I'm not sure I agree with the charge or the punishment, but I certainly do think some rather serious action was necessary(beyond the usual paying a fine or something). An adult should not take to mocking children, and teaching his kids to do the same.
Of course, it'll be interesting to see if there's any validity to the claims that the handicapped girl's family was doing something against him and his.
Human progress isn't measured by industry. It's measured by the value you place on a life.
Just, be kind.
"I just wanted them to hand us our award! But they were just talk!, talk!, talk!......" - Wrathion
Yeah sounds about right. Seems quite appropriate to get beaten up for making fun of something. That kind of self righteousness is always just hilarious. Probably should consider moving to a cultural region better suited for your needs. This seems fitting http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/28/wo...ilm/index.html for example.
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"In life, I was raised to hate the undead. Trained to destroy them. When I became Forsaken, I hated myself most of all. But now I see it is the Alliance that fosters this malice. The human kingdoms shun their former brothers and sisters because we remind them what's lurking beneath the facade of flesh. It's time to end their cycle of hatred. The Alliance deserves to fall." - Lilian Voss
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"Just because you read it on the internet, doesn't mean the person actually said it." - Thomas Jefferson
If he had a history of doing this, that could have made the judge feel like he had to hand down a more severe sentence than a mere fine.
This is totally what we should be wasting our time on, arresting people who make fun of others. Definitely not the plethora of other crimes that happen.
This is so stupid...
It's could've and would've. Not could of and would of. Not sure when "of" started meaning "have," but everyone who thinks it does needs to go back to school.
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It's could've and would've. Not could of and would of. Not sure when "of" started meaning "have," but everyone who thinks it does needs to go back to school.
There's nothing unusual about this - there are a lot of vaguely-worded 'crimes' that gives judges/police a LOT of lee-way to harass/prosecute people, regardless of whether or not what they did was illegal. It's been like that forever.
Watching the video, the guy is obviously a complete douchebag, and he probably does deserve to be punished. Jailtime? ... not IMO. There are real people out there committing actual crimes, and jails and prisons are overflowing - this is why. I think a hefty fine, and probably some court-ordered therapy of some kind would have been more fitting. Also, since the bullying was caught on video, I don't think it's out of line for the son to be expelled from school, which keeps it out of the police's hands, which I see as a good thing - cops shouldn't be involved in this type of thing in the first place.
It is pretty bad to think a grown man is actually emotionally harassing a 10 year old girl. Obviously, there is something wrong with him.
"In life, I was raised to hate the undead. Trained to destroy them. When I became Forsaken, I hated myself most of all. But now I see it is the Alliance that fosters this malice. The human kingdoms shun their former brothers and sisters because we remind them what's lurking beneath the facade of flesh. It's time to end their cycle of hatred. The Alliance deserves to fall." - Lilian Voss
The solution isn't to shelter them, but teach them to deal with the problem. The world has no obligation to coddle you from cradle to grave.
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No, I'm saying that the United States values freedom of speech in all its forms. When you allow the state to block one form because it hurts your feelings, you're giving the state license to decide what is and is not acceptable.