Thread for Things That Made You Frown Today

[TheEschaton]

I don't think I've ever used a hashtag. Or a twitter. I feel like I'm not missing out on anything, since this post is probably longer than the character limit, and I said literally nothing in this post.

[diethx]

I don't think I've ever used a hashtag. Or a twitter. I feel like I'm not missing out on anything, since this post is probably longer than the character limit, and I said literally nothing in this post.

Ditto. I realize the hashtag thing has a purpose on twitter. Or at least, I think it does, right?

On FB there IS NO PURPOSE except to be obnoxious.

[Latrinsorm]

Ditto. I realize the hashtag thing has a purpose on twitter. Or at least, I think it does, right?

On FB there IS NO PURPOSE except to be obnoxious.

For instance, if your initials were diethx and you were running a chat, you could tell people to include #dtchat in their tweets and you could easily see all the questions. #duh #twitternoob #lol

[Bobmuhthol]

#still #waiting #on #that #facebook #friend #request

[subzero]

Well, from the article I linked you: "Following widespread national media attention, outrage continues to grow surrounding the controversial suspension of a 16-year-old Florida student who reportedly helped disarm a gunman on a school bus, potentially saving at least one life. School officials dispute those reports."

-The student claims he was suspended for doing something heroic.
-The school claims they aren't allowed to comment specifically, but volunteered that in general they would not punish a student for doing something heroic.
-According to the intended victim, "several" students intervened, but only one is suspended.

We don't have to take standard deviations to see that the student's explanation doesn't pass scientific scrutiny.

"In general, we wouldn't suspend a student for doing something heroic. However, today this student took it upon himself to physically assault an armed gunman putting himself, students, and faculty members at risk. Due to this unfortunate complication and in compliance with our policies regarding student and staff safety, we must suspend this student immediately."

When they're making statements saying that 'generally' they wouldn't do something, something happened here that they didn't like. What was the problem? If the kid did something wrong, they've got nothing to worry about. 'Generally' is also highly subjective and we have no idea what sort of 'heroics' they would allow. It sounds good, but what does it really mean?

What are the school officials disputing? The number of people involved in taking the kid down? You can't just dispute someone's claim by saying, "They're wrong and that's the bottom line cause Stone Cold said so!" I know if I were getting heat for something like that and the kid in question did something that warranted a suspension, I'd step up and say, "Hey, this other kid had a knife. He went up behind the guy with the gun and stabbed him, taking him to the ground, and then disarming him. We have to suspend him for having a weapon on school grounds despite the fact that he took out an armed threat." I don't know of any law that prevents a school from making a statement regarding a suspension, but I guess there could be something somewhere.

The aforementioned big city lawyer did in fact complain his client was "interrogated" for 4 hours by the police and school officials. As a minor on school grounds, of course the school is involved. You would rather the police stuff the student into the back of a cruiser? I'm also sure you are aware that there is a large difference between "warranting criminal arrest" and "warranting 3 day suspension".

Not sure what being in a police car has to do with anything. If he has to be interrogated, they're gonna do it wherever it is they need to. In a situation like this, yeah, I'd say it's perfectly reasonable to expect the kid to have to give his side of the story. If the police are satisfied with his story and he's committed no crimes, what problem does the school have if not the simple fact that the kid was involved in an incident? If the kid beat the living shit out of the dude with the gun, MAYBE, they've got something. That's a bit of a gray area legally. Personally, I believe if you're waving a gun around at people, you get what you get and suck it up.

This is what I'm talking about. You put it at the end, but this is what you started with, and with a little coaxing you have no problem consigning this event to that bin. Another possible explanation: some high school kids have mouths smarter than their brains, and some media outlets are eager to exploit biases like yours for attention.

All I can go on is what we've been told. Again, the secrecy on the part of the school officials is a bit of a warning sign to me. If the kid did something wrong, all they have to do is come out with it. To me, not doing so seems to indicate fear of further backlash. I'm not unreasonable, but I am skeptical. This country is far too litigious and overly-sensitive about certain things for me to simply accept these sort of statements at face value. We're supposed to be innocent until proven guilty here... they aren't proving anything and their secrecy only hurts the way I'm going to see the situation.

[diethx]

What the fuck is even happening in this thread?!?! Ahaha.

[Delias]

Nikki, where are you? We need an official designation of "dildos".

[diethx]

For instance, if your initials were diethx and you were running a chat, you could tell people to include #dtchat in their tweets and you could easily see all the questions. #duh #twitternoob #lol

Don't make me hurt you. Why can I not find you on FB? I know your full name and I know we have friends in common. -.-

[msconstrew]

You can't find me on FB either, unless I friend you first. Ah. The illusion of privacy.

[diethx]

I CAN FIND YOU. I SEE YOU RIGHT NOW, IN FACT.

The weird thing is, I know I'd seen him on FB before. Months ago. I guess he changed his settings. sigh