Zomby woof wrote:
MG_Bryan wrote:
I don't see how age justifies sexually assaulting someone. I don't see how it can be called minor.
Because at 7, they don't know it's sexual assault.
They just know it's wrong. Just like what Hitemp did. Was he sexually assaulting that girl in his mind? It would certainly be considered a sexual assault.
I didn't say it was OK, I merely suggested that it was not cause to overreact. I don't know how you could read into it otherwise.
I realize you didn't say it was okay. I didn't even say that you suggested that, but you did, in fact, say it was minor. This is not a minor behavior at 7 years old. It's expected that a child knows not to touch other children aggressively or against their will by the age of 4. The fact is that there a lot of statistics that show that this an extremely worrisome behavior.
You may be correct in that the child shouldn't be removed from school. That's a judgement call that is somewhat subjective. There are issues at hand in this situation and until this boy has been brought up to speed on what is or is not okay he shouldn't be around others. He may need much more than an explanation of appropriate interaction, though.