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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 12:38 AM Original message |
Punished for parody, student sues school |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. Over a parody? |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. Anger, hate, and fear certainly don't lead |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 03:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
53. So I guess that means a public horsewhipping |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. You know what... |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 04:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Oh, wow. Wouldn't it be terrible if there were hundreds made? |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 06:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Use a photo like this |
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mark11727 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. You know, someone with a little Photoshop knowlege... |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. Wonder if he has a little buddy? |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
4. same state where the kid wearing a bronco jersey was tormented, right? |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. check out the PA forum...there was a lot more to that story... |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 07:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I did and I didn't see a thread saying that |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 09:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. check out the Fred Honsberger thread |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 10:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. thanks I have to admit I fell for it too |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 09:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
72. " .. This is the fourth lawsuit since 1998 that the local ACLU chapter .. |
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okoboji (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. the principle |
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mark11727 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
6. Holy crap, it gets worse... |
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ticapnews (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 04:26 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. He tried to talk to a teacher? |
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mark11727 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. That's what set me off... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 10:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
31. That kind of thing happened to my dad--in the 1950's. |
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ticapnews (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 04:30 AM Response to Original message |
9. Maybe this principal should re-read his own web page |
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DamnYank (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 12:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Those who can, do |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. That explains SO much! Welcome to DU, DamnYank! |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 10:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
32. Thanks. |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 12:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
42. So, what do you "do"? n/t |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-30-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
81. And maybe he should put a COPYRIGHT on it too |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. Why did the kid do this parody in the first place? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 06:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I'm always amazed at resonses like this. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 09:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. You know what life isn't fair and you just don't know what people will do |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 12:10 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. the situation with the parents would be completely different |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 10:54 AM Response to Reply #22 |
35. Bravo. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-30-06 09:49 AM Response to Reply #35 |
77. He IS dealing with it. By fighting back. |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. A 17 year old should know better.. sorry, he sounds like an asshole! |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. The kid is an ass, no doubt, but kicking him out of school for |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 07:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. If it had been racial |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. Would any of you put up with that? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. A few questions: |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. calling the man a drunk |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 12:08 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Your view that the school may punish a student for whatever .. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 11:58 AM Response to Reply #29 |
40. He posted pretending to be a principal, as I understand it. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 01:33 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Who would believe it was actually the principal's post? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #47 |
61. I have no clue who would have believed it. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 01:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
46. From the article |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 02:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Public figures can sue for malicious libel. But parody is protected. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 04:39 PM Response to Reply #49 |
60. Actually, we don't know if the principal will be suing or not. |
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lakemonster11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 05:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
64. Libel doesn't work in situations of humor. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. was it labeled humor |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 10:52 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. I can understand the suspension but not the rest. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Exactly... |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 03:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
55. Parody is protected |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 05:56 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. without seeing it we can't know |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-30-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #65 |
75. From the way it's described it would be contextually so |
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harpboy_ak (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 10:50 PM Response to Reply #27 |
73. Wrong remedy! |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 10:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
33. Kids do it all the time. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 11:06 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Yeah, but put it on the internet and you have a new can of worms.... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 04:36 PM Response to Reply #37 |
58. Yeah, they do. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 07:34 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. Putting things on the internet is different... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-30-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. Good. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. that is very different |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 04:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. What's the difference between that and doing it at school? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. For one thing |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-30-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #66 |
79. *snort* |
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NatalieP (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
28. That's crap!!! |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 11:08 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. The kid is an arrogant punk.... |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Nobody is going to benefit from him staying an uneducated punk. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 06:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
67. They are educating him |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-30-06 09:51 AM Response to Reply #67 |
78. So, they're applying the "Vietnam village" treatment to his education. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 07:31 PM Response to Reply #43 |
69. Best way to educate oneself and stay in school... |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
39. The message? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 12:01 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Actually the message is-don't libel someone, or you will |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 01:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Oh Jesus Christ. LIBEL? |
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Sgent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 01:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. What Libel |
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NatalieP (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 02:40 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. You're absolutely right. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 03:19 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. That would be a very bold assumption. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 04:35 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. As I understand the story, |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 05:45 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Do you ever know what a parody is? |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 08:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. I understand what the parody is. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-30-06 09:44 AM Response to Reply #71 |
76. No. One shouldn't. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 04:37 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. I don't think the kid should be denied the right to education. |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
52. This isn't about punishing the kid, it's about destroying him |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
62. I wonder how this fits |
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ace2u_in_MD (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
74. From what I understand of the story - I feel the Principle is a bully |
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