Corpus Christi Stabbing

[securespark]

What is the world coming to?

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news...ing-at-leeds-school-boy-15-arrested-1-6584269

 

[JBR]

Oh dear. I'm sure he'll get a stiff community service sentence for that.

Our courts are doing such a good job in discouraging crime, aren't they?

 

[noseall]

Our courts are doing such a good job in discouraging crime, aren't they?

The courts?

I can't help looking at the role the parents are playing in the discouragement ideal.

Where on Gods earth does a 15yo get the idea that it is ok to stab your teacher to death? Not only a teacher but a female and a good teacher to boot. His parents must be so proud. Brave kid.

Effing sick if you ask me.

 

[Whitespirit66]

Unfortunately, in this day and age, nothing shocks any more.

 

[Burnerman]

Sadly, a great number of secondary school teachers (especially inner city ones) risk a chinning - but thats naturally hushed up by the school.
In my career, I can recount many incidences where severe threats were made on staff, but thankfully were rarely followed up - but there were a few.
Dramatically there were 6 student deaths (by violence) in my time.
Naturally it was the same hard cases (or their families) on every occasion.
When I started teaching (1974) violence was often fuelled by alcohol - usually by parents or 'big brothers' after school.
When I left (2007) the incidences of severe violence were less - due to dope replacing booze.
I personally was never targetted (nice guy etc) but was shot at (once), had an arson attack (once) and was ram raided (once). The only time someone stuck the boot in was when I was splitting up a girls fight.
That won't be mentioned in any Ofsted report!
......and its still the best job in the world, and the vast majority of kids are a real credit to their parents.
John

 

[JBR]

We live in a sick society.

My late father used to tell me it's because we need another war.

 

[RogueHanger]

We live in a sick society.

My late father used to tell me it's because we need another war.

I guess the Syrians, Lybians, Somalians, etc are the healthiest society then.

 

[longdogs]

We live in a sick society.

My late father used to tell me it's because we need another war.

I guess the Syrians, Lybians, Somalians, etc are the healthiest society then.

Another case of Eurogoon getting the wrong end of the stick. It's just a saying - although there is some truth to it. When a country goes to war it unites it's people because they have a common enemy. Well, that's the idea anyway. No doubt you would be fighting for the other side.

As for the Somalians, do they still suffer from scurvy?

 

[longdogs]

Anyway, back on topic. You would think by now that schools would have some sort of screening procedure whereby anyone entering the school would be scanned for weapons. They keep talking about it but nothing seems to change.

 

[JBR]

Eurogoon!