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Mark Hamill praises bullied 10-year-old who refused to fight back because 'it's not the Jedi way'

The child had to be taken to the hospital after suffering injuries during a bullying incident at school

A fifth-grade child in California was hospitalized earlier this week after he was reportedly beaten up by bullies. When the child's mother asked him why he didn't stop his bullies, 10-year-old Aiden Vasquez told her, “It’s not the Jedi way.” On Monday, his mother wrote a Facebook post detailing the incident and said, "He said he felt it in his soul not to hit the kid back."

The post went viral and when Mark Hamill, the quintessential Jedi, came across the story, he sent out a tweet praising the boy for his courage. “I’m astonished by his wisdom & courage at such a tender age,” tweeted Mark Hamill. “I may be a fictional Jedi, but this boy is the real deal. Not sure how to reach out to him, but I hope he sees this message & knows how much I admire him,” Hamill wrote.