Brickbat: Bus Stopped

Charles Oliver | 4.26.2024 4:00 AM

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Littleton, Colorado, police have arrested Kiarra Jones on charges of third-degree assault for crimes against an at-risk juvenile. Video captured Jones, a paraprofessional with Littleton Public Schools, slapping a 10-year-old boy with autism in the face, stomping his feet, and elbowing him in the stomach as they rode a school bus to a school for students with autism. The parents of that boy and two other students who rode that bus said they have complained for months about injuries to their children.

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Fist of Etiquette 2 years ago

Jones should claim to be on the spectrum herself.
1. Nazi-Chipping Warlock 2 years ago
  
  The cunt spectrum?
2. Rubbish! 2 years ago
  
  Das raysiss.
3. mad.casual 2 years ago
  
  I do feel like the story needs a few more "with autism"s in it. Like if she'd slapped, toe-stomped, and elbowed a regular kid or an autistic kid on the way to a regular school it would've been OK but, because autism, abusing children is extra-terrible.
  1. Nazi-Chipping Warlock 2 years ago
    
    It is kinda extra cruel to beat up on retards, don't you think?
Brandybuck 2 years ago

Would not happen in a private school or private school bus. Time to abolish public schools. We need REAL school choice, not just a choice of corporate run public schools to pick from.
1. LIBtranslator 2 years ago
  
  You've GOT government communist schools and religious fascist schools already! Whaddaya want? Egg in your beer?
AT 2 years ago

Bore a 2' wide smooth-walled hole about 30' into the ground. Drop her in it. Seal the top with a grate. Then leave. And never come back.
LIBtranslator 2 years ago

Does "autistic" mean violent, spoiled and brat?

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