I don’t know everything about bullies, but I do know that in most cases, the parents of hoodlums either abuse or coddle their children. The abusive parents create an angry child who lashes out at anyone susceptible to attack. The indulgent parents are by far the worst; you can’t possibly convince them that their little angel is making life miserable for anyone else.
After seeing the smug look on the face of Alonzo Brundidge, it’s not hard to see why James Jones of Seminole County, FL became reactionary; swearing and making threats of bodily harm to his daughter’s bullies. Seeing the news footage of Aileen Brundidge standing up for her arrogant son shows quite clearly that she falls into the latter category of parents. Mr. Jones’ outburst will only fuel the fire for her misplaced moral outrage.
The Brundidges are unrepentant for Alonzo’s treatment of Miss Jones who is not only a victim of bullies, but a victim of Cerebral Palsy. She is back in the hospital due to stress from the situation. To Alonzo Brundidge, I ask, “How low can you go?” Even lower is Aileen, who defends the little monster who sees fit to bully a handicapped child. He is only thirteen, but by this point in life, he should be expected to show respect for others. The way we treat others who are more vulnerable is a powerful indicator of our true character.
Bullies are bad news, but they don’t magically appear into existence. In a nutshell, our behavior is based on how we view the world and the choices we make based on our perceptions. The abused child who becomes a bully or the spoiled child who thinks he or she can do no wrong are only reacting to the world their parents/guardians have created for them. Aileen Brundidge has raised her son in such a fashion that he feels justified in dishing out cruelty to someone more vulnerable than himself. She is the root of the problem, and the one who must make the first step to teach Alonzo to show respect for others.
I had to change from a different blogging platform and lost the comments. Although the person who made this comment did include some flattery, it isn’t why I’ve saved and posted it. This person has some inside info I just couldn’t find anywhere else.
One of the best articles, asking the correct questions, about this situation that I’ve seen.
There is some cover up going on. Mrs. Brundidge, bully’s mother, works at the same school that Alonzo and Ms. Jones (the bullied daughter) both attend. She works in the School Security Department. Now, I ask myself, “Wouldn’t this make her responsible for the very safety of these children?”. The very same children that her son is bullying? Does she watch the daily bus videos of her son bullying other students? Does she take the phone calls of student’s parents calling in to complain about bullying happening to their childen? Was Mrs. B the one who took Mrs. Jones’ couple of calls about the bullying of her daughter? Was Mrs. B responsible for filling out the call in bullying report forms? Does she file them? Is Mrs. B supposed to make those reports known to the Principal? Does Mrs. B watch the bus videos and saw her son bullying Jones’ disabled daughter? Is she covering up for her son’s bullying behavior on the videos and reports.
Remember the news reported that the school said that they have no record of Mrs. Jones calling in to report the bullying of her daughter. So,if Mrs. B, Alonzo’s mother, is in charge of intaking those calls and passing them along to the principal – where was the ball dropped? Why did not one news organization report that Mrs. B works in Security at the same school where her son and Jones’ bullied, disabled daughter attend school?
Someone is covering up some important information.
It looks to me, if I have the facts correct, that Mrs. B, Alonzo’s mother, was supposed to be protecting the very student her son was bullying. Maybe that is why no one could find evidence that Mrs. Jones had called in multiple times about the bullying. Maybe that is why Mrs. Jones never received a phone call back about the bullying.
Maybe that is why Alonzo,his mother and father look so smug in their TV interviews. They think they have the evidence covered up. They think that they won again. So, Alonzo thinks the way you live and get ahead is to lie, steal, bully and lie again. Just as long as you don’t get caught.’
Maybe that is one of the mitigating reasons why Mr. Jones felt so backed into a corner about what was happening to his daughter and the very person he was supposed to turn to for help was the mother of his daughter’s bully.
If this is true, then why didn’t any news organizations report it and why didn’t the police take this into consideration before they hauled Jones off to jail for expressing his frustration at an inempt system that is supposed to protect our children.
Something smells fishy and it stinks.
