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Post by ♫anna♫ on Nov 28, 2012 17:06:20 GMT
www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/28/ohio-dad-gets-jail-for-mocking-girl-with-cerebral-palsy/ QUOTE: Ohio dad gets jail for mocking girl with cerebral palsy
Nov. 28, 2012 A northeast Ohio man accused of making fun of a young girl with cerebral palsy has been sentenced to a month in jail. Canton Municipal Judge John A. Poulos ordered the maximum sentence for 43-year-old William Bailey, who pleaded no contest Tuesday to reduced misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and aggravated menacing. The (Canton) Repository reports that Bailey was caught on cellphone video at a school bus stop in October making fun of how the 10-year-old disabled girl walks. The video of him seemingly imitating her limp was disseminated online and on local TV news. Bailey denied he was mocking the girl, saying he was reacting to name-calling directed at his 9-year-old son. The video was shot in October by Hope Holocomb's grandmother at a bus stop, and shows what appears to be both Bailey and his son each walking with a pronounced limp. Bailey, for his part, declined to talk on camera, but at the time told The New York Daily News that he was injured on the job and was suffering from bruised ribs and twisted back when the video was shot. His wife told Fox8.com that this is all part of an ongoing dispute and that Hope's family has called her son names. Bailey apologized to the girl and her family in a statement Tuesday.
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Post by mikemarshall on Nov 28, 2012 21:29:23 GMT
I am the father of a son with special needs and so I have considerable sympathy with the parents of this young girl.
On the other hand how is a prison sentence an appropriate way of punishing this individual?
I would have made him carry out community service in situations that forced him to confront the reality of life for children who are unfortunate enough to have been born with challenging conditions.
However the knee-jerk reaction in America appears to be 'if it moves lock it up' so although I am saddened with regard to both aspects of the case I am not surprised.
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Post by sadie1263 on Nov 28, 2012 21:35:01 GMT
I don't understand the sentence either? Being an idiot isn't against the law. Has to be something else to the story.......
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Post by sadie1263 on Nov 28, 2012 21:37:50 GMT
Looked up the story......supposedly the families are neighbors and have been locked into some type of feud with the cops being called numerous times....... he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and aggravated menacing
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Dec 10, 2012 18:28:55 GMT
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