ClareOfAssisi Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='homeschoolmom' timestamp='1339536326' post='2444046'] The video with the story has the mother saying that even though she *knew* they did not want people to cheer, she disagreed with that and deliberately decided to cheer anyway because she wanted to. It was not a moment of emotional outburst. She planned it. [/quote] I did not watch the video and did not see her saying that. Thanks for pointing that out. The article gave me another impression. If that is true, then I understand the negative reaction to her statements but I still think that arresting her was disproportionately harsh (coupled with the public humiliation). I also don't regret giving her the benefit of the doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareOfAssisi Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 [quote name='Anomaly' timestamp='1339534024' post='2444034'] Okay, let's break it down. We have two parties that we are judging their characters based on the little we know of the persons and their actions and the circumstances. Mom - Stated she knew she was going to be ejected for the behavior she chose. We don't know how long, loud, or vocal her disruptive outburst was. We don't know how disruptive her decision to get up and leave may have been (ever leave in the middle of a speech, lecture, mass, when you're in the middle of the row with narrow aisles? Mom was publically humiliated as a consequence of her publically disruptive behavior. Mom agrees to and participated in new interviews and allows pictures to be posted in the papers, escalating the 'publicity' of her previous disuptive behavior. Mom was an individual who's personal desires in the actions she chose had little regard for others. I don't believe for a second she was overcome with emotion and 'couldn't help herself'. Security - Ejected an adult that publically violated the rules of behavior that were made known would be forced with ejection. Security escorted her out via the student seating. We don't know there or wasn't there an alternative route. Security were trained law enforcement personnel with the duty to protect the group from the disruption of an individual. The securtiy did not tase or 'take her down'. Rational and sane people are unlikely to succomb to an outburst in public (barring Turrets) and then continue the attention attraction by standing up and leaving during a cermony. Based on my succint and unbiased evaluation, Mom butthatted, security 'may' have contributed to the butthattery. Mom should be sentenced to ten hours as a Wal-Mart return cashier, with 15 minutes added for every customer that complains about her service. The security personnel involved should be sentenced to 2 days as lunch room monitors at the local middle school with lima beans and carrots a mandatory part of the menu on each day. No additional time penalized for failure to maintain order. [/quote] Thanks for breaking it down, Anomaly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i<3LSOP Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [b]#2089 of the advantages of homeschooling: [/b]Cheer as loud as you want when your homeschooled child graduates because no one will be around but possibly a few family members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='i<3LSOP' timestamp='1339550780' post='2444134'] [b]#2089 of the advantages of homeschooling: [/b]Cheer as loud as you want when your homeschooled child graduates because no one will be around but possibly a few family members. [/quote] Yes, or you could be quiet and just sit down with a nice glass of [beverage] and chill for an afternoon in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo the Wanderer Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='ClareOfAssisi' timestamp='1339537586' post='2444056'] I did not watch the video and did not see her saying that. Thanks for pointing that out. The article gave me another impression. If that is true, then I understand the negative reaction to her statements but I still think that arresting her was disproportionately harsh (coupled with the public humiliation). I also don't regret giving her the benefit of the doubt. [/quote] she should have been beaten publicly. same as the parents who leave their pews to take pictures during the Confirmation Masses. >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2Dtoo Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) [quote name='arfink' timestamp='1339551756' post='2444140'] Yes, or you could be quiet and just sit down with a nice glass of [beverage] and chill for an afternoon in peace. [/quote] One beverage is supposed to last me all afternoon? Please. Graduations are nothing more than retarded ceremonies invented by geniuses. I would rather skip them and they can send me my diploma in the mail. Edited June 13, 2012 by r2Dtoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggyie Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Gosh I just despise people like this woman. I guess that's wrong of me, but I do. When I graduated college they had all of us who had graduated cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude stand up in succession BEFORE they started handing out diplomas (I was magna and very proud of my silver cords). This was because the roar became so loud when handing out diplomas that everyone's names, let alone their Latin honors, was completely drowned out. Actually arresting the woman was probably over the top, but I have to admit it's tasty to see the hammer brought down in fact and not just in my imagination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4588686 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='Groo the Wanderer' timestamp='1339507184' post='2443869'] good for them! tired of idiot parents that don;t have a clue about proper decorum during these events. some go way over the top. i get embarrassed for the kids. screaming is way out of bounds fools probably talk and use cell phones during concerts too [/quote] I have never agreed with you more. I just went to my brother's graduation and it was awful. Who gives a beaver dam that afterwards she got up and left? She went there with the intention of interrupting the ceremony for everybody else. I'm glad some school district is actually willing to do something to stop these ceremonies from being such a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappo Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='ClareOfAssisi' timestamp='1339537586' post='2444056'] I did not watch the video and did not see her saying that. Thanks for pointing that out. The article gave me another impression. If that is true, then I understand the negative reaction to her statements but I still think that arresting her was disproportionately harsh (coupled with the public humiliation). I also don't regret giving her the benefit of the doubt. [/quote] Giving her the benefit of the doubt while simultaneously saying that arresting her was disproportionately harsh is still making an assumption. Give the mother the benefit of the doubt, but knock on law enforcement for arresting her even though you were not there to know the circumstances. The circumstances may well have called for arresting, or it may be policy of that police department to make an arrest in such circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i<3LSOP Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 [quote name='arfink' timestamp='1339551756' post='2444140'] Yes, or you could be quiet and just sit down with a nice glass of [u]OREO MILKSHAKE[/u] and chill for an afternoon in peace. [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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