Dad arrested after he boards school bus to confront bullies

[EpyonXero]

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39232388/ns/today-parenting/#

The kid has cerebral palsy.

LAKE MARY, Fla. — A father who took matters into his own hands after his daughter told him other children were harassing her has caused some troubles of his own.

James Jones, 42, is facing two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and disturbing a school function following his tirade on a Florida school bus on Thursday.

Jones, who is out of jail on bond, admitted he is at fault for storming into the school bus, police said.

“It was a mistake. I made that mistake (and) I'm trying to pay for that. I'm worried about my daughter, that's all I'm worried about,” he said.

Jones told investigators that he was only sticking up for his daughter when other students at Greenwood Lakes Middle School were picking on her.

A surveillance video from the bus showed Jones using profane language as he threatened students who his daughter said had put open condoms on her head and hurt her by smacking her on the back of her head and twisting her ear.

“Now everybody sit down; sit down,” Jones said on the surveillance tape. “Show me which one. Show me which one.”

The video showed Jones' daughter pointing him in their direction.

“This is my daughter, and I will kill the (expletive) who fought her,” Jones said on the video.

Alonzo Brundidge, 13, said he got scared after Jones started yelling at him and his friends.

“He said he was going to (expletive) the bus driver up first, and he (then) he was going to do it to everybody else,” he said.

His mother, Aileen Brundidge, was beside herself with anger on what happened.

“I was upset to the point where I wanted to cry,” she said.

Jones said he felt bad for threatening the children, but he said there's nothing else that he could do to protect his daughter.

“I do feel bad. I do feel bad, I told you that. (But) there's nothing else I could do,” Jones said.

Officials with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said Jones should have called them instead of scaring the students on the school bus.

[OneSickPsycho]

So is the mom angry at the dude for yelling at her son, or because her son was such a douche?

[the chi]

Um, these kids are physically picking on a child with special needs and folks are upset they got yelled at?!

They need their asses beat. He could have gone about it differently, but the hoodlums are lucky he didnt beat their asses. And the bus driver for letting it happen.

[Trip]

Give the guy a fucking medal, not arrest him.

[shmike]

Agree with all of the above.

[Tmall]

Should have kept his ass off the bus. He went about it the wrong way, and now he'll be the one to pay for it, instead of the kids picking on his child.

Dumb move on his part.

[Trip]

No one was shot, hopefully the douchebags learned a valuable lesson without dying, it seems like that is what it takes for school officials and police to recognize how bad bullying situations have become in this country because everyone is so lawsuit crazy and officials are afraid to do anything because they are scared of lawsuits..

[101lifts2]

People get picked on, but the bullies need their asses beat every now and then to keep them in check.

I applaud the dad.

[z06boy]

Although the dad was flat out wrong for boarding the bus and cursing/threatening the bus driver and kids....I can't honestly say that I may not have done the same thing in this situation.

I 'hope' that I would have taken it up with the proper authorities first...and then if that didn't work I'd go for option #1.

[pauldun170]

Let me be the first to express my displeasure that the black man had to go the back of the bus.

[z06boy]

Good thing Epic Beard Man wasn't sitting there !! :lol:

[pauldun170]

Good thing Epic Beard Man wasn't sitting there !! :lol:

:lol:

[Trip]

They would need to call the amber lamps

[wildchild]

dad needs to learn to be more discreet and only get to the one who bullied her............oh did i say that out loud. LOL

I agree with him to a point. can't yell at a busload of kids though.

so bullies mom is mad that her son got yelled at. I'd be PO'd at my kid for picking on a girl in general, let alone a girl with special needs. he wouldn't be worried about her dad kicking his butt he'd be worried about me getting him first.

[Smittie61984]

If my dad or mom found out I was picking on a girl, especially one with Cerebral Palsy, they'd buy the girl's dad a 6pack and they'd take turns beating my ass.

Middle school kids are at that ripe age where they are really adults (when it comes to knowing right and wrong) but have that "Kid" protection going. So they act like extra assholes and a lot of them (including me when I was in MS) needs an adult ass kicking to welcome them to reality.

Fucker needs a god damn medal.

[Papa_Complex]

No one was shot, hopefully the douchebags learned a valuable lesson without dying, it seems like that is what it takes for school officials and police to recognize how bad bullying situations have become in this country because everyone is so lawsuit crazy and officials are afraid to do anything because they are scared of lawsuits..

Unfortunately what the bullies will ultimately likely learn is that they can screw over the people trying to protect the weak, then just keep on doing what they've always done.

[Riceaholic]

If my dad or mom found out I was picking on a girl, especially one with Cerebral Palsy, they'd buy the girl's dad a 6pack and they'd take turns beating my ass.


Yeah I'd probably still be in the hospital.

[Avatard]

Although the dad was flat out wrong for boarding the bus and cursing/threatening the bus driver and kids....I can't honestly say that I may not have done the same thing in this situation.

I 'hope' that I would have taken it up with the proper authorities first...and then if that didn't work I'd go for option #1.

Yeah, I too can't say I wouldn't have reacted like-wise.

You tend to protect your own.

:shrug:

[Homeslice]

Middle school kids are at that ripe age where they are really adults (when it comes to knowing right and wrong)

I lol'd

[Homeslice]

[url]Officials with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said Jones should have called them instead of scaring the students on the school bus.

What would that have accomplished? Yeah like they would really do anything.

[Particle Man]

Alonzo Brundidge, 13, said he got scared after Jones started yelling at him and his friends.



Good you little f**k. Sucks when the tables turn, doesn't it?

[Smittie61984]

Yeah I'd probably still be in the hospital.

Me too, by choice.

[Adeptus_Minor]

If my dad or mom found out I was picking on a girl, especially one with Cerebral Palsy, they'd buy the girl's dad a 6pack and they'd take turns beating my ass.

Middle school kids are at that ripe age where they are really adults (when it comes to knowing right and wrong) but have that "Kid" protection going. So they act like extra assholes and a lot of them (including me when I was in MS) needs an adult ass kicking to welcome them to reality.

Fucker needs a god damn medal.

Hells yeah.

And Homeslice, what I think he means is, by that age they SHOULD have a clear understanding of right and wrong.

[njchopper87]

Hopefully that scarred the little fucker for life. Good for the dad. Not the smartest way to go about it though as mentioned above..

[Kaneman]

Good you little f**k. Sucks when the tables turn, doesn't it?

Not really. The police are taking care of the man that threatened him and no one is taking any action against lil' Alonzo. He gets to laugh with his friends about how the Dad went to jail, his parents will give him the victim treatment, and his bad behavior will be further reinforced.

If the father had faced no punishment or consequence for boarding the bus, or if the school/authorities stood behind his decision to board then obviously it sends a different message to the bully, but that's never going to happen.

[Papa_Complex]

Not really. The police are taking care of the man that threatened him and no one is taking any action against lil' Alonzo. He gets to laugh with his friends about how the Dad went to jail, his parents will give him the victim treatment, and his bad behavior will be further reinforced.

If the father had faced no punishment or consequence for boarding the bus, or if the school/authorities stood behind his decision to board then obviously it sends a different message to the bully, but that's never going to happen.

Exactly the point that I was trying to make, earlier in the thread.

[tommymac]

Not really. The police are taking care of the man that threatened him and no one is taking any action against lil' Alonzo. He gets to laugh with his friends about how the Dad went to jail, his parents will give him the victim treatment, and his bad behavior will be further reinforced.

If the father had faced no punishment or consequence for boarding the bus, or if the school/authorities stood behind his decision to board then obviously it sends a different message to the bully, but that's never going to happen.

What I wonder is when will the family sue for poor alonzos mental anguish :td:

[Smittie61984]

What I wonder is when will the family sue for poor alonzos mental anguish :td:

Just a matter of time. I'm sure some lawyers are already blowing their phone up wanting some cash and publicity.

There needs to be a foundation like the ACLU except they protect people who stand up for themselves or others. Even this man, despite that he really shouldn't have done what he did. Just to send a message to others that people really do respect those who stand up for themselves and others.

[Particle Man]

What I wonder is when will the family sue for poor alonzos mental anguish :td:
F**k his mental anguish and the horse it rode in on...

[tommymac]

F**k his mental anguish and the horse it rode in on...

Agreed but some lowlife lawyer will get in their ear and tell em they can make millions. They wont sue the father because he doesnt have a lot of money, they will go after the school and school bus co because they have deeper pockets.

[Particle Man]

Agreed but some lowlife lawyer will get in their ear and tell em they can make millions. They wont sue the father because he doesnt have a lot of money, they will go after the school and school bus co because they have deeper pockets.
Eff the lawyer too and THEIR horse. That's two horse's asses for the price of one.

[azoomm]

I've been quiet on this topic, mainly because I do not agree with the father getting on the bus to get involved. Where was the bus driver when the bullying was taking place? An irate adult "dealing with" a child is not appropriate.

I have personally dealt with batshit crazy cornering my child when she was 12. She was in a group that was harassing a boy in her class. Was my daughter wrong? Yes. Did I call her on the carpet for it? Yes. The boy's mother was arrested at the school the previous year for a similar incident - this time she only cornered my daughter and two other girls until a teacher noticed and got involved. Said mother can no longer step foot on school property.

As an adult, it is NOT appropriate to "handle" a general bullying situation like this - it is best to go through the school and approach the parents. OR, let the school just get involved.

In my case, she was TRULY crazy. And, had entirely too much time on her hands. That poor boy is probably still not wiping his own ass.... it's tough to tell in any of these situations who the crazy one is unless you know the entire story.

[Amorok]

I understand the dad's frustration with the pathetic little shits picking on his kid, but what he did just doesn't get any mileage nowadays. When I was a kid maybe, but not now. If my kid gets bullied on the bus I'm going to the school board about it, and if that doesn't work then I'm going to the little bastard's parents and dealing with it direct. Hopefully they listen to reason.

[Trip]

I've been quiet on this topic, mainly because I do not agree with the father getting on the bus to get involved. Where was the bus driver when the bullying was taking place? An irate adult "dealing with" a child is not appropriate.

I have personally dealt with batshit crazy cornering my child when she was 12. She was in a group that was harassing a boy in her class. Was my daughter wrong? Yes. Did I call her on the carpet for it? Yes. The boy's mother was arrested at the school the previous year for a similar incident - this time she only cornered my daughter and two other girls until a teacher noticed and got involved. Said mother can no longer step foot on school property.

As an adult, it is NOT appropriate to "handle" a general bullying situation like this - it is best to go through the school and approach the parents. OR, let the school just get involved.

In my case, she was TRULY crazy. And, had entirely too much time on her hands. That poor boy is probably still not wiping his own ass.... it's tough to tell in any of these situations who the crazy one is unless you know the entire story.

Have you ever dealt with the school when your child has been bullied? Most schools do nothing, I know. Hopefully they are changing that attitude after all the school shootings over this type of shit.

I believe if a bully feels the need to dish it out to very weak children, they should be able to take shit from a grown adult. If that's too much for your child to take, then make damn sure they aren't bullying.

[Papa_Complex]

Have you ever dealt with the school when your child has been bullied? Most schools do nothing, I know. Hopefully they are changing that attitude after all the school shootings over this type of shit.

I believe if a bully feels the need to dish it out to very weak children, they should be able to take shit from a grown adult. If that's too much for your child to take, then make damn sure they aren't bullying.

Different situation here, entirely. This was a "special needs child." They'd have been all over it, for fear of a lawsuit.

[Trip]

Different situation here, entirely. This was a "special needs child." They'd have been all over it, for fear of a lawsuit.

Maybe, school officials try their best to squirm out of anything that remotely resembles conflict.