Man gets 29 days in jail for mocking disabled child

[They Live]

Municipal Court Judge John A. Poulos ordered a man accused of bullying a disabled child to serve the maximum sentence behind bars.

William M. Bailey will report to the Stark County Jail on Jan. 2 to begin a 29-day jail sentence and to pay $400 in court costs, plus fines.

Bailey, 43, of 5955 Stinewood Dr. SE in Pike Township, was accused of mocking the disabled 10-year-old daughter of next-door neighbors Michael and Tricia Knight as he walked his 9-year-old son home from the school bus stop. The girl has cerebral palsy and walks with crutches.

The Knights said Bailey was mocking the child. Bailey said he was not. He said he was reacting to name-calling directed at his son.

Obviously what this guy did was horrible, but can you really go to jail just because you made fun of someone? Or did something else happen?

http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x1783177129/Man-gets-29-days-in-jail-for-mocking-disabled-child?zc_p=0

 

[Farang]

He was harassing them to a criminal degree. I mean if you're walking down the street someone shouldn't be allowed to follow you, screaming right in you're hear obscenities and whatnot. That is menacing and harassing. This guy was way over the line to the degree is should be criminal and a jail term is not unreasonable.

 

[Soundmanred]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2274197

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Repost

 

[olds]

Really?