I fear that we are turning our students into unfeeling zombies. They can’t hold hands, they can’t flirt, they can’t kiss, they can’t hug. Then they eventually finish school and go into the workplace where they can’t meet anyone of the opposite s…

I could not agree more!

chapoutier

“I agree with most everyone here that it was a “blown out of context fiasco.”

You keep saying that then you support the punishment of only the boys. 18 Girls were involved and walked with no dicipline.

Nice Try and spare me legal logic lectures, this is a forum not a court room.

I agree that what the boys did was wrong and should have been punished. However, look at what they went through and compare it side-by-side what the girls went through.

Boys stripped search four times-Girls none.
Boys not permitted to speak to their parents for 24 hours-Girls able to talk to their parents.
Boys held in jail for 5 days-Girls not in jail.
Of course this could go on.

My clashpoint is: Be careful on what standard is going to be applied, because that same standard will be measured against you.

When I was in middle school-we had some girls doing a simuliar game, but it involved pinching guys pectorsalis muscles. The pinches hurt, and after the guys told the girls to stop it, the girls continued until one guy slapped a girls hand. She complained, and guess who got in trouble and sent to detention?
If you guess the guys-you are correct!

What you fail to realize is the quote says; “ACCUSED”.

Not so fast, Sparky. You never argued that the two were falsely accused. You argued that what they were accused of a felony for “innocent” behavior. I’d hate to be your kid if this is your attitude as to what is “innocent”.

Again I ask you to cite that either Rusty or I wrote that was factually incorrect after you claimed we did, but the crickets are still chirping on that one.

I agree with most everyone here that it was a “blown out of context fiasco.” What I, and I believe Rusty, take issue with is that many here are getting so caught up in criticizing the overreaction of the school and law enforcement on this that they are excusing the “alleged” behavior of these boys (which btw they confessed to and apologized for) and demonizing the girls involved, who by all accounts were not the driving force behind this prosecution and in fact wanted the charges dropped.

Please please please for the love of all that is holy learn to: 1) read an argument 2) determine what is actually being said and then 3) apply facts RELEVANT to what was just argued to either support or refute said argument.

Was that before or after the police coached the females on their statements?

I urge you to read Dennis Prager and Stein who have written extensively on the shenanigans that occurred during this blown out of context fiasco.

Stein said:
“A society that looses the state to criminalize schoolroom horseplay is guilty not only of punishing children as grown-ups but of the infantilization of the entire citizenry.”

You guys just do not get it.

Seriously do you even bother reading the articles? A direct quote from the actual article, not MM’s spin on it:

Two 13-year-old boys accused of slapping girls’ bottoms and poking or cupping girls’ breasts

Was there something else you feel I cited that was factually incorrect? Please say what that is because right now you are 0 for 1.

Should this be a felony? No. Which both Rusty have said. Is this “innocent” as you put it? No. It is incredibly inappropriate behavior by boys old enough to know better.

So IMHO you should probably not post unless you have something intelligent to say.

And 13-yr-olds should be given the benefit of the doubt, but to call them children is ridiculous. They aren’t babes in the woods. They’re teenagers who should have an idea of what’s appropriate.

IMHO you are so brainwashed by liberal indoctrination you cannot see the forest for the trees.

When did an innocent touching of a female child by another male child become a Felony.

This is nothing more than another example of creating the victim mentality the liberals have been successful in creating in the minds of Americans.

From reading your posts you suffer from it too.

Boys=Bad
Girls=Innocent Victims

You keep citing things that did not happen and start talking about cupping breasts ect.

Comparing toddlers to teenagers is the stupidest thing I’ve read on this site.

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