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Teens Charged in Phoebe Prince Bullying Case Get Death Threats
People Magazine ^ | Friday April 16, 2010 07:30 AM EDT | By Judy Rakowsky

Posted on 04/16/2010 8:43:09 PM PDT by Niuhuru

A defense lawyer is calling for calm after death threats have been made against teenagers charged in the death of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince, who committed suicide after she was allegedly bullied by schoolmates.

"Not to minimize what happened to Phoebe Prince in any way, but translating this into death threats and public harassment has got to stop," says Colin Keefe, who represents Sharon Chanon Velazquez, accused of tormenting Prince, who hanged herself on Jan. 14.

"It's gotten way out of control," adds Keefe, who says Velazquez has been driven temporarily from her home.

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To: sageb1

Your welcome. I was viciously bullied in Interior Design and the teacher did nothing. This reopens a lot of wounds for some reason.


21 posted on 04/16/2010 9:05:01 PM PDT by Niuhuru (The Internet is the digital AIDS; adapting and successfully destroying the MSM host.)
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To: Niuhuru

I fully understand. And I am so sorry.


22 posted on 04/16/2010 9:06:04 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade, There are only two sides. Pick one.)
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To: Niuhuru

I’d say it got way out of control before the girl killed herself.


23 posted on 04/16/2010 9:22:38 PM PDT by handmade
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To: Niuhuru
I have an overprotective Dad gene that kicks in a little too strong when I read these kinds of stories. This cute little lass trying hard to fit in, in a new school and a different country, and happens to step into a nest of vipers...and her poor Dad across the world unable to help.

I actually want these kids to live, and be shunned for the rest of their lives for being the soulless creatures that they are. And maybe if they have children, they will teach them that bullying is not harmless.

24 posted on 04/16/2010 9:27:58 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man
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To: Niuhuru

I don’t understand why they’re so shocked...what goes around... If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime!


25 posted on 04/16/2010 9:41:09 PM PDT by Rembrandt (.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
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To: Niuhuru

“public harassment has got to stop,”

Ironic isn’t it?


26 posted on 04/16/2010 9:47:51 PM PDT by Saundra Duffy (For victory & freedom!!!)
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To: Niuhuru

Two wrongs don’t make a right. While I do not condone death threats, I also feel no sympathy for these teenage jerks.

Let this be a lesson to them: you reap what you sow. They should repent their sin, and live by the Golden Rule going forward. May God have mercy on their souls, cause I don’t think the jury will.


27 posted on 04/16/2010 9:50:50 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes

Personally no sympathy from me Karma sometimes comes around pretty quick....If there had not been a fuss, who might have been their next victim....The only thing that cures a bully is someone bigger and stonger and not afraid. Get their a$$ kicked a few times might make an impression, but nothing less than that would do it....


28 posted on 04/16/2010 10:01:40 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: Niuhuru
Expensive lesson. I wonder if while they're blubbering in their self-pity they're thinking "This is what we made her feel."

Maybe they are, maybe they're not. But to me this isn't about legislation, but teachers and parents and fellow students not having the balls to step up and say "This isn't right, stop it." We now need legislation to TELL us how to properly act when someone is being mistreated.

This is the legacy of FDR. Before him, people took care of their neighbors, looked out for each other. Since him, "It's the government's job" is the response to all ills.

And frankly, males are being raised to be ashamed they have a pair, or, alternately, to think that bullying a GIRl is somehow appropriate behavior for a guy.

29 posted on 04/16/2010 10:10:49 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Conservative Bostonian, atheist pro-lifer, mocker of the clueless)
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To: goat granny

Too true. Like I said I will not condone death threats, but I feel absolutely no sympathy for them - none.


30 posted on 04/16/2010 10:11:05 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Niuhuru

you shoulda told those bullies that if it didn’t quit you were gonna dump their martha stewart wall paint right over their heads.


31 posted on 04/16/2010 11:08:00 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: Niuhuru

What goes around comes around.


32 posted on 04/16/2010 11:32:42 PM PDT by jerry557
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To: Niuhuru; All
I have a girl in my 4th grade class whose mom did drugs while she was pregnant. There are marked physical effects on this girl, as well as cognitive and behavioral issues. When she first came into my class, a couple of kids took it upon themselves to ignore her, call her names, and whatnot. At the first incident, I made it known that such things were not to be done, were not going to be tolerated, and would be dealt with severely. That was 6 mos. ago. Since then this girl has gotten to the point that she not only has friends, but has grown in confidence, both with her peers and with various subject matter. Now if I can just get her to skip lines when she writes.....

That being said, I was bullied in the 6th grade. It was racial. The teacher was black, the kids were black, I was white (still am, for some reason), and it was a miserable situation. I hated school for the first time in my life, and I had no kind of recourse to deal with what was going on. When my parents confronted the teacher, she accused me of lying and of blowing the situation out of proportion. It was six months of torture. These jerks who bullied Miss Prince did so mercilessly, at every opportunity. Everywhere she turned, there they were, talking trash or threatening her, every day. I hope they feel what she felt, and that it goes on until they repent of the evil they did to that girl. Payback's a b*tch, and there's a lot in the bank for them.

33 posted on 04/17/2010 12:08:04 AM PDT by Othniel (Meddlng in human affairs for 1/20th of a millennium.......)
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To: Niuhuru

The lawyer for Valezquez says “public opinion will change when the full story is out.”

That better be one hell of a good story.


34 posted on 04/17/2010 12:39:21 AM PDT by jerry557
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To: Niuhuru

That’s a shame.

I’m going to lose a lot of sleep worrying about these poor teenage targets of death threats.


35 posted on 04/17/2010 12:42:48 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Darkwolf377

Abolish schools. Problem solved.


36 posted on 04/17/2010 12:46:29 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Niuhuru
Your welcome.

Which welcome? His welcome?

That welcome over there, or the other welcome over there?

Or perhaps your welcome? Certainly not my welcome.

37 posted on 04/17/2010 1:27:00 AM PDT by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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To: Othniel

Thank you for being a great teacher.


38 posted on 04/17/2010 2:28:06 AM PDT by NoLibZone (Now- EVERY US Tax payer is an abortion provider. We are the great satan.)
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To: Othniel

I’m sorry to hear that; that sort of bullying is plain evil. Check out the comments at the DU: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8164447 I never thought we would have that much in common.


39 posted on 04/17/2010 10:12:50 AM PDT by Niuhuru (The Internet is the digital AIDS; adapting and successfully destroying the MSM host.)
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To: Niuhuru

While they are at it, they can claim they had loved ones killed on 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, or Virginia Tech. That won’t fly with me for sure.


40 posted on 04/18/2010 12:15:13 PM PDT by Ptarmigan (Remember The Great Ptarmigan/Rabbit War!)
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