Recent content by AJW89

I agree with you mostly entirely. In the smallest possible event Casey did manage to kill Richard then it'd have been unfortunate and we'd all bitterly be in favour of Richard. Notwithstanding that, some reports from locals around the school say (unsurprisingly) that many of the kids can be...

Eico, what confuses me more about your posts rather than your seeming unawareness of the situation is how quickly you disregard the backlash of bullying. So as a new member I'll ask: What do you feel bullying can do to someone?

We're very steadily coming back to the point I made earlier, being that of the few things with which we are left. I reiterate that when a student such as Casey feels the needs to fight back (maintaining that he claims to have suffered bullying for years) he'll no doubt have lost trust in the...

I agree with a lot of what you're saying, but I'll clarify a number of points. You may very well still disagree but I feel that maybe I didn't actually highlight what was important. In my experience, not so much. Sure, for the trouble-maker who gets suspended, it means nothing to them...

The logic of this I mostly agree with. I understand schools are often in a difficult position; nevertheless I do disagree with the notion that suspending both parties will ultimately prevent further incidents for this fact alone: If you remove the victim as well as the aggressor there's a...

Black Stone's Law Book cites, in effect, that a physical response to a threat may be "instinctive" and "immediate", and may only be measured by the one fighting back, against the perception of being 'safe'. 'Safe' is referred to as there no longer being a danger present, and the retaliation to...