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Originally posted by onetime2
A friend of mine stabbed me in the arm with a pencil when I was in high school. Didn't think much about it till a couple of years later when the point worked its way back to the surface and came out. Of course this same friend stabbed a kid with an x-acto blade too. Funny, back then he only got a couple of days of suspension.
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I had a classmate stab me in the arm with a pencil when I was in elementary school. I still have a circular scar where it struck.
As for this kid... I am sure this act of vengeance gives him plenty of good credibility with some groups, but in the broader view, I am sure there were better ways to solve this problem than by resorting to violence.
I will not defend him for taking this particular course of action, but I won't condemn him either. I just hope he gets the help he needs and turns out ok in the end.
School officials do need to be blamed though - its their responsibility to keep all kids safe. It seems they either go in the "no tolerance" direction, or in the "I didn't see it if you didn't see it" direction. Neither is good for the kids...