Shocking video shows a dad getting on his 6-year-old daughter’s school bus to order her to hit another girl — even telling her to keep going so he could see the other kid “cry.”
Maurice Fox is facing felony charges over the footage from Oct. 9 in Ferguson, Missouri — which he tried to justify as trying to “empower” his daughter to stand up to a bully, KSDK reported.
The revengeful dad was seen getting on the school bus during morning pick-up and telling his kid, “Do what I told you to do.”
He then addresses the victim of his ire — a girl aged just 7 — telling her, “Don’t put your hands on my daughter no more — you hear me, little girl?”
On his orders, his daughter starts pummeling the 7-year-old girl — with the dad barking when she stops, “Again!”
“I want her crying. Again,” he tells his daughter, who continues the attack.
The dad finally tells his daughter, “Come on, let’s go,” with them both walking off as other students watch on silently.
As the video spread online, Fox tried to defend his actions, claiming it was a last resort after her scjhool failed to do anything about her being bullied.
“It wasn’t an easy decision,” Fox wrote. “But it was the only thing that finally stopped the other child from continuing to hurt her.
“I felt I had no other choice as a parent. My only intention was to protect my child and empower her in a world that hasn’t protected her,” he said.
St. Louis County Prosecutor Melissa Price Smith said that the dad’s actions could never be justfieid, even if his complaint was true.
“What kind of world do we live in if we teach our children to resolve conflict through violence?” Smith said. “We won’t tolerate that.”
“What stood out to me was how little these children are,” Smith added. “This never should have happened.”
Fox is facing felony harassment and multiple misdemeanor charges, including for assault and trespassing. The Ferguson Police Department has issued a warrant for his arrest.
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