We are becoming a nation of idiots.

Jump to Last Post 1-3 of 3 discussions (8 posts)
  1. profile image55
    whoisitposted 11 years ago

    Who is responsible for this travesty?
    http://now.msn.com/cypress-lake-high-st … ng-student

    replyreport
    1. wilderness profile image95
      wildernessposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      No idea.  What was he suspended for?  Not what his mother claims but the reason given by the school?

      replyreport
    2. Josak profile image61
      Josakposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah the false outrage plan failed. Turned out it was rubbish.

      replyreport
  2. psycheskinner profile image83
    psycheskinnerposted 11 years ago

    It sounds like he refused to tell the police what happened, so they suspended everyone involved until they worked it out.

    replyreport
    1. profile image55
      whoisitposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Ok, why? Sounds like they had enough information to me.

      replyreport
      1. psycheskinner profile image83
        psycheskinnerposted 11 years agoin reply to this

        We don't know what they knew at the time he was suspended. We don't even know if the only source for the story (the suspended boy's mother) is telling the full story now. Here is another take on it:

        "The student said he got onto the school activity bus with other players to go home, and when he was getting off the bus, he saw the suspect sitting with a gun in his lap.

        He said he asked the suspect "Are you going to shoot me?" and the two got into a physical fight at which time suspect pointed the gun at him, threatening to shoot him.

        Several other students then got involved and were able to wrestle the gun away from the suspect."

        http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20 … gh-school-

        Another report says the gun was never seized

        "The victim said he hit Davis in the head, at which point Davis pointed the gun at him and threatened to shoot him. The victim’s sister pulled him off the bus soon after when it arrived at his stop, deputies reported.

        Detectives later found a loaded .22-caliber revolver in Davis’s dresser drawer at his home, reports said. Davis refused to speak with deputies, saying he wanted his lawyer.."

        http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/feb … chool-bus/

        replyreport
        1. wilderness profile image95
          wildernessposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          Hush, Psych.  You are ruining a perfectly good case of righteous wrath, something that could have been blown into a mountain of emotion against the "system" that produced such a terrible thing.

          replyreport
  3. psycheskinner profile image83
    psycheskinnerposted 11 years ago

    A three day suspension, effectively for refusing to cooperate with the police.  That doesn't sound to out of line to me.

    http://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/28 … eatens.htm

    replyreport
jump to first post
 
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

 Necessary
 Features
 Marketing
 Statistics

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)