Smile for the camera
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At about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, a developmentally disabled man was out for a walk on Sierra Drive when a couple of juveniles started taunting him about his disability. One of the juveniles called the man a "retard," to which the man replied that he wasn't "a retard." Deputies said that one of the juveniles hit the victim and then threw a ball at him.
Well, it seems a good-Samaritan had heard the commotion and not only did he run outside, but he also grabbed his camera. And he took a picture of the 13-year-old which he showed to deputies when they arrived. The 13-year-old was cited with violating the civil rights of a victim by force and released to his mother. The second juvenile wasn't charged.
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lizmac@sbcglobal.net wrote on Aug 23, 2008 4:31 PM:
I was born in an era where if I stepped over the line, if my parents didn't know about it....someone else would contact my parents and let them know...and, punishment would be metered out in an appropriate way. But, I never got into trouble...because I knew that there was always someone watching out for me...not WATCHING me....WATCHING OUT for me). We think we have evolved so much, when in fact...we have taken our society to a place where no one is held accountable for their behavior and no one cares to care. "