Who's Right

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 4:34pm

So I'm sitting at lunch and this girl I know comes up to me with a petition to keep this guy from getting expelled from my school. Here's the situation according to the girl:

He left his work knife from his job in his pocket. When he came to school the next day, he was in class and he reached into his pocket to get a pencil. The knife fell out. Some kid saw it and reported it to the principal saying he had been threatened with the knife. At my school, weapons of any kind are a no-no. So now the kid's in deep SH*T.

So I sign the petition.

The next period, her best friend comes up to me and asks me to sign a petition to keep this guy OUT of school. She tells me the real story:

The girl who showed me the first petition is dating the guy who's getting expelled. She also thinks the guy who reported the guy who's getting expelled (who by the way, never said he was threatened) is a first-class prick.

So I sign that petition too.

I realize that I have my signature on two petitions. But the latter is the one my heart is truly set on. I mean, how reliable can the girlfriend of a guy who's getting expelled be? And she's deliberately not telling people that she hates the guy who reported the guy who's getting expelled.

Is my decision a correct one?

And one last thing:

Who the hell forgets to take their knife out of their pocket?

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 4:38pm

Taketh Thee to the Banal Thread

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 4:58pm

just posted it there

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 6:00pm

Who cares who's right? Signing a petition will do nothing. You can't just signed a petition to make exceptions to law, even if he did make a mistake. If you use something on your job that is forbidden at school, it's pretty important that you remove it from your pocket, prior to going to school. He should be expelled. The administration that is expelling him is right.
Updated On: 12/22/06 at 06:00 PM

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 6:02pm

Did I mention one girl is trying to keep him OUT of school.

Besides, this guy once pretended to come onto me. I reported his ass.

[colleen_lee]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 6:11pm

.........

Just. stop. typing.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 6:13pm

Who cares?

With all due respect, JohnPopa, the student board would be a better place.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 6:56pm

I thought this was gonna be another Rosie vs. Donald thread.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 7:28pm

Who cares?

[StageManager2]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 7:30pm

Do I hear an echo?

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 8:15pm

Do I hear an echo?

Yes!

A good thought is always worth repeating.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 8:16pm

oh my God....who cares? He had a knife at school....whatever the reason against the rules. EXPELL HIM.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 8:21pm

I say hug him and love him and bake him cookies and rub his tummy until he feels better.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 8:22pm

Have a heart, Elphaba. I forgot to mention, I had a similar experience. Fortunately, no one reported it. I had detention after school (in the cafeteria) and when I reached in my book bag to take out a book, the knife I had in there went flying onto the floor. Several kids saw it, but only one exclaimed. I quickly picked up the knife, put it back in my bag, and that was that. No harm done.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 8:51pm

Did you hear that Becky was SO mad about the whole thing?! She was totally, like, "Why aren't they even talking about my new bra? Who cares about the ****ing knife?"

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 8:53pm

Oh please, Becky WISHES she needed a bra.

Believe me, missy, there was plenty of talk.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 8:59pm

She does need a bra.
I totally felt them.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 9:02pm

Chicken cutlets.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 9:09pm

dirty pillows

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 12/22/06 at 11:00pm

Do you honestly think signing a "petition" from some students at your school is going to do anything? It may make some people happy/mad but in the end, if they decide to expel him (or not), it's not going to have anything to do with the petition.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 9:22am

Ok, I posted it and it's still the top post. No one has responded. So let's get the ball rolling again, shall we?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 9:37am

Besides, this guy once pretended to come onto me. I reported his ass.

Come again?

[D2]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 10:47am

"How lovely to sit here in the shade
With none of the woes of man and maid
I'm glad I'm not young, anymore..."

[Perfectly Marvelous]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 2:45pm

And this is exactly why I don't sign petitions. They're bullsh*t.

Nothing is going to stop the school from making their decision for or against this guy.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 12/23/06 at 2:48pm

Marvelous, I don't appreciate that swastika glaring at me from your avatar.