Utah Mom Cuts Daughter's Hair in Court

Valerie Bruno filed a complaint against a Juvenile Court Judge because she claims he encouraged her to cut off her 13 year-old daughter's ponytail in court.

In March, Bruno's daughter, Kaytlen Lopan, and her 11-year-old friend were at a McDonald's. While there, they befriended a 3 year-old girl.

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Lopan and her friend decided to cut the 3 year-olds hair, but didn't have scissors. They asked to borrow a pair of scissors from McDonald's employees who refused.

So they went across the street to a Dollar General store, bought scissors and returned to the McDonald's. They each took a turn cutting several inches of hair from the back of the child's head. Of course, they fled, but police were able to identify Lopan from the security video.

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Lopan and her friend were in court on May 28 where they entered admission in the assault of the 3 year-old. Lopan also entered admission in another case where she made eight months of telephone calls to a teen in Colorado. These telephone calls included threats of rape and mutilation.

District Juvenile Judge Scott Johansen ordered the 11 year-old to get her hair cut, too...as short as his, but he allowed her to get it done at a salon.

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Judge Johansen said Lopan's behavior was "egregious". She was ordered to pay restitution to both victims, serve 276 hours of community service and serve 30 days in detention.

"If she was my daughter, I wouldn't want her with the (youth) work crew," the judge said.

"I know, I thought of that," Bruno said.

"I'm going to give you this option: I will cut that by 150 hours if you want to cut her hair right now," Johansen said.

"Me, cut her hair?" Bruno asked.

"Right now," the judge said. "I'll go get a pair of scissors and we'll whack that ponytail off."

Moss, the victim's mother, was in the courtroom and fully supported the penalty. She even spoke up when she didn't believe Bruno had cut enough of Lopan's ponytail off.

"Satisfied? Is it short enough?" Johansen asked Moss.

"No," she replied. "My daughter's hair that had never been cut, that was down to (the middle of her back), was cut up to here."

"Take it off clear up to the rubberband," the judge told Bruno, who protested that the scissors he'd given her weren't up to the task.

"Take a little bit at a time," Johansen said.

Watch the video below.

 

At least, the 11 year-old was truthful; she told authorities they both cut the child's hair, but Lopan blamed it all on her friend. Bruno said she grounded Lopan as punishment.

Why is Bruno acting as if her daughter is the victim? The judge didn't force her to cut Lopan's hair. She cut it because she wanted to shorten her daughter's community service.

Now that the daughter received fewer community service hours, Bruno complains that she was encouraged and intimidated into cutting her daughter's hair.

Suddenly, it's clear why the daughter is a liar, a bully,irresponsible and is a bad influence on the 11 year-old. Rather than filing a complaint against the judge, Bruno should spend some time teaching her daughter that there are serious consequences for assault.

Bruno said she is outraged at the judge's decision. I'm outraged that Bruno brought this to the attention of the media. Now she is showing the world that her daughter is a bully and that she lacks good parenting skills.

I agree with the judge's decision and I applaud him for his creative sentencing. Although, the judge's action may not be appropriate in all cases of assault, it's perfect for this case.

One burning question is left unanswered in all accounts of this story: Where was Mindy Moss, the mother of the 3 year-old, while the girls were befriending her daughter, asking to use scissors, going to buy scissors and returning to cut her daughter's hair?  This certainly took more than a few minutes.

It's clear Lopan has serious issues and she need intervention before she actually ends up in the criminal justice system.  Bruno would do well to spend her time taking parenting classes.

Bruno is concerned about choosing to cut her daughter's hair...that should be the least of her worries.  Hair grows back!

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Peace

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Fight Over Who Gets Most Sex and Nap Time at the Drive-Thru

Who Gets the Most Sex

Greenwood City Police Department

Two South Carolina men were riding in a PT Cruiser after leaving a party.  They got into an argument in the backseat of the car and one stabbed the other in the ribs.

The victim, bleeding profusely, was taken to a hospital and interviewed there by police.

Calvin Bernard Hill is accused of stabbing his acquaintance in the ribs when they argued over who has the most sex.

When questioned, Hill said the victim stabbed himself.  The female driver of the vehicle said Hill stabbed the victim and then threw away the knife.  Hill told her, "I can't go down for this", but he did.

Hill was arrested on felony battery charges. He is a guest of the Greenville County Detention Center under a $10,000 bond.

Most likely, neither of them were getting any sex...they wouldn't need to brag about it if they were.  It may be a while before Hill can brag about his sexual prowess with women again.

Nap Time at the Drive-Thru

Dustin Kody Galloway, 20,  went to a McDonald's drive-thru window in Fort Mills, South Carolina.

While placing his order, at some point between the Big Mac and Fries, he passed out, slumped over the wheel.

Galloway didn't hear employees speaking to him and so he continued napping until police arrived.

A police officer found him still slumped over the steering wheel when he got there. He woke Galloway and noticed the smell of alcohol... (Nooo..) and his eyes were bloodshot, too.

Galloway wasn't alone in the car...he had a passenger who police detained. Police say the passenger was sluggish and couldn't stand up. (Don't take him out of the car!)  As the police officer tried to assist him out of the car, the passenger thanked him by  vomiting...all over the place.  I imagine the officer needed a change of uniform after this call.

Galloway was charged with DUI and because the legal drinking age is 21, he was also charged with "minor in possession". The passenger was taken to Piedmont Hospital to receive treatment for alcohol poisoning.

The report doesn't mention if the passenger was sleeping, but I'm guessing he was asleep.  Did Galloway keep his foot on the brake while he was passed out or did he turn the ignition off at the drive-thru?  I hope it was the latter, but not likely.

I once saw a person at a traffic light fast asleep.  The car was in drive and he had his foot on the brake.  He stayed this way for over ten minutes until the police arrived.

Peace