Daughter of Diplomat Stabs Boy at British International School of Washington D.C.
Source: NBC Washington, D.C.
A girl stabbed a boy at a school in Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The 12-year-old daughter of a diplomat stabbed the 13-year-old boy twice in the shoulder with scissors in Georgetown at the British International School of Washington at 2001 Wisconsin Ave. NW just before 1 p.m., police said.
The victim was taken to Children's National Medical Center. He was conscious and alert and is expected to be OK.
Read more: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Child-Stabbed-at-School-in-Georgetown-442783173.html
sinkingfeeling
(51,274 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Spoiled brats tend to break laws
onenote
(42,373 posts)If they can't go after an ambassador but can bring bogus charges against a diplomat's kid -- that would be a problem.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)into the country and if her parents protest it I would expel them as well.
can be prosecuted in the UK, or the UK can waive her immunity. My guess is that one or the other will happen.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)a life time ban from ever stepping foot in the country even if its for something simple like a connecting flight will send a strong enough message that some shit will not be tolerated.
Myrddin
(327 posts)...makes a point of prosecuting her. With Tories in charge, and the high possibility of the girl being of 'prominent stock', I wouldn't hold my breath though?
Also worth bearing in mind, many of these 'high end' expat schools, we have British/American/French/ German International Schools here in the Middle East, also attract privileged/diplomatic families' kids from a whole host of different nations. I imagine BIS Washington will also cater for similar? She may not be a Brit?
Not running to blind nationalistic defensive excuses here; if she is a Brit, my first line applies!
Just done some further research, appears she is the daughter of a German Embassy Staffer.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4859038/Daughter-German-diplomat-stabbed-13-year-old-boy.html
Daily 'Wail' probably rejoicing that the girl is a despicable EU/German?
PatrickforO
(14,514 posts)encourages those traits.
meadowlander
(4,358 posts)We don't know any of the details.
onenote
(42,373 posts)Labeling her a "sociopath" seems a bit harsh given that we know absolutely nothing about the circumstances.
Kali
(54,990 posts)missing details can lead to stupid conclusion-jumping.
benld74
(9,888 posts)Don't opine until you have the FACTS.
ProgressiveValue
(130 posts)For all we know, he was a bully and has a history of bullying her, and she finally decided to fight back. Sometimes bullies need a hard lesson. It is also possible she is troubled and just did it for the hell of it. I'd like to know.
Demoiselle
(6,787 posts)Crowman2009
(2,475 posts)"All the most obnoxious kids because they have the most obnoxious parents." - John Lennon, Rolling Stone interview 1970.
Pachamama
(16,873 posts)...stabbed a 13 yr old boy and he is expected to be okay. But what I find offensive is not the same as the angle that this reporter finds about "diplomatic immunity" and that the child was not arrested. Perhaps the girl would not be arrested because there is still an investigation going on and perhaps when we have actual facts about what happened, perhaps there wouldn't have been any charges anyway.
Proper reporting would be that a juvenile girl stabbed a juvenile boy with scissors and its currently being investigated. The juvenile girl is a daughter of a member of the diplomatic community. Juvenile boy expected to recover.
We don't know until an investigation is conducted and completed showing what happened if it would result in charges. How do we know that this stabbing wasn't in self defense? Maybe she was being sexually harassed and assaulted and she was defending herself? That doesn't mean I am okay with stabbing, but we don't know what happened and neither does that asshole journalist with the hat thinking he has the scoop of the century on his news beat.
MineralMan
(146,189 posts)Uff da!