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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-28-11 11:39 PM Original message |
Student off hook for Facebook insult of teacher |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. Eh, yes. That's exactly what that means... |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. the article mentioned it at the end n/t |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yes. If it was directed against another student, it might be bullying. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Off campus it is a civil matter. Schools have no authority over it |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. Sound like mom is raising a real winner there...n/t |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
4. It's a shitty thing to do, but I don't see how any rules were broken |
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jonthebru (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
5. I guess the teachers feelings were hurt. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. It is a pretty lame insult |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
6. a suit for defamation of character and libel might be in order and perfectly legal tho nt |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 01:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. ...and would be one of those idiotic lawsuits everybody likes to talk about |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
20. Unless of course he is a "fatass"... |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. The teacher could sue, but couldn't win the case |
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HankyDubs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
9. nuke facebook! |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 02:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. He's obviously not really an honors student. Insulting people who have |
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oNobodyo (56 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 08:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Insulting people who have power over you is simply dumb. |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. You know that I am speaking of the person in immediate attendance |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
11. If you think about it... |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
13. Yes, that is precisely what the 1st Amendment means. n/t |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
14. There's a difference between talking trash and posting it on the internet |
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markpkessinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. The First Amendment applies to the Internet, Too |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
16. School was wrong...and wide open for a lawsuit |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
18. absolutely... |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-29-11 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
22. its too bad, because this case will probably be used to protect bullies of children |
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