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Mom of teen charged with bullying student into suicide blames victim
NY Daily News ^ | 03/31/10 | Helen Kennedy

Posted on 03/31/2010 2:44:41 PM PDT by jerry557

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To: stop_fascism

You are addressing why this irresponsibility exists, but that does not in anyway lessen the moral and social responsibility of the teachers and administrators involved. The DA should be addressing those in positions of responsibility as well as the actors involved IMHO


21 posted on 03/31/2010 3:12:50 PM PDT by J Edgar
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To: jerry557

Although it’s the bullies who should be punished, I don’t understand why this girl’s family or school didn’t remove her from this awful situation.

It reminds me of incidents that happen in college dorms - if someone is not following the rules and making life miserable, the college’s solution is to offer to move the one who bothers to complain, rather than enforce the rules or move those who are breaking them.


22 posted on 03/31/2010 3:13:28 PM PDT by GnuHere
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To: Persevero

“And abuse of civil rights? What civil rights? Do we have a right to not be insulted?”

Teachers can spot patters of consistent bullying and distinguish it from one-off interpersonal rivalry. School boards are famous for expelling students for bringing an aspirin tablet to school - why are they so reluctant to expel bullies?


23 posted on 03/31/2010 3:17:16 PM PDT by BlazingArizona
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To: jerry557
the girl was also raped. That may have been the tipping point. A youngster's rape often causes serious psychological trauma which could well lead to suicide.

Hopefully the police are building a case against the rapist.

24 posted on 03/31/2010 3:17:25 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
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To: jerry557
Excessive bullying like this is what leads to things like Columbine.

That's really a myth about Columbine, one of many that have gone on over the years. Eric and Dylan weren't bullied. They weren't outcasts. They weren't part of a "trenchcoat mafia." In fact, they were quite normal. In the typical clique hierarchy, they were pretty much in the middle of the pecking order.

25 posted on 03/31/2010 3:18:02 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: TankerKC

It is the inaction of responsible people that are ultimately at fault.

When you look at all the cases of school shootings, there are warning signs EVERYWHERE. No one wakes up one day and suddenly decides to shoot-up a school.

Same thing with the kid at Virginia Tech. He was posting hate videos on the internet and creating very violent literature for months before his rampage. Many people knew about it, and did nothing.


26 posted on 03/31/2010 3:18:22 PM PDT by jerry557
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To: J Edgar

Of course you’re right, but the DA isn’t going to mess with the teacher’s union. Maybe someone will get a letter placed in his personnel file.


27 posted on 03/31/2010 3:18:58 PM PDT by stop_fascism
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To: Notary Sojac

Look, the teachers and may be the administrators are members of the union. The union supports the Democrat party. The Democrat party says minorities are protected and only minorities can be victims. The deceased is an immigrant, not a protected minority. Therefore, she is not a victim. The union members will not be punished.


28 posted on 03/31/2010 3:20:25 PM PDT by dominic flandry
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To: jerry557
My granddaughter was taken out of school and home schooled because of bullies..We were afraid for her..My daughter went to the school and told them that K was being talked about and lied about and threatened by saying she would be killed for her to watch out..Well nothing was done..K was so depressed something had to be done..K is a very beautiful girl and a A student, the others were jealous of her..Every last one of these kids should be put in prison maybe they can see what it is like being harassed by someone..

Parents listen to your children when they tell you they are being bullied it might save their life at school it happens more than you know..

29 posted on 03/31/2010 3:22:10 PM PDT by PLD
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It is the inaction of responsible people that are ultimately at fault.

Well, the shooters of the future will be glad to know this. No sense in doing the suicide thing afterward when someone else is "ultimately at fault," right?

30 posted on 03/31/2010 3:25:31 PM PDT by TankerKC (I think P. T. Barnum had his time off by about 59 seconds.)
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To: stop_fascism

Yeah all the government employee unions are dangerous entities. That’s why Reagan shut them out when the flight controllers tried to strike!


31 posted on 03/31/2010 3:29:23 PM PDT by J Edgar
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To: jerry557

This “mother” is a product of the public school system. She is sef-centered and amoral, just like her thuggish daughter. This was inevitable when they started indoctrinating America’s children into becoming moral relativists. The kid should do jail time, but it won’t happen.


32 posted on 03/31/2010 3:29:40 PM PDT by SkipW
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To: GregB

But if you home school, how will your child be “socialized” ? /sarc


33 posted on 03/31/2010 3:30:22 PM PDT by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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To: eccentric
That's the best part you are in charge of where they socialize!!!
34 posted on 03/31/2010 3:31:56 PM PDT by GregB (I am a broken glass supporter of Sarah Palin.)
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To: J Edgar

Thats one of the biggest problems, the parents of the bullies can never except that their kid may be a little &hit and the schools find it more convienent to get rid of the victims instead of confronting the bullies and their parents.


35 posted on 03/31/2010 3:34:18 PM PDT by Always Independent
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To: jerry557
My prayers to the family but sticks and stones.. etc, etc.

I see this as the wussifying of America.

At most, the bullies should be suspended. Or the parents should call each other.

36 posted on 03/31/2010 3:34:52 PM PDT by Selmore (Except for ending Slavery, Facism, Communism, and Nazism, War never has accomplished anything)
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To: J Edgar

SEIU has pretty much destroyed California. Now they are trying to make their Butt Boy Brown the next governor to finish the job.


37 posted on 03/31/2010 3:35:10 PM PDT by stop_fascism
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To: jerry557

is school compulsory? If so these students should be able to file against the school and the kid just like harassment in any work situation.


38 posted on 03/31/2010 3:35:54 PM PDT by Walkingfeather
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To: Persevero
However, I am not sure about charging these young meanies with stalking and abuse of civil rights leading to bodily injury.
Did you ever stop beating your wife.....just wondering.
And abuse of civil rights? What civil rights? Do we have a right to not be insulted?
39 posted on 03/31/2010 3:36:30 PM PDT by S.O.S121.500 (That Kenyan bastard is not my president. ENFORCE the Bill of Rights.)
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To: Selmore

Given the parents envolved, I can only imagine what they would call each other.


40 posted on 03/31/2010 3:42:23 PM PDT by stop_fascism
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