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icon8.gif Inf**kingcredible! Only in America, you'll say ...  [message #7923] Thu, 20 February 2003 15:17 Go to next message
warren c. e. austin is currently offline  warren c. e. austin

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Location: Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Registered: February 2003
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... kindly go here for a CNN featured story *posted*, this morning, headlined Dearborn Michigan, the centre of one of the largest Arab-american populations nation-wide:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/02/19/antibush.tshirt.ap/index.html

This madness simply must stop, whether those afficted, have been so ostracised by their age, their race and ethnicity, their politics, their religion, their sexuality or perceived disabilities.

Humankind must learn to live with one another!

Warren C. E. Austin
Toronto, Canada
icon5.gif Sorry, I'm missing the point  [message #7926 is a reply to message #7923] Thu, 20 February 2003 16:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
trevor is currently offline  trevor

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Registered: November 2002
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Can you elaborate, Warren? Who is being ostercized? It looks like a student trying to make a point and a school administration trying to prevent a riot?
View from the other side  [message #7942 is a reply to message #7926] Sat, 22 February 2003 01:46 Go to previous message
smith is currently offline  smith

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I see Warren's POV but I've been at school when someone wears a "statement" t-shirt and the fights that break out. We have a dress code that doesn't allow provocative or blatant statements. People that wear them are always asked to change or go home and change.
The article says that 55% of the students are Arab-Americans. There have to be strong feelings running in that school right now. His was not the right action knowing it would definitely provoke a fight that would have solved nothing except a bunch of kids getting hurt and suspended. It takes a 16/17 year old about 1 second to get angry enough to fight.

Just my POV Smile
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