Originally Posted By Lake Nona To all the parents out there, just be careful with your children when going out on a school fund raiser. Just sick. Thanks to the Sentinel for the story... <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/orl-bk-disney0314080" target="_blank">http://www.orlandosentinel.com /news/local/crime/orl-bk-disney0314080</a>,0,5167072.story An off-duty Disney security guard is free on bond after being charged with exposing himself, child abuse and battery. On Wednesday evening, a woman flagged down a Groveland police officer and told him that a neighbor had just hit her 11-year-old son in the face. According to an arrest affidavit, the boy told the officer that he was collecting money for his school's "Jump Rope for Heart" campaign when he rang the doorbell of John Briegel, 43, four or five times. The boy said that Briegel answer the door completely naked, berated the boy for ringing the doorbell, then struck the boy on the side of the head with a closed fist. The boy ran home and called his mother, according to the affidavit. Officers then went to Briegel's home, and the boy identified Briegel as his attacker. Briegel, who was wearing a pair of shorts when he opened the door to the officers, said that he had been napping with his wife when someone rang his door bell 10 times. He admitted to answering the door in the nude and yelling at the boy, but he said that he kept his body hidden behind the door, and denied hitting the boy, according to the affidavit. Briegel was transported to Lake County Jail were he posted $6,000 bond later Wednesday night. Zoraya Suarez, a spokeswoman for Disney, confirmed that Briegel worked for Disney's security department and said that he had been placed on unpaid leave pending the outcome of his case.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<To all the parents out there, just be careful with your children when going out on a school fund raiser. Just sick. Thanks to the Sentinel for the story...>> I don't see anything that is the slightest bit dangerous here. Well, other than the fact that some people that will make a HUGE deal out of anything having to do with Disney. The guy was napping with his wife. Who knows, they were maybe about to play a game of hide the salami. All of a sudden the front doorbell is dingle-dangling and will not stop. It is wrecking the mood for both of them and the guy is rightly pissed. Letting his little head do the thinking; the guy bounds out of bed, tears open the front door and yells at the little sob. As far as I'm concerned, the kid is lucky he didn't get killed. I certainly don't see the guy as some pervert. Just some average Joe hoping to get laid by his wife and interrupted by the incessant ringing of a doorbell.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I hate all the fundraising these kids are "requested" to do - Some are for worth-while caused (jump rope for heart included)... But I don't let my kids go door to door soliciting because of how often they are asked to do it at school. If someone rang my door more than once I would be more than a bit annoyed!
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains BTW the part I think is "Just Sick" is this boy was out alone asking for money - Where was his parent? On every piece of info we get for all fundraising it says right on it not to let a child go door to door alone!! If the parent had been there maybe the kid wouldn't have kept ringing the bell when it went unanswered!! This guy made a judgement error by not pulling on a pair of shorts - but come-on it wasn't like he was at work or hanging out at the local playgound flashing people!
Originally Posted By nbodyhome You should never take anything for granted as far as safety. To me, Disney feels safer than almost anywhere. But with 60k cast members, and millions of guests - you need to take similar precautions to anywhere else. That said - I have no idea if this guy did anything wrong.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal For Jump Rope for Heart around here our kids were told specifically not to go door to door and to only solicit donations from friends or family. I assume the rules are the same but maybe not. In any case, if someone was ringing my doorbell incessantly I'd be pretty ticked off, too. That said, I'd put on a robe or something before answering the door!
Originally Posted By barboy A little paranoid are you Lake Nona. If some punk kid begging for money or like kind rings my doorbell several times looking for hand outs when I am trying to be romatic with my wife you better believe that I would be in a bad mood too.
Originally Posted By kangaand2roos I mostly agree with the responses HOWEVER, nomatter if the parents were neglectful in letting their child solicit, there is NO excuse for an adult to hit a child. if this in fact happened, he should be prosecuted. That he works for Disney holds no interest to me. It is irrelevent. That he is a security guard (anywhere) is of concernif he struck this boy.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains He said he didn't - the ariticle mentions no evidence of him being hit -
Originally Posted By barboy "there is NO excuse for an adult to hit a child" WRONG, there are countless justifications to hit a kid or even kill a kid and ringing a doorbell is not one of them(and I'm not saying the guy did stike the kid).
Originally Posted By barboy "Just sick." The only things sick here are: one, the op is paranoid and is looking to capitalize on some sleazy headline with sexual overtones. and two, I guess it is illegal to be naked in one's own residence these days. Sorry Nona, I have no problem if that guy or his wife was nude in their own home and they just happen to answer a door on private property.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun It seems as thoguh my boys are always selling something. Only a couple of times do I even let them go door to door. I do let them go alone, but only on our street. If he could quickly run home, I'd think he had to be close to home. If the guy worked at the local Walgreens or something would they have even mentioned his job?
Originally Posted By Mr X Is it actually illegal to be naked on your own property? What do nudists do? I agree, assaulting someone who legitimately comes to your place and rings the bell is not legal (if it actually happened). The nakedness part though, I'm not so sure of.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I used to do the door-to-door thing as a kid growing up (mostly for girl scouts, but also for walkathons and such). Times have definitely changed.
Originally Posted By bigthunderranch That's the great thing about living in Wisconsin. It's too cold for that sort of thing to happen.
Originally Posted By SunshineOR I get so tired of kids ringing my doorbell and they do tend to bang repetitively on it. The first day kids get sent home with fliers for whatever the recent fundraiser is, I know my doorbell will be going nonstop for the next three days. IF the guy actually hit the kid, that's not okay. Otherwise, I'm pretty much on the side of the guy and wish the media wouldn't play the Disney connection so maliciously.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 But his working for Disney sells more newspapers than if he worked at a local grocery store.
Originally Posted By GMouse It's amazing how law enforcement these days are so arrogant. In more and more cases they cross the line into what is supposed to be our private lives. There is no such thing as Private Property anymore. Your house is public property as far as police are conserned, and they treat it as such. I recently read a story in the newspaper of a lady being hit with a Disorderly Conduct charge for swearing at her toilet. A cop who lived next door heard her through the window and called the police.
