11-Year-Old Boy Checks Dallas City Council Members On Rude Behavior

by | Feb 28, 2013 | News | 0 comments

Would you have the strength to stand up and check a group of city council members when they don’t respect you? At 11-years-old David Williams did, and this young man is exactly the reason we can have hope in the future!

News One reported:

David Williams, an 11-year-old student, went to a Dallas City Council meeting on Wednesday to learn, but ended up delivering an unexpected lecture, Fox 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth reported.

He was dressed for the occasion: tucked-in shirt and pressed jeans. Barely tall enough to speak in to the mic, Williams’ head peered over the podium. His question to members was, “What is an alternative for the teachers to keep the schools safe in DISD without having to bring dangerous weapons to school?”

david-williams-dallas-city-council-meetingThough, when he returned to his seat, Williams noticed that the council members were distracted and were walking around while meeting attendees were addressing them. Williams refused to overlook the members’ rude behavior. “Do you feel it is acceptable for city council members to be up and walking around while constituents are addressing them?”

The question took everyone in attendance by surprise, including the boy’s mother, Shatara Mathis. “I was very proud because sometimes it’s out of the mouth of a babe that you really get enlightened as an adult,” she said.

Watch a report and meet David in the video below:

We wonder where David is now!

Read more at News One: http://newsone.com/2254514/david-williams-dallas-city-council-meeting/

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