Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Assault of My Daughter

Let's just start by me saying I think justice doesn't exist for the victims. A minor sexual assault (is there such a thing as a minor sexual assault?) to my daughter. During school. Unprevoked. Caught on tape. What did he get from the school for punishment? 5 days out of school suspension. What did my daughter get from the school? Squat. With one large exception - she found out she which friends were true friends and which ones were not. I know she lost a lot of respect for several people she used to hang out with prior to school. She's even decided that hanging with that bunch and in that area is not the image she wants to project. Especially when she found out the perceiption other people have of that group - not a pretty picture. Not the label she wants. But here's where we are at with doing something for her to feel vindicated. A "Diversion of Justice" program for the young man in which he is to apologize not only to my daughter but to everyone else he hurt or affected and explain to them how he hurt them. The next part is to fix the hurt - a plan of action. Finally, a narrative of which laws he would be procacuted under and the penalties of the laws if he was actually charged. This all goes in writing by this young man. .......... Here's the a twist or 2 for your concideration. The young man attempted suicide a few months back. Common knowledge in the school. --> Should this have an affect on whether or not we prosecute? ...... Come today it seems it is trying intimidation tactics. What is your opinion in how I should proceed? Personally, I think a knee to the groin might straighten out his mind......... Before I finish let me add that my daughter had been telling this person to keep his hands off for 3 months. ........very tempting to just take him out at the knee caps...but that of course would just create more work for me at the hospital......go figure.