With AAP.
1. An Aussie dad who was caught on film attacking teen bully regrets his actions.
A 53-year-old Australian father who was caught on film choking his daughter’s bully said while he thought “job done” in the immediate wake of the brawl, he admits he would no go to these “stupid” measures again to protect his daughter.
On March 3, Mark Bladen was filmed at a skate park in Brisbane assaulting a young boy he believed had been bullying his 14-year-old daughter.
Bladen told 60 Minutes he is a not a bully himself as his wife believes he ‘did what any parent would do’.
“She was crying, she was upset. She said he was at the skate park, and I said ‘that’s it, I’m going to talk to him’. I walked with purpose, had an aggressive demeanour,” Bladen said in the interview on Sunday night.
“I wanted to belittle him in front of his friends the same as he did [my daughter].”
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Well as schools and the law seems to do fuck all about bullying it was only a matter of time before a parent snapped.
1. An Aussie dad #didsomething against a bully (which he regretted but successfully achieved the desired outcome which was for the bullying to stop)
Meanwhile
4. Queenslanders are being asked to #dosomething like asking what time it is to diffuse a situation.
Please stop this nonsense.
The police already have the power to #dosomething so don’t ask the increasingly disempowered people to #dosomething; tell the police to #doyourdamnjob
Then provide the resources so that you empower victims of domestic violence to be able to get the help they need and provide an avenue of recourse for victims who are confronted by the very people who are supposed to help but told to go somewhere else.
#where is the accountability?
#i do not consent
Not just the police - the judges too.