TJ>-> I believe she already did.  She told us that the man admitted that he
  >-> mistakenly grabbed the wrong kid and admitted (confessed) to what he
  >-> did, was arrested and was awaiting trial.
  >->
  >-> It would be interesting what, if any, sentence he receives.  I
  >-> suppose there might be some fodder for our "constitutional rights of
  >-> the victim" discussion there.
  >->
  >-> Ron
  >.
  >.
  >Well the way i see it, as long as the kid didnt recieve any moderate 
injurie
  >just mabey a bruise or something, then that guy should get like 40 hours 
f
  >community service or something. Just to make him think twice. Now if he 
had 
  >a history of this type of behavior, it should be stricter.
I tend to agree.  The old fellow is probably not a criminal type, just a
tired old gent who is frustrated with punks tormenting him.  What he
needs is a simple wake-up call to let him know that he can't just grab
the first kid that comes along and beat the daylights outa him...
He should, however, be liable civilly for any physical and/or emotional
damages that he may have caused to the kid and his family.
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