tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16626564.post112990178992789463..comments2023-10-31T09:43:35.033-05:00Comments on Motherthink: School ViolenceHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09397581545290331810noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16626564.post-1129985506372277042005-10-22T07:51:00.000-05:002005-10-22T07:51:00.000-05:00Hey Bella -- do you think we should also check out...Hey Bella -- do you think we should also check out rape victims to see if they are "bad people" who had it coming to them? After all, it would be very inappropriate to blame the rapist if the woman were a real b**** who just pushed some guy over the edge and caused him to up and break into her apartment and sexually assault her at three in the morning. And I bet if you check there would also be plenty of complaints against hte building management which would further justify the rapist's sexual assault of the tenant.<BR/><BR/>After all, we shouldn't have this knee-jerk reaction of blaming criminals for their actions when it could really be the fault of victims who deserved it.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16164118803445903585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16626564.post-1129921245077597332005-10-21T14:00:00.000-05:002005-10-21T14:00:00.000-05:00Sure, the school should be looked at. Maybe they ...Sure, the school should be looked at. Maybe they have lousy security - an adult should have seen a kid with a mask and a bat in the hallway, I would think. Maybe the teacher was a terrible teacher (but I don't know - he could have been superb). Regardless, in a civilized society, people should not go around trying to settle their differences with baseball bats. This wasn't a five year old who lost his temper. This was a 15+ year old who CHOSE to do this. Hence, I do think that he should receive the blame.<BR/><BR/>As far as family goes -- well, I still believe that a child's family has the greatest influence on him or her. Unfortunately, a lot of parents today do not take their responsibilities seriously. Principals and teachers should just have to worry about academics, not raising the children and shaping their morals. Of course, there are great parents out there who do have children that go down the "wrong path," and this could be one of those cases. <BR/><BR/>Since it is impossible, and probably not ethically correct, to get parents to raise their children properly, the only thing to do is what you suggest, and that is look at the principal and teachers. However, I wouldn't expect that that will have great results either.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397581545290331810noreply@blogger.com