04-16-2014, 08:18 PM
Ah, hadn't seen the story linked inside the link.
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/04/1...g-charges/
It was an audio (not video) recording -- so, Christian probably had his iPad concealed when the kids were reportedly harassing him. He must have then played it for people other than his mom and the alleged bullies filed complaints.
I understand the charges now. It might not be so easy to get the conviction overturned if authorities considered it a conversation taped and distributed without consent of one or more of the parties, especially if they think Christian intentionally baited the alleged bullies.
If Christian agreed to erase and stop playing the tape, I'd hope the charges against him would have been dropped. Seems like maybe he and his mom wanna make a statement against bullying instead. I wonder if they've filed charges against his harassers?
Anyway, if Christian and mom are on the up and up, I wish them good luck in their fight against legitimate bullying.
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/04/1...g-charges/
It was an audio (not video) recording -- so, Christian probably had his iPad concealed when the kids were reportedly harassing him. He must have then played it for people other than his mom and the alleged bullies filed complaints.
I understand the charges now. It might not be so easy to get the conviction overturned if authorities considered it a conversation taped and distributed without consent of one or more of the parties, especially if they think Christian intentionally baited the alleged bullies.
If Christian agreed to erase and stop playing the tape, I'd hope the charges against him would have been dropped. Seems like maybe he and his mom wanna make a statement against bullying instead. I wonder if they've filed charges against his harassers?
Anyway, if Christian and mom are on the up and up, I wish them good luck in their fight against legitimate bullying.