I think we're all missing
...a large point here. The irony is, this is a story about how bullying means you are 'scum'. So, the Captain put an end to it by intimidating an entire school board - a group of people in charge of children's welfare - into taking action that completely ruined a child's life. Something they wouldn't have done if he hadn't forcefully threatened them.

Anyone? No-one else seeing this?
(no way hose is staring unemployment in the face on, Fri 15 May 2009, 17:12, 3 replies)

Yeah, but they deserved it...
/ducks
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Fri 15 May 2009, 17:47, closed)

Yeah,
like when the police bully murderers into the police station and the courts bully them into prison.
(Richy_T hundreds if not thousands of dollars, Fri 15 May 2009, 21:27, closed)

I disagree, no-way
The school board were adults, whose job it was to protect their charges and uphold moral values.

His actions were driven by the very fact that they singularly failed to protect one of their charges, i.e. his daughter.

He took a course of action that no-one else appeared to be willing to take, which was the protection of his daughter. From physical and mental violence.

Yes, her tormentor's fate was horrific. Yes, this is a tragic tale. But who is to say that the girl in question would not have ended up in the same place if CP had not taken the action he did?

The fact is, you can't. Plenty of people have done horrific things and turned out well. Plenty of people have had horrific things done to them, and turned out well. And fuck me, I know a few.

And yeah; I'm not a parent. But I have a step-son, whom I would protect with my life, even if we don't always see eye to eye.

I stand by my view that perhaps the Cap could have worded things a bit less controversially. But I do not villify his desire to protect his daughter, nor his relief that her tormentor is no longer around.







So there.

*Pokes tongue out*
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Sat 16 May 2009, 2:39, closed)

^^^This times a million^^^...

*takes advantage of DG's tongue poking out and french kisses him*
( Pooflake braces for an onslaught..., Sat 16 May 2009, 13:25, closed)

*Snogs*
*Feels slightly sullied*
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Sat 16 May 2009, 13:57, closed)

Fucking exactly
What DG says.

These useless cunts had a duty of care which they patently failed. Bullying is abuse. It's not "a difficult age" it's not "confused children" it's not "boys will be boys". It's abuse pure and simple.

Having been to a school where one of my peers was found hanging by his mother because one day he couldn't take any more, I find the complete lack of any ability to take charge and make a fucking decision in SOME teachers to be a complete and utter discgrace. They need to be taken outside and given a good shoeing, because by ignoring it, they are complicit.
( Undercovercarrot got done for gross misconduct on..., Mon 18 May 2009, 22:01, closed)