Police arrest 13-year-old Haifa teen for bullying classmates
Teen allegedly assaulted fellow students, forced them to give him money and buy him food.
By Fadi EyadatA 13-year-old Haifa teen was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting his schoolmates for several months, as well as forcing them to give him money and allow him to use their cellular phones.
Police became aware after the incident during the course of a separate investigation into several Haifa youth, which exposed numerous testimonies regarding the seventh-grader's bullying ways.
The 13-year-old allegedly also forced his classmates to buy him lunch and drinks at the school cafeteria and pay his bus fare. He is also accused of putting out a cigarette on a classmate's body.
Police sources said the teen is well-known to them in connection with other violent incidents.
Haifa Police Chief David Ben-Atia said the investigation revealed "a picture of a neighborhood bully who instills fear in the students." Atia stressed that the youth comes from a completely normal family, and despite his past has yet to correct his ways.
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Sounds like he needs to be in special classes for behavioral disordered students. Low teacher student ratio, strict accountability, privileges earned only within a merit/demerit system, a psychological assessment, medication if necessary.
He has put out a cigarette on a classmate's body. His arrest is more than justified. Perhaps you take it lightly because it wasn't your skin that was burnt or your child's skin. Burning someone with a cigarette is a crime, and as such to be handled by the police.
I think it's a great idea to arrest people like that (I dont want to use the word kids). Where did most serious crimes start? How was crime reduced in New York, CHicago and other cities? it started with arrests for loitering, prostitution and so on. When you crack down on small things, yo uprevent bigger things.
The issues of bullying can be very serious.It has serious effects on children subjected to it.I guess you dont have children do you? If you I feel sorry for them.
The school probably has tried to deal with the problem, but without success. Speaking from a country which has seen really serious problems develop from this type of anti-social behavior (e.g., Colombine), it's not a bad a idea to take some serious action, both to make sure that everyone knows that this won't be tolerated and, also, in the hope that the kid and his family will be shocked into taking steps to change the behavior (such as mandatory counseling).
I think the police have better things to do with their time than arresting school-aged bullies. Maybe take down a few more crime lords or corrupt politicians? It's the school's job to deal with the discipline problems of its students.
lets hope they give the little sod what he deserves. THis kind of behaviour can not be tollerated although the parents should share the responisbility and should be throughly ashamed of this little monster they have raised.