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Originally posted by sixate
What you don't seem to understand is that this kid will never turn into a Columbine freak. Those Columbine freaks were fucked with, and they just took it. They never stood up for themselves. This kid did stand up, so it's obvious he won't turn into a mental killer like those assholes because he obviously feels as though he's not worthless, unlike those Columbine losers. There's a difference between a 12 year old sticking up for himself, and a couple of 17 year olds who are fucking freaks.
Maybe you want school to raise your kids for you because you don't/wouldn't spend enough time with them yourself. I'll make sure I raise my kids when I have them. The school they go to won't.
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What you don't understand is that in some small way, this kid already has more in common with those columbine freaks than you or i. Maybe he will turn into a freak because people are labeling him a hero for stabbing someone with a pencil.
I'm all for standing up for one's self. What i'm not for is kids stabbing eachother with pencils because they feel they have no alternative. There are no heroes in this situation.
You miss my point if you think i don't want to spend time with my thoeretical children. Surely it is not too difficult for you to understand that it is impossible for parents to control the behavior of their children when they aren't actually in the child's physical presence. Does that make sense? Part of any elementary school's role is childcare and part of childcare is making sure that children behave themselves.
In fact, you aren't really in any position to comment about what the parents may or may not be doing, and with all due respect, i find the idea of sixate as family psychologist somewhat lacking in credibility.
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Originally posted by BoCo
Chances are no one will mess with the kid in this story ever again, and he'll probably end up having a lot more respect from his peers, and a lot more friends as well, because of what he did.
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Or, chances are, he gets his ass kicked consistently for weeks by the friends of the guy he stabbed. It could probably go either way.
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Originally posted by ARTelevision
Violence is how we have survived and how we will continue to survive. Don't knock it.
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I'll use that the next time i feel like robbing a bank. I'll just tell the cops that violence is all part of the natural order of things. They'll no doubt give me a thumbs up and send me on my way.
A child with a pencil stabbing another child is not a matter of survival, nor is it the work of warriors, to label it as such is a stretch. In any case, no one here seems to be claiming to be a pacifist.