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Oct. 3, 2012 7:48am Billy Hallowell

The parents of a 10-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy are taking to the media with claims that their neighbors have been harassing and making fun of their daughter’s disability. Hope Holcomb’s family has turned a tape of the purported mockery — which allegedly shows a nine-year-old neighbor and his father mimicking Hope’s walk — over to prosecutors.

The family, irate at the images shown in the clip, wants charges filed against the father. As a result of the alleged harassment and ongoing bullying, Hope has said that she is afraid to leave her home in East Sparta, Ohio, Fox4KC.com reports.

Father & Son Allegedly Mock Girls Cerebral Palsy | Hope Holcomb

10-year-old Hope Holcomb (Photo Credit: Fox 8)

“It started last year we had trouble on the bus, she was miserable she didn’t want to ride the bus, cried every morning,” explained Tricia Knight, Hope’s mother. “He treats her like crap, and most recently the dad got involved.”

The harassment was apparently caught on video by Hope’s grandmother and a local prosecutor plans to meet with both families next week to determine what, if any, charges should be filed. Both families have filed complaints with the prosecutor’s office.

The father depicted in the clip, William Bailey, declined to talk to media, but his wife, Vickie, claims that there is wider-spread drama that exists between the two families aside from this one incident. The mother also defended the family, claiming that she’s unsure why the Holcombs are taking the father and son clip so negatively.

“He did get out of the car, you’ve seen the video I am sure, my kid was walking like, but no offense to Hope so why they are taking it that way, I have no idea,” Vickie continued.

Here’s a video report with more about this troubling story:

(H/T: Fox 8)

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progressiveslayer
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:02am
We don’t need the police involved with this issue because they’ll have to create another law and we have too many laws already. The idiot so called man making fun of a disabled little girl just needs a beat down,nothing to serious just enough to let the so called man know he’s a dick.

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- U.N.hater
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:39am
  When i was a kid that’s exactly what would have happened. The dad would have got his a$$ whooped and the son would have gotten the same thing in school. We have become a nation of cowards can’t even stand up for what is right anymore. Everyone want’s the police involved. Just where are all the dad’s at in this neighborhood?
  
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- GABlueStarMom
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:31am
  UNHater, you are exactly right!
  
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- truthnstuff
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:26am
  The courts, the left, and PC have destroyed all civility. These people get away with this because all that happens is they get some publicity and a headline and not a beat down!
  
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The_Jerk
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:00am
Toil, ” it’s lights out! That is the solution, not the courts!”

You hit the nail on the head. We allowed the Harvard-elites to remove that form of social control, smack in mouth. This is why society has been on the decline. They’ve removed most social control, obesity being one of the most common and obvious results. Make fun of fat kids, and you have less fat kids.

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- Exidor
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:49am
  You forgot to mention Jews jerkwad.
  
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- ApostolicIlx
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:44am
  Don’t make me agree with you,,,you,, you Jerk….LOL!
  
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Dirty Harry
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:58am
Damn right!

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muffythetuffy
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:57am
Its mean and not right but its not illegal.

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Venustus
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:49am
What kind of sick, twisted, angry adult man teases a handicapped girl–regardless of whatever red rose/white rose dispute that’s going on? And encourages his son to do the same?

Probably the same kind of man that advocates for pulling unborn babies out of a mother’s womb, limb by limb–and then whines about unborn babies with bullets in their arms.

Apparently ‘being wanted’ or ‘being useful’ have become the determining values upon someone’s life, not their inherent worth as a child of God.

Pray for America.

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- commonsenseguy
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:02am
  being wanted or useful is the why the new health care system is going to work, if you are not productive to society or get to old then you are limited in how much if any health care you receive, the want to make sure that only health people can get help so they can work to support the government, sounds just like communism, and all of these people who voted for are supported the communist health care will find out that they will one day get to old to work then they to will be thrown away,
  
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TheePolitinator
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:49am
I say we all get together and kick his ass :)

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- sta
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:14am
  I admire you greatly!
  
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- godhatesacoward
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:16pm
  I’d gladdly do it myself but the more the merrier.
  
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rabblechat
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:38am
That girls Dad needs to give the boys father a permanent limp so he doesn’t have to fake it next time….

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- wingedwolf
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:51am
  I agree, but I would love to know if there are any men in that community, period. The men where I live would take that hideous example of a father and his atrocious reprobate-in-training spawn of his to the back of the building and teach him how to treat a little disabled girl. Peculiar that they only pick on the ones who can’t fight back, isn’t it?
  
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- oneshiner
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:00am
  What’s happened to this Country to make fun of the lame? Shame on this man and his son for being so insensitive and cruel to this child. Perhaps some our Country’s Wounded Worrier should make an example of the cruel things this father is teaching his son.
  
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- oneshiner
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:03am
  Warrior
  
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- Canyouhearus
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:22am
  If there is a family type problem, as the abuser’s wife claims, perhaps the adults should handle it rather than teaching their children about the evils in man! Good luck to them. We had a handicapped child and an abuser… no recourse…. except our child was the one in trouble if he fought back! Don’t know if there is a cure. Only real solution is God. Take it there!
  
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Beachbaby
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:38am
I think the father looks like a slob and someone you would cross the street from and the son looks pretty ugly. I do mean ugly. They son looks like a pale soft bellied loser.

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THXll38
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:37am
I am not saying any of these actions are right, but give a freaking break. . . getting an attorney and making it public! We indeed live in a pussified PC country.

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GlennaBeckski
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:36am
I can not for the life of me understand what makes a human being want to mock or poke fun of another human being… Young, old or otherwise. I believe this is a learned behavior.

I do not remember ever.. ever mocking anyone. It might have been because this type of action just never happened in my home and would not have been tolerated. Or perhaps because I knew intuitively.. you reap what you sow.

One day we will all stand before God and give an account for our actions, behavior, thoughts etc. Our words have enormous power to bring life or death to someone. Literally and figuratively.

Why do people want to inflict pain on another? I’m thinking if the kids are doing it.. odds are they learned it from their parents.

My heart hurts to see someone who has been belittled, bullied, openly humiliated for the sport of it all. Imagine what a different place this world would be if we all just lived our lives the way the Lord intended. So simple really …

Glenna

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:49am
  Mocking has it’s place…. If one of my friends face- plants while doing something stupid i will not hesitate to mock him.
  If a celebrity or public figure makes a gaffe- they are fair game as well.
  
  Teasing crippled children is way, way bad form, though. Especially by an adult. This family probably looks forward to the “Jerry’s Kids” Telethon every year so they can all have a good laugh.
  
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- TheePolitinator
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:51am
  Because they have been programming our youth to attack fat people or any other person that has issues. This behavior should be stopped at home. to see a father allow his child to pick on a handicap person is repulsive. This man should be tarred and feathered.
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:53am
  I must admit. I mock DEMOCRATS every chance I get. As Rushbo say’s, The Moron Vote. Can’t help myself wondering why Moron’s are following the dufus and vice dufus like lemmings.
  
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kennycannon
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:34am
Assault is what, a year max? Plea it down and with no priors you’re looking at probation at best. Stick up for your kid and wire this guys jaw shut.

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- Meyvn1
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:36am
  I decent plan.
  
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- GABlueStarMom
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:36am
  I agree, some things are just worth the consequences.
  
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blackyb
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:32am
That piece of trash “official” needs to be taught a lesson by a real man. He is a bully and likely a democrat. Latino? is that why that little boy has to suffer?

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Eastinfection
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:31am
This guy deserves to be on the receiving end of some “Scottish Karate.” (Simultaneous head- butt and knee- to- the- groin followed by merciless kicks to the face while he lays on the ground crying)

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- godhatesacoward
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:12pm
  I agree, East!
  
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Portalman
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:31am
What a Flucking Pr!ck!

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Athinker
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:25am
If the adults feel a need to “fight” then so be it. But the Bailey – so called “adult” man – stepped way over the line by (1) invoking a handicapped child into the “fight.” and (2) showing his son what truly bad parenting looks like and allowing and even emulating that behavior! An example of how to be the WORST parent ever and showing your children how to grow up to become the WORST “adults” ever! And all because of your own “feelings” for/of your neighbor….sad.

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The_Jerk
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:23am
Why is this even a story?

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:30am
  Why did you take time out of your precious day to read it and then comment on it?
  
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- LovingAmerica
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:33am
  The_JERK… Your name suits you well.
  
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- Gorp
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:35am
  Because the father of the boy is an *******! That’s why. And he’s sure teaching his son how to treat others.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:41am
  This is how THE_JERKOFFICER treats his Jewish neighbors.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:23am
  You need a story to reveal the meanness of humanity? Hell, there’s enough evidence in your comments.
  
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- biggreenboo
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:22am
  “Hell, there’s enough evidence in your comments.”
  
  Never said we were going to play nice with you “JOKE”.
  
  Stay in your mothers basement lest you find youself being beaten around the face and genitals with large pionty sticks. Now enjoy your Pop Tart… Momy loves you.
  
  Fool
  
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- magadog
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 1:27pm
  JERK…
  
  In addition to thoughtful topical discussion, we take great sport in lampooning vacuous rectal sphincters such as yourself.
  
  Practice safe thinking and don’t forget to wipe.
  
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00gabooga
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:18am
Which family is related to Honey Boo Boo?

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:40am
  The advertisers.
  
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GeorgeWashingtonslept here
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:16am
Wow, how awful for that child……………………Even though these people don’t live in a trailer, they are lower than trailer park trash………………so I guess “white trash” at it’s finest…………….this makes me sick.

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- blackyb
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:24am
  What is the matter with the girl’s father kicking the other mocking father’s azz or having it done if he is not able to do it? The kid would take a quick lesson after learning of it and keep his mouth shut.
  
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- GABlueStarMom
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:46am
  Why do you assume people who may live in a trailer have no manners or decency. These people are White trash. White trash is white trash, doesn’t matter where you live.
  
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HOOT_OWL
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:14am
This story goes deeper than this. There’s some kind of feud going on here that we are not aware of. And if that’s the case the family with the disabled daughter is guilty of using her to gain sympathy from the public. I’m not condoning this pos actions in the least, but I don’t want a law to protect people from getting their feeling hurts either .Give me the old days when some jerk gets his ass beat for insulting my family. But that’s where we are today ,in this new America.

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- rangerskippy
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:21am
  @Hoot
  
  well stated. The man mocking the little girl needs a good sound thumping, but I also agree that this looks like some sort of redneck fued going on here, and the girls is getting mocked by one family, and used by her own.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:23am
  I miss those days. Folks were much kinder then…
  
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- koyettsu
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:28am
  Regardless if there is a feud or not, a normal adult would not try tease and make a young girl cry because of issues beyond her control. That guy and his son are not and will never be men.
  
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- Minnaloushe
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:29am
  HOOT_OWL wrote (and couldn’t be more right): “Give me the old days when some jerk gets his ass beat for insulting my family”.
  
  Hear! Hear!
  
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Albatross8791
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:13am
I can only imagine how horrible it would be to live inside the house of the people making fun of this brave little girl! They must have a miserable existence, so they want to share their misery with others like this little girl, who is more of a human being than they will ever be!

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woodyee
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:11am
I’ve done it as a means of self-deprecating humor, but to poke fun of someone who actually suffers from the disease, not to mention a little girl, goes beyond anything I could imagine a parent with children of his own could do to someone else.

I’m not talking about what we see on the video – I would raise my child to tolerate that kind of ignorance; I’m talking about what goes on in the bus that we DON’T see, that makes this child so fearful to enter. As her parent, I’d like to talk to that driver, and if the bus has on-board cameras with audio, I’d like to review those to. I don’t know how I’d respond as her parent, but if what we see is mild, compared to what goes on in the bus, it wouldn’t be pretty.

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dndcrazy
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:11am
Since they started sending victims big checks in the mail and trips to Disney I’m becoming skeptical about these videos. Not sure what to believe.

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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:22am
  Yea, that little girl really looked suspicious didn’t she? Face palm.
  
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- dndcrazy
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:40am
  Gonzo all I’m saying is I’m not sure about the whole story. I have two kids with disabilities so I know a little about bullying. Maybe I’m wrong. Everyday a new video is viral about bullying. We need all the facts first.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:46am
  Well said GONZO!
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:59am
  Gonzo, I’d like to stop reading your posts when I’ve got a cup of coffee in hand…but i can’t help myself!! Dang you! LOL!!!
  
  …and good morning, Gonzo!
  
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- GABlueStarMom
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 10:48am
  Give ANY reason to mock a disabled CHILD!!!! Any!
  
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:09am
“But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a Millstone be hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea”
(Matthew 18:6)

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termyt
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:07am
There are ways of resolvi9ng disputes that don’t involve cruelly mocking to disabled ten year old girts. There are also better ways to do father/son bonding. Looks like the girl is not the only one struggling with disability, only hers is not self-inflicted.

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T ParT
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 7:54am
I would take a baseball bat and make sure the father and son walked that way if they survived my bat!!!!

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- Fla.Patriot
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:10am
  Too bad we cured polio. Oh well, maybe we’ll catch a break and they’ll end up with Parkinsons or Lou Geirigs…one can only hope
  
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- kentuckypatriot
  Posted on October 3, 2012 at 8:57am
  Yea, but then the father of the girl would be charged with assault with a deadly weapon and go to prison, thereby not being able to provide for his family. As one poster said about the ” good old days” when things were settled without govt involvement. Sure, some folks got their butts wooped, but it taught them a lesson. Nowadays, you poke someone and they cry assault!
  
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