Actress Alyssa Brooke’s son Nick was brutally attacked during a basketball game at a local recreation center in Georgia last month. Now, the couple is fighting for justice for their son, hoping their attackers will suffer consequences. Nick suffered a broken jaw and a severe concussion after the assault.
Images of the July 21 assault went viral after other children at the shelter center filmed it and posted it on social media. The only teenager who broke Nick’s jaw was charged with assault as a minor, according to 11 Alive. However, Brooke and her husband, also actor James Knight, believe the other children involved in the assault face no consequences. Two children in the video attend schools in the town of Buford, while teenagers accused of posting the video and laughing while Nick was assaulted attend Lanier High School in Gwinnett County. According to schools in the town of Buford 11 Alive the attack occurred off-campus and before the school year began, while Gwinett County schools told the dam that they do not believe their code of conduct will be applied in the case because it did not happen. on school property.
“They didn’t stop him; they applauded him. And for me, that’s participation,” Brooke, whose credits include episodes of Ozark i Stranger things, he said 11 Alive. “I don’t expect everyone to be a hero and run to save the day if that’s not your style. But laughing, clapping and cheering, that’s not humanity.” Nick’s parents spent their 17th birthday in the hospital, watching Nick feed through a syringe because his jaw was closed. His jaw broke in three places and doctors checked for internal bleeding. He also suffered a concussion.
Knight, who was seen in a Ozark episodes and a 2015 Chicago PD episode and Brooke now call for a stricter code of conduct that covers student-athlete behavior even if they are not on school property. They launched a Change.org petition, which now has more than 35,300 signatures. Knight and Brooke’s friends also launched a GoFundMe page to help pay for Nick’s medical expenses. To date, more than $ 38,000 has been donated.
“I think we need to teach kids if we want them to be good citizens, that there are consequences for our actions,” Nick’s father, Robbie Cox, said. 11 Alive. “If I, as an adult, did that, I would lose my job. Even if I didn’t go to my job, but for some reason, these kids are protected because it happened outside of school and that’s logical it doesn’t have any made sense to me “.