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To: SZonian

That is true, but what would the guy do if in the real world at his job there was a guy wearing mascara. I mean it is horrible about tolerance today, but you still have to deal with different types of people whether we like it or not. Sure he could quit his job but his parents could have sent him to another school too. Oh well I wonder how he will do in jail with all the guys who want to have him in their cell. I think he was really stupid for doing this because he could deal with one gay guy when now he is going to have to deal with 100’s of gays that are in jail.


18 posted on 08/04/2011 2:26:13 PM PDT by napscoordinator (HI]]\]\)
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To: napscoordinator

You are assuming the kid who killed him was a mini-adult rather than (like his victim) a child—and a disturbed one. As the AP article notes, further testimony indicated that the killer had himself been sexually molested, no doubt by another male. There is plenty of additional evidence that he was disturbed and prone to violence. There is no earthly reason he should have been subjected in a PUBLIC SCHOOL to the kind of abusive behavior that would set off his trigger.


22 posted on 08/04/2011 2:35:44 PM PDT by madprof98 ("moritur et ridet" - salvianus)
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To: napscoordinator

The “system” set this 14 year old boy up.

At 14, I don’t think for one minute he had a reasonable grasp as to all of the consequences, like the ones you laid out. Could he have transferred schools? Possibly. But then what of the others left behind to be taunted by the girly boy? In this case, the “system” gave preference to one vs. looking out for the many.

He tried to work within the “system”. A “system” designed to endorse, recognize and encourage the behavior of the girly boy. A “system” designed to re-educate the straight to accept the girly boy’s behavior and to then “tolerate” its actions that the boy felt threatened by.

There is nothing indicating what took place in the restroom, but I don’t believe it was completely harmless if the boy felt threatened by it enough to resort to shooting the other kid.

20/20 hindsight or even foresight by an adult is one thing, but I think that expecting a 14 year old to to envision things the same as an adult would be a tad ambitious.

The “system” failed both of these kids and will walk away scott free by making a promise to do more “tolerance and inclusion” education classes for the students and faculty.


23 posted on 08/04/2011 2:39:10 PM PDT by SZonian (July 27, 2010. Life begins anew.)
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