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In reply to the discussion: Bullied Teen Lands In Hospital After Being Beaten, School Presses Charges – Against Bullied Teen [View all]HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)96. Snapped suggests something like temporary loss of willful control
aka temporary insanity.
I don't know about the numbers for Virginia but although it's popularly thought to be otherwise, it's really not a very popular defense and it fails most of the time. Only 1% of cases involve defense on that basis and the success rate is slightly better than 25%.
Another option would seem to be not contesting the assault but arguing mitigating circumstances so sentencing is less harsh. But I don't know if that is possible in Virginia
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Bullied Teen Lands In Hospital After Being Beaten, School Presses Charges – Against Bullied Teen [View all]
KamaAina
Oct 2014
OP
And sue the officials individually, not the school or other government organizations...
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#7
And for corporate brass too, like the BP officials who MURDERED their employees...
cascadiance
Oct 2014
#43
He should have pulled a gun and shot them, then claimed "Stand Your Ground." n/t
crim son
Oct 2014
#149
We live in a bully society. The school and prosecutor sided with the bullies. This is typical
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#9
I disagree in the area of sports. The bullying on the court is mimicked in the gym and on the
rhett o rick
Oct 2014
#63
Tell that to nonathletic boys who are bullied in mandatory P.E. classes. n/t
radicalliberal
Aug 2015
#167
that's exactly why I don't like it when people use a source so obviously biased
TorchTheWitch
Oct 2014
#116
This is why the right to self-defense needs to be a part of any conversation about stopping bullying
bluestateguy
Oct 2014
#15
Those bullies stalked him. In other words, they were committing a crime against him.
stevenleser
Oct 2014
#68
American school administrators get a complete F on adequately dealing with bullies.
Dont call me Shirley
Oct 2014
#23
Eric Martin's parents should sue the school and the kids who bullied him. That's the only
Louisiana1976
Oct 2014
#29
The school is very diverse, so it's not clear if these were "redneck" kids or not.
Wella
Oct 2014
#69
I didn't hit back when a bully wanted to beat me up after school, I instead told them to do it...
moriah
Oct 2014
#75
Police and school board working together to torture this kid. These people are fuckers. We need
whereisjustice
Oct 2014
#89
The wingnuts run for school boards, along with privatization advocates. They need to be voted out.
freshwest
Oct 2014
#142
Ignoring the gender issue a moment, fighting back depends on the type of bully.
ieoeja
Oct 2014
#121