Abuse by pupils led to builder's suicide

[JoolsToo]

tragedy

[compo]

ooh and I liked the cutie-pie horsie too
(does baby talk really irritate you, hope so )

[compo]

pmsl

[JoolsToo]

• 1 - nil!

[compo]

As soon as I clicked 'post message' I knew you would say that I've run out of arguments now, just think it might not be all it seems as others have posted. My tired brain can think of no more comebacks to you oh wise one

[JoolsToo]

Nay!

[JoolsToo]

I think it would be fairly obvious if he's kicked the shit out of them!

[compo]

exactly so if the kids told the headmaster the builder kicked the shit out of them don't you think he was justified in calling the police in that instance?!!!

[morningpaper]

Joolstoo

[JoolsToo]

well one things for sure - the HEADMASTER didn't know what went on - only what the kids told him!

[compo]

maybe it's too late for me to do this!! I just think that we don't know exactly what happened to make any kind of judgement. We don't know what was going on with the builder, we don't know why the headteacher decided to call the police, and we don't know the outcome of the punishment. Maybe the pupils were expelled for all we know

[JoolsToo]

mp

[JoolsToo]

sorry but you're making it up as you go along!

[compo]

no, I meant the pupils probably told the headteacher all manner of stuff the builder did to them which is why he called the police.

[morningpaper]

[smiley with tongue poking out]

[JoolsToo]

compo - it certainly doesn't seem to have been serious enough to involve the police who I am sure have far more pressing matters to attend to!

[JoolsToo]

this is a strange day - I'm agreeing with www on another thread and mp on this

[happymerryberries]

Compo, I very much doubt that the punishment was much.

[compo]

but mp we don't know what the pupils said the builder did to them do we? It's hard to be judgemental on anyone in this case on just the newspaper report.

[morningpaper]

WTF was the headmaster doing calling in the POLICE to report a BUILDER for tweaking the nose of a obnoxious teenager? I think the headmaster has a lot to answer for.

[compo]

agree with Essbee. Also we don't know what the punishment was so can't really argue with it

[essbee]

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[expatinscotland]

When are people going to start getting serious on punishing thugs - even if they're just 'children'?

[MarsLady]

I have to say that I think we have given children too much power and they just don't know how to use it wisely. All they do is abuse it.

[suedonim]

What a sad event - poor man. Who knows what went through his mind? What's gone wrong in society that we can't curtail these louts? There's an awful report in our local rag this week of a group of 16/17/18yo's terrorising people, including children, attending an event at a village hall, throwing cans of lager at them, swearing, threatening violence and so on. They also stood in the middle of the road and stopped the buses, threw things at them, banged on the windows and verbally abused the drivers and the passengers. The police were in attendance but did nothing to stop it. This group has been waging a campaign for weeks now, throwing paint over cars, smashing windows, intimidating people etc. Surelytogod something can be done?

[JoolsToo]

Interesting comments - I thought it was rather OTT for the Head to call the police in over this!

I'm only speculating but some people would be horrified by getting into trouble with the police and feel quite ashamed at the thought of being prosecuted but I suppose you have to wonder if he had other problems.

There again, you get kids commiting suicide over bullying and adults over being in debt - so who's to say?