Was 9-year-old provoked in alleged daycare attacks? Could it be justified?
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Video of a 9-year-old kicking, biting and hitting toddlers in a daycare center has been circulating widely on Facebook. It looks like the boy in the video looks over his shoulder to make sure no one is watching and then hurts the child.
The daycare worker doesn’t appear to be aware of the strikes and was arrested. Now the grandfather of the boy says he was provoked by one of the children.
“Family members claim a 9-year-old boy shown on surveillance video attacking two children at a Vicksburg day care was provoked by one of the children.
Johnny Taylor, who said he’s the boy’s grandfather, told 16 WAPT’s Tammy Estwick that the 9-year-old was retaliating after he was scratched by an 11-month-old boy.
Surveillance video given to police by the owner of the Kiddie City Child Care Center shows the 9-year-old boy punching and biting the toddler, police said. The same 9-year-old was also captured on video repeatedly kicking the toddler’s 2-year-old sister.”
“Police have since charged a daycare worker in connection with the incident.
“Sandra Trevillion was the one that was in the room most of the time and she obviously did a very poor job, and that’s what brought us to knowing that she needed to be charged for not performing her duties,” said Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong.
Trevillion is charged with two counts of contributing to the neglect of a minor. Her bond was set at $2,656.”
There’s even more craziness that a dad of one of the hurt children showed up and hit the wrong child in retaliation. He was also arrested.
What do you make of the video? What is going on in the little guy’s head? Could it have been provoked? Could it be justified even if provoked? (The daycare definitely shouldn’t have had big kids and little kids together.)
(Try be nice and constructive. It is a child.)
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KD
July 28th, 2012
1:21 pm
This kid can go to hell. Why in the world does he think this is ok. He must get his ass beat at home and think that its okay to do it to others. I dont feel sad for this 9 year old kid. If that was my daycare, I’d kick his dumb ass out. Its no wonder half of the black populations are bad ass kids, they have no role models. Ya mother F*ckers who dont wanna use a condom when having sex, give your kid(s) up for adoption, cause we know you are not going to be good parents. I should kick this stupid kid in his head and choke him, see how he feels. Stupid mofo!
Disgusted
July 28th, 2012
2:30 pm
R u serious. It’s a scratch from a baby. That is a sorry excuse and the grandfather should be smacked for even trying to justify his 9yr old grandson retaliating against a baby over a scratch. Something is wrong with that family.
Jessica
July 28th, 2012
3:05 pm
Honestly, I feel that behind the whole issue at hand, the grand father is hiding something. There was no way, in this video especially, that this child was provoked. Children who tend to display these types of behaviors have dealt with it themselves either at home or in their community. This child was preying on the smaller children because he knew that he could easily over power them and thereby knew that he was in control. The grand father needs to be looked at more closely as an 11month old child can not sit there and provoke a 9 year old to attack in that manner. The nine year old needs to be evaluated because it will only get worse if this type of behavior is not given proper care. As far as the day care, they either need to be shut down or establish something to the courts that they are going to retrain staff members as their surveliance justifies that they had no training to take care of any child of any age. It does not matter how old a child is in a provider’s care, it matters the care that is issued and there was no care being done at all.
Stasey
July 28th, 2012
3:50 pm
Parents who allow this – you are beyond stupid — and if it were my child your kid was beating up on — nine years old or not — I’d be pressing charges. Take control over your kid or pay the price.
elaine
July 28th, 2012
3:52 pm
This kid knew what he was doing. He waited every time they heads were turned. Me being a parent I would have beat his ass to. His family have yet to apolizie to these families. They making excuses to say what he did was ok. Let him run into some kids his age and let them kick his ass. He lucky I wasn’t one of the parents I think i would b whooping his momma ass. And for the grand-father your S MUCH OF AN ASS AS YOUR GRANDSON. Lock his bad ass up quick. He knew what he was doing.
BN
July 28th, 2012
5:27 pm
this child has some serious issues and for the aunt to get on television and make the statement that she did is crazy what normal about this lil boy. what really is going on at the day care center i do believe they should be shut down and sued we intrust our kid to day care owners and pay a good deal of money for our kids to be looked after and cared for while we work and this place allowed this to go on for over 15min and for God knows how many days the father was wrong but I do understand him and why he did what he did to allow this kind of behavior in a day care center I would never understand he should not have been there and the said thing is he will never be punished for him crime do I think he should be punished yes I do I don’t care what kind of medication he was or is on there is a place for kids like him and this day care center is not the place. like i said shut the place down and arrest the owner the workers and the parents.
Mimi
July 28th, 2012
6:52 pm
This is heartbreaking. I wonder if the boy’s parents made the daycare center aware of his behavioral/mental issues. However, there is still no way he should have been allowed to be in the same area with toddlers-behavioral issues or not!
All too often day care centers are so desperate for money that they accept children they know the workers aren’t trained to deal with. I worked at a day care center in college and the director allowed a child who was severely autistic to enroll. None of us had the proper training to work with this child! On one occassion I was left alone with her and several toddlers during nap time while the director and another teacher took a 2 hour lunch break! The autistic child awoke before they returned and I had to literally chase her around the center to keep her from hurting herself and the other younger children. Needless to say I quit that day! While it is not always humanly possible for day care workers to see everything, had this woman been the least bit engaged with the toddlers the abuse wouldn’t have gone this far. Thank God this didn’t happen to any child of mine!
Miss Georgia
July 28th, 2012
8:35 pm
You posted that the grandfather thought that the toddler “provoked” his grandson because of a scratch?
Did dear old grandad see that drop kick his sweet little darling gave to a toddler who wasn’t even bothering him? I’ll be amazed if grandad isn’t as psycho as grandson.
Harvey
July 28th, 2012
10:10 pm
Just insane!!! and to the grandfather…he needs to be left in a room with the kid for a couple of minutes and let his grandson beat up on him….the kid obviously knows what he is doing is wrong…he keeps looking around to make sure nobody is looking…if your doing the right thing then it doesn’t matter who is looking….this kid has serious problems…I don’t know what they stem from or where they started but they need to be addressed soon or God help who ever gets in this guys way a few years down the road…
Amber
July 28th, 2012
11:33 pm
An 11-month is not strong enough to scratch him badly enough to justify this. There is nothing that can justify him punching, shaking, and kicking a little child. He did it with such force. This whole thing filled me with rage as well as making my stomach churn. He is an absolutely horrid excuse for a child.
Truth2012
July 29th, 2012
5:44 am
The truth is, this kid probably watched one of him moms boyfriends beat the crap out of her, so he thinks its acceptable. In fact black women get abused at 7 times the rate of white women, and the #2 killer of young black women in the US is Femicide *murder by partner.
Bisnono
July 29th, 2012
9:54 am
Violence leads to violence. Any 9 year old who has been taught (yes, TAUGHT) that violence toward others is an acceptable way to express their feelings is a risk to society in general. How long before he escalates to killing small animals or worse? What if he had choked this baby to death? What if he had knocked the chair over with the baby in it? As a parent of a 7-month-old in daycare, this video is not only deeply disturbing, but also terrifying.
trixie
July 29th, 2012
10:21 am
I am shocked and sadden by the families reaction to this type of behavior. He’s nine and it’s almost to late. Actions and Behavior discipline begins at birth, when parents are determined to be active in making sure they raise a responsible adult. Takes a lot of time and too many take the easy way out.Shame on the Day Care this is why all parents need to take a hard look at who’s watching your children. Everyone should be taught that Actions have Consequences good or bad. Thats up to you.
Zipporiah
July 29th, 2012
10:51 am
THAT CHILD IS 9! THE TODDLER WHO SUPPOSEDLY PROVOKED HIM IS 11 MONTHS…REALLY??? There is no way that baby scratched him in a act of provoking him. That boy knew what he was doing. He is an abusive person,but I think it’s a learned behavior. He’s either been abused or saw someone in his family be abused.
Zipporiah
July 29th, 2012
10:52 am
…and if they don’t catch him now, next time he going kill someone.
elizabeth
July 29th, 2012
1:34 pm
This is so sad the worker was’nt even tryin to stop it I know she heard them crying and I agree with the other comment they should not put older kids with toddlers
zigs corner
July 29th, 2012
2:57 pm
This little boy need to get his as beat, and so do his parents for this nonsense. Can you believe the parents said the toddlers provoked him. What type of nonsense is that? Kmt, check out my review on the matter http://youtu.be/UYXWq82Td1Y
zigs corner
July 29th, 2012
3:16 pm
That child, and his parents need they ass beat. What crazyness is that, and his parents said the kids provoked him. WHAT? they all crazy. ya’ll check out my review on the issue http://youtu.be/UYXWq82Td1Y
Faye
July 29th, 2012
8:15 pm
Provoked? Would you be asking that dumb question if the kids he was beating were White? Are you serious? Because they are Black kids, they must have provoked him or deserved it or not worth the effort of punishing him? PLEASE!!!!!! You make me want to vomit for asking such a stupidd, idiotic, question. Apparently, you believe that little kids sometimes deserve that type of treatment. Maybe your kids or nieces and nephews need to be questioned about how you act towards them.
JoAnn
July 29th, 2012
9:41 pm
First of all, his mother was probably 15 or 16 when she gave birth to him. They more than likely live in a neighborhood where it is acceptable to wear your pants hanging off your butt, and stand on the corner smoking blunts all day . This child is most likely left to do whatever he wants to do, and roam all over the place unsupervised all day. But on another note the employee who seems more interested in what’s going on in the other room, needs to be fired. The adults in his life need a serious wake up call today, or tomorrow they will be visiting him behind bars, or in the cemetary. It’s just a sad situation for all those involved.
Rachael
July 30th, 2012
5:00 am
I have a 5 year old that would never do this! I watched the video and just couldn’t believe how awful the actions were. If he were my son I would give him the whooping of a lifetime. I feel that this all comes down to parenting, plain and simple.
RJ
July 30th, 2012
7:53 am
I work with children like this, and he needs help! His mother says he’s normal; not by a long shot! He takes medicine because he needs it. He is emotionally disturbed and definitely has some mental issues. Did he even take his meds that morning?
Russell
July 30th, 2012
2:29 pm
The problem ultimately has to boiled down to what brought this 9 year old child to this level of extreme disturbance. There is no doubt he is is disturbed and dangerous. The family who defends his actions is a family who projects violence as acceptable. I can love my child but never would I make some weak excuse for this kind of vicious & prolonged attack. This child is broken. Look at those who broke him and you will find many more victims.
Nicole b
July 30th, 2012
5:15 pm
Just watching this video makes me loose any and all religion I have. I cannot believe the ADULT did not know any of this was going on. I am not going to sit and believe this is the first time that little monster did something like to,he needs to be punished. This could have ended different for those precious little babies.I am outraged by anybody feeling like his actions were justified. That little devil needs to be taken and put on some kind of probation, ie: he cannot go near or around little kids, parks, esc. and if he violates this he will be put in a military school or something. Some kind of action needs to happen. Maybe as well holding the guardians accountable for the little monsters action, so maybe they will make sure the devil is going and following and maybe this will force them to do a better job at watching and raising these kids.
Gina
July 31st, 2012
12:36 am
If he’s doing this now,what will he be doing in a few years? How many people will he end up killing? It’s a shame we don’t have legal extermination for this type of vermin,because this one is a lost cause and many more innocent people will end up paying in the end. If he’s old enough to be doing this type of horrible thing,he’s old enough to face adult punishment for it.
Allianz
July 31st, 2012
9:47 am
the child should be taking from his parents and put in a mental hospital. the parents should be charge for there child action, I am sure they knew something was wrong with there child.the manager of the day care bond should have been higher.you can always spot a bad parent by the action of their children. this child should be banned from all day care in the united states and canada
and the parents should never have any more children. the law should check to see if the parents are brothers and sisters.I feel sorry for the other children, thank god for video
marce
July 31st, 2012
11:59 am
I’m just speechless, how can the grandfather say he was provoked by a toddler? This kid is far beyond of what a normal kid will react if he was provoked by a toddler, he has anger, he acts with premeditation, he is just a horrible kid, but the lady in charge is the worst care taker ever. Of course she should be responsible, for this attacks, I cannot believe she will not check on the little ones crying after the boy has kicked, bitten, and punched these poor kids. If that boy did that now, I know he will have no problems in 10 years, killing someone with a gun. Just awful.
Deborrah
July 31st, 2012
12:01 pm
It is my understanding that this day care center was in Vicksburg Mississippi, not Atlanta, Georgia. Secondly, this child is beyond hope. At nine years old he is already a psychopath. There is nowhere for him to go but downhill as he gets older into rapes, assaults, and finally murder. If he were an adult male doing that to women, he would be underneath the jail for a decade or more. I see no reason to give him a softer sentence. At least adults can fight back and run away – babies are defenseless against someone 10x their age, size and strength. This foul excuse for a human being should be locked away for the rest of his life.
Brittnie
July 31st, 2012
12:32 pm
This kid is as sick and stupid as his family is. Terrible! I hope this video haunts him and his family for the rest of their lives!!!
Get help people!!!!
Brenda
July 31st, 2012
6:54 pm
That child needs psychiatric care. He KNOWS it’s wrong or he wouldn’t be checking over his shoulder. It was more than retaliation, when he drops to the ground and kicks backwards and knocks the kid over. That’s not something kids usually do or think of while playing even.
I think the daycare is negligent in not being more vigilant but the boy KNOWS what’s he is doing and that it is wrong.
SingleMama
July 31st, 2012
7:15 pm
I’m a single mother who is currently looking for day care for my 20 month old child and I found a link to this video in my e-mail today. I am HORRIFIED at what I saw on this video! I read the majority of the posts on this site and everyone is talking about this child being angry and abused. I don’t see anger in this video!! I see a 9 year old precisely calculating when it is ok to inflict pain and torture on defenseless toddlers! He is doing it for FUN and ENTERTAINMENT not because he is angry! I do agree with spankings however I’m not sure spankings would help this child! I didn’t want to leave my child in a daycare before I saw this video and now I’m even more adament about find some sort of alternative!!
J Marcotti
July 31st, 2012
7:50 pm
These type of actions cannot be justified; it does not matter if he was or was not scratched by a child not even one year old. This kid has serious issues and I don’t mean just mental or anger problems. Something is going on at home, his parents need to be investigated; with actions such as these, the probability that this boy is himself being abused is very high.
Dr. Laura
July 31st, 2012
8:14 pm
Already fits the requirements for anti-social personality disorder … a young criminal in the making. Sad that authorities didn’t take him from his home earlier because it’s a given that the parents are unfit for parenting. Oh well, society can pay for him later when he grows up. Shouldn’t there be a basic test you need to pass before being able to reproduce?
Michal
July 31st, 2012
9:08 pm
While looking at this video, I see the 9 year old boy look around, so he won’t get caught. He knew exactly what he was doing. The adults in this family makes excuses for his behavior. This child does not need meds, he needs serious counseling or be locked away. If it had been my child that this boy had hit, I would have had the police at this daycare with my lawyers. I think that the parents need to come together and sue the daycare and the parents of the 9 year old. Another thing, too,Social Services needs to investigate this matter and the family of the 9 year old. I also think on cases as this, the parents of the 9 year old boy need to be charged with a crime. It’s high time that bullies and/or the parents that make excuses for them be held accountable. If the parents are too stupid not to teach their children that bullying is wrong then let the law let them know. I studied psychology (actually have a degree in it) and I can truly say that this child is on his way to being in prison for killing someone. With parents like this, it should be them.
Thompson
August 1st, 2012
6:43 am
As a childcare provider of 15 years, many rules were broken by the center and teacher in the room. maybe the laws are differnt there then in Maryland but in a center setting those age groups should never be together. As for the teacher or early childcare professional I’m concerned because yes she should of been paying more attention especially having an older child in the room. but I also believe that management takes some responsibility. it is the director job to know where the kids are and if there is a child within the center that needs more direction and staff accordingly. No the adult, and I use the word lightly, who cam and hit the child deserved to be arrested. Basically the child was believes that hitting is ok when upset and the adult encouraged such behavior. Where was the staff to protect the child from the adult and in any incident you are not to reveal the name of the children involved. Where is the professionalism? Now as for the child being provoked. It is way deeper than that. maybe an evaluation of the child is needed. no child should respond like that towards a smaller child. I say that because I have a child that is ADHD, and children with this disorder tend to not fully comprehend age differences and are easily disturbed by childlike behavior.They also tend to need more supervision. I have a home informal child care and I have a mixed age group but I am only allowed 8 children in order for me to beable to surpervise properly and that eight includes my own two. yes I do believe that the child teacher and adult needs to be addressed but lets not forget the managing staff.
T Williamson
August 1st, 2012
10:04 am
That’s CHRIS BROWN’S NEPHEW SMH