Author Topic: RANTS! (Read 6675 times)

pyscolone · « **Reply #100 on:** October 21, 2009, 09:16:10 PM »

my new piece wreaks .. :[

Resetti's Replicas · « **Reply #101 on:** October 21, 2009, 09:53:08 PM »

Quote from: pyscolone;74263

my new piece wreaks .. :[

My boy, this piece is what all true warriors strive for.

pyscolone · « **Reply #102 on:** October 22, 2009, 10:43:12 AM »

1 foot of straight MAN

Reier · « **Reply #103 on:** October 22, 2009, 10:44:19 AM »

Flying_Chao · « **Reply #104 on:** October 22, 2009, 02:19:56 PM »

*COUGH*youdontwanttoknow*COUGH*

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #105 on:** October 27, 2009, 03:34:17 PM »

Quote from: Sonny_Resetti;74269

My boy, this piece is what all true warriors strive for.

I just wonder what Ganon's up to!

Natef · « **Reply #106 on:** November 25, 2009, 03:20:24 PM »

BUMP!

I HATE zero tolerance in schools. Kids have been suspended and expelled from schools because they brought in a 'dangerous weapon'. Here are some examples:

* A third grade girl was suspended for bringing a knife with a cake for her birthday.

* A six year old boy brought in a Cub Scouts dinner knife for school and was suspended and sent to a reform school for 45 days (9 weeks).

* An 11-year-old died of asthma because his school's zero tolerance policy prevented him from carrying an inhaler.

* A student in Manassas, Va was suspended for giving his friend a breath mint.

I know that some parts of zero tolerance are important, like no guns and drugs (crack, cocaine, pot, etc.), but some schools take it TOO FAR!!

somestrangeguy · « **Reply #107 on:** November 25, 2009, 03:37:50 PM »

WAT? I can understand that bringing knifes could be bad, but no need for such harsh countermeasures!

Seriously what were they thinking on not letting that 11 year old cary his inhaler. They tought he had some sort of drug hidden in it or what?

Sometimes it seems like most of who decide things have and IQ of less than 60!

Reier · « **Reply #108 on:** November 25, 2009, 04:46:41 PM »

Some kid was suspended for bringing a water gun to school...

Condor33 · « **Reply #109 on:** November 25, 2009, 08:24:07 PM »

Suspended for a CAKE knife? If you rammed that into someone's eye it wouldn't do any permanent damage!

trumpetguy · « **Reply #110 on:** November 25, 2009, 09:50:25 PM »

Wow I have asthma...but then again it was light and my school allowed me to keep my inhaler in my backpack, I mean WTF...

lloopp D lloopp · « **Reply #111 on:** November 26, 2009, 09:59:13 AM »

I hate overprotectiveness SO MUCH.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #112 on:** November 26, 2009, 10:44:32 AM »

Same here. It's not like kids are going to fall victim to every little hazard that exists in this world!

G.K. · « **Reply #113 on:** November 26, 2009, 10:54:50 AM »

That asthma one appalled me.

Reier · « **Reply #114 on:** November 26, 2009, 11:36:08 AM »

Quote from: lloopp D lloopp;80788

I hate overprotectiveness SO MUCH.

Not over-protectiveness, over-control.

R1885 · « **Reply #115 on:** November 26, 2009, 12:09:19 PM »

I hate:
Airplanes
The Army
Ayn Rand
Barns
Birds
Boats
Boat People
Boat Lawyers
Camping
Canada
Churches
Cops
Doctors
Elevators
Electric Fences
Flying
Greece
Helicopters
Hospitals
Hotels
Jumping
Jungles
Latest issues
Lawyers
Malls
Mazes
Mondays
Parades
Sewers
Small towns
Stairs
Steam...pipes
Subways
Trains
Train yards
Tunnels
Turnpikes
Vampires
Vans
Vomit
Walking
Water
Whispering
Woods

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #116 on:** November 26, 2009, 12:16:32 PM »

Quote from:

I just wonder what Ganon's up to!

Your Majesty, Ganon and his Minions have seized the Island of Koridai!

frezal · « **Reply #117 on:** November 26, 2009, 08:41:55 PM »

Quote from: Natef;80627

BUMP!

I HATE zero tolerance in schools. Kids have been suspended and expelled from schools because they brought in a 'dangerous weapon'. Here are some examples:

* A third grade girl was suspended for bringing a knife with a cake for her birthday.

* A six year old boy brought in a Cub Scouts dinner knife for school and was suspended and sent to a reform school for 45 days (9 weeks).

* An 11-year-old died of asthma because his school's zero tolerance policy prevented him from carrying an inhaler.

* A student in Manassas, Va was suspended for giving his friend a breath mint.

I know that some parts of zero tolerance are important, like no guns and drugs (crack, cocaine, pot, etc.), but some schools take it TOO FAR!!

I'd like some citations for all of those examples.

Natef · « **Reply #118 on:** November 26, 2009, 08:57:55 PM »

Okay, here they are.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/education/12discipline.html

http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/issues/zerotolerance/facts.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_tolerance_(schools)

frezal · « **Reply #119 on:** November 27, 2009, 03:25:52 AM »

Quote from: Natef;80942

Okay, here they are.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/education/12discipline.html

http://www.buildingblocksforyouth.org/issues/zerotolerance/facts.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_tolerance_(schools)

Based on the facts presented in the first source, the kid probably shouldn't have received that harsh of a punishment. At that age, educating the child as to why that's a bad idea would be more useful.

The other two links you provided aren't very legitimate. The building blocks source has a clear bias and doesn't properly cite its sources. Wikipedia is sometimes a good basic source, but this article doesn't look particularly well put together. I'm very surprised it hasn't been slapped with a POV tag.

Don't get me wrong in all this. Zero Tolerance is bullsh**. Everything should be on a case-by-case basis (including possession of drugs and such). However, that doesn't mean that we should try to persuade people using unverified circumstantial evidence. There is plenty of empirical evidence showing that Zero Tolerance policies are ineffective. Stick with that. It's stronger evidence, and can be easily verified.