What happened was is that he has some bad blood with this particular kid from another neighboring school. It was at a tournament where the schools in the local community compete. I don't know exactly what happened but apparantly some shoving went on between my son and this other guy. My son fell to the ground and when he got up he took a piece of wood that they use for breaking wood demos and he swung it so hard that he broke it in two pieces across the other kids head. I don't know if it's a particular wood that's made to break very easily or my son just hit him so hard that it broke in two.
Some people ran to grab hold of my son from behind and when somebody grabbed him he elbowed whoever was grabbing him in the face and that person fell to the ground. Apparantly the man he elbowed was one of the judges in the competition.
My son has been permantely banned from attending the school he goes to and any school in the area. We have criminal charges pending. Shall we get a lawyer?
2007-12-11 14:58:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
I think that you should definitely consult a lawyer. How old is your son?
Many parents put children in martial arts classes in order to let out their child's aggression and anger. Sometimes this outlet to anger just isn't enough, and they still need professional help.
If your child has anger issues (which I am NOT assuming), than perhaps you should take the first step and get anger management for the child.
The court will see that you have made an effort to help the child, and they might go easier. This is an EXCELLENT angle to work in court...
2007-12-11 16:08:48 · answer #1 · answered by Joe Mama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would certainly say so. Sounds like your son flew off the handle and responded very poorly to the situation. You may be having to pony up some serious cash to resolve this issue or be prepared for some nasty courtroom drama.
Boards used for breaking do tend to be on the brittle side, but the judge certainly isn't going to consider that fact. The police report, if one was filed, will probably read "and kid A broke a board over kid B's head." Combine that with the problem that your son attacked someone who was trying to stop the fight, which would be unprovoked battery, and you've got a pretty nasty criminal case staring at your boy.
Your son hurt two people pretty badly it sounds. Sucks to be you, I guess. Frankly, I'd be seriously pissed if that were my kid. Get a lawyer or else you're going to be paying out the nose.
2007-12-12 12:37:28 · answer #2 · answered by Oddeye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say no for a couple of reasons. While there have been a few incidents like this at tournaments where charges have been filed and some kind of legal punishment meted out as well as some kind of suspension your son really crossed the line when he picked up the wood. Try to look at this objectively and think what may have happened if he had picked up a weapon instead. Even a dull, blunted, bladed weapon or a staff or tonfa can do some real damage to someone.
Besides this instructors, tournament directors, and studio owners have a responsibility to maintain order and protect their students from getting hurt or injured in a situation like this. Rather than them take that chance of him losing his temper again and leave themselves open for legal problems they are going to play it safe and ban him. If this happend in my studio or to one of my students I would have to also say and the same thing. His best bet is to put martial arts aside for a while, take up boxing maybe and learn from his mistake and when he gets a little older get into martial arts somewhere else and not make the same mistake again.
2007-12-12 12:56:21 · answer #3 · answered by samuraiwarrior_98 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Hitting someone with a board can be pretty serious (they don't make boards that are designed to break in competition, that would defeat the point), and the damage caused by elbowing the judge could be too depending on how big your son is.
2007-12-11 23:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by Griffin 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your story is true, yes, you should get a lawyer and prepare yor son for jail time. I'd kick your son out of my school also becuase this is exactly what we're teaching our students not to do. You're looking at assault and battery charges and personal injury claims that you'll have to pay.
2007-12-12 05:45:50 · answer #5 · answered by capitalctu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what you have said it sounds like your son is at fault. You could pay a lawyer but still you may not win the case. Accept the punishment and move on.
2007-12-11 23:03:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where were their SENSEI in all this especially your son's.Or was he walking around with his head up his *** as usual.
Yes get a lawyer and some therapy for your son.Also check into what kind of instruction he is getting.A change of SENSEI may be in order.
2007-12-12 09:30:18 · answer #7 · answered by bunminjutsu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting a lawyer is a very good idea, your son is probably going to be sued.
2007-12-12 08:00:18 · answer #8 · answered by Ray H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your son isn't learning any discipline from Martial Arts.
2007-12-12 04:45:56 · answer #9 · answered by 8020rule 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you son has anger issues, and the lawer you should get is from the people with the other kid sewing you
2007-12-12 08:32:52 · answer #10 · answered by bkbarile 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋