Beaten up Abbotsford student asks why police weren't called

[FreeRights]

See that is the thought that most people go by, or even use to get themselves off.... I did not know it was happening!

If the word is out and this type of "gathering" is taking place you can bet the word is a buzzing in the halls, bathrooms, and school yards before hand.

If social media can gather crowds of 100's of kids in less than a day and the school is not dialed in, come on!

If the school is not picking this up, but the kids are.... then hello there is a problem here!

Besides the bully has probably been in the cross hairs more than once before they go bashing a kid over the head! Administration and teachers who do not keep an eye on the person and the atmosphere around them are not keeping others safe.

And you're right, but it sounds like a bullying event was taking place when the victim got involved and stood up for another student. Very admirable, but in this specific situation, its not like the school had a lot of time to prepare and to avoid this. That being said, 911 should have been immediately called - but to suggest that it could have been avoided sounds wrong. Unless the school has/had a comprehensive risk management program in place, this sort of thing can not be avoided.

[omisimaw]

Who suggested calling 911 was wrong?
In this particular situation maybe an innocent stepped in but the incident was taking place and the person being bullied probably would have gotten the beating.
The point is these "incidents" are well vocalized by kids in many fashions before they actually take place.
The school has a duty to keep their finger on the pulse of what is going on and they just simply are not doing this, or at least not in time!
If there is a rumbling in the belly of the school, that is the time to call in the police, the liaison officers.... maybe if this were done a little proactive action on the part of the "adults" in charge the incident would never have occurred ...

This incident is just another of how many bullying incidents that have gotten out of hand ....

How many more have to happen before something constructive is done.

[mexi cali]

Guaranteed that if it had been a teacher who had been assaulted, 911 would have been called about a thousand times.

[omisimaw]

Guaranteed that if it had been a teacher who had been assaulted, 911 would have been called about a thousand times.

At the time it was happening, with video and cameras flashing!

[FreeRights]

Who suggested calling 911 was wrong?
In this particular situation maybe an innocent stepped in but the incident was taking place and the person being bullied probably would have gotten the beating.
The point is these "incidents" are well vocalized by kids in many fashions before they actually take place.
The school has a duty to keep their finger on the pulse of what is going on and they just simply are not doing this, or at least not in time!
If there is a rumbling in the belly of the school, that is the time to call in the police, the liaison officers.... maybe if this were done a little proactive action on the part of the "adults" in charge the incident would never have occurred ...

This incident is just another of how many bullying incidents that have gotten out of hand ....

How many more have to happen before something constructive is done.

I agree with you. The differences in our position is that you automatically assumed that all the kids were talking about this prior to it from happening, and I refuse to jump on board with that assumption.

[Fancy]

There's more to the story:

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Abbo ... story.html

http://www.abbotsfordtimes.com/news/stu ... n-1.662266

Apparently when staff called for the ambulance, they were told the police would be called.

[omisimaw]

As noted the assailant was known, it was not the first time.

But like the huggers of the world champion the fix is to try and "teach" the assailant how to resolve his conflict without violence.

Too late! Maybe instead of trying at 17 they should have done a better job at 7....

Any bet the kid has been on the radar since grade school!

[omisimaw]

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