Re: Iowa paper devotes front page to fighting bullying

Tommy and his ilk prefer to try to legislate morals, mores, ideas,
ideology and religion.... they do not believe in taking responsibility
for oneself...

On Apr 22, 7:04 pm, geoffrey theist <gtheist...@gmail.com> wrote:
> why don't these punk assed people knock the the hell out of a bully they
> may have to take an asswhippin but if you make em pay for it they'll leave
> you alone. James Brown said "i don't know karate but i know karazy". don't
> be a fuckboy gimlet.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > From Coleman
>
> > Iowa paper devotes front page to fighting bullying
>
> > This image shows the top half of the front page of The Sioux City
> > Journal's Sunday, April 22, 2012, edition, featuring a full-page piece
> > to an anti-bullying editorial after a gay teen committed suicide. The
> > Sioux City Journal's front-page opinion piece calls on the community
> > to be pro-active in stopping bullying and urges members to learn more
> > about the problem by seeing the acclaimed new film, "Bully," which
> > documents the harassment of Sioux City middle school student.
> > Relatives have said 14-year-old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr. suffered intense
> > harassment, including threatening cellphone calls and nasty comments
> > posted online, after coming out to family and friends about a month
> > ago. He died April 15 from what the local sheriff's office described
> > only as a "self-inflicted injury." (AP Photo - The Sioux City Journal)
>
> > TIMBERLY ROSS
> > From Associated Press
> > April 22, 2012 5:05 PM EDT
> > In a rare and forceful act of advocacy, an Iowa newspaper devoted the
> > entire front page of its Sunday edition to an anti-bullying editorial
> > after a gay teen committed suicide.
>
> > Relatives have said 14-year-old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr. suffered intense
> > harassment, including threatening cellphone calls and nasty comments
> > posted online, after coming out to family and friends about a month
> > ago. He died April 15 from what the local sheriff's office described
> > only as a "self-inflicted injury."
>
> > The Sioux City Journal's front-page opinion piece calls on the
> > community to be pro-active in stopping bullying and urges members to
> > learn more about the problem by seeing the acclaimed new film,
> > "Bully," which documents the harassment of a Sioux City middle school
> > student. It notes that while many students are targeted for being gay,
> > "we have learned a bully needs no reason to strike."
>
> > "In Kenneth's case, the warnings were everywhere," the editorial said.
> > "We saw it happen in other communities, now it has hit home.
> > Undoubtedly, it wasn't the first life lost to bullying here, but we
> > can strive to make it the last.
>
> > Editor Mitch Pugh said the newspaper has run front-page editorials
> > before but has never devoted the entire page to one.
>
> > "A lot of newspapers shy away from putting editorials on the front
> > page, but we feel we have to be a strong advocate for our community,"
> > he said. "And if we don't do that, we're not sure who else is."
>
> > Weishuhn's mother, Jeannie Chambers, told the Journal last week that
> > she and the rest of the family knew he was being harassed but didn't
> > realize the extent of the bullying. His sister told a local television
> > station that Weishuhn, a freshman, had many friends and was popular at
> > South O'Brien High School in Paullina until he came out. Then students
> > turned on him.
>
> > Weishuhn's family couldn't immediately be reached Sunday by The
> > Associated Press.
>
> > Pugh said the newspaper didn't consult the family before printing the
> > editorial.
>
> > "This was a bigger issue than one person," he said.
>
> > Andy Marra, a spokesman for the national anti-bullying group GLSEN,
> > said the Journal's decision makes "complete sense."
>
> > "Public education is absolutely vital to addressing bullying and
> > harassment in schools," he said, adding that community pressure could
> > push schools to do more.
>
> > ___
>
> > Online:
>
> > Sioux City Journal editorial:
>
> >http://bit.ly/ImgOYm
>
> > --
> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > Have a great day,
> > Tommy
>
> > --
> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
> > Groups "TGPSK" group.
> > To post to this group, send email to tgpsk@googlegroups.com.
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
> > tgpsk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
> > For more options, visit this group at
> >http://groups.google.com/group/tgpsk?hl=en.
>
> > --
> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > Have a great day,
> > Tommy
>
> > --
> > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups.
> > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
>
> > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/>
> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls.
> > * Read the latest breaking news, and more.

--
Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups.
For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum

* Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/
* It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls.
* Read the latest breaking news, and more.