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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,161 posts)207. Sometimes one does not always have to SAY what they are thinking, for sure.
Are the parents going to any less devastated because of the way they lost their son?
don't think so.
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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
Sometimes one does not always have to SAY what they are thinking, for sure.
dixiegrrrrl
Sep 2012
#207
Well, you tend to support the assholes who make fun of a kid dying. See the difference?
Logical
Sep 2012
#109
Yes, because wise-cracks on a member-only discussion board is so fucking awful
RetroLounge
Sep 2012
#28
DU was full of compassion shown to the guy killed by the bear a few days ago ... NOT
Raine
Sep 2012
#95
Yeah, right, those two things are exactly the same as a message board comment.
RetroLounge
Sep 2012
#120
Most of us survive our stupid years. It's luck. I was a passenger in a car once with
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
#23
See post #67. I sent to them an article on teenage brain development. Maybe that "might" help
RKP5637
Sep 2012
#71
Your brain might have developed better synaptic connections at an earlier age. This guy might
RKP5637
Sep 2012
#106
I don't have compassion for people who died from something that could've easily been avoided.
Alduin
Sep 2012
#89
You really don't belong here if thats the attitude you take toward unfortunate tragedies like this.
phleshdef
Sep 2012
#46
I don't lack reading comprehension. You pasted your entire post full of ROFL smilies.
phleshdef
Sep 2012
#99
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
Being able to imagine what it's like to be someone else is the difference. & Thanks for catching
patrice
Sep 2012
#144
Seriously, you never did anything as a kid that could have turned out fatal?
Fumesucker
Sep 2012
#35
And here I was thinking "Hire teenagers while they still know everything" was a joke..
Fumesucker
Sep 2012
#93
So the boy deserved to die? Somehow your concern that "deaths like this won't happen anymore" rings
patrice
Sep 2012
#133
I thought darwin awards were basically the modern day version of natural selection?
snooper2
Sep 2012
#122
I wasn't aware there was an official DU position on "nature v. nurture"
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2012
#181
Having seen a few deaths, I'd say that's a very valid point, but that's NOT what is
patrice
Sep 2012
#141
That's your assumption; if you read what I said, you might notice that it could apply to anyone,
patrice
Sep 2012
#152
I would never have guessed that anything in this thread could ever make me smile
renate
Sep 2012
#135
I hope they also read your cheering on a tragedy that befell a child and his family. nt
Bonobo
Sep 2012
#142
I feel sorry for the security guard. Two minutes he was downstairs. He must feel awful.
Monk06
Sep 2012
#112
Wow, this thread is a DU embarrassment. I have a 16 year old son--kids don't think.
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
#17
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
There's more to this to come out. Others acting the same; no supervision; no lock.
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#33
Read the rest of the post. BTW: YOU take a snippy tone?! Read the post #39 below, too.
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#83
Any bus without a rear emergency door (such as a school bus) has a roof hatch.
Thegonagle
Sep 2012
#105
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
However, it's good to be reminded occasionally that the right wing hasn't cornered the market on ...
11 Bravo
Sep 2012
#173
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