Suspended?!?!
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WHOA Nelly! Go back and read my response to PoodleMommy. 
It is called general leg pulling to lighten up a very angry thread. If it offended you that much I sincerely and deeply appologise.
Anyway, some very insightful posts. I feel for the OP, it must be hard travelling through life with such anger.
It is called general leg pulling to lighten up a very angry thread. If it offended you that much I sincerely and deeply appologise.
Anyway, some very insightful posts. I feel for the OP, it must be hard travelling through life with such anger.
I have seen some amusing justifications in my time, but people are ACTUALLY arguing that a lighter is a WEAPON??!!
Next time I hear of a lighter being used in a mugging, or a hold up - then I will get back to you.
A SPOON could be a weapon if you wanted to argue the point.
I'm sorry, but having a lit lighter put in your general direction - EVEN ON YOUR CLOTHES - does NOTHING. I KNOW this as fact - it's happened to me.... I had an ex who thought it was amising to try and set my socks on fire - the reason - it does NOWT.
I used to push his hand away and tell him he was a dick, laugh and then move on.
The INTENT behind "lightergate" was malicious - and yes, it was a cruel gesture.
The gesture itself was totally and utterly UNharmful.
So if she DID "fling her at a wall" and got suspended, then...... sorry, I'd hope so!
I'd also hope the "lighter wielding maniac" got punishment too.
Seriously - blown out of all proportion or what!
Next time I hear of a lighter being used in a mugging, or a hold up - then I will get back to you.
A SPOON could be a weapon if you wanted to argue the point.
I'm sorry, but having a lit lighter put in your general direction - EVEN ON YOUR CLOTHES - does NOTHING. I KNOW this as fact - it's happened to me.... I had an ex who thought it was amising to try and set my socks on fire - the reason - it does NOWT.
I used to push his hand away and tell him he was a dick, laugh and then move on.
The INTENT behind "lightergate" was malicious - and yes, it was a cruel gesture.
The gesture itself was totally and utterly UNharmful.
So if she DID "fling her at a wall" and got suspended, then...... sorry, I'd hope so!
I'd also hope the "lighter wielding maniac" got punishment too.
Seriously - blown out of all proportion or what!
100% agree. Schools are different. Most of them have zero-tolerance policies on any kind of violence. My husband was suspended in high school because some punk sucker-punched him in the forehead and broke a few knuckles in the process (Hubby was unhurt). But Hubby was punished for "injuring" the other person, even though he never even touched the guy. How stupid is that?
I think that if you look at it from the school's standpoint, they did right according to their policies. Although in my old high school, the other girl would be punished for even having a lighter on campus, but I digrees. But from the information given, I can't tell if the school did right from a moral standpoint.
I think that if you look at it from the school's standpoint, they did right according to their policies. Although in my old high school, the other girl would be punished for even having a lighter on campus, but I digrees. But from the information given, I can't tell if the school did right from a moral standpoint.
100% agree. Schools are different. Most of them have zero-tolerance policies on any kind of violence. My husband was suspended in high school because some punk sucker-punched him in the forehead and broke a few knuckles in the process (Hubby was unhurt). But Hubby was punished for "injuring" the other person, even though he never even touched the guy. How stupid is that? .
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So, how is that any different from being punished for defending yourself in high school, or grade school for that matter?
Pretty symptomatic of how screwed up things are out here in 'the real world.'
I think that is a situation where you had to be there to truly judge it.
I know that some people I knew played practical jokes on other and boosted their lighter to make a pretty big flame shoot up. If someone would walk up to me and put that flame in my face, you can be sure I'd react and push that person away from me- if he/she would land against the wall, so be it.
Now, if someone would threaten me with a "normal" flame on a lighter... hmm... I'd probably just smack the hand away. But then again, people react differently when they get startled. I don't see why a suspension is necessary, I'd rather sit both parties down in my office and have a heart to heart talk first and see what the mindset is. If suspension, then I'd suspend both parties here.
I know that some people I knew played practical jokes on other and boosted their lighter to make a pretty big flame shoot up. If someone would walk up to me and put that flame in my face, you can be sure I'd react and push that person away from me- if he/she would land against the wall, so be it.
Now, if someone would threaten me with a "normal" flame on a lighter... hmm... I'd probably just smack the hand away. But then again, people react differently when they get startled. I don't see why a suspension is necessary, I'd rather sit both parties down in my office and have a heart to heart talk first and see what the mindset is. If suspension, then I'd suspend both parties here.
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gee gosh....no idea
So, please accept my apology regarding my responses to your post. I was wrong.
I have not noticed a response from the op for this whole post... correct me if I am wrong.
Its amazing how our society treats some children in school like they have no rights.
If we where to take the same EXACT scenario except using two adults, well lets face it, unless there was actual proof someone was injured nothing would have happened.
We have a right to protect ourselves, even as children.
Its amazing how our society treats some children in school like they have no rights.
If we where to take the same EXACT scenario except using two adults, well lets face it, unless there was actual proof someone was injured nothing would have happened.
We have a right to protect ourselves, even as children.