CraigS
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To add to that before it's mentioned - being poor isn't anything new...believe it or not....there were poor kids/families way way back in the 80's when I was in skool... :rolleyes:
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Like I stated, I agree with the cuts. BISD has to make these adjustments to get the district back on good financial ground.
I am just being realistic in the fact that there will be some hurt by these cuts. Not making any excuses or saying the "system owes". It's just a hard fact of life that will force some to make some hard decisions.
Not saying you are. I am just saying anyone that "cries" or "complains" about it IS....otherwise why not just be thankful for the bus service while you had it....now make adjustments....to me it's a NON issue. It shouldn't have been put in place in the first place.
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How many other districts provide transportation from after school activities? Just curious...
I know Warren does/did due to large school district (from Warren to Fred) 20+ miles apart
WOS - used to also -if I remember correctly the discontinued it a few years back due to budget issues as well.
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He wasn't a 13 year old girl cheerleader.
No HE wasn't - HE was a 14 year old football player! The point being more along the lines of if you want it bad enough - you will find a way. The "system" (be it school or otherwise) DOES NOT OWE YOU ANYTHING...including a ride to extraciricualar activities.
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I can't agree with your logic, Craig. If I find a man, no matter what color, that raped & disfigured my child, I will most certainly take his life. There is not a jury in the world that will convict me of 1st degree murder, nor should they. Taking a life cannot be put into one big happy melting pot called "murder". My final judgement will come to me when I die. He (the guy upstairs) will judge me, and I will have to answer for it then. Until then, we as a society have to have some sort of scale. I'm not saying that our current scale is correct, but we surely can't call all crimes that end in death murder.
Yet I didn't - because I was taught BETTER than that. Some may not have agreed with how I DID handle it...but MURDER is NOT the answer, regardless of whether you THINK it is justified or not!
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Today's environment is just not the same as many years ago. Gone are the days of a kid able to ride a bike or walk 2 miles home from practice and be safe from predators. Just a different world these days.
Remember, this is not just athletics. This cut is for all after school activities. (band, academic contests, cheerleading, etc.) Could be some young girls having to walk home those two miles. ;)
Again, I agree with the cuts, but there will be some collateral damage.
There is a young man from Silsbee (now plays for Lamar, and a lineman at that - big boy) that rode his bike to school in the summer so he wouldn't miss his time in the weight room. He lives about 6-8 miles north of town...he would ride in - work out - then ride the 6-8 miles back home........and that was within "Today's environment" - then again, I know this kids parents well, and a handout or "making it easy" or whatever the excuse is doesn't fly with them - just saying!
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Michael Sam not signed to St. Louis Rams practice squad
Should have kept his mouth shut - IF - it were ALL about football. Ones sexual preference has nothing to do with how well you can play or not. He made this about something else and perhaps it cost him...
With that said, with all the negative attention Tim Tebow received for his religious views, I only see it fair that Sam take the same heat. One might even learn from history. Teams eventually didn't want Tebow due to the distractions he may bring/cause....
The Rams seem to be making their decision based on the same merit......or perhaps (as some will argue) that Tebow demise had nothing to do with his religious views, he was just a terrible football player (at the NFL level)
NOTE: Tebow fans (and Christians) will never see it this way....So is it the same, Sam was a terrible football player (at the NFL level) , but due to his "coming out, some will only see his demise as his sexual preference..........
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Well hell !!
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@BlkSportsOnline: BSO: USC Investigating if Josh Shaw's Rescuing Drowning Nephew Story is True http://bit.ly/1tRf28z via @erinasimon http://twitter.com/BlkSportsOnline/status/504328353843671040/photo/1
@BlkSportsOnline: BSO: USC Investigating if Josh Shaw's Rescuing Drowning Nephew Story is True http://bit.ly/1tRf28z via @erinasimon http://twitter.com/BlkSportsOnline/status/504328353843671040/photo/1
Damn, can't even enjoy a great story...hoping it's true...seems like a good young man that apparently has the trust of his team mates and coaches.
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Ferguson-like attack in Utah escapes media notice; race bias seen
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/25/critics-see-racial-double-standard-in-coverage-of-/
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I don't think anyone is "OK" with anyone killing another. . Not even black on black. With that said. . And I'll speak for myself. ..I speak the harsh seemingly uncaring. .. even racist comments for that very reason. .. take care of the bigger problem. .. reduce that number before even recognizing the other issues of what whites may or may not do. ...
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Did someone of Color traumatize you? Whoop your Arse or something? Cuz you seem to have a Woody for "Blacks"
Just asking Lol
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BTW, I believe texting while driving in a school zone is against the law.
you are correct. .. And if you do so anyway. .. And kill someone. .. it is not an accident. .. you deliberately broke the law. .. so if it in fact kills another human being. .it should be murder... No different than deliberately getting drunk. ...deliberately stabbing. ..deliberately shooting... you deliberately broke the law that took an innocent persons life -
But texting/messing with radio is negligence. Weren't you stating it was the same with your prior post?
On another note...I don't agree with charges of 1st degree, second degree, manslaughter, etc either....it doesn't matter whether you planned it (first degree) didn't plan it (second degree) or it was negligence (manslaughter).......the other person is dead...you killed them....pay the price!
then I should be a bit clearer.... any diliberate illegal action. .. -
Once he made his sexuality public he should NOT have been drafted in the first place. To do so, would only suggest (in our PC world) that he was securing his future knowing the current atmoshere.
If someone had "come out" stating their heterosexual status, wold that have mattered, or made the news, or secured him being drafted or making the team - NO
This is no different than making something about race to secure (or at least try to) the outcome you are looking for by "scaring" people due to the "sensitivity" of said subject.
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I was with you until this......
So, if a person runs a stop sigh or looks down at radio and causes an accident, and kills someone you are saying that person should receive the same punishment as someone that plans the murder of another person?
^^run on sentence^^ Sorry
NO, IMO however careless/stupid it was for that person to be playing with the radio / texting etc while driving that isn't the same, neither of those are against the law, therefore however unfortunate, that is an accident.
However, if the person is drunk (DWI/DUI) hit and kills someone - YES
Driving high speeds / wrecklessly (Lumberton crash that killed 3) - YES
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I understand what you're saying (not that I agree 100%), but saying that "racial crimes" don't exist...that crime is crime... is simply foolish. Some crimes are accidental, some are crimes of passion. Intent, premeditation, the way in which the act was carried out , was it heinous or not, was it an act against the state, was a child involved, was it racially motivated... Many things are considered. Crime is not crime. You may not agree that race should be a factor, but to do so, you should probably consider the validity of all factors, not just race.
My feeling is that you are sick and tired of the race issue. I am too. But it takes at least two sides to have a conflict. The two sides, in my estimation, will exist long after I'm gone.
My advice: realize that you (along with 99% of all people) have racial tendencies whether they be White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, etc. We can't see the forest for the trees. We are all (in varying degrees) racists.Yes. as you stated, I understand and agree to a point. I understand there are "degrees" of crime...and yes, I'm sick of all the "racist" crap, especially where none exist, but it just feels good to stir the pot........but my point is more, why does it matter "WHY" a crime was committed........murder is murder - don't care if it was done just because of race ( I hate black/white people, etc) or if you catch someone in bed with your wife, raping your child....people will have more compassion for your reasoning with some, more than others but if in FACT you killed another in cold blood or took the law into your own hands out of passion---- by law - you murdered someone!
On another note...I don't agree with charges of 1st degree, second degree, manslaughter, etc either....it doesn't matter whether you planned it (first degree) didn't plan it (second degree) or it was negligence (manslaughter).......the other person is dead...you killed them....pay the price!
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Ferguson & Sanford = SETX
Better than equaling CHICAGO, oh wait, it's ok for blacks to kill blacks.....nevermind
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Its actually quite easy to be "offended" if you decide that is what you want. It hasn't been that long ago when I was having a conversation on this board with an individual who is not here much anymore. We were talking about families and the things that are taught to their children. I was talking about kids and used the word "young" ( as in "they teach their young the wrong thing". The conversation immediately changed to accusing me of racism because, by using the word "young" I had referred to families as animals since that is a word oft used to describe the offspring of animals. If one looks hard enough at almost any words uttered by someone else, there is usually a way for someone to misconstrue the statement so as to make the author something they are not. This forces a lot of people to "walk on eggshells" and I believe that is a real shame.
Not I - I will not be quietened at the expense of the sensitive.
It has been stated on here many times, if you want to know where a person stands, look at what he does, not what he says. With that said, I will, intentionally come across as "racist" or "sexist" once i sense one is taking that path with me. However, if one were to look at my work within this community, there are no indications that I have DONE or ACTED in anyway other than fair to all races and/or sexes, etc....SO, if anyone of any race or sex whats to have a conversation with me on any subject matter, I suggest it be fact based and leave the poor me I've been discriminated against crybaby crap out...
I don't care how your grandmother was treated by people I don't know a day ago or 60 years ago....I don't even care if the act WAS without doubt racist...if in fact this cop killed this kid in cold blood...it is none other than MURDER, no more important than if anyone else had killed anyone else............
This crap continues due to terms like "Hate Crime" - WTH is that anyway (I know the definition) ANY crime committed against another is quiet HATEFUL - no need to make it racist...point is, there aren't any racial crimes...it is either a crime, or it isn't, and until we make that adjustment, well....it is what it is...BS
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Thanks for the responses. I had Googled it, I just wanted a more local opinion as well.
I went with the 30hp ETEC
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All this does is adds fuel to the Fire. Either you're part of the solution or part of the problem. When does it end?? So unnecessary.
Won't help heal anyone who reads thisNO, the problem is, you can't "help" those who won't "help" themselves. Since all this is focused on the black kid/ community/ murders ,etc.....IF it is to be FIXED, then the black community, media, Sharpton, Jackson, Black Panters need to start talking about ONLY the black on black murders, pregnant black women with no baby daddy, and ONLY focus on the WITHIN problems....it's VERY hard to take seriously people criticizing others when the higher percentage of their problems are their OWN....
and here is a perfect example....if I (or any other white person) were to say the forbidden "N" word (today or 30 years ago) OMG certain people go crazy....yet it is used (and justified) in all sorts of cultural music, professional athletes etc....
It's the same argument that some make about terrorist...until the mass Muslim world takes ownership and condemns this behavior....it won't stop, and people will not respect muslims.........it is what it is! Stop blaming others.
It was once said, to make a point, that white males are serial killers....which by inlarge is true, but that does not make ME (a white male) one, nor does it "offend" me...so...therefore it doesn't bother me at all....on the other hand, if you were to say muslims are terrorist, that also is by inlarge true...but oh the PC police go crazy....same is true if you were to say blacks are.....well, you get the point....or at least you should!
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I guess "white people" should start looting and rioting in DC...the war on the "white man" Blacks are racist, blah blah blah.....anyway I have seen protest, civil disobidence, etc from all walks....why is it just the black community that "Riots"...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/19/race-based-hate-crimes-spike-in-dc/
AND, then there's this....
Ferguson Looter: ‘I’m Proud Of Us, We Deserve This’AND this:
CHICAGOLAND: Cop shot, children held hostage....
And all this crap about 1 kid/young adult (that wasn't all that good of a citizen anyway) being shot and killed....it may be time for some to take a look into their own community before all this crap makes the news....not saying cops or anyone else should just go around shooting and killing people....but blowing the low percentage occurrentcies out of porportion while ignoring the elephant in the room.....IMO..it undermines the effort and make mockery of those who do....kinda like the Alfred Wright and Zimmerman thing...what a joke, pathetic actually....
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BREAKING REPORT: Officer Darren Wilson Suffered “Orbital Blowout Fracture to Eye Socket†During Mike Brown AttackDid the medical examiner examine the cop for a sign of a struggle? He's claiming to have been punched in the face... I'm not sure what happened, and witnesses and evidence are conflicting, but until a clearer picture of what actually happened emerges, I'm going to go ahead and give the benefit of the doubt to the officer with the spotless record rather than to the young criminal fresh off his latest felony.
BISD's additional cuts could include athletics
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that's why they are called STUDENT athletes...if you can't make the STUDENT part work in conjuction with athletics....well, maybe their priorities are a little jacked up.