Student Kills Classmate In Single Punch

[Krusyos]

Nobody dared pick on me in school, even though I was fat and socially awkward. They all thought I was an insane psychopath.

 

[Dr. Howard]

this is why I like jiujitsu. When I dealt with bullies in high school they would sit in a wristlock crying in pain while I told them to apologize, and not bother me again. There was no need to knock anyone out.

 

[Paracelsus]

He rolled 3 natural 20s in a row.

Whaddya know? The DM's homebrew "Critical Hit/Critical Fumble" table actually came out in favour of the players for once! :dodgy:

 

[Thomas the Rhymer]

Good tragic yet manly story here. Bully was following some kid around, harassing and threatening him. After days of being bullied, the kid turns around and smashes the bullies face.

Samseau, I get the impression that you sometimes intentionally twist facts around to fit your own biases.

From the article:

At the press conference, Wilber said that school records show that both boys had disrupted classes and been in fights, but never with each other before September 25.

A week before, Teer had collided with one of Escritt's friends, who had his arm in a cast, during a ballgame and the two boys argued, the Omaha World-Herald reported.

That night, Escritt sent Teer a message on Facebook telling him to leave his friends alone, and Teer responded with a similarly foul-mouthed message, telling the teenager to mind his own business.

Days later, Escritt was seen following Teer at school before pushing him, ultimately leading to the fatal shove.

I.e. two high school hotheads go to war over something that Teer started, and Escritt dies, and then you come here and post that Teer is some sort of hero for standing up to bullying when it was Teer who started the process by beating up one of Escritt's friends?

What did I misread? I think you may have misread. Go through it line by line:

At the press conference, Wilber said that school records show that both boys had disrupted classes and been in fights, but never with each other before September 25.

Sound like regular boys to me.

A week before, Teer had collided with one of Escritt's friends, who had his arm in a cast, during a ballgame and the two boys argued, the Omaha World-Herald reported.

So an accident precipitated everything. Another time I raise my eyebrow at the school - they let a kid whose arm is in a cast to play in a ballgame? How exactly did this happen?

That night, Escritt sent Teer a message on Facebook telling him to leave his friends alone, and Teer responded with a similarly foul-mouthed message, telling the teenager to mind his own business.

So it was the kid who died who started it. Notice it says, "similarly foul-mouthed," so we know Escritt started with the aggression and it was returned to him.

Funnily enough, not only did you do the misreading, but then you projected it onto me and unintentionally may have revealed your own biases.

Your intellectual dishonesty is staggering. You attack me instead of defending your position.

You said:

Good tragic yet manly story here. Bully was following some kid around, harassing and threatening him. After days of being bullied, the kid turns around and smashes the bullies face.

Explain the following:
- Why do you think this story was manly? This was two high school kids having a fight, little more.
- Why do you say 'after days of being bullied'? There is nothing in the article to suggest days of bullying?
- Why do you even use the word 'bully'? This was two kids having a fight. Pushing another guy you're angry with is hardly what I consider bullying. The article mentions nothing about bullying and there is no reason to suspect there was protracted bullying.

If you are willing to honestly respond to these points without resorting to ad hominem attacks upon myself, I'd be happy to engage you in constructive debate on this article, but frankly it appears that you started this thread with deliberate intentions to mislead to begin with. You are welcome to convince me otherwise and I will apologise if my view of your intentions turns out to be wrong.

 

[Beyond Borders]

Nobody dared pick on me in school, even though I was fat and socially awkward. They all thought I was an insane psychopath.

I sure hope for your pecker's sake that you outgrew all three of those traits.... :s

 

[tomtud]

Schools don't really act upon bullying with effect at times. Yes the school will document the incidents and inform the parent or guardian. However, at times the parents themselves are idiots or do nothing about it leaving the wreck less kid to cause more mischief. To suspend a student is almost impossible with today's legislation. Since the legislation does not help in some cases, i don't blame this kid in defending himself.

 

[kaotic]

My friend got sucker punched and walked away from a fight into a fast food joint.....he got hit again fell onto the concrete and he never woke up and they pulled the plug.

It was definitely a freak accident IF it's in defense.

 

[Beyond Borders]

^ Tragic, Man. Sorry to hear about your friend.