My friend`s parents are going to jail. how can i make her feel better?

Question

my friend was being bullied by an older girl at our school. she always pressed her head down the toilet. her parents reported the incidents and complained about them. nothing was done about it. frustrated and upset, her parents went to the school and pressed the bully`s head down the toilet. they are now being charged and could go to jail. that is so cruel, harsh and unfair. they were only trying to protect their daughter, which is what any parent would do. my parents would have done the same for me. it could have been them who ended up in prison.

Answer 1

It's no wonder kids are so out of control these days- I work in an after school care and see future jail bait all the time.  It's not surprising when kids turn out like this when they have parents like your friends'.  How immature can they be? What they did is unacceptable and they should be charged.  Couldn't they talk to the bully's parents or as other ppl have said- go to a higher power, charge the bully with assult. Now because of their actions they will be leaving their child alone.  If people want children, they need to not be children themselves.  Now you just need to be there for your friend because their actions will have affected her the most.

Answer 2

just b there for your friend...yea what her parents did was wrong...they shouldve handled the situation like adults not like little children..

they will probably get a fine for this cause i dont see them sending both parents to jail...

what they shouldve done is went to the school board and set up a meeting with the other parents instead of taking things into their own hands

Answer 3

That

is awful!! im sorry to hear that

there is not much you can say to your friend!

except that everything will be ok and you will need to just be there and offer here support and let her know there is always a ear and a shoulder to take her pain!

goodluck xx

Answer 4

thats terrible!!! how old are you and your friend? can't you both go and talk to the police?

Answer 5

As horrible as these kinds of things are, I , myself learned the hard way with a situation such as this. In my situation, the boy who was beating up on my son was more than twice as old as my son (he was only 5 at the time) and would not listen to my words. In my frustration, I went to the boy and held his hands so my 5 yr. old son could hit him atleast once. He then went home and told his mom, the police came and I was still so angry about what had gone on, I told the police that if  the boy returned and hit my son again, I was going to hit him back! The police then explained to me (in detail) what would happen to me if that were ever to occur.  thankfully, I never had to respond to another similiar situation.

I can honestly understand your friends' parents reaction. Although- having to go to the school and carry this out would stop most loving parents, these two went ahead anyway. With that, and my experience- I would have to say that these parents are seriously in the wrong. They really didn't think this through. They do deserve consequences, but jail seems very harsh in this situation, but at the same time very possible. Try to be there for your friend as much as possible. It is bad enough that these kids at school are messing with her, but now with the possibility of some kind of extreme punishment towards her parents, she really needs all the support she can get. Friends are sometimes needed more than family.

Answer 6

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY ADULTS NOW THIS GIRL COULD MAKE ANY SH*T UP NEVER MIND IF A LAWYER IS INVOLVE WHAT THE VICTIMS PARENTS COULD SAID THEY TRY TO DROWN THEIR DAUGHTER IS A F*** UP SITUATION BY THE WAY WELL DONE I WISH THEM LUCK IN THE TRIAL.

Answer 7

Your friend's parents should not have done this to the bully.  They were probably charged with assaulting a minor.  The parents should have went to the school board and the superintendent.  Some parents end up taking their kids out of school when the school fails to protect their child.

While I'm sure this bully was taught a lesson, it was not the right thing to do.  The child is going to end up paying for her parent's behavior.  I doubt there is anything you could do to make her feel better.  Just be there for her to talk to.  She probably needs to talk to a counselor.

Answer 8

ouch,

I am not condoning anyone behaviour.

What the bully was doing was obviously wrong. But what her parents did was wrong too. hey should have pressed charges against the bully first.

kids can be so mean

Answer 9

If this story is true, then they should go to jail, they are acting like children instead of adults and any good parent would have handled that situation totally different. We dont live in a world where its an eye for and eye, and we dont abuse children, good or bad, we find solutions.

Answer 10

That is very sad to hear such thing still happen nowaday but if you really want to make her feel better, try to do something positive.

I would encourage you to get her parent a copy of "Survive A Jail Or Prison Sentence. The Ultimate Guide To Surviving A Criminal Trial And Jail Or Prison Sentence."

It more useful in my view than thinking how to make her feel better...