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- nepawoods, on 02/13/2008, -1/+8Protect them from what, exactly? Yes, life's tough, and too much coddling could make for too much weakness. But in the real world, there aren't "bullies" - depending on the type of bullying, they're either called "criminals", and are put away, or are called "*****", and they live in a van down by the river, because nobody wants to work with them.
- nepawoods, on 02/13/2008, -0/+6From the article:
"County commissioner Bill James, a Republican and one of Charlotte's most vocal opponents of homosexuality, said there's been a nationwide progression from bullying policies that protect homosexuals to sex-education programs teaching that "alternative lifestyles are normal" to elementary teachers telling children that "having two daddies or two mommies is perfectly normal.""
Classic slippery slope fallacy. The notion that one has to allow bullying to ward off classroom fudge-packing lessons is absurd. - meruru, on 02/13/2008, -0/+3I agree with you to an extent, but I draw the line when it becomes physical.
- robbh66, on 02/13/2008, -3/+1Wow you're naive if you think that. Yes, some are called criminals and some are called *****- and there are a dozen other names for them- but the part that doesn't change is that at some point you'll have to deal with them right then and there and nobody else is going to be around to protect you. Also, it's likely that your boss at some time in life, will be an *****- and you will be working with them.
- robbh66, on 02/12/2008, -5/+2It's not promoting homosexuality. It is, however, promoting kids growing up to be pussies.
Like it or not bullying to some degree is a necessary part of life. You can protect kids in school- but guess what- once they enter the real world there's nobody there to protect them and they're screwed. A little bullying helps kids grow a thick skin.
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