So I'm at some dance studio for my 5 year old daughter getting her pictures taken for, I don't know, some kind of picture grift that probably costs me a fortune.
My daughter does not look like she's having a good time. As another dancer in her class enters my daughter whispers to me, "that's Ella. She pushes me sometimes." Which makes me think, oh so we've got a bully in the class. Then I get a closer look at this Ella, she has Down Syndrome.
I don't have a lot of experience with people with Down Syndrome but I think that her being a bully is in addition to having Down Syndrome and not because of it. It's not just my daughter. She shoved several kids during this photo shoot. Half her class didn't even show up to this event because they didn't want to be around her.
Which brings me to what I've been pondering, is it okay for a grown man to beat up a 5 year old girl with Down Syndrome? I mean not a full on Fight Club style beat down or anything. Maybe more like a blanket party from Full Metal Jacket.