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NYC Liberal

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16. Attacking an educator should carry an enhanced penalty.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 13, 2021, 04:31 PM

Aug 2021

Here in NY, assaulting a public transit employee is a felony with a 7 year jail sentence. Needs to be similar for educators, especially with all the additional risks they’re taking these days between the school shootings and now maskholes.

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Parent Attacks Teacher Over School Mask Mandate [View all] left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 OP

Jail Time Seems In Order ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #1

Attacking an educator should carry an enhanced penalty. NYC Liberal Aug 2021 #16

Seems Appropriate ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #17

I'm sorry. I legit do not get this insanity over wearing a damn mask. TDale313 Aug 2021 #2

Of course you don't Lemon Lyman Aug 2021 #3

It is all mis-identity politics sanatanadharma Aug 2021 #12

Get some cops at the schools. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #4

Anti-maskers talk about shit like "wanting to see children's smiles" Music Man Aug 2021 #5

The DA needs to charge the parent responsible. crickets Aug 2021 #6

So nice of the media not to identify the out of control father gratuitous Aug 2021 #7

expel the student and place a restraining order on the parents. Johonny Aug 2021 #8

"expel the student" left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #9

Guess who's not going back to school? BlueIdaho Aug 2021 #10

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE ASSHOLES????? 🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Aug 2021 #11

Extreme subjectivity rooted in potty training sanatanadharma Aug 2021 #14

They say he got mad at seeing teachers NOT wearing masks indoors with kids Piasladic Aug 2021 #13

That's Bad ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #18

Vaccinated teachers could remove masks when not with students ... hedda_foil Aug 2021 #19

yeap - I'd be mad too (how would I know their status?), but I wouldn't assault anyone -nt Piasladic Aug 2021 #20

As if teaching wasn't bad enough. lpbk2713 Aug 2021 #15