tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post7759220129878531451..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: HOW MANY DEATHS WILL IT TAKE...?June Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-35007182806092281982010-09-07T19:06:09.789-05:002010-09-07T19:06:09.789-05:00I'm just saying bullying can be a very decepti...<i>I'm just saying bullying can be a very deceptive process.</i><br /><br />Cathy, I agree.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-77725707121856220982010-09-07T16:15:42.978-05:002010-09-07T16:15:42.978-05:00(In other words I'm not arguing with you Mimi ...(In other words I'm not arguing with you Mimi ... I'm just saying bullying can be a very deceptive process. Which is one of the nastier things about it.)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082263093224795131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-47391264422298541272010-09-07T16:06:03.867-05:002010-09-07T16:06:03.867-05:00Mimi - my misundertanding on the school/district t...Mimi - my misundertanding on the school/district thing. (Three deaths is still obviously something they should be doing their utmost to look into.)<br /><br />Re rules against gay bullying, that's exactly what I'm saying - of course there should be a rule against it and of course the authorities should act decisively if a case is brought to their attention. My other point though was that bullying can sometimes be hard to recognise, depending on what form it takes. I mean bullying generally - not just in schools, and not just against gay people.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082263093224795131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-70829888122522162832010-09-07T15:54:09.174-05:002010-09-07T15:54:09.174-05:00Cathy, as I understand it, the young people who c...Cathy, as I understand it, the young people who committed suicide were not all from the same school, but rather from the same school district.<br /><br />School boards make rules all the time. Why not a rule against bullying gay students? True, many students don't take the message to the school authorities, but some do, and the powers should act decisively, when the matter is brought to their attention. And there should be rules to back them up, when they take action against the bullies.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-52560311117866128172010-09-07T14:53:01.325-05:002010-09-07T14:53:01.325-05:00Sad stuff.
After three deaths the school has no e...Sad stuff.<br /><br />After three deaths the school has no excuse for failing to thoroughly investigate what happened and deal with the perpetrators. <br /><br />I do sometimes wonder though if bullying isn't difficult to legislate against or control. If the person being bullied understands that's what it is and can find it within themselves to take it to the authorities there ought to then be clear mechanisms for dealing with it. But bullying can be so insidious and the victims are generally made to feel it is all their fault. In fact that's the whole point of it.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082263093224795131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-68400784289700061592010-09-07T14:08:42.133-05:002010-09-07T14:08:42.133-05:00I am sure the school board is going to deny any cu...<i>I am sure the school board is going to deny any culpability.</i><br /><br />Of course, Jim!June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-28340251501444617072010-09-07T10:44:39.535-05:002010-09-07T10:44:39.535-05:00So sad and so infuriating. I am sure the school b...So sad and so infuriating. I am sure the school board is going to deny any culpability.<br /><br />FWIW<br />jimBJimBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312606954135884910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-84883599289589639242010-09-07T09:10:38.912-05:002010-09-07T09:10:38.912-05:00Amen, Joanna.Amen, Joanna.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-2960011337982460472010-09-07T06:12:37.025-05:002010-09-07T06:12:37.025-05:00I second susankay's comment.I second susankay's comment.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-78663345461074473882010-09-07T00:09:16.979-05:002010-09-07T00:09:16.979-05:00Christ will welcome Justin with open arms, not a c...Christ will welcome Justin with open arms, not a cold shoulder. May his family be embraced by Holy Comfort. May we be moved and filled with the power to face this ongoing hate with love and loving action so that these all too frequent tragedies cease.Joanna Depuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363504078115199117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-29346426496861515652010-09-06T23:26:15.281-05:002010-09-06T23:26:15.281-05:00I have no words. :-(
[I'm lucky I had Band, b...I have no words. :-(<br /><br />[I'm lucky I had Band, back in high school (1976-1980): they were a fairly tolerant bunch. I was bullied in those years---but not nearly as bad as some had/have it.]JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-58068060068120649772010-09-06T22:14:09.411-05:002010-09-06T22:14:09.411-05:00Ellie, I can't even imagine.Ellie, I can't even imagine.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-38279751268418874642010-09-06T21:54:01.310-05:002010-09-06T21:54:01.310-05:00Yes, how many more deaths?
I've been on the f...Yes, how many more deaths?<br /><br />I've been on the front lines with this kind of situation and the suffering involved is simply indescribable.Ellie Finlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807252889442220449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-23255052991071506492010-09-06T21:05:51.417-05:002010-09-06T21:05:51.417-05:00Oh, Susankay, it's heartbreaking, and we shoul...Oh, Susankay, it's heartbreaking, and we should be damn angry.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-52359989655375662902010-09-06T20:11:41.309-05:002010-09-06T20:11:41.309-05:00Jesus lives and cries.
And we are called to be da...Jesus lives and cries.<br /><br />And we are called to be damn angry.susankayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513759507628166408noreply@blogger.com