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wereduck

wereduck

I'm lost
July 2007

OCT 02, 2007 07:26 AM

And, now I'm pissed, first thing in the morning.

I'm starting to think that maybe people in 'security positions', police, school guards, etc., are all dosing on amphatamines or steroids or something. It's the only thing that can explain this.

Also, loved the story about the kindegarten kid being arrested. "Oh my God, she was flailing her arms and biting and scratching, let's arrest her!" As if SIX-YEAR OLDS have never done that. Teachers and principals are such fucking 'tards.

bcguitar33

bcguitar33

Jamaica Plain, MA
January 2004

OCT 02, 2007 08:44 AM

Bitch_PhD said:

Holden_Caulfield said:
The guard and assistant principal will be punished for this. . .eventually. The wheels of justice don't always turn like clockwork. The mother and child will likely collect some damages in due time. Hopefully, the guard and assistant principal will be dismissed from their jobs and perhaps serve some time for their crimes. All will be well soon enough.



This sounds kinda like "oh well, broken wrist, girl assaulted by authority figure, racist slur, no damage done."

I hope that's not what you meant.



It actually doesn't sound at all like that. It sounded like he said that justice will catch up with these people eventually, and that's because it's what he did say.

Saying that he has faith that the justice system will eventually punish egregious injustices doesn't even imply that he thinks the injustices weren't egregious.

Skywisdom

Skywisdom

Portland, OR
December 2005

OCT 02, 2007 09:00 AM

ongoingnightmare said:
IT sucks that people do this,when they screw up and get cought. the parents sue the school district, and that money comes from all of our pockets in the communitie,
a few people made some bad mistakes and now more have to pay.



When they screw up and get caught? The sucky thing is that people have to pay for the damage?
gah...Well. I thought the sucky part was the girl getting her arm broken and then innocent people getting arrested and expelled. *shrug*. Doesn't the school have insurance of some sort for being sued, like hospitals/restaurants do? Isn't it unfair that these kids parents are paying for the schools with the same taxes we do, and then aren't able to go?
It's not some few people making a bad mistake, it's a hateful attitude that is still present in our country (in the world) and needs to be directly addressed.

Squire

Squire

I'm lost
November 2003

OCT 02, 2007 09:01 AM

codechino said:

Oninotaki said:

Flux said:

Salieri said:
Side note;


...a few years ago there was a lawsuit filed over frequent arrests of Indian children at school in South Dakota...



"Indian" is still an appropriate term for Indigenous people? Both Bitch_phD and the article linked made use of it. Am I crazy for being taken aback by that?



It's actually the most generally accepted blanket term in the U.S..



I totally thought that there were some unruly kids of Asian Indian descent at those schools in South Dekota.

No really thats how weird it is for me to hear, hell I am had a hard time getting used to American Indian being tossed around my Introduction to Native American History class.



there is actually a large number of native americans that identify with the term "indian." some don't like it, some don't care. it's not necessarily a derogatory term.



I have an Native American friend who says that only guilt-ridden white people use the term Native American.

Skywisdom

Skywisdom

Portland, OR
December 2005

OCT 02, 2007 09:09 AM

Also, it's cool. She was probably an immigrant who wanted to use our tax money for her gay abortion.

JunkyardAngel

JunkyardAngel

San Gabriel, CA
February 2006

OCT 02, 2007 11:26 AM

Skywisdom said:
Also, it's cool. She was probably an immigrant who wanted to use our tax money for her gay abortion.



Ineed. Damn tax-sucking gay abortion-having child immigrants.

Sigh.

sirrogue2

sirrogue2

League City, TX
March 2007

OCT 02, 2007 05:42 PM

The security guard needs to be dragged out in the street and shot. Stupid fucks like that deserve it.

ahcoldpizza

ahcoldpizza

Mexico
June 2007

OCT 02, 2007 10:12 PM

Clidna said:

Salieri said:

Flux said:

Salieri said:
Side note;


...a few years ago there was a lawsuit filed over frequent arrests of Indian children at school in South Dakota...



"Indian" is still an appropriate term for Indigenous people? Both Bitch_phD and the article linked made use of it. Am I crazy for being taken aback by that?



It's actually the most generally accepted blanket term in the U.S..



Thanks for the clarification. Using the term "Indian" in most places of Canada will be met with rolled-eyes at the least and calls of "racism" pretty often.



Actually, we have a reserve right up the road from us, and the majority of the people I know from there call themselves Indians, and brag about their Indian Status cards (bastards! wink)... maybe it's just in your area?



I have to agree with Salieri. In Alberta at least, you'll get looks of shock if you use the term "Indian". I stick with the term "native" myself. My profs all use "aboriginal".

Though, during the time my education was in french, the term "Amerindien" came up a lot. -->Amercan Indian.

I guess it just differs from region to region.

Kanner

Kanner

New Zealand
September 2007

OCT 03, 2007 12:20 AM

Squire said:

I have an Native American friend who says that only guilt-ridden white people use the term Native American.



This post deserves an award for outstanding use of irony. =)

Lockeblade

Lockeblade

Australia
May 2007

OCT 03, 2007 12:32 AM

creativename said:
I think if you dig deep enough or even if you dig at all you'll find plenty of cases in any country where the victim has been attacked legally though they shouldn't have been.



It's legal to break someone's wrist for dropping cake? Perhaps you mean people being attacked by police/security when they shouldn't have been. You're right, there are cases in any country for that... I don't recall children having their wrists broken by police/security for dropping cake in Australia recently... Especially not in a fucking school. The mind still boggles...

code_red

code_red

Portland, OR
July 2005

OCT 03, 2007 02:02 AM

"An Open Letter" By Stuck Mojo talks about racism. Really good to listen to...

so listen to it.

lefthandright

lefthandright

New Zealand
September 2006

OCT 03, 2007 03:53 AM

Flux said:

Salieri said:
Side note;


...a few years ago there was a lawsuit filed over frequent arrests of Indian children at school in South Dakota...



"Indian" is still an appropriate term for Indigenous people? Both Bitch_phD and the article linked made use of it. Am I crazy for being taken aback by that?



It's actually the most generally accepted blanket term in the U.S..



It is simple. If I see a group of people walking down the street and and I say to someone, "hey, I used to go to school with that guy." and they say back "which one?." and I say "The black one." Then it is politically incorrect. There is no need for me to identify him by his colour. I could of identified him as the one on the left,..the one in brown trousers,..the one with the shaved head, the one with brief case,..the one with his arm around the girl...There is a a myriad of ways I could have identified him..but I choose to identify him by his race....honestly, you live in America..you people coined the phase 'politically incorrect.'

Squire

Squire

I'm lost
November 2003

OCT 03, 2007 03:55 AM

Kanner said:

Squire said:

I have an Native American friend who says that only guilt-ridden white people use the term Native American.



This post deserves an award for outstanding use of irony. =)



*takes a bow*

Clidna

Clidna

Canada
January 2005

OCT 06, 2007 01:43 AM

A black guy, a white guy, and an Indian guy were sitting around having a beer, and they all decided that people spend way too much time worrying about what they should call people.

Next thing you know, we won't be able to use, blonde, brunette, or redhead to describe somebody... it might offend someone. I think whether or not you use a physical attribute to describe a person very much depends on the context that it's used in. If it is used in a derogetory manner then it is inappropriate. I don't get offended if someone calls me white. But if they were using my skin colour to try and make a disparaging comment to or about me, obviously that would be different.

Shellyangel

Shellyangel

I'm lost
January 2007

OCT 07, 2007 07:17 PM

Ridiculous. I just don't understand what is wrong with people these days.

The news seems to be nothing short of littered by articles about people getting drunk, breaking into museums, and destroying priceless paintings... Jealous ex's (an off-duty cop, no less) shooting his friends when he didn't get an invitation to a pizza/movie party... Mothers either chopping the limbs off of their children and wondering why they're STILL crying, or just microwaving them in order to shut them up.. And that's of course when they aren't killing pregnant women and 'stealing' their unborn babies, then claiming them as their own.

Society today just boggles me. Perplexes me. Disgusts me.
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