[katex]

You cannot compare the two cases, 'cause one was the assailant, one the victim .. entirely poles apart, and has to be discussed separately. The fact that thedorchester is doing this, negates the lad's 'bullying'. I am sure if Cashman had just been presented with the boy's case and nowt else, he would have had an entirely U-turn view of things.

I suspect that there was build up to the throwing incident and abusive language, etc., something we cannot condone.

If my lad had ever done anything like this, even on a silly whim or prank, he would have had the sharp end of my tongue or flat hand. Like other posters, I would never have dreamt of abusing an elderly person/adult in this way.

Eric, we are not that thick not to understand the reason behind the thread and what the poster was trying to say, but the analogy is way off beam. It's just a 'get at the police' theme really, nothing to do with the two cases.