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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 79348" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Jios</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"> +<strong><span style="color: indigo">An 18-year-old Hightstown senior, Garrett Green, was arrested hours later and charged with arson and criminal mischief, said Ben Miller, an investigator with the Hightstown Police Department.</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="color: indigo"></span><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="color: DarkGreen"></span>Victim's uncle Harjot Pannu said the incident had left them scarred psychologically. "It can be mentally damaging. He's shocked about what happened," he said.</strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: indigo"> </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: indigo"></span></strong><span style="color: Black">When Newsmaker reported this a week ago my comment was: This is not good enough a response by the police or by the school. The turban in question was on the young man's head when it was set afire. Criminal mischief? What about reckless endangerment, which is a more serious offense in the US? </span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p><p><span style="color: Black">Every public official, including the teacher, in this story had a strangely minimalist reaction to what occurred -- perhaps they are dissociating from the reality of the degree of hatred and enmity expressed in the act itself. They must be blind to the hatred Garrett Green must feel. </span><span style="color: Black">So better to lighten one's reaction than to take a long hard look at the truth, or try to rescue this kid from his hatred before it becomes an ingrained habit of mind. Or perhaps hatred has already become an ingrained habit of mind for some members of the surrounding community. </span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p><p><span style="color: Black">Both teenagers are at risk. One, the young Sikh, because his identity has been severely assaulted along with his physical safety. Wow! The other, Garrett Green, who by striking out as he did is expressing a serious disconnect -- he is so angry that he cannot feel the suffering of others and cannot stop himself. But Garret Green is not the only person out of control in this story.</span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p><p><span style="color: Black">Setting fires of any kind in childhood and adolescence is understood by most members of the psychiatric community to be a significant symptom of deep seated sickness, that reaches back into an emotionally and physically abusive childhood. What went on then? Worse -- arson among children is nearly always a signal that a pattern of socio-pathic crime will follow in adulthood. The police, schools, and teachers are supposed to know this. The data has been around for more than 20 years about what happens after childhood arson. </span><a href="http://www.focusas.com/Firesetting.html" target="_blank">http://www.focusas.com/Firesetting.html</a></p><p><span style="color: Black"> </span></p><p><span style="color: Black">The perpetrator needs to be confronted with a sterner response, accompanied by a heavy dose of psychotherapy to get to the root of his anger and hatred. The teacher, the police department -- Wow again!. Their response was incredibly superficial. The adults in this story have done something much more troubling. They have made light of a young man's hatred. And they have made light of the psychological injury done to the young Sikh who is the victim. </span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p><p><span style="color: Black">Reading updates on the story -- I am aghast! Reading this -- all I can do is wonder how real amends can be made so that both of these young men (boys really) will recover. The victim, the Sikh teenager, he has a better future because he has a God who is without hatred and without enmity. The other one, we can only pray for him. I have a hunch that perhaps it will be only the Sikhs in this story who will pray for him. </span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p><p><span style="color: Black">P/S reading the Newsmaker article today, it appears that the charges have been increased to a hate-crime and aggravated assault. Maybe this kid will get treatment in prison. See this link</span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span></p><p><span style="color: Black"></span><a href="http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/US-teen-charged-for-setting-fire-on-Sikh-boys-turban/310532/" target="_blank">US teen charged for setting fire on Sikh boy's turban - ExpressIndia.Com</a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><strong><span style="color: DarkGreen">Garrett Green, 18, pleaded not guilty to changes of aggravated assault, bias intimidation, arson and criminal mischief slapped on him.</span></strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 79348, member: 35"] Jios [SIZE=1] +[B][COLOR=indigo]An 18-year-old Hightstown senior, Garrett Green, was arrested hours later and charged with arson and criminal mischief, said Ben Miller, an investigator with the Hightstown Police Department. [/COLOR][COLOR=DarkGreen] [/COLOR]Victim's uncle Harjot Pannu said the incident had left them scarred psychologically. "It can be mentally damaging. He's shocked about what happened," he said.[/B][/SIZE] [B][COLOR=indigo] [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=Black]When Newsmaker reported this a week ago my comment was: This is not good enough a response by the police or by the school. The turban in question was on the young man's head when it was set afire. Criminal mischief? What about reckless endangerment, which is a more serious offense in the US? Every public official, including the teacher, in this story had a strangely minimalist reaction to what occurred -- perhaps they are dissociating from the reality of the degree of hatred and enmity expressed in the act itself. They must be blind to the hatred Garrett Green must feel. [/COLOR][COLOR=Black]So better to lighten one's reaction than to take a long hard look at the truth, or try to rescue this kid from his hatred before it becomes an ingrained habit of mind. Or perhaps hatred has already become an ingrained habit of mind for some members of the surrounding community. Both teenagers are at risk. One, the young Sikh, because his identity has been severely assaulted along with his physical safety. Wow! The other, Garrett Green, who by striking out as he did is expressing a serious disconnect -- he is so angry that he cannot feel the suffering of others and cannot stop himself. But Garret Green is not the only person out of control in this story. Setting fires of any kind in childhood and adolescence is understood by most members of the psychiatric community to be a significant symptom of deep seated sickness, that reaches back into an emotionally and physically abusive childhood. What went on then? Worse -- arson among children is nearly always a signal that a pattern of socio-pathic crime will follow in adulthood. The police, schools, and teachers are supposed to know this. The data has been around for more than 20 years about what happens after childhood arson. [/COLOR][URL]http://www.focusas.com/Firesetting.html[/URL] [COLOR=Black] The perpetrator needs to be confronted with a sterner response, accompanied by a heavy dose of psychotherapy to get to the root of his anger and hatred. The teacher, the police department -- Wow again!. Their response was incredibly superficial. The adults in this story have done something much more troubling. They have made light of a young man's hatred. And they have made light of the psychological injury done to the young Sikh who is the victim. Reading updates on the story -- I am aghast! Reading this -- all I can do is wonder how real amends can be made so that both of these young men (boys really) will recover. The victim, the Sikh teenager, he has a better future because he has a God who is without hatred and without enmity. The other one, we can only pray for him. I have a hunch that perhaps it will be only the Sikhs in this story who will pray for him. P/S reading the Newsmaker article today, it appears that the charges have been increased to a hate-crime and aggravated assault. Maybe this kid will get treatment in prison. See this link [/COLOR][URL="http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/US-teen-charged-for-setting-fire-on-Sikh-boys-turban/310532/"]US teen charged for setting fire on Sikh boy's turban - ExpressIndia.Com[/URL] [SIZE=1][B][COLOR=DarkGreen]Garrett Green, 18, pleaded not guilty to changes of aggravated assault, bias intimidation, arson and criminal mischief slapped on him.[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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