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Sense and sensibility
This is a guest post by Nicole while Kymberlie is on vacation...
When did you consider yourself an adult? When I was about 14 years old I wanted to be treated like an adult so badly. I thought I could be rational and make sound decisions for myself. It became painfully obvious that I was a moron when I got kicked off my cheerleading team for threatening to kill the coach and her entire family. No, of course I didn't mean a word of it -- I was just talking out of my ass, as all 14 year olds do. But that's really not the point. I consider myself incredibly lucky that it was 1986 instead of 2003. Today they just would have thrown my ass out of school and possibly tossed me in juvenile detention.
I do, however, think I had a pretty good grasp on reality when I was a senior in high school. It's readily apparent that these are different times. People have been taught that the stupid things they do are not their fault, and that personal responsibility and consequences for their actions just don't exist or don't apply to them. I don't know how or when it happened, but it did.
Those chicks from Illinois who videotaped a hazing incident have been suspended, but are maintaining that they didn't do anything wrong and shouldn't be punished for it. Within hours of being suspended, at least one of them obtained a temporary restraining order to keep it from happening.
"You are entitled to an education so when someone takes that right from you without giving you due process, they have violated (your) due process rights," said Naomi Valas, an attorney representing 18-year-old Marnie Holz. Holz declined to comment on the lawsuit.I guess the right to not be assaulted isn't as important as the right to an education? Anyone who doesn't see this type of violence as a problem has never been in a classroom with a disruptive student, someone who doesn't want to learn, has no concept of respect for others, and no interest in letting others get an education. Whether the violence happens in the classroom, or off campus, it's still an issue.
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Amen! Too many people today use these types of excuses for their behavior. They should be expelled.
.: daisy said on May 14, 2003 08:47 AM :: link it :.I agree. So she's missing out on the prom and graduation? Waaaahhh! Cry me a river! She should have thought about this before she did what she did.
This is one of my biggest pet peeves...people who refuse to be responsible for their actions.
.: Christine M. said on May 14, 2003 10:59 AM :: link it :.You're too early! Come back at May 14, 2003 07:34 AM to see this post.
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