02-03-2006, 01:26 PM
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Driver hit for 'Star Wars' fight club on school bus
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
School bus driver Michael Cianci allegedly used 'Star Wars' characters such as Jabba the Hutt in sicko fight club.
A 38-year-old bald "Star Wars" geek who called himself The Emperor formed a fight club on his Staten Island school bus - encouraging kids to descend into the dark side and beat their classmates, authorities said yesterday.
News of the mini Death Star on wheels, where middle school students were pummeled and their clothing was cut with scissors - instead of lightsabers - outraged parents.
"I put him on the bus in the morning and I'd like to know he's safe. It's disturbing," said the mother of an 11-year-old boy who was one of the Tottenville Intermediate School students to come forward and reveal the sick game.
"He was always worried he was going to get in a headlock or get pushed," the mom added. "He was a target. I'm appalled because I think I'm putting him in a safe place."
Bus driver Michael Cianci created The Death Cheese Club to keep order and gave the toughest of the middle school kids nicknames like Darth, Sith Warrior and Jabba, law enforcement sources said.
Driver hit for 'Star Wars' fight club on school bus
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
School bus driver Michael Cianci allegedly used 'Star Wars' characters such as Jabba the Hutt in sicko fight club.
A 38-year-old bald "Star Wars" geek who called himself The Emperor formed a fight club on his Staten Island school bus - encouraging kids to descend into the dark side and beat their classmates, authorities said yesterday.
News of the mini Death Star on wheels, where middle school students were pummeled and their clothing was cut with scissors - instead of lightsabers - outraged parents.
"I put him on the bus in the morning and I'd like to know he's safe. It's disturbing," said the mother of an 11-year-old boy who was one of the Tottenville Intermediate School students to come forward and reveal the sick game.
"He was always worried he was going to get in a headlock or get pushed," the mom added. "He was a target. I'm appalled because I think I'm putting him in a safe place."
Bus driver Michael Cianci created The Death Cheese Club to keep order and gave the toughest of the middle school kids nicknames like Darth, Sith Warrior and Jabba, law enforcement sources said.