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07 Jan 2009, 8:10 am

Parents of a child with Aspergers watched there kid turn from happy to scared according to a lawsuit they filed against a school district. The lawsuit alleges that the child was tormented to the point of wanting to kill himself. Read more about the student with aspergers that was bullied (link)



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07 Jan 2009, 9:31 am

I bet that what happens is that the school district will quietly pay off the family, make sure there is a clause in the settlement where the family is not to talk about it, and then it will be business as normal for the next child.

I have seen cases where the teachers themselves were the bullies so I am in no way surprised by this. :roll:



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07 Jan 2009, 10:04 am

demeus wrote:
I have seen cases where the teachers themselves were the bullies so I am in no way surprised by this. :roll:


Sadly I agree



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07 Jan 2009, 10:31 am

i dont know why people can do this to another human being and still sleep at night knowing they do things like this what kind of adults will they turn into



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07 Jan 2009, 10:57 am

paganita wrote:
i dont know why people can do this to another human being and still sleep at night knowing they do things like this what kind of adults will they turn into

Very simple: Dehumanise them.



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07 Jan 2009, 12:16 pm

paganita wrote:
i dont know why people can do this to another human being and still sleep at night knowing they do things like this what kind of adults will they turn into


They do it and sleep at night because that is what the system and society expect of them. They are trained by every societal cue and system cue to be the same and to force out anything that is different.



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07 Jan 2009, 1:36 pm

You can sue for that? 8O I thought basically all Aspies had been bullied to roughly that extent. I know I was. On the upside, my skin is now thicker than a rhinoceros's (the only way I was able to survive middle school).

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knowing they do things like this what kind of adults will they turn into

Generally they will grow up. Most (not all, but most) of my former bullies eventually matured and became responsible, respectful, and tolerant adults. I am even friends with several of them now.


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07 Jan 2009, 6:44 pm

messygeek wrote:
demeus wrote:
I have seen cases where the teachers themselves were the bullies so I am in no way surprised by this. :roll:


Sadly I agree

Unfortunately, I must second this...which s*cks...


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07 Jan 2009, 6:46 pm

I've gotten suicidal from bullying, and also paranoia and an inferiority complex and *my* parents don't sue!


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07 Jan 2009, 7:31 pm

I don't even knwo why they is getting media attention, sadly bulllying happens everyday. Sueing the school is not going to make bullying stop and will not take the pain away from what happened. Sadly, it's just a you have to move on type of thing which is sad thing to do since no noe should go thorugh it. I was tormented in school, physically, emotionally and verbally.



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07 Jan 2009, 7:50 pm

WhittenKitten wrote:
I don't even knwo why they is getting media attention, sadly bulllying happens everyday. Sueing the school is not going to make bullying stop and will not take the pain away from what happened. Sadly, it's just a you have to move on type of thing which is sad thing to do since no noe should go thorugh it. I was tormented in school, physically, emotionally and verbally.

It will if everyone does it - or just a few hundred. Well failing that a few Cho's would sort it.

Either method is better that your approach of singing "We Shall Overcome" anyway.



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07 Jan 2009, 8:00 pm

Kangoogle wrote:
WhittenKitten wrote:
I don't even knwo why they is getting media attention, sadly bulllying happens everyday. Sueing the school is not going to make bullying stop and will not take the pain away from what happened. Sadly, it's just a you have to move on type of thing which is sad thing to do since no noe should go thorugh it. I was tormented in school, physically, emotionally and verbally.

It will if everyone does it - or just a few hundred. Well failing that a few Cho's would sort it.

Either method is better that your approach of singing "We Shall Overcome" anyway.

Why doesn't anyone pick a better song than WSO or Kumbaya? Like, IDK, Anarchy in the UK? God Save the Queen? Something by the Ramones or The Clash?


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07 Jan 2009, 8:02 pm

spockezri wrote:
Kangoogle wrote:
WhittenKitten wrote:
I don't even knwo why they is getting media attention, sadly bulllying happens everyday. Sueing the school is not going to make bullying stop and will not take the pain away from what happened. Sadly, it's just a you have to move on type of thing which is sad thing to do since no noe should go thorugh it. I was tormented in school, physically, emotionally and verbally.

It will if everyone does it - or just a few hundred. Well failing that a few Cho's would sort it.

Either method is better that your approach of singing "We Shall Overcome" anyway.

Why doesn't anyone pick a better song than WSO or Kumbaya? Like, IDK, Anarchy in the UK? God Save the Queen? Something by the Ramones or The Clash?

Because picking a better song means the message is less direct. "We Shall Overcome" is internationally famous and perhaps beyond that level.



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07 Jan 2009, 8:15 pm

Kangoogle wrote:
spockezri wrote:
Kangoogle wrote:
WhittenKitten wrote:
I don't even knwo why they is getting media attention, sadly bulllying happens everyday. Sueing the school is not going to make bullying stop and will not take the pain away from what happened. Sadly, it's just a you have to move on type of thing which is sad thing to do since no noe should go thorugh it. I was tormented in school, physically, emotionally and verbally.

It will if everyone does it - or just a few hundred. Well failing that a few Cho's would sort it.

Either method is better that your approach of singing "We Shall Overcome" anyway.

Why doesn't anyone pick a better song than WSO or Kumbaya? Like, IDK, Anarchy in the UK? God Save the Queen? Something by the Ramones or The Clash?

Because picking a better song means the message is less direct. "We Shall Overcome" is internationally famous and perhaps beyond that level.

I, personally, am from another planet and know that song.


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07 Jan 2009, 8:31 pm

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Kangoogle wrote:
spockezri wrote:
Kangoogle wrote:
WhittenKitten wrote:
I don't even knwo why they is getting media attention, sadly bulllying happens everyday. Sueing the school is not going to make bullying stop and will not take the pain away from what happened. Sadly, it's just a you have to move on type of thing which is sad thing to do since no noe should go thorugh it. I was tormented in school, physically, emotionally and verbally.

It will if everyone does it - or just a few hundred. Well failing that a few Cho's would sort it.

Either method is better that your approach of singing "We Shall Overcome" anyway.

Why doesn't anyone pick a better song than WSO or Kumbaya? Like, IDK, Anarchy in the UK? God Save the Queen? Something by the Ramones or The Clash?

Because picking a better song means the message is less direct. "We Shall Overcome" is internationally famous and perhaps beyond that level.

I, personally, am from another planet and know that song.

There is a point beyond fame :)



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07 Jan 2009, 8:50 pm

Sadly there is no method that is goign to just take away teasing, as much as i would like it to stop. Sueing is like hte American Dream in my opinion, if you don't like someone .. just sue 'em. That's sadly how it is. But personally, I would rather not sing a song, there is no song that needs to be sung.. but thanks for the suggestion.