What happens when school-yard bullies are allowed to bully, then grow up to continue hurting others emotionally, mentally or physically? In Oklahoma, two men and two women attacked Stetson Johnson, an 18 year-old boy with learning disabilities, after he allegedly tried to have sex with one of the women. The group of four tattooed ‘RAPEST’ on his forehead, yelled obscenities at him, shocked him with a stun gun, then took him to a field and beat him unconscious with a baseball bat. The group is being held without bail with recommended charges of assault and battery, maiming by disfigurement and kidnapping. According to a police report, police seized tattoo guns, needles, ink and a Taser gun after the suspects were taken into custody. Johnson, who has the mentality of a fifth-grader, now has scars from the attack, trouble breathing, trouble seeing out of one eye and suffers from anxiety.
What could have schools done to teach these young adults about compassion and respect for others? What is your school or district doing to teach students bullying is not okay? Share your stories with us on Twitter @PSWORKS.
Source: MSNBC Online
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