FL Hulking Florida teen who beat teacher unconscious over Nintendo Switch pleads guilty

[c@tw0man]

Hulking Florida teen who beat teacher unconscious over Nintendo Switch pleads guilty

The hulking Florida teen Brendan Depa, who beat a female teacher unconscious after his Nintendo Switch was confiscated at school, pleaded guilty to the shocking crime Monday and faces up to 30 year…

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The hulking Florida teen who beat a female teacher unconscious after his Nintendo Switch video game was confiscated at school pleaded guilty to the shocking crime Monday and faces up to 30 years behind bars.

Brendan Depa, then 17, violently threw Matanzas High School paraprofessional Joan Naydich to the floor before kicking and punching her in the back and head more than a dozen times.

 

[tlcya]

that was difficult to watch. He needs to spend a good long time behind bars. I hope his sentencing reflects it.

 

[PayrollNerd]

His violent behavior as an autistic man isn’t unusual. It doesn’t sound like prison is going to work out too well for him. He’s already been in a fight in the jail.

Other prisoners will not tolerate his violence. I hope they can find a medication that will help him decrease his violent tendencies. Otherwise, I suspect he’ll end up dead in a cell.

 

[tlcya]

while I can sympathize with his possible difficulties being on the spectrum, he was essentially an adult male (or just shy of it) of considerable size and strength at the time of the attack. He did serious damage and could do substantially more to his next victim.

I too hope they can find a way to decrease his aggression. But if not, he will be right were he belongs. IMO

 

[PayrollNerd]

Student Brendan Depa pleads no contest in viral video beating of Matanzas teacher's aide

Brendan Depa faces up to 30 years in prison on the charge of aggravated battery on a school board employee, a first-degree felony.

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Brendan Depa, the ex-student accused of beating a teacher's aide at Matanzas High School in an attack that was captured on a viral video, entered an open no-contest plea at a hearing Monday.

Perkins then set the sentencing hearing for Jan. 31 at 1:30 p.m.

The open plea to the court means Depa's defense attorney has not reached any agreement with prosecutors on the possible sentence.

 

[PayrollNerd]

June 26, 2023

Brendan Depa's Mother Tells Her Son's Story | FlaglerLive

Brendan Depa, a 17-year-old severely autistic student, attacked his paraprofessional, Joan Naydich, at Matanzas High School in February, and faces a first degree felony charge as an adult. His mother, Leanne Depa, speaks for the first time, detailing Brendan's personal and medical history and...

flaglerlive.com

 

[Brightchaser47]

while I can sympathize with his possible difficulties being on the spectrum, he was essentially an adult male (or just shy of it) of considerable size and strength at the time of the attack. He did serious damage and could do substantially more to his next victim.

I too hope they can find a way to decrease his aggression. But if not, he will be right were he belongs. IMO

Absolutely. Before someone dies. jmo

 

[airportwoman]

His violent behavior as an autistic man isn’t unusual. It doesn’t sound like prison is going to work out too well for him. He’s already been in a fight in the jail.

Other prisoners will not tolerate his violence. I hope they can find a medication that will help him decrease his violent tendencies. Otherwise, I suspect he’ll end up dead in a cell.

Someone like that should be in a mental institution, not a prison.

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

Someone like that should be in a mental institution, not a prison.

Criminality isn't mental illness.

 

[airportwoman]

No, but he has a mental disability (autism).

 

[Brightchaser47]

DBM

 

[Brightchaser47]

Someone like that should be in a mental institution, not a prison.

I agree. He needs to be stabilized, which isn't likely to happen in prison. He also needs to be in an environment where people understand his condition, to ensure this never happens again. jmo

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

Rehabilitation and stabilization are more likely to happen in a hospital setting, than in prison, imo. Prison is supposed to be "punishment" for crime committed. I doubt Brendan fully understands the situation.

I don't know anything about this young man except what I've read in the MSM, but from what I read, IMO, rehabilitation and stabilization is unlikely.

I'm sure there will be mental health evals done and if it's found that it truly is the ASD that's responsible for this terrible crime, then he'll likely be incarcerated at a forensic facility that's equipped to deal with his mental health challenges.

I also disagree that prison is supposed to be punishment. That's one of the goals maybe, but the other is to keep dangerous people off the streets. In this young man's case, an argument could be made that he developmentally can't understand the consequences of his actions. But that's never going to change. So if he kills someone, it'll also be because he couldn't understand the consequences of his actions. He can't live in a hospital for that reason. A group home? Maybe. A state forensic "hospital" where the not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity people go? Possibly (though less likely, depending on the state), but no hospital is going to change his developmental progress.

 

[airportwoman]

A hospital wouldn't be able to cure him, but it could keep him safe, both from himself, and also from the public.

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

A hospital wouldn't be able to cure him, but it could keep him safe, both from himself, and also from the public.

That's not a good use of a hospital. Everyone already complains about lack of psych beds. If we expect hospitals to house people who will never get better, imagine how much worse it's going to get.

 

[airportwoman]

That's not a good use of a hospital. Everyone already complains about lack of psych beds. If we expect hospitals to house people who will never get better, imagine how much worse it's going to get.

What else do you suggest be done? If there's ever a person for whom some kind of long-term inpatient facility is intended, it's someone like this young man.

 

[Brightchaser47]

What else do you suggest be done? If there's ever a person for whom some kind of long-term inpatient facility is intended, it's someone like this young man.

I'm sure there will be mental health evals done and if it's found that it truly is the ASD that's responsible for this terrible crime, then he'll likely be incarcerated at a forensic facility that's equipped to deal with his mental health challenges.

A group home? Maybe. A state forensic "hospital" where the not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity people go? Possibly (though less likely, depending on the state), but no hospital is going to change his developmental progress.

RSBM
Is a state forensic facility a realistic option in this case?

 

[caradana]

Two generations ago, let’s say 1970s, he would’ve been in a frightful mental institution. Four generations ago, let’s say 1950s, he probably wouldn’t have survived this far. It’s a miracle really that he has the family he has, a woman who continues to defend him and look for solutions; even as I don’t agree with much of what she wrote, I honor that we live in a country where she can freely write it. I don’t see any good solutions and my primary empathy is with the woman he assaulted - it was absolutely inexcusable, even as I don’t think he has the cognition to realize at all the enormity and harm in what he has done.

 

[dbcooper63]

Id prefer to talk about the victim not the perp. I mean who says he has a problem...every single criminal uses mental illness.
.ruins it for those in need i think

 

[megs1477]

I don't know anything about this young man except what I've read in the MSM, but from what I read, IMO, rehabilitation and stabilization is unlikely.

I'm sure there will be mental health evals done and if it's found that it truly is the ASD that's responsible for this terrible crime, then he'll likely be incarcerated at a forensic facility that's equipped to deal with his mental health challenges.

I also disagree that prison is supposed to be punishment. That's one of the goals maybe, but the other is to keep dangerous people off the streets. In this young man's case, an argument could be made that he developmentally can't understand the consequences of his actions. But that's never going to change. So if he kills someone, it'll also be because he couldn't understand the consequences of his actions. He can't live in a hospital for that reason. A group home? Maybe. A state forensic "hospital" where the not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity people go? Possibly (though less likely, depending on the state), but no hospital is going to change his developmental progress.

The four different goals of corrections are retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation.

Goals of Corrections: Perspectives From the Line | Office of Justice Programs

www.ojp.gov

There are a number of accepted reasons for the use of imprisonment. One approach aims to deter those who would otherwise commit crimes (general deterrence) and to make it less likely that those who serve a prison sentence will commit crimes after their release (individual deterrence). A second approach focuses on issuing punishment to, or obtaining retribution from, those who have committed serious crimes. A third approach encourages the personal reform of those who are sent to prison. Finally, in some cases it is necessary to protect the public from those who commit crimes

Prison - Inmates, Reform, Justice

Prison - Inmates, Reform, Justice: As an aspect of human rights, the concept of prisoners’ rights has been upheld by a number of international declarations and national constitutions. The underlying assumption—that people who are detained or imprisoned do not cease to be human beings, no matter...

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