Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 12:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

what was a 20 yr. old doing on a school bus to begin with?

Posted by Crazynms (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 12:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

preying on children

Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 12:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)

but how i wonder?

Posted by ijohnson (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 1:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I sure wish they would write these articles with more facts to clarify some questions. If the 20-year old wasn't the bus driver, which I assume he was not, why was he on this bus? Was he a monitor, hitchhiker, Tensas Parish School District employee . . . ??? What business did he have on the bus??

I would imagine that should have been one of the first questions the police asked him and it should have been readily available to the media. If not, I bet the kids on the bus who reported it to their parents know.

We appreciate the articles but we need a little more basic information to avoid a lot of speculation. Especially when it's information that does not compromise the criminal case.

In addition, it's information that will relieve a lot of concern for parents who have to put their children on school buses today. Did this guy have a legitimate right to be on this?? If so, parents cannot feel that their children are safe if they are exposed to predators and child molesters within the confines of a school bus??

Natchez Democrat, please seek some more facts about this guy and whether he has an existing criminal record of any type.

Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 1:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

By morning hopefully the ND will have more facts.

Posted by ntzmom (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 7:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Well, no details yet, BUT, at least they arent sitting on the info. They are sharing what they know as fast as they get it!

Lots of questions for this pervert.

Posted by buttercup26 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 7:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

i wish people that get charged with this type of crime would be made to get CHILD PREDETOR TATTOOED ACROSS THEIR STUPID FOREHEAD!! i have no sympathy for people like this!! man or woman! ugh!

Posted by silly_willy_24_7 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 7:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

this guy needs to be locked in a room with lorena bobbitt and a huge stack of dull knives!!

Posted by momoftwokids (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 8:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)

What's the odds this guy is still in high school..?

Posted by kpage (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 8:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Very possible, momoftwokids!!! This area isn't known for its academics.

What I want to call this creep can't be posted on this forum.

Posted by buttercup26 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 8:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

well i have been reading up on one horrible story that has happen not far from my town (gulfport) foxstennews.com
a man loaded ALL 4 OF HIS BABIES ages from 4 months - 3 yrs. in his car went threw them over a bridge then drove to the mother's work and told her that's what he did b/c the mother would not give him the money he wanted to buy his drugs!

please keep this family in your prays.. the mother don't even have a picture of the 4 month old... heartbreaking... just heart breaking

Posted by kpage (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 8:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Sounds like my ex-husband. Wonder if he's still around....might be him!

Posted by momoftwokids (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 9:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

That is sad. I have a three year old myself and just cant understand how someone can do these things. This 20 year old if he is still in high school should have been kicked out!!

Posted by dixiemama (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 9:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Our children need some kind of protection. The bus drivers offer none at all.
((buttercup26)) I saw on the news about the man throwing the babies off the bridge. That's a fine example what drugs make people do.
This is beginning to be old news. Every few days we hear of something horrible happening to children. What about the man last week that poured cooking oil on his girfriends baby then turning the hair dryer on him until his skin literealy fell off. Thankfully the baby is going to live but think of the hell is is going through.
Another new trend is all these pregnant women coming up dead or missing. If a man doesn't want a baby then just leave. Better yet don't get yourself in the position of getting a woman pregnant. Not that I'm saying it's all the man's fault.

Posted by drawpaintsing (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Hello everyone, although this is sad to hear and really rediculous, from what I'm getting by reading this the girl let him do it. If she did, they both were wrong, and she should punished. Maybe if the system would make some of these girls do community work for their actions, it will break down this widespread of promiscuity going on around here. I'm not talking about girls who were raped or molested without their consent, I'm talking about the ones who let the guys do this to them. You all may not agree with me, but it's the truth. My opinion is only from what I've gotten from what the article has to say so far. There were witnesses, so it sounds to me as if they both were in on it. Because why didn't the other children tell the bus driver? Until I read of more details, this is how I feel about it.

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 10:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Drawpaintsing, the girl is 13 yrs. old. What punishment would you like for her? She has probably been abused before, and that is why she accepted what he was doing. When someone, esp. a child, is hurt enough times, it becomes a way of life. Kind of like a beaten dog who won't bite his owner, but comes crawling to him with tail wagging hoping for better this time. I am only glad the guy is over 18 and can be charged as an adult. BTW Obama voted against stiffer punishment for crimes like this in Illinois. Check out his voting record - it's public.

Posted by drawpaintsing (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 10:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ok, if he was the driver, and the article said that it happened as the bus was traveling, then who does it sound like was performing the act? I still think both should be punished. But once again I say that this how I feel right now until there are further details.

Posted by dixiemama (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 10:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I may be wrong but I thought she had left the baby with the boyfriend. Whatever the reason it should never have happened. Now the little boy, if he lives will have a life time of horrible scares to bear because of his Mama & her boyfreind. It's just not fair. I feel like your punishment should be the same as you did to the victim. The police said the man showed no emotions at all so he is capable of anything.
The boy in Ferriday (Connor Woods) that killed his parents and friend has never shown remorse for what he did. There are some cold sick people in the world & we have to learn to protect our children from the & ourselves.

Posted by ijohnson (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 10:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

((csguidry)) your comment regarding the possibility of this guy failing in school in order to be around the young girls just reminded me of a similar case. This case hit the national news a couple of years ago, I think. It involved a 26-year old man who enrolled in ELEMENTARY or MIDDLE SCHOOL so he could be around young vunerable children. He made it a point to be clean-shavened and wore a ball cap pulled down over his eyes when he registered at this school (I believe he committed the same crime at another school, too). He was a child molester -- I think he was also a registered sexual offender. In addition, he was living with two other OLDER perverts in a home they shared where they engaged in group sex. A real sick bunch of sleaze balls. These old men would come up to the school, when necessary, and pretend to be his uncle and grandfather. However, they were not related -- only had very sick perverted thoughts that were related.

This guy fooled the administrators and other school officials when he registered. I can't remember all of the details but I think another school employee uncovered the farce when she came across another application or some paperwork that sent up red flags.

This guy's sole intention was to win the trust of an innocent child so he could molest them and bring them back to the home he shared with those old men to partake in molesting this child further.

There are some very evil and sick people who live among us -- keep your kids close to you!!!!

Posted by drawpaintsing (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 10:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Freedom, you have a good point. But what if she wasn't abused. If she wasn't abused then she should be held responsible for what she did also. Some kind of community service should be fair enough. If she was abuse then the truth shall come out and more people will and shall be punished as well. This just may go deeper than intended. A lot of people come from abused homes, and a lot don't let that cripple their lives and their decisions (only if that happened to her). If she was abused she know it wasn't right when it happened to her, so she should know it ain't right to do it. I'm not judging her either. Like I said before, this is what I speculate from the article. There a lot of "ifs" and "what ifs" in this situation, but I still think they both were wrong.

Posted by noneya (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 10:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This is the question I have (at this time)....What were they doing on a school bus on a Saturday (Dec. 15,2007)?

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 11:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Good point noneya. I would guess a special field trip, in which case maybe he was suppose to be some kind of chaperone. Whatever, it's just scary for those of who still have children riding the bus.

Posted by happyjudy (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 11:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

i thought if your charged with aggravated oral sexual battery with a child. that this means the person was not a willing partner. I could be wrong.

Posted by noneya (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 11:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)

as long as it was with a child it's acrime anyway, but the "aggravated" part meant it was not with his/her consent. please correct me on this if I am wrong.

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 11:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think you are both right. She is still a child - he is adult.
I just watched the video of the man who threw the children off the bridge in Alabama. A family member was interviewed, "He was arguing with his wife about his girlfriend. He just wanted to show her he was man of the house and whatever he said was right." Sick people.

Posted by noneya (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 11:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

freedom: These type of animals (I no longer assess them as human) CANNOT be punished enough on this earth to suit me! The same goes for the perverts described in the other article that was abusing the handicapped (infirmed)

Posted by drawpaintsing (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 11:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

All of you are right, but what if this so happens again with another man, then what? Don't take this the wrong way. He should definately be punished. The point I'm trying to make is that there are some girls out there who engage in this act, and when they are caught, then only the guy gets in trouble. I'm not directly talking about her. I'm just giving examples. I think all of these type of situations should be further investigated, and if it was consented, then they both are wrong. This could be a slow halt to all of this promiscuity, which will make a lot of other things better. Who knows what went on. Only them two and the other kids on the bus knows. My speculations are only "ifs".

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 11:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Abuse does continue in a cycle, and the girl definately needs help and guidance. You are correct, if this type of crime could be stopped it would make life better for everyone.

Posted by noneya (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 11:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think I may have mentioned in an earlier article along the lines of how much the sexual revolution of the 60's has changed peoples minds and attitudes towards sex in general. There is so much focus on such these days that there is no wonder CHILDREN of 12-13 years of age knew more than we did at 19-20...and experienced it to boot!

Posted by justthefactsman (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 12:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Everyone asks why a 20 yr old was on a school bus,,,It is because your federal government won't put an age limit on how old they consider HIGH SCHOOL kids. NO child left behind, bunch of B.S. There are 17 yr olds in the 9th grade for gawd sakes. Well they should have left this one behind, what do you guys think???

Posted by roberth33 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 12:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well he is definitely goingt o spend a few years in prison.

But did the girl cry for help and no one helped her? that would be horrible. Or was she a willing participant? were they dating? if so that child's parents have some explaining to do to authorities.

Posted by JunkyardDawg (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 12:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

was this man a high school student?

Posted by JunkyardDawg (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 1:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

it's pretty brave to do something like that in front of other students...no telling what he'd do without witnesses.

Posted by noneya (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 1:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

WHERE WAS THE DRIVER? When I was in school and rode the bus, the driver was ALWAYS watching us in that huge rearview mirror she had and making sure we were behaving. So many questions, so little info at this time. I presume there will be more at a later time.

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 1:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This may be a strange thing to post right here - BUT - I just talked to my oldest daughter and I am going to be a grandma for the 2nd time this year! My son and his wife are due in July and she is due in August. Neither live here, so you better believe I will be on the road this summer! Just had to tell all my on line friends! Now I have to start calling everyone else!

Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 1:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Congratulations on your good news!!!

Posted by noneya (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 2:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

for freedom: That's wonderful news! Won't it be nice for the two little cousins to grow up together!? I hope you are fortunate enough to live relatively close by!

Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 2:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

No noneya, one will be in Texas the other in Jackson.

Posted by comminatcha (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 2:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If this is the same set of Bass's that I know (there are 2 sets of Bass in Newellton, 1 family is white and 1 family is black)I have worked with one of the Bass families when I worked for a youth program in Tensas Parish. The family I worked with has about 12 family members in it and are very trouble kids. A couple of them are in jail now and a couple of them have been in and out of jail several times. Most of the charges that I know about are drug related. These Bass kids are also "mentally slow" and are dropouts. This does not suprise me about this family. As for Brandon Bass being a student, it is possible, lots of them stayed in school until the age of 19 or 20 then they dropped out.

Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 2:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

if you're not out of high school by the time you turn 19 then you should have to leave. 20 yr olds don't belong on a bus with 13 yr olds. that's ridiculous.

Posted by comminatcha (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 2:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I totally agree peacerulz! Maybe this will get the schools thinking about what could happen and what is happening and change the rules.

Posted by america39120 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 3:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

HELLO!!!!! LADIES.......DIXIEMAMA NEEDS YOUR HELP OVER ON THE STORY ABOUT THE MAN SEXUAL ASSAULTING A HANDICAPED PERSON STORY. SHE'S BEING BEAT UP SOMETHING AWFUL...........HURRY OVER AND OFFER YOUR ASSISTANCE..........SHE NEEDS YOUR HELP..........SHE'S BEING BASHED TO DEATH!!!!

Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 3:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

comminatcha, if they can't get it in 20 yrs they never will. lol

Posted by comminatcha (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 4:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

so true!! peacerulz. They really should be made to drop out of high school after a certain age and referred to adult GED.It would be better for all involved.

Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

that's exactly what should be done with them.

Posted by america39120 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 4:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

i agree.

Posted by dixiemama (anonymous) on January 11, 2008 at 11:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by america39120 (anonymous) on January 10, 2008 at 3:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

HELLO!!!!! LADIES.......DIXIEMAMA NEEDS YOUR HELP OVER ON THE STORY ABOUT THE MAN SEXUAL ASSAULTING A HANDICAPED PERSON STORY. SHE'S BEING BEAT UP SOMETHING AWFUL...........HURRY OVER AND OFFER YOUR ASSISTANCE..........SHE NEEDS YOUR HELP..........SHE'S BEING BASHED TO DEATH!!!!
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I fail to see where this article has anything to do with a handicapped person! This incident happened on a school bus. Stick to the comment at hand or go to the article about the handicapped person, there are still comments. This is about abuse of children. Anyway the problem on the other subject has been resolved. You are old news Buddie. Another think I'm a strong old gal & no one has ever bashed me to death, I always stand my ground!

Posted by dixiemama (anonymous) on January 12, 2008 at 10:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

((america39120)) If it was out of concern for me thanks. I may have lashed out at you but please believe me I am very capable of taking care of myself. I'm a fighter of my beliefs and always have been. My husband, kids & Mama can vouch for that.

Posted by supertrucker47 (anonymous) on January 14, 2008 at 8:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

WAS THIS GUY A BUS DRIVER OR WHAT?AND WHAT THE HELL WAS A 20 YEAROLD DUDE DOING ON A BUS FULL OF CHILDREN ANYWAY?20 YEAR OLD PEOPLE ARENT EVEN IN SCHOOL ANYMORE.SOMETHING SMELLS ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING.TENSA PARISH SCHOOL REPERSENTIVES SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSABLE FOR THIS INCIDENT.A SMELL A LAWSUIT COMING!