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Teen Accused of Killing Dad Over Grades
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| December 17, 2005
Posted on 12/17/2005 12:48:09 PM PST by jdm
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To: IranIsNext
"That is, unless it is their Gym Teacher who wrote it."
My gym teacher wasn't all that bad.
[ \wishful thinking ]
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posted on
12/17/2005 1:24:25 PM PST
by
jdm
To: jdm
And this kid gets a C- in Murder. Could've gotten it pushed up to a B if he had just skipped the fire and fled to Mexico before anyone notices something is up. He is in California after all. I wonder if his dad would have been happy with that grade. Our Government schools today!
To: AntiGuv
They're far, FAR worse!;)
To: mhking
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posted on
12/17/2005 1:29:20 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: jdm
To: IranIsNext
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posted on
12/17/2005 1:31:36 PM PST
by
jdm
To: ladiesview61
I remember the exact same scenario with a couple of kids that I went to school with.
I wish parents would realize not all kids are going to get good grades. And some kids are "late bloomers".
My daughter and I are so much alike. I never gave her a hard time about her grades unless she was getting in trouble for behavioral problems. We both got C's in grade and high school, but something about going to college and studying what you really need to learn for a life ... she and I both got A's and B's in college.
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posted on
12/17/2005 1:40:34 PM PST
by
manwiththehands
("Merry Christmas .... and Happy New Year ... you can take your seat now ...")
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
So...this kid felt that the penalty for murder and arson would be less severe than the punishment for failing a couple of classes? With thinking like that there is no wonder he got bad grades.
I think grades are overrated. School should be just for making out with the teach and students. They'll have plenty of time to study when they are sitting around drawing welfare and unemployment checks.
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posted on
12/17/2005 1:46:02 PM PST
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
To: jdm
stupid kid just failed life
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posted on
12/17/2005 2:13:45 PM PST
by
mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
To: jdm
My son's coming home from college with his first sememsters grades....I think I'll call his cell and tell him I love him no matter what his grades are. ( and hide the gas cans)
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posted on
12/17/2005 2:19:23 PM PST
by
DainBramage
(For a good time call Dainbramage 555-BIG-DUDE)
To: jdm
It's the gun's fault, of course.
To: DainBramage
smart move....
You never know what kind of story they told to their 'friends'
from the S side of Chicago
And where you hide your gold....
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posted on
12/17/2005 2:36:13 PM PST
by
joesnuffy
(A camel once bit my sister-we knew just what to do- gather large rocks & squash her-Mullet Ho'mar)
To: IranIsNext
I was about to post the same conclusion, perhaps the author of that sentence had a more understanding father.
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posted on
12/17/2005 2:44:47 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(Fix the problem, not the blame!)
To: jdm
Parricide. Well he got a failing grade - life in prison!
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
12/17/2005 3:18:33 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
Comment #35 Removed by Moderator
To: jdm
" A 15-year-old boy allegedly killed his father, then set their home on fire because he was afraid his father would find out he was failing some classes, prosecutors said."
Is this the wonderful real world "socialization" that government school defenders are always praising?
Comment #37 Removed by Moderator
To: jdm
No. You should not kill your father. But, this did not happen in a vacuum. Seems that Dad may have been a little too hard core to cause his son to do such a thing.
Mine was - but, I never found his gun.
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posted on
12/17/2005 4:18:56 PM PST
by
don-o
(Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing. Become a Monthly Donor! '98'er)
To: goldstategop
Still hate that red s*it you tag all your posts with. Never read a word you post
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posted on
12/17/2005 4:27:25 PM PST
by
don-o
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To: manwiththehands
Ninth Grade Algebra class,1961.Each kid had to come to the teacher's desk to get their grade.Mine was an F as was my Gen Science grade and a D in Latin.The teacher singled me out as a "prime candidate for academic probation and continuation school".Scared the crap out of me and shamed me terribly.
Parents didn't blow up at me cause they knew I was trying.I just wasn't ready to take college prep classes then.I ended up graduating from college with a B average and then got my teaching credential and Masters.
Never taught Algebra though!
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