This is one of those cases where I just wanna ask, was beating our kids THAT bad really?
Yes.
But in this case, I'd make an exception.
To be fair, at least the kid realizes he did something wrong. There was the video of the kid that threw the huge party, trashed the house and caused some legal trouble and thought he was Jesus.
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Post by: nickmitch on July 11, 2008, 09:12:21 PM
He supposed that he did something wrong, since a cop told him he did and explained that his GRANDMOTHER has to pay THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS as a consequence of his actions. Also, I couldn't believe that he has any regrets for what he did.
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Post by: UncleBob on July 11, 2008, 09:54:09 PM
Yeah, he still needs a good kick in the head, but, at the very least, he's better than this guy: http://boortz.com/more/video/kid_not_sorry_about_party.html
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Post by: vudu on July 11, 2008, 11:46:30 PM
That guy is RAB's hero.
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Post by: nickmitch on July 12, 2008, 12:15:25 AM
The party guy just threw a party, and it got out of control. Now, he couldn't really keep control of the situation, but he could've at least been more sympathetic. Other than that, who can blame him for throwing the most awesome party ever?
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Post by: Svevan on July 12, 2008, 02:01:30 AM
I'm having trouble with the vaguely racist notion that they need to get this 7 year old "into the system" so they can "get him some help."
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on July 12, 2008, 03:13:24 AM
Did you see how they treat other races in the same situation? Cause if you haven't, then you wouldn't know if they were being racist. Maybe their moral compasses think it's wise to "put him in the system" (not that I do).
Obsessing with the possibility of racism being involved in the treatment of another person, when there is no evidence to even support the idea besides moral indifference only perpetuates racism and racist thinking. Hate crimes baby, hate crimes. Thank you South Park.
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Post by: ShyGuy on July 12, 2008, 04:11:15 AM
Evan has a point that getting the kid into the system at seven is probably not the best solution to the problem here. Let the grandmother spank him and he might learn a lesson.
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Post by: DAaaMan64 on July 12, 2008, 04:12:39 AM
lol oh no, putting him in the system is a terrible idea at 7.
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Post by: Nick DiMola on July 12, 2008, 12:20:34 PM
Evan has a point that getting the kid into the system at seven is probably not the best solution to the problem here. Let the grandmother spank him and he might learn a lesson.
Man if I was that kid, I wouldn't have to worry about "getting into the system" because I'd be dead. My dad undoubtedly would've kicked my ass.
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Post by: EasyCure on July 12, 2008, 01:14:36 PM
Evan has a point that getting the kid into the system at seven is probably not the best solution to the problem here. Let the grandmother spank him and he might learn a lesson.
how about both. he did it all for fun and didn't seem the slightest bit sympathetic/apologetic or regretful. he needs to get his ass whipped and he needs to have an eye kept on him to make sure he doesnt pull this sort of **** again before he ends up killing someone. The second something like this happens again and he's old enough for juvevy, send him and let him get his sas beat there and maybe he'll learn that doing 'hood rat things" isn't fucking fun.
i thought this video would make me laugh and instead i'm sick to my fucking stomach and angry as hell at what the youth is like these days. This is why i hate my neighbor hood, kids are just like this at even younger ages than this one.
Oh and not that i should have to say this, but because someone already tried to pull this conversation in that direction i feel i have to (thanks alot), don't go thinking i'm talking about any one group of people either, thats just ignorant.
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Post by: Svevan on July 12, 2008, 04:44:53 PM
i thought this video would make me laugh and instead i'm sick to my fucking stomach and angry as hell at what the youth is like these days. This is why i hate my neighbor hood, kids are just like this at even younger ages than this one.
This is my problem with the media: by presenting every whacked out and ridiculous scenario on the news, the average group (be it in this case children, or African Americans), is lumped together as if "this is normal behavior" for that group. The sensationalized stories, however true, are presented on the news as the events of the day, not as extraordinary one-offs that will probably never happen again. By constantly reporting the bizarre or the violent actions, and ignoring that perhaps violent and bizarre occurrences are becoming less and less prevalent in our society (which is true!), the media paints a picture of a violent American society that is simply false.
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Post by: UncleBob on July 12, 2008, 05:10:43 PM
"This is my problem with the media: by presenting every whacked out and ridiculous scenario on the news,"
Man bites dog/dog bites man...
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Post by: EasyCure on July 12, 2008, 05:42:53 PM
i thought this video would make me laugh and instead i'm sick to my fucking stomach and angry as hell at what the youth is like these days. This is why i hate my neighbor hood, kids are just like this at even younger ages than this one.
This is my problem with the media: by presenting every whacked out and ridiculous scenario on the news, the average group (be it in this case children, or African Americans), is lumped together as if "this is normal behavior" for that group. The sensationalized stories, however true, are presented on the news as the events of the day, not as extraordinary one-offs that will probably never happen again. By constantly reporting the bizarre or the violent actions, and ignoring that perhaps violent and bizarre occurrences are becoming less and less prevalent in our society (which is true!), the media paints a picture of a violent American society that is simply false.
even if violent and bizarre occurences are becoming less and less prevalent, the media reporting those types of stories doesnt change the fact that i live in a shitty area where i feel genuinely afriad and sad at the future of the youth. I don't care what stats anyone has for whats going on nation wide, i can walk outside and see things and overhear things that disgust me without turning on the news or reading a paper (don't trust either anyway*). Don't paint my post as some broad generalization of "man angry at sensationalist news, thinks entire world is corrupt" and use it to support why you have issues with the media. I only mentioned my situation and did not intend to turn this into a debate on any topic, whether it be the media or the american society. I'd appreciate it if you didn't either Evan.
*my local news once reported a story of a stabbing in my former high school. The two teens were reported as being in an empty classroom when it happened and being spotted by a teacher passing by. In reality this happened in front of a full classroom, ie there were witnesses. When i tried to contact the news station as to why they weren't reporting about the witnesses, the response i recieved was "we are reporting the fact given to us by local police and school officials." No follow up stories ever came out of it because i couldn't prove what had happened and the students in the class (one of them being my girlfriends sister whom sent a text to my GF, who then told me, just after it happened) never bothered to band together to get the truth out... possibly because things of this sort actually do occur on a normal basis here.
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Post by: Svevan on July 12, 2008, 06:49:54 PM
i thought this video would make me laugh and instead i'm sick to my fucking stomach and angry as hell at what the youth is like these days. This is why i hate my neighbor hood, kids are just like this at even younger ages than this one.
This is my problem with the media: by presenting every whacked out and ridiculous scenario on the news, the average group (be it in this case children, or African Americans), is lumped together as if "this is normal behavior" for that group. The sensationalized stories, however true, are presented on the news as the events of the day, not as extraordinary one-offs that will probably never happen again. By constantly reporting the bizarre or the violent actions, and ignoring that perhaps violent and bizarre occurrences are becoming less and less prevalent in our society (which is true!), the media paints a picture of a violent American society that is simply false.
even if violent and bizarre occurences are becoming less and less prevalent, the media reporting those types of stories doesnt change the fact that i live in a shitty area where i feel genuinely afriad and sad at the future of the youth. I don't care what stats anyone has for whats going on nation wide, i can walk outside and see things and overhear things that disgust me without turning on the news or reading a paper (don't trust either anyway*). Don't paint my post as some broad generalization of "man angry at sensationalist news, thinks entire world is corrupt" and use it to support why you have issues with the media. I only mentioned my situation and did not intend to turn this into a debate on any topic, whether it be the media or the american society. I'd appreciate it if you didn't either Evan.
whoa bud slow down: I was talking entirely about this video, not you. I ping-ponged off of your thoughts into my own. I never said a thing about your life or your neighborhood, though I do disagree with you in that I simply don't think this is what "youth is like these days." You got way too personal way too fast.
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Post by: shammack on July 12, 2008, 10:57:23 PM
i thought this video would make me laugh and instead i'm sick to my fucking stomach and angry as hell at what the youth is like these days. This is why i hate my neighbor hood, kids are just like this at even younger ages than this one.
This is my problem with the media: by presenting every whacked out and ridiculous scenario on the news, the average group (be it in this case children, or African Americans), is lumped together as if "this is normal behavior" for that group. The sensationalized stories, however true, are presented on the news as the events of the day, not as extraordinary one-offs that will probably never happen again. By constantly reporting the bizarre or the violent actions, and ignoring that perhaps violent and bizarre occurrences are becoming less and less prevalent in our society (which is true!), the media paints a picture of a violent American society that is simply false.
It paints that picture if you believe that the stuff you see on the news is representative of normal everyday events... but why would you think that? If it were a common occurrence, it wouldn't be newsworthy. The fact that it's being reported on at all pretty much implies that it's extraordinary.
