I somehow doubt that sabotaging the kid's education would reduce his anarchism and individualism.
Seems like it would just confirm his beliefs.
London student reported to police: “Enchanted by anarchism and individualism”
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#42pretty douchey to list the schools phone number at the bottom, just so idiot internet hate mobs can phone and abuse the school secretary.
"internet hate mobs" are the people that oppose this pretty douchey teacher?
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#43You almost feel sorry for the teacher in this case. Sure, he's about to get the just desserts of a repugnant action like this, but its kind of like a dog digging up a nest full of yellow jackets. He "deserves" the stings but he's not going to understand why he is suddenly being stung. It boggles our tech-savvy minds that someone could be this out of touch and still have a position of any authority whatsoever, but the…
I think I'm pretty good at seeing others' perspectives, but my empathy for the dog evaporates when he's part of a pack that's been terrorizing me for years. The yellow jackets won't alter the behavior of the pack, but I might as well enjoy what tiny justice I can get.
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#44What did the police say? Did the teacher believe that the UK has thought-crime laws about uncommon political beliefs? Do they?
The police did absolutely nothing, which is spot on.
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#45This sort of thing is alive and well in US schools, too. The official policy of the Seattle Public School system is to stamp out racism in all its forms, and notice how many forms there are. (Note in particular the Cultural Racism section that includes, "emphasizing individualism as opposed to a more collective ideology" as a form of racism that, by official policy, is to be stamped out by the government education sy…
In Canada this week, my girlfriend is required to visit the dean of a [top Canadian law school] for calling a girl a "bitch" on Twitter.
Backstory is interesting, because the girl had bullied her in person at school. GF never identified the girl on Twitter only saying "Some bitch blah blah at school today". But because she mentioned the school name, the dean found out and now wants to talk to her.
There's apparently a policy against certain language at the schools which is enforced by the very highest people.
Fortunately shes defending her right to freedom of expression (as any lawyer-in-training would) and refusing to delete the tweet. But the thought of students having to censor themselves because they are now a member of a school (which they paid $50k+ to join) is scary.
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#46Doesn't sound like the kind of teacher I'd like in my university Asked what had first inclined him to contact the police, Mr. Szemalikowski said “the fact that Kinnan has mentioned the ideologies of anarchism and individualism on this blog.” Digging himself even deeper, the headteacher added, “I must do something. In the last year he has become more and more enchanted by antiestablishment ways of thinking and has eve…
Read the blog. Doesn't seem like the kind of kid I'd like in my university...
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#47This "headteacher" should be arrested and prosecuted.
For what? Libel is pretty much impossible to get heard unless the accuser is elite and has piles of cash.
Yes he's an asshat but he just dug his own grave. The elite education recruitment chaps won't touch him with a 20 foot pole covered in shit now. This is his last job.
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#48Here is the post that seems to have triggered the response: http://hampsteadtrash.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/sludge-obituary...
Nothing untoward in this apart from the pointless, juvenile and lazy repetition of the fk word.
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#49pretty douchey to list the schools phone number at the bottom, just so idiot internet hate mobs can phone and abuse the school secretary.
"internet hate mobs" are the people that oppose this pretty douchey teacher?
Did you read the blog in question? Are you in possession of the full facts of the case? Do you know those involved? Or have you formed your opinions based on some gossippy trash reporting.
There is almost always far more to stories like this than the reporting has us to believe. That's because the reporting is pushing an agenda. Which internet hate mobs etc absolutely love.
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#50You almost feel sorry for the teacher in this case. Sure, he's about to get the just desserts of a repugnant action like this, but its kind of like a dog digging up a nest full of yellow jackets. He "deserves" the stings but he's not going to understand why he is suddenly being stung. It boggles our tech-savvy minds that someone could be this out of touch and still have a position of any authority whatsoever, but the…
Being out of touch disqualifies you from any job pretty quickly.
Always be on the ball, not with your head up your arse like this elitist buffoon.