I was just about to post that. Most formerly solemn and modest occasions I have attended lately (High School Honor Programs, band concerts, musicals, graduations, and even a college graduation) have become uncooth shout-out opportunities from rude audience members.
What happened to decorum in public events?
On the other hand, does it warrant an arrest? I think if people got over their fear of the PC police and just told the offenders to shut the hell up...
I’m torn.
I tend to agree, it was a huge overreaction on the part of the school. Good thing this guy didn’t praise G-D out loud or he’d be on death row.
Every graduation I have been to since the 1980”s have had people yell out the graduate’s name. Nothing wrong with it. In a few cases the parents, relatives and friends could not believe theirs had made it so they showed they were proud of them. The graduates even tossed their caps in the air at the end. When one of my daughters graduated, the graduates gave the principal marbles. I think they had wanted to do something else but this was their compromise.
Decorum and respect are related. We live in an era when people wear cut off jeans to weddings and rock band t-shirts to funerals (I've seen both). It was a short trip from inappropriate attire to incivility.
(I'm going to make a big assumption here and paint with a broad brush...) The gibmedats have no respect for others. If they had respect they would be grateful for the generosity of the taxpayers funding their existence. They would be grateful for the hard work of others in supporting them and their offspring.
Ruining the moment for others is just one more entitlement.