Final $200 Raised For Sanitation Worker’s Fine
The final $200 of the $2,000 court fine a sanitation worker received after slapping a 16-year-old girl has been raised, and funds over and above the $2,000 will be given to Mr. Pond to assist him while he is seeking employment.
As Bernews reported last week, Erica Rance-Cariah and Janice Battersbee of the group ‘The Bermudians’ collected $1,800 in donations on Wednesday [July 27], after starting a movement to raise money for his fine saying they considered it “unjust.”
The final $200 was collected after that date, and they will be presenting funds over and above the $2,000 to Mr. Pond to assist him in the interim whilst he is seeking employment. Thus far just over $2,100 has been raised.
We spoke with Ms Rance-Cariah and Ms Battersbee while they were collecting money for Mr Pond’s fine last week:
Yesterday [Aug.1] Ms Battersbee posted on the “Let’s Help Mr. Pond” Facebook page saying, “I wish to thank all who answered the call and came out to donate or did so online. We are proud to say that the full $2,000 has been raised and we intend to present Mr. Pond with a cheque later this week.”
“As there are those who have stated that they still wish to contribute, we will give Wednesday, August 3rd as a cut-off date and you may use the HSBC account #010-200897-002. We will be presenting funds over and above the $2,000 to Mr. Pond to assist him in the interim whilst he is seeking employment.”
The fundraising stemmed from the $2,000 fine received by 43-year-old Corporation of Hamilton trash truck worker Michael Pond who slapped a 16-year-old girl after she insulted him.
Mr Pond told the Court, “We were working and she walked across the back of the trash truck with her friends and said the ‘trash truck stinks and you stink.” He said he warned her to watch her mouth, and she continued to insult him, and at one point insulted his mother saying: “Your momma’s p**** stinks like the trash truck’. He subsequently lost his job with the Corporation of Hamilton.
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You people are crazy, #%^% that guy!!!!!
He had every right to slap that miniature b*tch..
If everyone actually have the story correct, they would not be saying what they are saying. The girl said that the trash truck stinks, the man allegedly replied that it smells like you pussy. HE said it smells like your mother’s p%ssy. So FIRED!!!
Im sorry…YOU actually have the story wrong. It is in fact the reverse of what you are claiming. The man asked her to watch her mouth after she insulted him along with the her comment about the trash truck. She continued going on to talk about his mother. Thats when he slapped her.
There seems to be some dispute about REALLY happened in this incident. I have never heard this girl come out and give her side of the story, only his, which most people seem to agree with, but here is how I’m trying to reason this –
Have you ever watched the way the trash collectors work? I have seen them many times, and I can say that they tend to do their job very swiftly – tossing in the trash at one stop before quickly moving on to the next. Sometimes they work so fast that you may miss them, if you happen to hear the truck coming and say “Oh, man I forgot to put out the trash today!” and run outside with the garbage. Happened to me many times. The trash truck doesn’t usually wait around.
So, how could this man have had time to stand around and exchange insults with this girl? Some people said the argument went on for 15 or 20 minutes, and that he warned her three times to shut up. It could not have escalated to this extent unless a) he and the other trash truck workers stopped the truck to confront with this girl or b) the girl was following along behind the “smelly” truck for a while, hurling insults at him, which eventually provoked him. Seems to me that Mr. Pond has done his best to deflect blame from himself, and onto this “rude” child, when the facts suggest that he could be equally to blame for this altercation.
I do not support the things this girl said (if she said them) and I agree 100% that children should be respectful towards their elders. I also agree that youngsters should be disciplined (by a parent, teacher, or someone else appropriate – not a random guy on the street.)It may “take a village” to raise a child, but these days, the only ones who are LEGALLY responsible for a minor are the parents or guardian – so THEY should in charge of discipline.
That’s what I was wondering. My first time hearing that it went on for 15 minutes was from ‘Fed Up Bermudian’. I’ve never seen the trash truck stay in one place in Hamilton for 15 minutes, they throw the trash in and leave as quick as possible.
Coorporation of Hamilton trucks usually stay in a specific place on the street while the men come down collecting trash and throwing it in. Regardless of how long it tookhim to throw the trash in the truck, the fact remains that this young lady needed to keep her mouth closed. Her comment was inappropriate to say the least. Our children have lost respect for adult period, regardless of the type of job they do . . . period!!!!
Let’s stop making excuses for poor behavior. Better yet why didn’t anotheradult step in and intervene who was standing by and watching the fifteen to twenty minute exchaange????
No they don’t. I’ve seen them everyday for years when I used to work on a street in Hamilton and they do not do that. And no she does not need to keep her mouth closed, she can say what she wants.
Again you sound VERY emotionally invested in this and keep on talking about her part in this when are you going to say something about him? Respect is earned NOT GIVEN! Teens do not need to respect adults especially when they reply the way he did to her when she said the trash truck stunk. YOU should stop making excuses for why this man assaulted this girl.
Not only did he assault someone but she was also female. You have no proof she even said it unless you are Mr. Pond himself or was in close proximity when it happened. So YES you should stop making excuses for this mans poor behavior that seems to be a FREQUENT OCCURRENCE! Clearly you are him or a relative.
@ notorious i hope some day u dnt have children cause the way u r thing is out there so ur tell the whole world that some young person thats three times younger then u can jus say anything they want n its ok well no i dnt agree,n thats y the younger lot think they can say n do anything they want becuss of parents or guardians jus lettin them say wa eva they want to hell wit that its no way um gonna let some lil punk child disrespect me in a sistuation, yah u are rite respect is earn but also its a given wen ur a adult n ur a lil child, thats why we have sooo much gang violence shooting n wa not becuss parents aint teaching their children to respect there elders i hope u ain got no children the way u r thinking cuss it wud be a shame for them to grow up the way u think
This situation is absolutely disgusting. We have so many problems with our young people and this is a classic example of why. We’re teaching our young people that if someone insults you, that’s it’s o.k. to slap them in the mouth, drawing blood, and the community will step in and pay your fines for you.
Where does it end? Do people not recall how a recent shooting occurred after a gang member insulted another’s mother, prompting member of the insulted gang to go and get a gun and shoot a member of the rival offending gang because of it? Where does it all end.
The girl may or may not have insulted his mother-we don’t know. However, this GROWN, ADULT man had to right to slap a 16-year-old child! That is VIOLENCE! What kind of example was he setting? He’s teaching her and all the other young people who witnessed the incident that the way to resolve disputes is with violence-and these so-called educated women are teaching the same thing…and Mr. Pond is getting rewarded for it-how appalling.
Guess crime really does pay.
No the problem is not that bad behaviour is rewarded but that this man asked a CHILD to watch her mouth 3 times and she continued to insult him before lashing her venom upon his mother! What would you have done? Also THE JUDGE ARCHIBALD WARNER does NOT even SLAP and JUDGEMENT upon her behaviour but rather goes after a man working doing a VITAL job in OUR community with a tongue lashing over his response to the child! THIS is the problem with CHILDREN today they do NOT KNOW thier place and think they can mouth off ADULTS to IMPRESS thier friends!
I congratulate “The Bermudians,” for keep up the cultural values to MANY BERMUDIANS have tossed aside! Do we FORGET who we are?? THOSE WHO FORGET ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT!!!
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Disgusted’s children (or children to be) will probably be just as vile…
I agree, if you spare the rod and spoil the child then they turn our to be disrespectful little monsters who think its acceptable to verbally harass people who have done nothing to them.
@Organic Bermudian you’re response was amazing, and i don’t know how it could have been said better… in my opinion, had her parents given her a few licks as a child she wouldn’t have had to have a slap now that shes 16. i only hope shes learned a lesson.
EXCUSE ME…I’m ‘Disgusted’ and let me tell you something. I have kids and my kids are respectable, young people and my son is a law enforcement officer so who are you all to assume things? That is typical Bermudian behaviour-assuming without having all the facts. Also, guess what-my kids grew up to be law-abiding citizens without me having to use a rod on them. That’s the problem with people-any fool can pick up a belt and beat a kid but that is not true discipline! How many young, black males are sitting in Westgate right now who got licks? Plenty-but that is not enough if you don’t set an example and actually teach your children right from wrong.
Bermudians have no sense and it’s sickening. My point is that we all don’t even know if what this child said is true-and there were witnesses who said that she did not say that. Even if she did, this grown man had NO RIGHT to lay a hand on her. Sure, he would have felt like it but the fact that he hit her shows that he is just as undisciplined as she is.
This was a public servant on the job. He was clearly touchy about the type of job that he had. He told her to watch her mouth, then he should have gone back to the job he WAS BEING PAID FOR and ignored her. He could have even taken note of her uniform and complained to the school. NO-he decided to argue with a child and then ultimately strike her.
I’d like to know how many of you know this man personally. Well, I do. I won’t go into his character but Bernews can do some investigating if they want. I feel for him if she did say that but he still had no right to assault her, and it was right that he was arrested. Many of us get frustrated and irritated with people but in life you have to keep your hands to yourself. That is why we have the problems in society that we do have-because people take the law into their own hands with this tit-for-tat nonsense.
in any case, don’t worry about me or my children because my son has the power to lock any of you up-how’s THAT for discipline? What are YOUR children doing? You are the type of people whose children go to court and you stand outside telling them to keep their head up like you’re proud that they’re criminals. Heaven help this country-no wonder we have the messes we do and it’s only from a certain segment and you all know who you are-the ones who think violence is the only way to settle things and are slowly destroying this country for decent, upstanding citizens. Violence is NEVER way to settle things and this was violence but I wouldn’t expect your kind to know that as it is clearly normal for you.
@Away And your children are probably gang bangers, drug addict losers with multiple children by multiple people. See how easy it is to judge and label?
@Disgusted is correct and violence is never okay so how is taking a stance against violence a bad thing? You are clearly a moron who should be more concerned about your own damn children. Coward.
Bang!
Agreed!!!
And so many people say we dont know the whole story…blah blah blah!!! If that was not the case and the young girl did not say that, why didnt she give her version?? Obviously the “version” we hear is the correct one.
I’m sure if she didnt say all that we “heard” she would have disputed it (if she was smart). I know if I get into a Court Room and someone is accusing me of saying something I didnt say I would dispute it!!!
Agree with Organic Bermudian….I dare my child to say something like that when she gets older. My daughter is only 4 right now and gets corrected for saying “flip” and “flippin” and the reason being because it is too close to the curse word.
I’m sorry we keep referring to this sixteen year old as a child . . . but let’s bear in mind that this “child” is able to be charged as an adult, and clearly the utter rudenesss that came out of her mouth was not that of a child . . . grown behavior!!!!
By the same token we also teach our children about CHOICES and CONSEQUENCES . . . her choice and her consequence; ACTIONS and REACTIONS . . . her action his reaction. Maybe now her parents will discuss with her how saying rude things to people may not be in her best interest since we do not know what is on people’s mids and/or how much stress they are carrying at any particular moment.
bad behaviour is rewarded
Had this girl’s parents done their job, Mr. Pond wouldn’t have had to do it form them.
That girl deserved that slap in every rite she’s just lucky she didn’t say it to a gang member and got shot over it! its a shamed that this older man had to slap her but what’s a bigger shame is how this young lady was carrying on. its also to bad that this older an had to take the fall just to show her how real this world is because in actual fact insulting ones mother can get you alot more than a slap in the world we live in today! but im sure she will definitely think 10 times before she does it again
so if you ask me it was well worth the two thousand dollars …. i think the worst part about this situation is the fact that the an lost his jump for that crumby little sack of trash tlk…. she should be ashamed to call herself Bermudian lil she devil is more like it !
Reading the entire situation in the newspaper, Bernews, etc., I feel that the ultimate decision of the court system was unjust.
No one, and I mean NO ONE has the right to talk about another’s mother, and I feel that if the situation was between two peers that it wouldn’t have been so extreme with media coverage & the loss of a job. However, since the incident involved an adult & minor this incident was blown out of proportion. Of course there are 3 sides to every story; his side, her side and the truth. But the fact remains that she insulted his MOTHER, and NO ONE just sits back and lets someone insult their mother; no matter how old or how young.
Of course Mr. Pond was wrong for slapping the young girl, but that does not discard the fact that she insulted not only him but his mother. I feel that these young children need to learn that there are consequences for their actions, and for Mr. Pond to be fined and the young lady walk away with no lessons learned irritates me. As an 18 year old female, I am ashamed of my generation, because the majority do not have manners, have no respect for themselves and others. Honestly, I wouldn’t have cared if she was many years younger than me, my age or older, YOU DON’T INSULT ANYONE’S MOTHER… point. blank. PERIOD.
Mr. Pond should have taken the ‘high road’ and not slapped this little ingrate. Now he has lost his job and his livelihood over her behaviour. He stooped to her level and she has won!!
Sometimes it is is easier to walk away from situations like that. There are more ways to skin a cat.
God doesn’t like ugly and this little ingrate will get her fair share of bad luck and will be responsible for her own demise.
Sorry to hear you lost your job, but this is what many Bermudian children need, a good slap in the face and cut a$$…if the majority of parents were doing their jobs in raising their children with morals, standards and in a positive manner, people like Mr. Pond wouldn’t have to do the job for you! The youth of Bermuda in these times have no respect and have non-carish attitudes towards adults! They tend to think they are some of your company and negatively say whatever they like and to whomever they choose! Reality is they need to know their place in society and show some respect! There is no one to blame but the parents! If you raise your children in the correct manner, they will become respectful members of society and this does’t include giving them Blackberry phones when they bring home poor grades or buying them $300 outfits when they don’t deserve it or going to their school to defend them when they constantly exhibit bad behavior towards teachers and other students! Parents it all starts from the home so before you point fingers, make sure your hands are clean and your kids!
If Mr Ponds had been an Expat, he could of punched her in the face. Then he would of got a conditional discharge….
How come you never hear the other side of the story? all you hear is what this little girl said to him!! I refuse to believe this little girl was having a bad day and decided to just randomly take it out on the trash truck worker! for no reason???? what did he say to this little girl for her to act this way???
ES…RG ran this story in full…
& had the most comments ever on there.. and let me tell you, 99% said cut her a$$, slap her up !
Too many of these lil monsters running around here! & some actually raise their hands to their own parents or mouth off ! ohhhhhhh I wish a nippah would!!
$2K well spent!
E.S. i understand your postion but at the same time this is the story of what happend. And the reason you dont hear the other side is because the other side cant explain their child’s bad behaviour.
people are only listening to his side of the story because that was what was stated in court. had it been any different she would have said so, and that would have been printed.
if she is smart enough to diss his mother in such a disgusting way, then she is smart enough to stand up in court and say “thats not what i said”.
Good point, there’s nothing to suggest that the girl ‘didn’t’ say those things. Any retort on her end would have been reported as well. Which would indicate that she did likely say words to that effect.
I don’t agree with the man’s reaction, let me be clear, but people who dismiss what the girl said exemplify the main problem: a general lack of respect and decency towards your fellow man. Why are we on this very disturbing path? Why are 16 year olds with this kind of attitude being created? How do we stop it?
OMG ES . . . have u heard our young people in town after school, on the bus, better yet go visit a school and ask a teacher about the utter rudeness that rings out of these children’s mouths now days!!!!! Either you are in denial, clueless or out of touch. These children do not need any provocation, they do it randomly!!!!!!
Even if you feel that the slap is excessive, or that the initiative to pay this man’s fine is misguided… the reality is we’re breeding a generation of youngsters with no respect…. for themselves, their peers, their elders, or life itself.
Personally, I think it’s just for the guy to be fined, at the end of the day we can’t resort to physical attacks as the answer to everything. My main issue is the fact that the GIRL was never reprimanded, never warned, never given some kind of community service sentence by the judge.
Instead, we got the comment that ‘People today can’t hit their children, it is what it is.’ But isn’t that the problem? You’ve turned over control to the kids!! In my day of growing up(and I’m only in my early 30′s) I had a healthy fear and respect of my elders. I knew my place…these children nowadays do not and situations where this girl gets away with that kind of behavior is setting what kind of example? What kind of ADULT is this GIRL going to grow into, if she’s already like this? She’s already being taught that you can say whatever without accountability. The man was penalized, rightfully so, with a fine.
And I suspect that this initiative is more than just paying the man’s fine, this is about a community that has TOTALLY lost its way, and people are FED UP with how we’ve lost control of everything, and this is trying to counter that it was WRONG that the girl wasn’t reprimanded, moreso than defending the man’s actions as RIGHT. But losing his job?? Totally excessive…. the BIU stepped in for a drunk ferry pilot jeopardizing people’s lives but not this? Or is there another reason the man was fired?
ORGANIC BERMUDIAN SAID IT ALL!
CO-SIGN!
she wasnt fined because saying hurtful things to pple isnt a crime!……..Slapping the sh!t outta other ppl’s children is! He shoulda been the adult and ignored her a$$ but no! so now he has a fine! no job! and a criminal record!
ES you are a blind ignorant fool. What generation did you come up in? clearly you must be a child yourself because if you came up in the old school you wouldnt be saying what you are saying. This lil B**** deserved it
Um. Actually, using offensive language in public IS a crime and I cannot for the life of me understand how this chick wasn’t charged with the offence and made to pay a fine of her own… $1,000 each…
You’re missing the point. It’s not that the girl committed a criminal act( though if there was any profanity in her tirade, then yes she did actually). It’s more that if this girl, at 16, is ‘like that’ now, what is she going to be like later? What will she grow into? You need to get to the root of the problem before its too late, and this is the problem facing Bermuda now. We wait until gunplay, rampant gang activity, and lawlessness takes ahold of the community before we seek to correct the issue. Problem with that, is that the social problems are now systematic and will take years to fix.
@ ES sorry that you feel that way..Its great if you are able to walk away if someone insults your mother.. not every one reacts the same way in situations but if someone said that about my mother I would have probably popped them in their mouth as well,,that child goes to school and she knows as well as I that the majority of the fights on the playground start with the use of three words, “Like ya momma!” you could be arguing back and forth with your peer but once those words are uttered “it’s on”. Her peers would have opened a can of “whoop A**” on her had she said those words.
Uuummm yes it is . . . offensive words in a public place, including cursing!!!!
It’s not even a matter of insulting one’s mother- frankly, if you knew my mother, you’d probably have some nasty things to say…but it’s more about respecting an adult and minding your manners- neither of which so many kids these days seem capable of. The utter foulness of the language that you hear at the bus station is astonishing. I just don’t get it. Since when did we lose so much respect for our fellow human being that it’s okay to pepper our language with every 4-letter word we were too ashamed to use only 20 years ago??? In my day, a LADY would NEVER use a foul word- I’m only in my 40′s, which doesn’ t yet qualify me for the geriatric ward. We don’t even respect ourselves enough to correct one another when using that kind of language. I challenge anyone- walk through the streets during your lunch hour and listen to an average conversation- try to sample different age groups. You’ll find that the younger the adult, the fouler the language, I can just about guarantee it. I’m no prude, I’m all about freedom of speech, and I even used to consider myself a liberal…but we need to take a stand and draw a line.
I see too often kids getting sharply disciplined in public for just being kids- you know, wanting this or that in the store, tugging at mom’s sleeve because they’re bored and want to be doing something else apart from chatting, whining because they’re tired or hungry, wandering off- all things that every kid does. Where they don’t get disciplined is in things that involve matters of common consideration. My two-year-old knows that he is truly the center of our universe, but even so, he learns patience and consideration. We don’t have a lot of meltdowns in public with him- we try to anticipate his needs and so long as he’s not overtired, hungry, or overstimulated, he’s just fine. It’s not that hard, but it is constant, and our collective inability to stick to anything for any length of time is finally coming back to bite us. This awful child is probably a great example of that. Integrity is something we all hope our kids have, it’s when they do the right thing consistently- and not just when we parents are looking. I’m so saddened and angry about this whole situation. We need to take back our kids from this pop-culture nightmare we are living in now, where it’s cool to be disrespectful to ANYONE, peer or adult, where we only care about the stuff we have, and success is measured by consumption.
What a sad day, a damn shame. These two women should be ashamed of themselves and I guess most people don’t know this mans history. He isn’t no damn angel.
Maybe not, but was the young woman entirely blameless in this equation? I think if she was, we’d be hearing more about the poor wronged dear in the press. She and her family would have come forward. Even if the man were a convicted felon, does that justify what this kid said?? I agree, the slap was excessive, I can’t stand gratuitous violent acts, but are you then saying that this foul-mouthed teenager should somehow be validated in her actions? Maybe it says more that’s positive about the character of these two women that they didn’t know his history, but chose to help him regardless. None of us are angels, none. But all of us have a right to dignity.
Would you come forward if this was your daughter and speak out publicly? I wouldn’t and they don’t have to. She wasn’t named so it’s no need to clear up her image as most people don’t even know who she is. That’s seems like a smart thing to not do. Throw her in prison for something she said? Does her words justify him slapping her? No. Where did I say she should be validated? I simply don’t agree with them helping him get off with his fine, I’m sure if he pimp slapped their daughters they wouldn’t help him. It’s speaks negatively about their character-that they would help a man out in a case of violence against a teen female without knowing the facts actually. Maybe everyone should go around punching and slapping people who verbally offend them and then take up a collection plate to pay their fines. That sends the wrong message in MY opinion. Even if I don’t agree with what she said he slapped her and should pay it himself. He’s old enough to know how to control himself.
Agreed Notorious.
It is a very slippery slope indeed.
This wasn’t a random instance of someone saying something offensive- the papers report that she took fifteen or so minutes out of her day to continually harass the man with her foul mouth. He asked her to stop, and she didn’t. Furthermore, the man didn’t try to make excuses for himself, he accepted his punishment. He even admitted he was wrong, and if the reporting was correct, expressed appropriate remorse. I don’t think anyone is saying that his actions were entirely correct, I am sure I wasn’t. No one is advocating slapping around other peoples’ kids just because they can. Don’t you rememember getting cuffed upside the head by a neighbour if you did something wrong? I do. It wasn’t abuse, it was community parenting.
Shame is a tool that we don’t use anymore. If anyone needs to be shamed, it’s kids running around with filthy mouths and bad attitudes. Bring back the ducking stool and the stocks. I think it speaks volumes of forgiveness and generosity what these women did. I don’t think we’ll see Mr. Pond randomly smacking other peoples’ children, he’s learned HIS lesson, I’m sure. The question remains…has she?? I guess I’m just angry about that element of the whole issue. My guess is no, she hasn’t, and I think there are many in this community that want to see her acceptance of her part in all of this. So far, it’s all very one-sided.
I know one thing, my mom would have thanked this genetleman, and then slapped me again when I got home, as soon as she was made aware of my disrespectful behavior, to an adult.
I’m going by what the news reported, whether it was correct or not I don’t know. I don’t care for all of that, my whole point is I do not agree with anyone slapping someone over words. Violence and physical force is never the answer. He is a man, a very grown man with a job he should have continued on with it and ignored her. If he accepted his punishment he would have paid it himself. Everyone expresses remorse, after the fact. I don’t know why you are getting into all of that. You are repeating what you already said and again the point is he didn’t need to slap her.
And no I do not remember getting cuffed upside the head by neighbors and if I did my mother dealt with them. It actually angered my mother and my cousins mothers as well. It is her and my fathers responsibility to discipline me and no one else had/has the right to physically touch me as a form of “discipline”. A slap in the face is not parenting. It seems most people here were raised in the old school era. I’m young so maybe times are just different. I don’t agree with your stance on ducking stools and whatnot but it’s a shame if she hasn’t learned her lesson. But this isn’t HIS first offence which clearly shows he hasn’t learned his lesson. So again what acceptance on her part should she take? How does everyone know if her parents have disciplined her or not or that she has accepted that what she said was wrong? We don’t know all of that. One thing I know is that this is not a good look for two women to help pay his fine.
Just like you have YOUR opinion, they have theirs. It says nothing about their character, as people had an option to contribute or not. By the mere fact that they were able to raise the money shows that people had a different view from you.
So what is your point and why are you replying to me? Yes everyone has an opinion and mines is that these women should be ashamed of themselves for helping a MAN pay a fine for PHYSICALLY ASSAULTING ad young teenage girl.
One person gave a lump sum of $1000 and the rest was from other people, that’s not a lot of people. You sound very emotionally invested in this, you are probably related to the criminal!
“Notorious”,
I have read all comments with interest, including yours, and appreciate that not everyone will agree with our stand – that is your choice and I will not argue with you nor anyone else. What I will NOT tolerate is your spreading falsehoods on this blog. No-one gave a lump sum of $1,000.00. A list has been compiled of all who wished to be named and the amounts they gave and those who did not wish to be named will be listed as “Anonymous” to show Mr. Pond that all funds have been accounted for.
Please do not speak on things that you know nothing about.
Janice Battersbee
Thank you! Everyone is bashing me over my comments but I know the guy personally. If all these people knew him, they’d feel a heck of a lot differently.
People she wasn’t charged because he did not press charges! DUH!!! He had every right. Could you imagine a grown man taking a 16 year old to court. Um Judge..She verbally offended me..She told me my mom’s pom pom stinks…Its my right I want to press charges. FOR REAL!! REALLLLLLY REALLLYYY! People just say anything. SMDH….
I don’t think anyone is talking about charging her. However, it was well within the power of the Judge to sentence her to community service, or heck, even a verbal warning. It doesn’t appear that even the latter happened.
Which means….the girl will take this incident, see that she came out on top, and continue her poor behavior. No lesson has been learned on her end, so what kind of person will she grow to be? From her point of view now, she can say whatever she wants…. without accountability. Whatever happened to common decency? No it’s not a crime talking about someone’s mother, but why are some people trivializing her role in this? It’s symptomatic of larger issues, ones that can snowball down the line if not corrected now. A 16 year old child using this kind of language to an adult….how will this story end?
If it were one of my grand-daughters I would put in for vacation, perch my lawn chair on Nellie’s Walk and have her pick up trash from the bus terminal down to City Hall Car Park betwen the hours of 12noon and 2.00pm every day for a week for all to see. I would have a sign displayed, dirty mouth picks up dirty trash. My Granny brought me up and I was a good girl but if nobody owned up for rudeness we all got licks or punsihment. The worse one was a jail meal i.e. Bread and butter and a glass of water while everyone ate big delicious meals in front of you at the table.
good job pond f**k some of these youths
He should’ve slapped her and then made her slap herself. It’s good that the community stepped in and helped him pay his fine. He already admitted that he should not have slapped her. The help he received was not for slapping the foul mouthed post-delinquent, it was because the court decision was considered unjust by so many. He should have gotten a conditional discharge and losing his job was just not right. That Medusa will get hers if she doesn’t repent!
i am really disgusted by this situation. i am in no way condoning the behaviour of either party. she was wrong for what she said and he for putting his hands on her. my big question is where are the parents of this minor? this monor must have said something really wrong for this man to put his hands on her. also did it really warrant this man to fired from his job over this? waht ever happen to probation? i can say that some kids like to put on a showfor their friends. parents we need to get more involved in our kids lives so something like this never happens again.
I am a mother of three beautiful kids although not perfect kids , i would be upset to learn that one of them did what this girl did. how would she have liked it if he had said this to her? i have been a witness to a young girl insulting a family outside of KFC one day , the girl told the male older gentleman who knew her a asked her to watch her language , to which she replied F You and your wife she isnt from here anyway . my oldest son who is sixteen himself says i know her mama thats how she acts .. to make a long story short the mother ended up chasing her all through the new mall . i stepped in between them and told the girl go home . and toldthe mother who was spanish its not worth it …she insulted me so i stepped out of the way.. the end result was the lady smacking her .. she was knocked out… later on i got her mothers number from a freind the girl was with .. the girls mother tells me , she talks to me like that often ! call it what u want my kids will be picking up thier teeth .. it is what it is when i was coming up and you did that when you got home you where in trouble to.