Toddlers, 3, attacked in ‘transphobic hate crime’ in Belfast

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1. How the fuck have kids got to the point where they can verbally and physically abuse toddlers like that, in a group.

   I may sound like an old man, but when I was at school if anyone was known to do that they would get the shit kicked out of them everyday. Not saying violence against children is a solution to this problem, but that is what would have happened.

   I hope the police take this seriously and arrest these children.

2. That’s insane.

   It’s a symbol of how far our society has fallen when a group of young kids feel emboldened enough to actually do something like this.

   Even when I was a kid in the late 90s/early 00s there was always an assumed level of respect held towards other people, especially people who had young children with them.

3. Monstrous; the school system as it is today it’s hardly surprising though. Kids are more or less feral.

4. > The toddlers [who were two 3 y/o twins,] were reportedly subjected to verbal and physical abuse after a group of about **10 youths, aged around 12, tripped and pushed them,** while they were in park.

   What tf?! What goes through your head to beat the ever living shit out of babies (yes, I’m counting three y/o as babies here). The “youths” (kids really), are at the age of criminal responsibility. I remember being 10. What we did is stay out until the sun went down right after breakfast (not past the lamppost or your parents would kick shit out of you!). What we didn’t do is beat up a baby!

   We can all discuss nature v. nurture but this is literally sickening. Holy shit, this is brutal. If I say that the courts should try them as adults I’ll be called an extremist. Idc though, they knew what they were doing.

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6. Yeah nah, if you’re 12 years old and you beat up toddlers for fun, developmentally you’re fucked up and a societal concern.

7. Listen to any teacher willing to go on record and they’re very concerned about the I fluence of dudebro podcasters and influencers these days. Even as young as 12 these kids are getting a healthy dose of hate through these pricks. Trans people are the new Satanic Panic, the new boogeyman of the day. It’s a familiar tactic that still works. Everyone is being recruited as footsoldiers in the culture wars and it’s bloody depressing. There’s still a lot of good people trying really hard to reach these kids, it’s just hard to fight against the hatred coming through screens all the time. It makes me wonder how me and my friends would have turned out had we been bombarded with this shit at that age should we have been subjected to it

8. Is this what “protecting women and girls” looks like?

9. Link doesn’t work. Does this mean there are transgender 3 year olds?

10. Taking it out on a couple of toddlers too? Little cunts.

11. I’ve lived in a few rough areas in my life and the kids around 12 can be terrifying. They aren’t developed enough to think about consequences and they can easily get fired up into a frenzy, if there’s a dozen of them you haven’t much chance. Not to mention some of them will already be carrying knives.

    I’m not sure how much current rhetoric around transgender issues is a factor here. These kids will look at anyone different and vulnerable as someone to pick on. Being brown, visibly gay, disabled etc will attract them, and now transgender can be added to the list.

    Any solution would involve such a massive change to society that you can forget about it happening anytime soon.

12. why? just why? why did and how did transmissions (not gonna say the word) get so damn popular that it reached children? shame

13. Before everyone gets worked up about this, maybe wait for evidence of some description. How likely really is it that a group of ten 12 year olds beat up a 3 year old at a play park? And why didn’t any of the adults step in? Why wasn’t it recorded? Why didn’t the 3 year olds parent do something?

    Common sense suggests this is not being reported accurately by someone

14. Drop the trans whatever a moment. 12 year olds beat up some 3 year olds, what in the actual fuck…. I hope the police arrest the 12 year olds. Disgusting.

15. Poor babies. Hopefully they won’t remember any of this, as they’re 3, but that doesn’t make any of this ok. Children attacking children is a huge safeguarding issue and MASH must get working

16. This will get attention because of the trans angle, but similar anti-social behaviour is happening up and down the country every day with zero recourse from joe public, teachers or the police. Everyones hands are tied and the kids know it.

17. Behold what the transphobia of the culture war has wrought.

    People attacking toddlers.

    Absolutely fucking sickening.