Posted on 08/17/2025 5:00:52 PM PDT by Morgana
A New York teenager has said she was left traumatized after allegedly being hit over the head with a metal Stanley Cup by another girl's mom at her school.
Madison Evans, 14, said she is now 'shaking all the time' after the attack left her with 17 stitches - and admits she may never use the brand again because of the distress.
'I canβt even look at those cups anymore. Every time I see one, it just brings it all back,' she told the New York Post.
The teen said the incident unfolded around 11am Tuesday as she was leaving Brentwood High School in Long Island and was approached by two girls who had issues with her cousin, but who she has never met before.
She said the girls began bullying her because of her association with her cousin, and footage from outside the school showed the girls arguing back-and-forth.
As one of the girls was held back by a security guard, Toni Monroe, 35, the mother of one of the girls, entered the spat.
Monroe was heard telling her daughter to 'give me your Stanley', taking the large metal cup from her hands and confronting Madison with it.
The footage allegedly showed Monroe bashing the 14-year-old over the head with the cup multiple times as her daughter also joined in.
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Great question! The distinction between docking and landing in spaceflight is all about the environment and the mechanics involved:Regards,π When to Use Docking
Orbital Operations: Docking occurs when a spacecraft connects with another spacecraft or space station while both are in orbit.
Microgravity Environment: Since space stations like the ISS orbit Earth in microgravity, there's no surface to land onβso spacecraft must carefully maneuver and attach.
Examples:
A Soyuz capsule docking with the International Space Station (ISS).
A cargo spacecraft like SpaceX's Dragon attaching to the ISS to deliver supplies.
π When to Use Landing
Planetary or Surface Contact: Landing refers to a spacecraft touching down on a solid surface, like Earth, the Moon, or Mars.
Atmospheric or Terrain Interaction: It involves descent through an atmosphere (if present) and physical contact with the ground.
Examples:
A Space Shuttle returning to Earth.
The Apollo Lunar Module landing on the Moon.
A Mars rover touching down on the Martian surface.
So, if the spacecraft is connecting with another object in orbit, it's docking. If it's coming down to a planetary surface, it's landing.
Oh my. How usual.
Woohoo πππ!!!
Looks like felony assault and battery. Send 'em all up the river. Sue 'em for medical expenses, emotional distress, and punitive damages.
I don't GAS what color their skin is ... this sort of chimp-out cannot be tolerated.
When was the last time you watched “2001: A Space Odyssey”?
The shuttle connecting with the giant rotating space station looked much more like a landing (as, for example, an F-18 Hornet landing on an aircraft carrier) than a docking (as, for example, a Dragon spacecraft attaching to the ISS).
Thank you πππ
Well, your "looks more like" obviously trumps my elaborate argumentation!
Regards,
I don’t need elaborate argumentation.
Airplanes land on carriers.
The end.
There is only ONE Stanley Cup.
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