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Originally Posted by tspikes51
^Not from me. I have no sympathy for people who break rules repeatedly and then play the minority card. It's very simple: if you're getting in trouble for it, expect to get in trouble if you do it again.
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They're not arguing the infraction, they're arguing the way it's being handled, and the ridiculous penalties being put on them- penalties they feel far outweigh anything a hetero couple would get. That's a glaring inequality, if it's true. It has nothing to do with the infraction- it has to do with whether or not the "rules" are being used to punish them, but if they're being overlooked and unapplied to the hetero couples.
I have never, ever heard of a straight couple getting suspended- let alone multiple suspensions- or going anywhere near as far as getting transferred to other schools. I have seen hetero couples get caught fucking in the bathroom and get one day of in-school suspension, or a written warning. That, I have seen several times, actually. My high school had a large common area for between classes and at lunches, and I never saw any of the dozens of hugging and smooching couples get anything more than a passing glance. There is no way my school in Florida was more progressive 7, 8 or 9 years ago than an OC, California high school is today. Hugging and kissing (note that if they were "making out", the principal would most certainly have painted the picture that way) does not lead to multiple suspensions and beyond. I have an extremely hard time buying that he's anywhere near as hard-nosed towards the straight couples. If he was, he'd be able to easily cite several examples. From all this, I gather no such examples exist.