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originally posted by: luciddream
The issue is, the meeting had some rules in effect, if it weren't for such rules, it would be chaotic.
He could have just be smart about it and wait for his turn.
...and since this guy did not want to play by the rules, and would not let others take their turn, what would YOU have done as Chair?
originally posted by: seeker1963
Gotta love Authoritarians.......
originally posted by: luciddream
The issue is, the meeting had some rules in effect, if it weren't for such rules, it would be chaotic.
originally posted by: JohnnyCanuck
...and since this guy did not want to play by the rules, and would not let others take their turn, what would YOU have done as Chair?
originally posted by: seeker1963
Gotta love Authoritarians.......
originally posted by: Realtruth
The man was arrested for speaking out of turn at an informal meeting. I hope people are getting the whole picture here, this is not a court of law and someone in contempt.
And if the cop says "come with me" and you don't, what happens then?
originally posted by: seeker1963
originally posted by: JohnnyCanuck
...and since this guy did not want to play by the rules, and would not let others take their turn, what would YOU have done as Chair?
originally posted by: seeker1963
Gotta love Authoritarians.......
As I already stated, "Have him removed."!
He did not violate any law. He broke a rule!
originally posted by: JohnnyCanuck
.....and since this guy did not want to play by the rules, and would not let others take their turn, what would YOU have done as Chair?
originally posted by: JohnnyCanuck
And if the cop says "come with me" and you don't, what happens then?
originally posted by: seeker1963
originally posted by: JohnnyCanuck
...and since this guy did not want to play by the rules, and would not let others take their turn, what would YOU have done as Chair?
originally posted by: seeker1963
Gotta love Authoritarians.......
As I already stated, "Have him removed."!
He did not violate any law. He broke a rule!
Baer then contacted Principal Peter Sawyer of Gilford High School last Wednesday to arrange a meeting, but was told by Sawyer it would not be possible to meet before the weekend. Baer attended Monday’s meeting to make his concerns known to the school board. There was a police officer present at the meeting, Gilford Lt. James Leach. Youssef said that he had been told by other parents that it’s not common for police to be present at Gilford school board meetings.
originally posted by: seeker1963
Did you even read the full article??
The reason I am asking is that the school board NEVER has a police officer present at their meetings. They were aware of this father most likely showing up!
Therefore, they used their "Authoritarian Power" to make an example out of him.
originally posted by: Realtruth
a reply to: Realtruth
Here is the video. Surreal at best. Pinch me please!
Jodi Picoult's 14th novel, Nineteen Minutes, deals with the truth and consequences of a smalltown high-school shooting. Set in Sterling, New Hampshire, Picoult offers reads a glimpse of what would cause a 17-year-old to wake up one day, load his backpack with four guns, and kill nine students and one teacher in the span of nineteen minutes. As with any Picoult novel, the answers are never black and white, and it is her exceptional ability to blur the lines between right and wrong that make this author such a captivating storyteller.
On Peter Houghton's first day of kindergarten, he watched helplessly as an older boy ripped his lunch box out of his hands and threw it out the window. From that day on, his life was a series of humiliations, from having his pants pulled down in the cafeteria, to being called a freak at every turn. But can endless bullying justify murder?
originally posted by: JohnnyCanuck
originally posted by: seeker1963
Did you even read the full article??
The reason I am asking is that the school board NEVER has a police officer present at their meetings. They were aware of this father most likely showing up!
Therefore, they used their "Authoritarian Power" to make an example out of him.
I did read the article, and when the cop asked him to leave with him, the guy sat there and said repeatedly "I guess you're gonna have to arrest me".
So who's playing the system?
originally posted by: SuperFrog
Sometimes I wonder what kind of people really post on ATS...
Here someone not following meeting rules, even after being told to stop, decided to continue and obstruct meeting. If i was chair, I would boot him as well, as nothing productive would ever come from parent like that. There are ways he could object and question given book, but this is not the way he should have done it, and surely not by rising his voice and talking without given permission.