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DisgustipatedinCA

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23. what makes people post stuff like this? Now that your notion has been thoroughly discredited,

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 07:30 PM

Mar 2012

tell me, why would you say something like this, of all the replies you could have made? What piece of information led you to this odd conclusion?

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High school students walk out in protest of Trayvon Martin shooting [View all] Playinghardball Mar 2012 OP

15 schools involved pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #1

And today those students are learning more than they did all last week. JBoy Mar 2012 #2

These students are giving themselves (and the rest of us) a real civics lesson. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #3

Aw,come on, Most of them probably just wanted a day off. virgogal Mar 2012 #5

Maybe some did, but I think the unity of the kids in high school communities is touching. IndyJones Mar 2012 #20

In this case, I don't think so -I think it hits too close to home. Trayvon was a kid just like them. AnotherMother4Peace Mar 2012 #27

While in one sense I agree. (Being one that used to organize Walk-Outs at the drop of a hat.) alphafemale Mar 2012 #34

Very True! cheezmaka Mar 2012 #38

Wow - excellent story! Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #4

yes, because education was responsible for the shooting Peregrine Mar 2012 #7

Thats the point you took from this story? Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #9

I imagine we perceive those things which better validate our own agendas LanternWaste Mar 2012 #10

a Rorschach test. Downwinder Mar 2012 #15

a very cynical perspective. barbtries Mar 2012 #12

Are you saying that you would've just been getting an early start on your spring break? CreekDog Mar 2012 #17

Tell me what evidence you have to validate that statement. FarPoint Mar 2012 #18

Pls. post your source for that motivation. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #21

Really? Dade and Broward schools were on spring break last week. kcass1954 Mar 2012 #22

what makes people post stuff like this? Now that your notion has been thoroughly discredited, DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2012 #23

why say something like that?... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2012 #32

Whoa! obamanut2012 Mar 2012 #36

They're students...what ELSE would they walk out on? Sabriel Mar 2012 #26

How you under estimate these students - Trayvon was their age "there by the grace of God" nt AnotherMother4Peace Mar 2012 #28

Trayvon was on suspension. Trillo Mar 2012 #31

call me a devil's advovate, but why couldn't they just do this AFTER school? alp227 Mar 2012 #6

How precisely does a school walk-out work when no one's at school to walk out from? LanternWaste Mar 2012 #11

Because people would neither notice nor care. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2012 #13

Do you honestly think that the national news would be covering this Pale Blue Dot Mar 2012 #24

Does anyone else find this post to be particularly, uhm, unintelligent? Humanist_Activist Mar 2012 #40

If I had a hooded sweatshirt I'd wear it today to join the protest. Initech Mar 2012 #8

great marshall gaines Mar 2012 #14

Time for everyone to wear a hoodie. Worn one for years and kiranon Mar 2012 #16

Me too! Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2012 #30

Actually, everyone in Seattle is issued one upon arrival tavalon Mar 2012 #33

Loved the line for Standard Issue Hoodys JackInGreen Mar 2012 #35

Good on them! dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #19

the real terror for the PTB oldhippydude Mar 2012 #25

Proud to be the 50th rec- and proud of these students, too. friendly_iconoclast Mar 2012 #29

Local media down here bluevoter4life Mar 2012 #37

I'm proud of these students as well cheezmaka Mar 2012 #39

Oh. I see. Igel Mar 2012 #41

Good for them!!! Beacool Mar 2012 #42

Inspiring ... and back to school on Monday MLKJrInspired Mar 2012 #43