The mother of an openly gay high school student in the U.S. armed her son with a stun gun so that he could defend himself from bullying, saying that she had no choice. Chelisa Grimes told CNN administrators at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis did not do enough to protect her son, Darnell 'Dynasty' Young, 17, who she said endured months of harassment.
He is now facing expulsion for discharging the weapon at school. 'I do not promote violence - not at all - but what is a parent to do when she has done everything that she felt she was supposed to do ... at the school?' Grimes said. 'I did feel like there was nothing else left for me to do, but protect my child.
'I think that the self-protection device is what's making the news, but the big picture is that my child is not the only one who does not feel safe at our school.' Young said six classmates surrounded him on April 16, calling him names and threatening to beat him up because he is gay. The bullied teenager said he pulled the stun gun from his backpack, raised it in the air and set it off, sending the bullies fleeing.
