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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 09:52 PM Original message |
A gay student murdered in a classroom... |
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Noirceuil (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. Since when is drag... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. What he was wearing was probably not a violation of the dress code... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Transsexuals or transgenders beware: |
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Noirceuil (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Given the nature... |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. It is. And you were challenging that, as well. |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Because he would rather die on his feet |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. He is. He made his point. nt |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Unfortunately, being a hero in most cases aslo requires being a martyr |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Idiotic is your first reply. |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Given the nature... |
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Noirceuil (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. NEWS FLASH: |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:30 PM Original message |
But do you understand why he did what he did? nt |
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Noirceuil (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
25. I understand.. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Maybe they agreed with his approach. nt |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Speaking of curiosity.. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
84. In CA, thankfully, it's illegal to discriminate based on gender identity |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
87. did you read the article? |
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Popol Vuh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
97. Maybe because the school |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:27 AM Response to Reply #25 |
131. I can guarantee you that no matter what the kid wore |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. Hmm... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
83. You don't have to be a far-left nut to not be transphobic |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 11:51 PM Response to Reply #83 |
119. True. I'm not a "far-left nut" and I'm not transphobic. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:38 AM Response to Reply #119 |
135. We don't really know what the kid was |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
143. So what are you moderate or centrist about? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. Your post blames the kid for his attire being responsible |
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Noirceuil (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Am I the only one... |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I have an idea, maybe schools should actually put restrictions on the |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:49 AM Response to Reply #32 |
126. Do you have a sincere, serious argument? Nope. ..zzzzzzzzzz.... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #126 |
172. I thought the post was quite well argued. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. The school should "not have allowed it" or the school should have educated |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Agreed. You don't force the person in the right to change. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. You must be one of them far left nuts! |
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Noirceuil (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. My English professor... |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Thank the FSM for the sarcasm tag ;) |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #46 |
58. For that price he should have taught you how to write a grammatically correct declarative sentence. |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #46 |
123. You should take that course one more time. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #46 |
148. Wow. Looks like you really got your money's worth. |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Funny, I remember high school too |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
85. For the kid's emotional safety, it's important for schools to allow it |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
99. They should have been able to predict that the student would get shot? |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #30 |
104. I remember |
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selador (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
106. schools |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I think the kid probably knew the reaction he would get from people. |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. I don't think he knew the reaction. He was a teen. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I disagree. You can rail against it, provoke it, make it come to a head, |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 02:02 AM Response to Reply #26 |
68. And your italics shows where you, too, went off the track. |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #68 |
111. Wow. It sounds like you had a bad experience and are projecting. |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #111 |
116. So what is past life events but learning? |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
122. No. Think back to when you were 14 or 16. |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I'm sorry, but that is just as much of a "blame the victim" argument |
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tomreedtoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:59 AM Response to Reply #28 |
66. You blew it in your second paragraph. |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 08:27 AM Response to Reply #66 |
74. Bullshit, I work with teenagers every day in my job. |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-31-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #66 |
187. High school may be hell, but most kids are not murdered there. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
112. The school didn't "let" the killer bring the gun on the campus |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #112 |
117. I don't think you read my entire post. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 02:42 AM Response to Reply #117 |
128. So you did |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 08:44 AM Response to Reply #128 |
141. Lawrence King was bullied on a daily basis, and there was a prior confrontation |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #141 |
155. You are correct |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:36 AM Response to Reply #24 |
125. Que? |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #125 |
167. Well, no shit. |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
45. And whoever chooses to try and kill me, because I won't conform.... |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
137. No, but if you're surrounded by Hottentots, you don't let your kid... |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Sounds like "blame the victim' |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
22. The school is responsible for some kid's homophobic psychosis? |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I agree. This is the job of PARENTS- to teach their children right from wrong. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. see my post #3 |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
39. you misunderstand |
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Sabriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. He/she deserved it because of what she/he said/did/thought/wore. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. That's not what he said. nt |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
48. That's what he meant. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I think everyone DID know. |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. So the parents and the school district are at fault for letting the boy be himself? |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Since when is worrying about what a kid is dressed in |
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Cabcere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
102. Seriously. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
47. One of the kids at my high school was in transition- she'd had hormones and top surgery |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Great. Post. nt |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:50 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. yes, it was (nt) |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Best post in this thread. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:26 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Thanks! |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. He's become an over the shoulder poster. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:55 AM Response to Reply #47 |
64. Awesome post. |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 02:01 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Another of my favorites. |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #47 |
77. Amazing post LeftyMom Thanks!!! NT |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
63. Not drag. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 02:03 AM Response to Reply #1 |
69. That's the first thing that came to your mind when reading this? How sad for you. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
82. The kind that doesn't think children should be abused by forcing them to be someone they're not |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
94. Since there is no dress code |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
101. So when are jackboots and spiked dog collars acceptable attire for middle school? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #101 |
115. 'One persons acceptable is another's cabaret, and none is deserving of death.' |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
103. Sees to me that if young ladies can wear blue jeans |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Unbelievable. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. And one of the administrators admitted on tv |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. This is just fucking sad on so many levels. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Truly. nt |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
34. This is so sad. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. It's part of our country's growing pains, I think. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Are you saying that the 15 yr. old kid should be treated as an adult? n/t |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. I'm saying that if I were on the jury |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #44 |
54. I'm not saying we should be tolerant of this sort of crime... |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:33 AM Response to Reply #54 |
62. Understood. Still, in my view |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 04:21 AM Response to Reply #62 |
72. My 9 year old is old enough to pull the trigger... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 08:20 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Deleted sub-thread |
Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #40 |
113. I think only people with adult rights should be tried as adults |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
36. I am tired of the hate |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 08:40 AM Response to Reply #36 |
76. Remember, misogyny is the cornerstone of homophobia |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #76 |
98. Which is why Feminist & GLBT Groups must work together. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 08:04 AM Response to Reply #98 |
138. "Sound bite" culture makes it tough for many to connect the dots on this volatile issue |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-31-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #76 |
190. With you on that one |
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Thelma Harper (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-28-08 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
53. So sad. |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
59. This was a terrible loss |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
60. Thank you for posting this article and link. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
61. . . . |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
65. KICK NT |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
70. i'm guessing this is why it is back in the news again: |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
71. Did no one at that school |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
75. The kid showed greater courage than the dim-bulb haters who deemed him inferior for lacking machismo |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
78. How did Brandon McInerney get a GUN into the computer lab? |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
79. Poor kid :^( Poor family. Unreal how much hate there is in the world |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
80. The Irony. |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Prison sex does not make people gay. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #80 |
89. Prison rape doesn't make people gay -- people are BORN gay |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #89 |
121. Doesn't matter if ppl are born gay, turn gay, or some combo. There's nothing wrong with it. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 10:11 AM Response to Reply #121 |
147. Yes, It Does Matter. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #147 |
151. Doesn't matter if it's a choice or not. There's nothing WRONG with it. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #151 |
164. Nobody has said that there was. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #164 |
175. Pretending that it matters in the first place whether or not it's a choice implicitly... |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #175 |
181. I know what you mean. Personally I don't care if it is choice or not. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 02:49 PM Response to Reply #151 |
169. Is That The Best You Can Do? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #169 |
176. Shush. Go play with your legos. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:30 PM Response to Reply #176 |
179. Good Idea. I'll Try and Build You Some Real Dialogue. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #147 |
162. Who is "allowing" you to believe that? |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #162 |
168. Wrong. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #168 |
174. Then you need to educate. There is a thin line between education and mind control. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #174 |
177. Please Don't Get Hung Up on the Word "Allow". |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #177 |
180. But I did. Especially when you attach allow to something inately personal as beliefs. |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #80 |
100. That's one of the most insulting and uninformed posts I've ever read here. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #80 |
107. It's also the cold hard truth. Like it or not. It's reality. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #107 |
110. I can't believe how people conflated what you said. |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:05 AM Response to Reply #110 |
132. Meaningless. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #107 |
114. Being Raped By a Man Doesn't Make You a Homosexual, Clown. |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #114 |
118. Straight people don't understand this fact. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #118 |
158. First of all I never said anything about rape. The only people that saying that are people trying |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #114 |
156. Not all prison sex is rape. What you all can't seem to comprehend. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #156 |
170. Methinks You're Watching Too Many Prison Movies...Or Not Enough. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #170 |
178. No not at all. There is also prostitution that goes on in prisons. Even consensual sex. |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:12 AM Response to Reply #107 |
133. No. "Homosexual" means ATTRACTED to the same sex. NT. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #133 |
159. You need to take Latin. Homo can mean Man or Same. Attract is attrahere |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:45 AM Response to Reply #107 |
136. Engaging in situational homosexual behavior does not turn one gay |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-31-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #107 |
184. So, if I'm raped by a man, then I become straight? For all "intents and purposes?" |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 02:29 AM Response to Reply #80 |
127. Unwillingly, without his consent, though. |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 07:16 AM Response to Reply #80 |
134. 1. No, he won't "turn" even in the unlikely event he is raped. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
86. if the schools dress code bans steel-toed shoes as a safety hazard, why does it allow high heels? |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Should it ban high heels? How high is too high? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Hmm -- I see that I have them on "Ignore" for a good reason |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. the article mentioned that steel-toed shoes were banned as a 'safety hazard'... |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Are high heels dangerous? I know steel-toed boots can do serious |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. they can be- if wielded as a weapon, for one thing- sneakers don't have a pointy spike. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #86 |
95. School dress codes vary widely. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
96. . |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
105. Interesting thought |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #105 |
109. Agreed. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-29-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
108. . |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:09 AM Response to Reply #108 |
129. . |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
120. Maybe he dressed this way because he knew it would bring the problem |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
124. Horrible. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
130. The key |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
139. Sexual harassment. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 08:36 AM Response to Reply #139 |
140. Yes, Thank God That Gay Kid Won't Be Able to Flirt With Straight Boys Anymore. |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #140 |
144. I didn't say he brought it on himself. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #144 |
146. How Would You Suggest He Should Have "Retaliated"? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #144 |
149. not that it is terribly relevent |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #149 |
161. My mistake. n/t |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #139 |
142. You say it's no excuse but you're excusing a murder as retaliation for unwanted flirting. |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 09:14 AM Response to Reply #142 |
145. It's an explanation, not an excuse. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #145 |
165. "The social fight that King was engaging in was over the head of a twelve-year-old, IMO." |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #139 |
150. So we now need the flirting police at HS? Or is it just same-sex |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #150 |
152. Jerseygirl nailed that one |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #150 |
157. Flirting and teasing are one thing... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #157 |
163. The only reason that flirting with him would bother the |
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wpelb (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #150 |
166. Schools have policies against displays of affection, etc. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #166 |
171. Mostly about public displays of affection - that is to say, |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #139 |
153. 'drag someone else into the storm with him' What "storm"? |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #153 |
160. The storm that happens sometimes when someone takes... |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-31-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #160 |
186. In one sentence you say it is King's fault and in another you say you are not looking to fix blame. |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-31-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #139 |
185. So now kids can't flirt with eachother? Or are you just saying gay kids can't? |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
154. Probable reason for the shooting |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #154 |
173. The Reason For the Shooting Was Blind Hate. |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #173 |
182. Agreed |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-30-08 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
183. How horrible. |
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BlueFireAnt (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-31-08 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
188. I have to ask myself this question, along with all of you. |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-31-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
189. Heartbreaking! The irony is that the same boys who would... |
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