The parents of students accused of punching and teasing an autistic boy before putting the videos online have defended their children’s actions.
Levi Null, 13, has Asperger syndrome, a form of autism and attends a school Melcher-Dallas High School, Iowa.
But students at the school made videos of Levi – some of the clips captured his involuntary movements caused by the condition – and then posted them online with school computers.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from Jill Reilly / Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2511025/Levi-Nulls-bullies-parents-defend-children-filmed-students-hitting-autistic-boy.html
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