Attack on Sikh Boy in Telford

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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/sikh-boy-attacked-video-telford-b1761683.html

I despair that these incidents continue to happen. AIBU to think we need a new approach to racial bullying in schools?

Genuine question, given that they are saying it is a hate crime what will happen to the offenders given they are children?

Sadly this is on the rise and not helped by the likes of Robinson and Farage blaming the continued covid crisis on the Asian community.
I've seen it locally being squarely blamed on them that we are still in crisis with it.

Possibly true... to a degree. It comes from school and their friends too. With that in mind, I'll ask again: would you be prepared to go to jail for the actions of your children?

But if it's the law, it doesn't matter if you're prepared to or not. e.g. it's parents who pay truancy fees, not kids.

I don't think racism necessarily always starts at home therefore I don't think anything would be gained by locking up the parents (if that were legal hypothetically speaking). I'd like to think that most parents don't spout racist nonsense in front of their kids and indeed aren't racist but that in itself is different from actively teaching their children about anti-racism - which I don't think most parents really do (just my own assumption). If that makes sense...

Oh that poor boy. I saw the video, I didnt read the article, was he targeted because he was sikh? I think i know the answer but am wearing my optimistic hat and hoping the kids were just run of the mill thug bullies, as opposed to racist ones.

Awful for the boy too that he will have to relive it thanks to social media.

As for what should happen to them, I dont know. Half of me thinks expulsion will only exacerbate the behaviour of the perpetrators in a self fulfilling prophecy way, but the other half is very much against the victim having to see them at school every day and wonders if making an example of them will show others the error of their ways.

But if it's the law, it doesn't matter if you're prepared to or not

Yes, I understand that. I'm saying that I disagree with the law. I don't think that parents should be legally responsible for the actions of their children once those children reach the age of criminal responsibility.

There was an incident local to me recently where kids surrounded and taunted a young boy who was paralyzed from the chest down. They were pressing the buttons on his wheelchair as he sat crying, they'd previously tipped him out of it among other incidents.

His mum was frustrated with the lack of action, she ended up uploading the incident to Facebook (( the way it was filmed it looked like one of his friends had filmed it for evidence as the person filming intervened )) all the bullies parents cared about was the fact their kids were now getting grief as a result. All the headteacher really cared about was the kids facing ' trial by social media ' as he put it.

Personally I think it's the only way scum like that learn. I mean they still won't care. But they'll be put off doing it again because of the potential backlash........they stand no chance with parents who have no backbone and a school who cares more about what type of socks kids are wearing than a vulnerable child being taunted.