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redwitch

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60. It IS an embarrassment.

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Sat Sep 1, 2012, 04:05 PM

Sep 2012

I am shocked to read some of the comments here.

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What the FUCK is wrong with you? A kid died and you make a joke. n-t Logical Sep 2012 #4

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omg that is a horrible thing to say Whisp Sep 2012 #6

I guess he won't do that anymore... Aristus Sep 2012 #2

Classy. n-t Logical Sep 2012 #5

I know. demmiblue Sep 2012 #7

Kids don't always think things out at that age. It's part of how the brain develops. It is sad and RKP5637 Sep 2012 #31

It really is ailsagirl Sep 2012 #48

agreed arely staircase Sep 2012 #75

Sometimes one does not always have to SAY what they are thinking, for sure. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #207

I bet most people think you are a jerk. Just a guess making fun of a kid dying. Logical Sep 2012 #8

Hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times... Mmm_Bacon Sep 2012 #22

Careful, you've outraged the outrage-junkies RetroLounge Sep 2012 #26

Well, you tend to support the assholes who make fun of a kid dying. See the difference? Logical Sep 2012 #109

No, why don't you point out the difference RetroLounge Sep 2012 #119

I supposed I should have followed that up with Aristus Sep 2012 #47

in all candor, he probably wasn't thinking. niyad Sep 2012 #54

That's the point... ann--- Sep 2012 #78

I don't know what to say........... TheCowsCameHome Sep 2012 #3

A young life was ended because kids do dumb things like this GCP Sep 2012 #9

yes. nt seabeyond Sep 2012 #10

Yes, because wise-cracks on a member-only discussion board is so fucking awful RetroLounge Sep 2012 #28

It is when most people ann--- Sep 2012 #79

DU was full of compassion shown to the guy killed by the bear a few days ago ... NOT Raine Sep 2012 #95

Compassion webbduckfoot Sep 2012 #110

Well, there's the door. RetroLounge Sep 2012 #121

I agree renate Sep 2012 #132

exactly + 1 darkangel218 Sep 2012 #166

Yeah, right, those two things are exactly the same as a message board comment. RetroLounge Sep 2012 #120

or some empathy ailsagirl Sep 2012 #49

+100! Zalatix Sep 2012 #50

You know what I wish? renie408 Sep 2012 #70

Darwin Award winner. Alduin Sep 2012 #11

I'll be so happy kentauros Sep 2012 #15

I'll be so happy Alduin Sep 2012 #21

Most of us survive our stupid years. It's luck. I was a passenger in a car once with TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #23

So millions of people who survive past that age it's because of luck? Alduin Sep 2012 #24

Tell yourself whatever you need to, buddy. TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #25

I didn't stick my head out of a hatch on a bus... Alduin Sep 2012 #29

Well, then, you are awesome. TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #30

See post #67. I sent to them an article on teenage brain development. Maybe that "might" help RKP5637 Sep 2012 #71

There are callous assholes everywhere. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #32

You sound as above it all as that fellow Mitt Romney BanzaiBonnie Sep 2012 #36

Oh yes... Alduin Sep 2012 #85

Here is an interesting read ... "The Teen Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up Yet" RKP5637 Sep 2012 #67

Again Alduin Sep 2012 #84

Your brain might have developed better synaptic connections at an earlier age. This guy might RKP5637 Sep 2012 #106

We Aspies are infamous for lacking common sense and when I was 16... Odin2005 Sep 2012 #126

Yep, I recall well at that age knowing some kids that were choosing some bad RKP5637 Sep 2012 #211

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I don't have compassion for people who died from something that could've easily been avoided. Alduin Sep 2012 #89

I will disregard those...uhhh..."facts"...'cause i know you are lying. ret5hd Sep 2012 #96

Ahhhh, yes... Alduin Sep 2012 #97

Why, yes. Yes I do. ret5hd Sep 2012 #115

I feel sad about those whose births should have been avoided jberryhill Sep 2012 #155

You really don't belong here if thats the attitude you take toward unfortunate tragedies like this. phleshdef Sep 2012 #46

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I don't lack reading comprehension. You pasted your entire post full of ROFL smilies. phleshdef Sep 2012 #99

I created a thread in Meta about this just for you. UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #167

Well bless your heart. Alduin Sep 2012 #169

Plenty of us were smart enought not to do stupid shit as teens. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #125

Smarts may be a necessary condition for survival, but it is not necessarily a sufficient patrice Sep 2012 #129

Right on. The behavior was about as un-lucky as it was stupid, despite what some rather patrice Sep 2012 #127

THANK YOU renate Sep 2012 #131

Being able to imagine what it's like to be someone else is the difference. & Thanks for catching patrice Sep 2012 #144

K&R! smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #199

Of course that is correct. But it is also true that BlueStreak Sep 2012 #208

Seriously, you never did anything as a kid that could have turned out fatal? Fumesucker Sep 2012 #35

Same here I have dodged some close calls... Meg_Griffin_1 Sep 2012 #45

Most of us can. UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #64

Nope. Alduin Sep 2012 #90

You saved it for adulthood? n/t ohheckyeah Sep 2012 #92

Thumbs up GCP Sep 2012 #153

~snick~ pipoman Sep 2012 #162

And here I was thinking "Hire teenagers while they still know everything" was a joke.. Fumesucker Sep 2012 #93

What changed? UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #94

You read far more into my post than I wrote. kentauros Sep 2012 #41

I did plenty of dumb things. redwitch Sep 2012 #55

How is making fun of a dead kid funny to you? Think you are clever? Logical Sep 2012 #107

Yeah... Alduin Sep 2012 #136

So the boy deserved to die? Somehow your concern that "deaths like this won't happen anymore" rings patrice Sep 2012 #133

Brilliant.. pipoman Sep 2012 #163

I thought darwin awards were basically the modern day version of natural selection? snooper2 Sep 2012 #122

Wouldn't they therefore go unnoticed? kentauros Sep 2012 #123

The idea is that the person was genetically stupid muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #171

"Genetically stupid" implies the kind of thing kentauros Sep 2012 #180

I wasn't aware there was an official DU position on "nature v. nurture" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #181

Then, are you aware of the term "Bleeding Heart Liberal"? kentauros Sep 2012 #183

"Moron" and "idiot" are extensively used on DU muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #185

I'll admit that I don't know what all the banned words are, kentauros Sep 2012 #188

Un-fucking-believable. 11 Bravo Sep 2012 #59

That jury result illustrates my problem kentauros Sep 2012 #72

I don't. Mocking death is as important as hushed, respectful grieving. aquart Sep 2012 #101

You must be a real fungi at funerals. kentauros Sep 2012 #124

You are free to worship and revere death if that's your choice. aquart Sep 2012 #148

I think you're confusing the issue here. kentauros Sep 2012 #154

Having seen a few deaths, I'd say that's a very valid point, but that's NOT what is patrice Sep 2012 #141

Uh huh. Why is that? aquart Sep 2012 #147

That's your assumption; if you read what I said, you might notice that it could apply to anyone, patrice Sep 2012 #152

Better said than my posts, so far. kentauros Sep 2012 #157

As it should. Alduin Sep 2012 #91

I imagine most people you know do not like you. Just a guess. Logical Sep 2012 #108

I would never have guessed that anything in this thread could ever make me smile renate Sep 2012 #135

Sounds like you had a fun childhood. UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #150

Say that in public... Bonobo Sep 2012 #118

I'd shout it... Alduin Sep 2012 #137

And hearing that, I might accidentally shove you off. nt Bonobo Sep 2012 #139

Ooooh. Alduin Sep 2012 #140

I hope they also read your cheering on a tragedy that befell a child and his family. nt Bonobo Sep 2012 #142

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Be afraid, Bonobo ... be very afraid. You have been ALERTED on! 11 Bravo Sep 2012 #164

Darwin award to him. Bonobo Sep 2012 #165

Really? You would KILL him for his words? cleanhippie Sep 2012 #190

Too young, I think krispos42 Sep 2012 #145

Poor kid cabot Sep 2012 #12

Can you imagine what that was like for the rest UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #13

I can imagine it. kentauros Sep 2012 #16

From the link posted below: rug Sep 2012 #37

I feel sorry for the security guard. Two minutes he was downstairs. He must feel awful. Monk06 Sep 2012 #112

He could be in really big trouble if the kids were drinking. dkf Sep 2012 #158

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I did a lot of dumb things at that age hobbit709 Sep 2012 #14

Wow, this thread is a DU embarrassment. I have a 16 year old son--kids don't think. TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #17

It is more than an embarassment. Whisp Sep 2012 #20

Alert you? FUCK, I wish I could REC your post! 11 Bravo Sep 2012 #168

We TALK compassion, but then some of us pull shit like this. Zalatix Sep 2012 #51

SOME of us talk compassion. Others have other priorities, especially here. nt patrice Sep 2012 #128

It IS an embarrassment. redwitch Sep 2012 #60

Exactly GCP Sep 2012 #156

Seriously obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #174

Awful -- certainly sucks for the family and everyone on the bus fishwax Sep 2012 #18

NY teacher: Teen killed on party bus was beloved demmiblue Sep 2012 #19

Thank you for adding this info. JNelson6563 Sep 2012 #34

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I am a Catholic. redwitch Sep 2012 #56

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Apparently hate is not limited to the Catholic Church. redwitch Sep 2012 #61

I'd like to reply to the in-authenticity of that post! = apparent bigot bitching about bigotry. wow. patrice Sep 2012 #130

wow, another classy, sympathetic reply. guess what, a LOT of us went to catholic schools, and niyad Sep 2012 #57

One of my brightest students.... Bigmack Sep 2012 #27

There's more to this to come out. Others acting the same; no supervision; no lock. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #33

It was hot. The security guy had told the kids not to open the hatch. Lone_Star_Dem Sep 2012 #38

There's always an initial version. I'll wait for the official one. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #40

Sometimes teenagers just do stupid shit. Hard to believe, I know. renie408 Sep 2012 #68

So go think it's weird; that's your privilege. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #80

Ok, just as long as I have your permission. n/t renie408 Sep 2012 #82

Read the rest of the post. BTW: YOU take a snippy tone?! Read the post #39 below, too. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #83

Possible charges too, against who I am not sure. dkf Sep 2012 #159

I wonder about the investigation. hollysmom Sep 2012 #39

Saddening and pitiful rachel1 Sep 2012 #42

heartbreaking. Lefta Dissenter Sep 2012 #43

Stupid and awful and tragic... Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #53

OMG. AtomicKitten Sep 2012 #62

How was this possible? Ezlivin Sep 2012 #63

Dunno about this bus, but a lot were built with... TreasonousBastard Sep 2012 #66

Any bus without a rear emergency door (such as a school bus) has a roof hatch. Thegonagle Sep 2012 #105

Folks, look at post count for the trolls in this thread. UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #65

More to the point...why is this whole thread here? renie408 Sep 2012 #69

This is the general discussion forum liberal_at_heart Sep 2012 #86

Gosh, thanks! renie408 Sep 2012 #88

low post counts like Ms. Toad Sep 2012 #73

Of the two worst ones, UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #76

The first two I noted were at least as bad - Ms. Toad Sep 2012 #81

Yes obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #176

For sure, all those double and triple posters must be trolls. RC Sep 2012 #74

What is a double and tripple poster? UnrepentantLiberal Sep 2012 #77

I think I also detect another increased attack rate on Catholics. patrice Sep 2012 #134

Not true obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #175

My husband who worked as bus driver for a year marlakay Sep 2012 #98

It should cut the engine? I'd think a loud alarm, Thegonagle Sep 2012 #111

My husband drove train for 30 plus years before that marlakay Sep 2012 #113

and forgot to say a alarm goes off while stopping slowly�nt marlakay Sep 2012 #114

Lots of busses allow the hatches to be cracked open for ventilation. ManiacJoe Sep 2012 #170

Horrible. luv_mykatz Sep 2012 #100

Sad news. Unfortunately, it's happened before. Thegonagle Sep 2012 #102

Daniel Fernandez webbduckfoot Sep 2012 #103

Darwin Award fascisthunter Sep 2012 #104

when I was in high school iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2012 #116

When I was about 15 growing up in Philly ... JoePhilly Sep 2012 #117

horrible renate Sep 2012 #138

It makes me think of the at least one suicide we'd have in whichever high school patrice Sep 2012 #146

Having lost a son, I find some of the responses inexcusable. You people need to grow up. appleannie1 Sep 2012 #151

Unbelievable how many want to pipoman Sep 2012 #161

However, it's good to be reminded occasionally that the right wing hasn't cornered the market on ... 11 Bravo Sep 2012 #173

Why would a double-decker bus B Calm Sep 2012 #160

It's not a sun roof but a bus hatch. Presumably for emergency escape. LisaL Sep 2012 #172

It's an emergency exit obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #177

This actually seems awfully excessive for a 16 year old's party. dkf Sep 2012 #178

This is the ugliest thread I've seen on DU in years. WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #182

And plenty of them finding every possible way kentauros Sep 2012 #184

And this link for you: muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #187

Okay, he was indeed "too damned dumb for Freeperland." kentauros Sep 2012 #189

You were laughing in a thread about "a Darwin Award" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #195

He didn't die. kentauros Sep 2012 #198

Brilliant! cleanhippie Sep 2012 #192

Really? muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #186

That post was from over five years ago. kentauros Sep 2012 #191

I'd expect a bit of understanding about the attitude muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #196

Is the "scolding" justified? kentauros Sep 2012 #200

Again, brilliant! cleanhippie Sep 2012 #193

Just for everybody's information on the school alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #194

Um . . . Major Hogwash Sep 2012 #209

No, I didn't go to Prep alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #210

most teenagers think they will live forever Terra Alta Sep 2012 #197

What i dont get, didnt they have a chaperon? darkangel218 Sep 2012 #201

They had a security guard instead. kentauros Sep 2012 #202

They shouldve had 2 guards for a double decker darkangel218 Sep 2012 #204

I agree. kentauros Sep 2012 #205

Hey people - the kid's dead. D.E.A.D. He doesn't give a fuck about your empathy, or lack thereof. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2012 #203

+1 mcctatas Sep 2012 #206

Enough of this crap. Iggo Sep 2012 #212