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60. This Really Doesn't Sound Like a Hard Right-Wing Type of Decision

Reply to Dont call me Shirley (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 21, 2012, 09:08 AM

Apr 2012

If anything, it's more along the lines of taking pacifism and non-retaliation to an extreme.

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9-year-old suspended after he says he stood up to a bully [View all] closeupready Apr 2012 OP

The kid who throws the second punch is always the one caught. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #1

That's what we always told our kids. "So always hit first?" FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #27

My personal approach is a very long time delay for that second punch. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #36

Don't I know that. blackspade Apr 2012 #42

agreed. Take your lumps from the mindless school beaurocracy HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #43

Been there, done that TrogL Apr 2012 #59

The retaliator is always the one who gets in trouble. Brickbat Apr 2012 #2

Lazy ass administrators use zero tolerance, to sit on their duffs. WingDinger Apr 2012 #3

And zero discretion and zero BRAINS! elleng Apr 2012 #11

What else would you expect from the hard-right-wing capital of the world?! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2012 #4

That's hardly Denver. Other parts of CO, sure, but Denver isn't "the right wing capital" (nt) apnu Apr 2012 #10

The story is out of Colorado Springs. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #17

This sort of thing wouldn't surprise me in any town in the US or Canada. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #20

How is this "right wing"? HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #44

This Really Doesn't Sound Like a Hard Right-Wing Type of Decision On the Road Apr 2012 #60

That'll teach him not to stand up for himself. BadgerKid Apr 2012 #5

Use technology instead. Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #6

Assuming it recorded the incident - which it often wouldn't... Posteritatis Apr 2012 #19

Exactly - A kid recorded his teacher doing something down here and got in trouble HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #45

So, to get the evidence, your kid has to take a beating first? Fuck. That. PavePusher Apr 2012 #58

What Role Did The Parents Play? DallasNE Apr 2012 #7

Wouldn't surprise me. Remember the incident of closeupready Apr 2012 #8

Its self defense. elleng Apr 2012 #9

I think those sorts of rules are fairly common DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #13

There's schools that would suspend him even if he didn't defend himself Posteritatis Apr 2012 #18

The same thing happened to my kid. teewrex Apr 2012 #12

My kids will get my 100% support in fighting back against bullys. HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #46

I agree. It's too bad that admins look the other way too often and kids have to IndyJones Apr 2012 #55

In the 5th grade christx30 Apr 2012 #56

The kid who regularly bullied me eventually became a lawyer. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2012 #14

Document any incidents of bullying exboyfil Apr 2012 #15

Good for him for standing up for himself. MrSlayer Apr 2012 #16

Funny that in this tea party town of gun nuts wanna be tough guys pasto76 Apr 2012 #21

When I was in elementary school, the nuns encouraged me to 'stand up to bullies.' onehandle Apr 2012 #22

I guess Colorado isn't a "Stand Your Ground" state thesquanderer Apr 2012 #23

Maybe "stand your playground" ? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #26

duzy obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #57

bully marshall gaines Apr 2012 #24

He learned two good lessons gtar100 Apr 2012 #25

+ 1000 nt abelenkpe Apr 2012 #28

absolutely HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #47

If that were my kid distantearlywarning Apr 2012 #29

This is all administrators fear, and it's the source of all this zero tolerance crap HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #48

My son gets bullied at school, called 'gay' etc, or any kids name that's not his. woodsprite Apr 2012 #30

Hire a lawyer, now. Throckmorton Apr 2012 #34

We always told our sons to expect trouble if they fought back, but... sybylla Apr 2012 #31

I'm sure this happens every day. d_r Apr 2012 #32

This happened to me elementary school. Dawson Leery Apr 2012 #33

Lots of bad solutions. My favorite: Killing with one blow means never having to say you're sorry. saras Apr 2012 #35

The kid has the right to self defense and isn't obligated to be some punk's punching bag TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #37

Which will naturally be followed by another bout of blaming the victims for it all.. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #38

Big whoop! AlbertCat Apr 2012 #39

Nathan.... unkachuck Apr 2012 #40

Be Careful...... backtomn Apr 2012 #41

Yes, because punching somebody is just like shooting him dead. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #49

I hope that was sarcasm HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #50

I was bullied by a few different people from Elementary School to HS HotRodTuna Apr 2012 #51

one thing every good teacher/administrator knows: get both sides of story wordpix Apr 2012 #52

"Get both sides of the story" and "zero tolerance policy" are mutually exclusive. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #54

I almost got suspended because I beat the shit out of a bully. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #53