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Old 05-11-2010, 08:55 PM   #10
monster
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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin View Post
It would be a shame if their house was struck by lightning and burned to the ground while they were all out at the movies one night.

A crying shame. Very sad.

Where abouts do ya'll live anyway? I mean, I wonder if it's in a lightning belt or anything.

It would be a shame. For all their suckiness, this family's home is a roof and some stability to X kids who would otherwise be in care. I feel like they have taken on more than they can handle and that maybe why they use a sledgehammer to crack a nut -perhaps without thought for the potential catastrophic consequences. These are not the only two example of that behaviour -they seem to have a "straight to the top is the best way to go, minimum effort for maximum result" mentality.

As another who takes on more than they should because if they don't, no-one will, I feel I can't criticize them for this even in these circs.

But if that lightening bolt were just to knock a little sense and perspective into them, that would be cool. I could handle that.

The allegations are that the "inappropriate behaviour" happened in front of the whole class. The whole class didn't see it. Which to me screams different interpretations of the same behaviour. And it also screams maybe inadvisable behaviour, but not criminal. the girl was not taken aside, kept behind, waylaid in a hallway, semi-clad........

I don't know. I feel so helpless. I want to scream and shout, but that always has potential to do more harm than good in these cases -especially if the family have a saintly, media-friendly background. None of the other news agancies have picked this story up, and faux haven't updated it since, either. The comments on their website have mostly been in line with the views I have expressed here.

But it still sucks
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