This is ridiculous.

Started by Fishy2 pages

A bit harsh if you ask me, and way over the top... What does a school have to do with what is said in an on line thingie anyways? Its none of their damned business, what surprises me more, is how idiotic is this friend of yours to not talk himself out of this? A simple "That account isn't mine" or "I didn't pot that" would have been enough, and if they can't show any hostile behaviour between him and the kid he threatened he should be home free... But still if this is how it really happened then the school completely overreacted.

Welcome to Planet Columbine.

Originally posted by meep-meep
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I agree that this is an invasion of privacy. I'm sure if the child really wanted to kill the other kid he would have done so. I am unfarmilliar with Xanga, but I do know that on myspace you can make certain blog entries private so situations like this don't happen. Here in my school myspace was banned because of a certain blog entry that a girl wrote addressed to another girl. I think that if it wasn't being done in the school, the school should not be involved. As for who should and should not be depressed... who are you to decide who can be emo and who has no right? Thats like saying only African-American's should be listening to rap (please excuse the poor analogy) Everyone is entitled to whatever emotion they feel regardless of where they live in the world.

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Okay, Revernd Maunard, you're a bit ridiculous.

"So now he cant go to school in this area, so he's screwed."

So there is absolutely NO schools within an hours drive of where you live? There is only one school in exsistence? & let me guess, absolutely NO such thing as home school right? Just because a person gets expelled from ONE school doesn't mean "he's screwed" he's only screwed if he actually DID kill another person. But he didn't, so if your brother's friend wants to do something with his life & not be a bum saying "It was da ***king school's fault I ain't doing nuffin with ma life" when really it wasn't all he has to do is get off his arse & enroll in another school.

"...its a site where little kids go to tell the world about how emo they are and how everyone hates them."

If it's where they go to tell the world how emo they are * how everyone hates them why is he making death threats?

"my brothers friend got expelled from school two days ago for writing a comment about him wanting to kill someone in his Xanga."

Okay, I'll let you in on a little secret about the way some peoples minds work. Lets go hypothetical to do it. Lets pretend Your brothers friend wasn't expelled & the school just dismissed this as nothing but immiture boys being boys online. Then lets pretend your brothers friend actually DID kill this other boy. The distraught mother of the dead boy then points a finger at the school, saying that they were irresponsible & did not take the required action against this boy. They knew that the boy had bad intentions against the dead boy, but did NOTHING about it. Then the police are gonna look at it & say "The mother has a point" The school will then be looking at a lot of trouble. So the school had a responsibility to remove a potential threat, not just to another life but to the integrity of their department. No matter how small & insignificant the threat seemed.
Now lets look at it another way, if your best friend wrote in an online diary that she was depressed & had a bottle of pain killers & was going to kill herself with them would you just wave your hand & say "It's just the internet! It's nothing serious, don't worry!" Or would you call her/go see her & ask her how she is, offering your support.
The school cannot dismiss this post the same you you wouldn't dismiss your friend if that were to happen.

"All because some kid that had it out for him."

Geez, I thought it was YOUR BROTHERS FRIEND making the death threats...sounds more like he had it out for this "some kid".

"in a all white christian town."

Religion has nothing to do with this. If you are suggesting that we dismiss him of all doubt just becaus he lives in an "all white christian town" then you should seriously reconsider the way you think.

"this kid is rather "Gothic" and "devilish" so just saying "I'm going to kill you" over the damn internet..."

Gothic
1. emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate.
2. gothic Barbarous; crude.

Devilish
Of, resembling, or characteristic of a devil, as:

1. Malicious; evil.
2. Mischievous, teasing, or annoying.

So who are you implying is grotesque, Barbaric & malicious? The one doing the death threats? Wouldn't surprise me.

"You dont know this god forsaken town. filled to the brim with christian people ( and not the good kind) The kind that try to spread "The Word" to everyone else."

So you're NOT saying he's Chriatian...you're saying it's because of Christians he's screwed? So if you're anywhere near Christians who like to spread there religion (don't get me wrong I hate that) then the people who make death threats will be punished...sorry but I agree with the Christains on this one.

""I want to kill him" non threatening...."

Gee, since when did "I want to kill him" become not threatening?

Re: This is ridiculous.

Originally posted by Revernd Maynard
I'm sure you have all heard of the popular journal www.xanga.com, right? If you haven't then its a site where little kids go to tell the world about how emo they are and how everyone hates them. I'm i'm offending some Xanga users, than good. Shut up.

ANYWHO, my brothers friend got expelled from school two days ago for writing a comment about him wanting to kill someone in his Xanga.

So now he cant go to school in this area, so he's screwed. All because some kid that had it out for him, turned him in to the principal and then they had to take immediat action.

Isn't this rediculous? It angers me, to the fullest.

Do you think that this is just? I mean, he's in junior high, he lives in the subburbs, in a all white christian town? What the hell is going on. 😠

I agree it is ridiculous. I make murder threats all the time on the internet. Cause I blog on myspace... but not emo blogs.. like random thoughts..

sometimes I say like "What a ****ing whore i want to smash her face into the pavement" but it doesnt mean I'm going to do it.

I was watching something like this on the news at 10 when i was flipping though basic tv. and It was talking about stuff like that.

Alot of the time, when a kid REALLY want s to kill someone, they wont say so on the internet for everyone to see.

Originally posted by ILoveMyDaniel
That's why I don't have a Xanga. I have VF, FTJ, and Myspace.

Do you have thefacebook.com?

Re: Re: This is ridiculous.

Originally posted by Ronny
"What a ****ing whore i want to smash her face into the pavement"

"Tune in tonight at 10 as msnbc probes the newest face in murder...Ronny.
Find out how her threat on KMC led authorities to link her to 37 murders committed throughout America. They've called her the Insane Buffy killer...mostly because she looks like Buffy from time to time, and the fact that she's also insane."

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Originally posted by botankus
"Tune in tonight at 10 as msnbc probes the newest face in murder...Ronny.
Find out how her threat on KMC led authorities to link her to 37 murders committed throughout America. They've called her the Insane Buffy killer...mostly because she looks like Buffy from time to time, and the fact that she's also insane."
😆 I see you can look in to the future? QUIET DEAMON *kills*

hehe Kidding

Re: Re: Re: Re: This is ridiculous.

Originally posted by Ronny
😆 I see you can look in to the future? QUIET DEAMON *kills*

Looking over your post, I'm not seeing any evidence here that you were kidding. 😗 😛

*calls police*

😛 haha.

No seriously though, I dont think anyone takes kids serious on the internet. And how is a 13 year old going to kill someone.. They weigh like.. 70 pounds

Originally posted by Mindship
Welcome to Planet Columbine.

Thats what I thought!

Is it not sad that in the western world in the world, kids have to go through security? I Britain if I really wanted I could go into any school in the country and kill half a dosen people.

Oh damn I made a death threat on the internet! I'm going to get in in the neck!!!

Ahh the FBI!

Originally posted by Ronny
😛 haha.

No seriously though, I dont think anyone takes kids serious on the internet. And how is a 13 year old going to kill someone.. They weigh like.. 70 pounds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada-tan

It's bullshit. Crap, if tutors were to take the insults and threats that are made on every schoolyard as seriously as they took that online post, they would have to expel 90% of the scholars.
Violence in any form should always have the attention of supervisors in order to prevent or correct it, but the reactions in this situation are more based on paranoia instead of wisdom.

Originally posted by Revernd Maynard
I'm sure you have all heard of the popular journal www.xanga.com, right? If you haven't then its a site where little kids go to tell the world about how emo they are and how everyone hates them. I'm i'm offending some Xanga users, than good. Shut up.

ANYWHO, my brothers friend got expelled from school two days ago for writing a comment about him wanting to kill someone in his Xanga.

So now he cant go to school in this area, so he's screwed. All because some kid that had it out for him, turned him in to the principal and then they had to take immediat action.

Isn't this rediculous? It angers me, to the fullest.

Do you think that this is just? I mean, he's in junior high, he lives in the subburbs, in a all white christian town? What the hell is going on. 😠

let me rephrase it, "christian town"

Re: This is ridiculous.

Originally posted by Revernd Maynard
I'm sure you have all heard of the popular journal www.xanga.com, right? If you haven't then its a site where little kids go to tell the world about how emo they are and how everyone hates them. I'm i'm offending some Xanga users, than good. Shut up.

ANYWHO, my brothers friend got expelled from school two days ago for writing a comment about him wanting to kill someone in his Xanga.

So now he cant go to school in this area, so he's screwed. All because some kid that had it out for him, turned him in to the principal and then they had to take immediat action.

Isn't this rediculous? It angers me, to the fullest.

Do you think that this is just? I mean, he's in junior high, he lives in the subburbs, in a all white christian town? What the hell is going on. 😠

Okay... I know I may be a little late into this topic, and more people might have said the same thing already, but let me just make my POV.

First, I would like to tell you that you're being offensive. Okay, maybe you don't like the people on Xanga for some reason (I assume it's because "some" people there are emo), but not everyone on Xanga are like that.

Anyway about your brother's friend. Most schools wouldn't want a student who wants to kill someone. Alright, maybe expelling him just for that is a bit harsh, but still, it shouldn't anger you to the fullest. He's not even your friend is he? And if it angers you to the fullest, did you do anything about it apart from simply posting it in forums? Since you didn't mention anything like it, I assume you didn't. Therefore it's just hard to believe that it angers you that much. I'd say you're just saying that to sound cool or something, or it's either that you're just lazy. If you get what I mean.

Re: This is ridiculous.

Originally posted by Revernd Maynard
I'm sure you have all heard of the popular journal www.xanga.com, right? If you haven't then its a site where little kids go to tell the world about how emo they are and how everyone hates them. I'm i'm offending some Xanga users, than good. Shut up.

ANYWHO, my brothers friend got expelled from school two days ago for writing a comment about him wanting to kill someone in his Xanga.

So now he cant go to school in this area, so he's screwed. All because some kid that had it out for him, turned him in to the principal and then they had to take immediat action.

Isn't this rediculous? It angers me, to the fullest.

Do you think that this is just? I mean, he's in junior high, he lives in the subburbs, in a all white christian town? What the hell is going on. 😠

LOL, I read soething in a tabloid, someone threatened to kill someone else and that person apparently ried to get the feds on him... the guy got banned and SACKED FROM HIS WORK, then put arrested... How ridiculous is that?

You want to know what's pathetic...someone getting so worked up about a school doing their job.