I’m not defending the old man banging his drum.
You repeated his lie, with knowledge, and without correction. You are defending him.
I’m not defending the old man banging his drum.
I said that’s what he said. I didn’t see anything from his perspective, but the original video.You repeated his lie, with knowledge, and without correction. You are defending him.
And I’d like to point out, that the rage some of you feel in this thread....the quick aggressive desire to attack with absolute justification without discussion or analysis that isn’t team oriented.....is the same emotional fuel that causes groups in these cases to act foolishly.You repeated his lie, with knowledge, and without correction. You are defending him.
And I’d like to point out, that the rage some of you feel in this thread....the quick aggressive desire to attack with absolute justification without discussion or analysis that isn’t team oriented.....is the same emotional fuel that causes groups in these cases to act foolishly.
What am I lying about?You're having a problem with facts today. Rage? Show me my rage ITT. I called out Bru for lying, and now I'm doing the same to you.
What am I lying about?
He said he was walking to the steps and was blocked.
And I’d like to point out, that the rage some of you feel in this thread....the quick aggressive desire to attack with absolute justification without discussion or analysis that isn’t team oriented.....is the same emotional fuel that causes groups in these cases to act foolishly.
It’s not a lie to say what someone else said. The second video I watched didn’t expose that as a lie. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t, it’s irrelevant to my op. Just a point of focus that distorts the problem of this situation on both sides, imo.You knew this was false, and repeated it.
I haven't done anything in this thread except call out Bru's lies, and now your's.
I find it interesting that fault can’t be found on both groups here. Everyone has to support their team I guess
Yeah because why would teenage boys associate the tomahawk chop with indians after watching sportcenter for 10 years?The tomahawk chant was used to offend, maybe justified, but it was meant to offend.
I don’t see the fault solely on the kids, my op in this thread stated that. In fact, I don’t think any of the kids should be in trouble here, but the chaperones should be — if I were a parent I’d be livid. The awkward smiling kid in the pic shouldn’t be blasted, but he wasn’t completely innocent here. If the old man is a lying paid protestor, I hope it’s exposed and he receives more backlash than any of the kids. Activists are often at multiple events, esp when causes are the same or linked.100% of the fault is on high school kids! Phillips started this and he lied about the entire event. The only team I am on is a team that is being attacked. I have zero respect for adults who attach kids. Phillips is a paid protester. He has been involved in at least 3 other events across the country, all liberal causes.
So they were using it to identify with the protestors then?Yeah because why would teenage boys associate the tomahawk chop with indians after watching sportcenter for 10 years?
The awkward smiling kid in the pic shouldn’t be blasted, but he wasn’t completely innocent here.
I don’t see the fault solely on the kids, my op in this thread stated that. In fact, I don’t think any of the kids should be in trouble here, but the chaperones should be — if I were a parent I’d be livid. The awkward smiling kid in the pic shouldn’t be blasted, but he wasn’t completely innocent here. If the old man is a lying paid protestor, I hope it’s exposed and he receives more backlash than any of the kids. Activists are often at multiple events, esp when causes are the same or linked.
As a teacher, my perspective of the incident automatically focuses on the failure of the chaperones. My op in this thread called the insults yelled at the kids, and the people who hurled them, despicable.
Yet......
WTF is Bru doing liking this post? He wrongfully labeled these kids as racists.And I’d like to point out, that the rage some of you feel in this thread....the quick aggressive desire to attack with absolute justification without discussion or analysis that isn’t team oriented.....is the same emotional fuel that causes groups in these cases to act foolishly.
So they were using it to identify with the protestors then?
WTF is Bru doing liking this post? He wrongfully labeled these kids as racists.
I like opinion given. Very valid.
Always so clear, articulate, and informative in your posts. Such a thinker you are 00.LMAO!
You realize, you fit the description based on this very thread, right?I like opinion given. Very valid.
And I doubt hs kida are doing that chant to insult native americans. They see that chant associated with indians all the time.The 3 second FSU chant was wrong. That's the one thing I fault the boys for. Now do everyone else in that video.
Wow. Anyone who ignored this whole thread before reading that might agree.I enjoy good and honest opinions on subjects. Boom is delivering that. I have no problem with someone disagreeing with me with a valid point. I don't pretend to be the authority on all subjects and am not. Never has been my argument and never will.
Wow. Anyone who ignored this whole thread before reading that might agree.
Factual, measured, correct and intelligent. Good point.This thread proves trumpers are exactly what we knew they are.
I don’t see the fault solely on the kids, my op in this thread stated that. In fact, I don’t think any of the kids should be in trouble here, but the chaperones should be — if I were a parent I’d be livid. The awkward smiling kid in the pic shouldn’t be blasted, but he wasn’t completely innocent here. If the old man is a lying paid protestor, I hope it’s exposed and he receives more backlash than any of the kids. Activists are often at multiple events, esp when causes are the same or linked.
As a teacher, my perspective of the incident automatically focuses on the failure of the chaperones. My op in this thread called the insults yelled at the kids, and the people who hurled them, despicable.
Yet......
Chaperones or not, the adults here acted poorly. The kids were measured in their response. They even policed their own.I can understand some issue with the chaperones but I am not sure what they could have done to prevent this from happening. It seems that the kids went there to participate in the march (some called it political, but in reality, is was a religious gathering) and this was where the kids were told to gather when they finished up sight seeing. One article said the chaperones allowed for the school cheers so as to keep the kids together and to drown out the protestors. Not sure you can call the cops for this and let's face it, it's DC on the steps of the Lincoln monument, I would bet there are some form of protesters almost every weekend. On top of that, they had to stay in place as this was the gathering place to get back on the bus.
What would have happened if the chaperones directly interacted with the 3rd group? Would that had made it safer or less safe?
He is such a blowhard
To think that the chaperones couldn’t have led the kids to another area of the monument is foolish, or you just don’t know that area well at all. Getting park police involved would’ve been in response to the insults and to just have their presence in the area to avoid escalation. Allowing the protestors to comethat close to my kids wouldn’t have been ok with me personally. I would have been the one in the picture, because I would have been asking the gentleman to please move away from my students.I can understand some issue with the chaperones but I am not sure what they could have done to prevent this from happening. It seems that the kids went there to participate in the march (some called it political, but in reality, is was a religious gathering) and this was where the kids were told to gather when they finished up sight seeing. One article said the chaperones allowed for the school cheers so as to keep the kids together and to drown out the protestors. Not sure you can call the cops for this and let's face it, it's DC on the steps of the Lincoln monument, I would bet there are some form of protesters almost every weekend. On top of that, they had to stay in place as this was the gathering place to get back on the bus.
What would have happened if the chaperones directly interacted with the 3rd group? Would that had made it safer or less safe?
Allowing the protestors to comethat close to my kids wouldn’t have been ok
I agree. I think the focus needs to be placed on the chaperones, as i said in my op, they failed these kids. If they used the kids to push their personal political views, and I’m not saying they did, they should be punished to the full extent. If they are teachers, their employment should be in jeopardy. If they are parents, they should be apologetic to the students and visible in the media to absorb the blame.That's where I do fault them. As soon as I saw fake vet face to face with one of my kids, I would've been in between.
The kids did nothing wrong so what would the chaperones be responsible for?I agree. I think the focus needs to be placed on the chaperones, as i said in my op, they failed these kids. If they used the kids to push their personal political views, and I’m not saying they did, they should be punished to the full extent. If they are teachers, their employment should be in jeopardy. If they are parents, they should be apologetic to the students and visible in the media to absorb the blame.
I agree. I think the focus needs to be placed on the chaperones, as i said in my op, they failed these kids. If they used the kids to push their personal political views, and I’m not saying they did, they should be punished to the full extent. If they are teachers, their employment should be in jeopardy. If they are parents, they should be apologetic to the students and visible in the media to absorb the blame.
Says you. I think they did, and I explained it.The kids did nothing wrong so what would the chaperones be responsible for?
Says you. I think they did, and I explained it.
I agree. I think the focus needs to be placed on the chaperones, as i said in my op, they failed these kids. If they used the kids to push their personal political views, and I’m not saying they did, they should be punished to the full extent. If they are teachers, their employment should be in jeopardy. If they are parents, they should be apologetic to the students and visible in the media to absorb the blame.
The focus needs to be on the press and Mr. Phillips. Remember the 3rd group was making fun of Mr. Phillips prior to him interacting with the kids:
From an article:
Phillips told the Detroit Free Press that he had seen the white Catholic students “attacking these four black individuals.”
“There was that moment when I realized I’ve put myself between beast and prey,” he told the newspaper. “These young men were beastly and these old black individuals was their prey, and I stood in between them and so they needed their pounds of flesh and they were looking at me for that.”
It was all untrue, of course – but that did not stop the mainstream media from going nuclear.