out that it was illegal in ancient Rome to shackle a citizen for any reason.

In modern U.S., they shackle 11 year old girls for defending themselves with a rock.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Hm,I was that laid back when my son was hit in the head with a rock.

[Freebird Forever]

And above all never expect a cop to help you. They just want to arrest you.

Welcome to the New World Order.

[Old Professer]

Limited English language skills might have been one tipoff.

[Old Professer]

Nobody gonna bring up self-defense?

[television is just wrong]

Geez I should have sued the kids parents whose kid threw a walnut and hit my kid in the eye. I'd be richer today. (sarcasm)

[moog]

Amazing that we survived our childhoods. We forgave easily and, to the best of my recollection, no one called the police if the only damage was to dermal layers....

I remember Byron the neighbor who stuttered a lot. One time my friend was teasing him. I was behind my friend. Byron picked up a huge rock and threw it. My friend ducked. I didn't. Byron gave me a nice dinosaur coloring book though, but I made sure I never teased him, that's for sure. I just imagine what would happen nowadays.

[television is just wrong]

probably an assumption. There are a heck of a lot of illegal aliens through the entire state of California.

I'd be suspect of it, but it does not say in the article.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

We conservative should be the last to trust anyone in government, cops included. Maybe firemen.

[brytlea]

Hm,I was that laid back when my son was hit in the head with a rock.

Thats exactly why I said some people would be. I betcha that, no matter what they say here, most would not be.

susie

[eyespysomething]

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.

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."