The lessons of Phoebe Prince

It's a tough one this, being a victim of bullying myself. I find it easy to blame the kids involved, but easier to forget the responsibility of the school to protect. It was often the mantra of my school that, and I quote; "We have no problem with bullying". Quite easy to claim when the common complaint from the bullied was they were the one's being punished for "reacting" or worse, "Not fitting in."

Not fitting in? Not taking part? Not for a lack of trying, children are cruel beings, and we forget that. In many ways they are far more cutting with their judgements than we are as adults. We know better, should know better, and even have the benefit of experience. We know what it's like to be children, or at least we should, we've been there. So why do we constantly ignore the responsibility thrust upon us as responsible adults and pretend things aren't as bad as they really are. And it's not a matter of being alert, it's a matter of brushing it under the carpet to save face or the ease of convenience.

Fuck that, I'm all for the tough approach. I'm all for fear when it's a necessary tool. After all what is jail time than a method of fear to prevent potential crime? Why is it bullies are treated with kid gloves? I find it rather sickening that the adults who's responsibility it was to prevent this tragedy, not only the school but the parents of the bullies too, appear to be avoiding responsibility for their inaction in their children's inappropriate behavior.

No, it's not cute when they behave like brats. It's not just something kids do. It's something we, as charges of our youths, need to take more responsibility for. Like punishing a child for even considering putting that fork in the electric socket for his own protection, there are some experiences it is best for a child to be aware of rather than to experience. Not only does the Prince family have to live with the loss of their daughter thanks to the pressure of these vile actions, but now the bullies have to live with the consequences for the rest of their lives that their actions lead to the suicide of a young girl not even having reached the prime of her life.

To easy is it to make a scapegoat out of these children, and they should suffer for what they did do not get me wrong, but to ignore our responsibilities and that of those we entrust their charge, is also tragedy we must be more aware of. A parent can have their children taken away for neglect, surely neglecting the way they treat others must also come with some form of retribution itself.

My heart goes out to all involved, the Prince Family and the bullies responsible. Whilst I hope the bullies never forget the harm they have done, I also pity them because we as a society failed to deal with a problem that for years has been way too prevalent and ignored for the sake of peronsal comfort.

Bullying is a problem, it's time we became more draconian in how it was dealt with.

A wasted entry on conspiracies

There is a reason I don't trust conspiracy theories. Not because there are so many of them but because they happen to be just that, conspiracy for the sake of conspiracy. It's like every action in the world has a purpose and that shit never really just happens. I had a crap this morning, and I can guarrantee it had something to do with the fluoride in my drinking water. Nothing to do with the natural functions of my body. Obama sneezes, it's an assassination attempt on the US of A and what the fuck happened to building 7 on 9/11?

I guess that's the big thing for me. I had a real spat with many islamaphobes lately who go out of their way to blame Islam for 9/11 yet at the same time make grandiose claims that 9/11 was an inside job. I mean come on guys make up your fucking minds. It's either or or the other, or the terrorists and our government are in cahoots in a major conspiracy to kill each other. Yep that makes sense. This was all one big conspiracy to show how complacent and stupid the USA was that it could be taken unawares by desert folk in from a backward country and so that Osama Bin Ladin could go out in a  blaze of glory that would humiliate the US of A in an even bigger conspiracy theory. it all makes fucking sense don't it?

Oh is that to simple an analogy? Well fuck the more complex explanations that connect circumstantial evidence to bullshit science and sociology. I mean fuck, the simple ones are so much more interesting though. Thunderf00t would have us believe that simply being a Muslim is motivation enough to want to kill Americans. Yeah i read that in the Qur'an to, on how Allah commanded all Muslims to kill Americans. It's there, believe me, Thunderf00t says so.

But seriously people, this entry sucks as much as the theories I keep hearing about. Which is the point really. A wasted entry is the only entry worth writing on the conspiracy theories which in the long term is a waste of everybody's time and energy and really only for the small people who claim to want to change the world, but contribute very little to doing so.

We always miss the bad guy

Ahhh, so Osama Bin Ladin is dead, for the umpteenth time. Well I suppose a shot to the head kinda does it for you, though I have heard of people surviving worse in my time. The report that he stopped breathing too kind puts a lid on the whole affair I suppose. So unless someone has found a cure for death since Jesus Christ, that's that I suppose. Seriously though, really? It's like we don't want the Cobra Commander of our age to be dead (well who does really?). Whoever replaces him will have a lot of bogey points to live up to. Yeah Cobra Commander was a whiny bastard, but compared, to Serpentor who temporarily replaced him, Cobra Commander was OUR whiny bastard, and at least he got a trial.

 

Yeah wouldn't it have been cool if Osama got a show trial like that? But seriously, not even Saddam Hussein lived up to the G.I. Joe adversary like Osama did, and the best thing about him was, we had no idea where to find him (unless of course you were John McCain) and the rumors surrounding his living status spread like wild fire. Hell I can't think of anyone who inspired more mock Twitter accounts in his name other than the New York escaped cobra. Osama was an inspiration not only to terrorists around the world but to comic genius and parody as well. Ahh I can only imagine what Thames TV would have made of him in their iconic Spitting Image show, now sadly cancelled. Once again South Park is deprived of it's evil Muslim lover to inspire a misunderstood Satan. But don't let that let you down, in life he inspired comic genius throughout the world. In death Hitler still inspires tasteless comedy, maybe in his twilight years Mel Brooks can provide with a heart warming sequel to Spring Time for Hitler with a number for Osama Bin Landin. Come on Mel we owe the bastard that much at least. Where would a new generation of Comedians have been without the man who eluded American mob mentality...oh sorry I mean, Justice... for so many years? Any who follow in his steed are going to be poor imitations, like Serpentor was to Cobra Commander, or worse, Galvatron to Megatron.

But then again... we can only hope...

A great conspiracy without evidence