Bullied Kid Got Suspended for Fighting Back

**Janszoon** · 03-25-2011, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

yeah but if you have no choice and your back is against the wall what then?

you are just going to let someone kill you because you don't want to "contribute" to the problem

I'm not sure what this strawman has to do with what I was saying.

djchameleon · 03-25-2011, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I'm not sure what this strawman has to do with what I was saying.

maybe we are talking about two completely different things then.

you were a bit vague on what you believe the problem is

Howard the Duck · 03-26-2011, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

I can't understand why you would want to threaten someones life.
It feels rather unnatural to me. New wave I guess

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

life is precious.........

it's your own singular most important factor to safeguard, fear will overcome whatever reason that made you want to intrude upon others' well-being

and it's "New Age", somehow I don't picture you in a skinny tie, with a plaid long-sleeved shirt, a powerdome over your head, with parachute pants pretending to play the keyboards (New Wave)

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Originally Posted by s_k

No. Definitely not.
So no hippy and no new age. What am I?

New Age still. You said "New Wave" - which you're not. Kindly read both posts again.... (and the bolded words) i think it's your 720 kps that makes you mistype and misread words

s_k · 03-28-2011, 04:02 PM

Oh wait, age. Right.
Wave is punk.
Oh my I'm going old.

Guybrush · 03-28-2011, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I feel like you and s_k think this way because you don't have to live in already hostile environments were you are constantly worried about having to protect yourself from some random knucklehead.

True, but I think maybe the anti-guns politics in this country help create that environment where I don't have to constantly worry about those things.

s_k · 03-28-2011, 07:40 PM

And it's not like those hostile environments are getting any better when people keep acting the same way. But I have to agree with you DJ; You got to defend yourself when your life is in danger. But only when your life is in danger. If I can, I choose the path of least resistance. Aka: RUNAWAAAAY!

Mojo · 03-28-2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

If the tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound if nobody is there to hear it?

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Yes, of course it does make a sound. That was always one philosical question that I thought was just plain silly. I don't get how people could think otherwise.

But what IS sound, if there is nobody to hear it?

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

This is kind of like my experience. Until high school I was always one of the tallest kids in my grade. I also had a deep voice and facial hair before most of the other guys and was--I'm sure this won't surprise anyone here--a major wiseass. By the time high school rolled around I was more average height than tall compared to other people but I think I was kind of entrenched in people's minds as someone they didn't want to mess with so I never had any problems with being bullied or anything.

I wouldn't say got bullied as such either, and since school I've managed to keep under the radar for the most part. I kind of look a certain way that keeps me out of trouble, I feel. And whenever I have found myself in some trouble, I've usually been the one trying to calm things down.

I gotta say though, even though I would generally claim to be happy about being the guy who usually tries to defuse situations or break fights up, sometimes it really, really does not pay off.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 03-28-2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

True, but I think maybe the anti-guns politics in this country help create that environment where I don't have to constantly worry about those things.

Anti-gun laws are only good if they are reasonable and enforceable. Whether guns are legal or not, the bad guys will ALWAYS have them. I'd feel more comfortable if the average joe had the ability to own a handgun if he so pleases to. Missouri (where I live) is a right to carry state. I sleep better at night knowing that if I need a gun, I can get one.

Howard the Duck · 03-28-2011, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

True, but I think maybe the anti-guns politics in this country help create that environment where I don't have to constantly worry about those things.

i dunno about any of you peaceniks but the idea of a gunfight actually makes me wets my pants

yes, i like to live vicariously

~~The Virgin~~ · 03-28-2011, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by oojay

Anti-gun laws are only good if they are reasonable and enforceable. Whether guns are legal or not, the bad guys will ALWAYS have them. I'd feel more comfortable if the average joe had the ability to own a handgun if he so pleases to. Missouri (where I live) is a right to carry state. I sleep better at night knowing that if I need a gun, I can get one.

what do you exactly mean by that? someone who'se poor or financially unstable enough to not afford a gun? that's just selfish.

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s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	And it's not like those hostile environments are getting any better when people keep acting the same way. But I have to agree with you DJ; You got to defend yourself when your life is in danger. But only when your life is in danger. If I can, I choose the path of least resistance. Aka: RUNAWAAAAY! __________________ Click here to see my collection