View Full Version : Should a photo of an armed Marine be posted at a school?
By Shellie Bailey-Shah
and KATU Web Staff
Salem, Ore. - A picture of a Marine holding an assault rifle has sparked a wave of controversy at a Salem high school.
The problem began when the Marine's sister brought the picture to McKay High School to post on a classroom bulletin board.
The assignment was to show McKay graduates at work.
http://www.katu.com/stories/76079.html
faithless
03-31-2005, 10:01 PM
ya were the problem with that my school has some photos of armed marines in it and photos from all military branches
"What message am I sending to my students if I post that picture?" she asked.
You send the msg that freedom isnt free and that there are others in harms way to protect bitches like you ..........
:bash:
Violet Fashion by Mindy
03-31-2005, 10:05 PM
http://www.katu.com/news/images/story2005/050329marine3.jpg
If that is the photo I can see the principles point. It doesent show the Marines in a good lite.
That said however, if it was her brother in his ceromonial stuff, or a photo of him gallantly manning a guard post or dug out yeah sure let her show it.
callous
03-31-2005, 10:08 PM
I don't see a problem with the pic. They all have thier fingers off the triggers :D
faithless
03-31-2005, 10:08 PM
ya i see your point if thats the photo
callous
03-31-2005, 10:10 PM
What's wrong with the photo?
faithless
03-31-2005, 10:13 PM
its more of a personal one than of one of them doing work which is what the teacher wanted
Eat a bullet
03-31-2005, 10:41 PM
I used this pic of my uncle for a similar project at school, nobody freaked out and it was just after they had the school shooting in Oregon.
http://img217.exs.cx/img217/9044/nam18hb.jpg
It's about the soldier, not the gun, which happens to be one of the tools of their job.
This stuff just strengthens my fear for where the country is going.
faithless
03-31-2005, 10:44 PM
ya i'm also worried where our country is going this is one of those times where our country is just to free
Eat a bullet
03-31-2005, 10:52 PM
Too free?
faithless
03-31-2005, 10:55 PM
ya to free to people who have to many problems with the world or its against their morales or religion. their just to many of them and they should be silenced.
Sir Zach of R.
04-01-2005, 12:24 AM
It helps to capitalize and use proper puncuation jr. ;)
TacoDelRio
04-01-2005, 12:47 AM
ya to free to people who have to many problems with the world or its against their morales or religion. their just to many of them and they should be silenced.
Too free? Come to California, kid. Please lead me to the toilet where my freedoms and rights are being flushed down daily, so I may clog it up and keep em' for a bit longer.
Plus the whole "too many of them" and "they should be silenced" thing kinda just slightly SOMEHOW sounds just a bit like the Holocaust.
Watch yer **** kid.
James
04-01-2005, 01:30 AM
However, the principal of the school, Cynthia Richardson, would not allow the picture to go up because of the school's zero tolerance policy on weapons.
"What message am I sending to my students if I post that picture?" she asked.
:roll: Is the pcture a deadly weapon? DOes this mean that in history class kids will not be allowed to see any photos from the Civil War, World War One, World War Two?
This is a frigging joke. :|
molly747
04-01-2005, 01:41 AM
Well, they banned Halloween and Christmas parties in my school starting in the 4th grade. So, even Satan and Jesus aren't welcome in schools, apparently.
James
04-01-2005, 01:50 AM
I might have to think about doing something other than teaching school... :( I might not fit in.
dunkin
04-01-2005, 04:59 AM
I wonder if any pictures of police were put up, what about park rangers, or (stretching it a little) a firefighter?
The all have weapons?
Or a farmer with a pitchfork!! RUN
Give me a break woman. Let's think outside your little box and let the kids into the real world. They are in high school and will be out there soon enough.
callous
04-01-2005, 05:18 AM
ya to free to people who have to many problems with the world or its against their morales or religion. their just to many of them and they should be silenced.
So if someone has a problem with something. They shouldn't speak out and try to fix it? If they actually have morals or believe in a religion. They should just shut up? Or else they are 'silenced'. WOW :cantbeli: I can't believe you said that.
BigBaribal
04-01-2005, 05:29 AM
By Shellie Bailey-Shah
and KATU Web Staff
Salem, Ore. - A picture of a Marine holding an assault rifle has sparked a wave of controversy at a Salem high school.
The problem began when the Marine's sister brought the picture to McKay High School to post on a classroom bulletin board.
The assignment was to show McKay graduates at work.
http://www.katu.com/stories/76079.html
America makes me think more and more in the country described in "Starship troopers".
It's not completely a critic, because there are good things in the Paul Verhoen's movie social description. But in the USA, the people leading this still-crypting social transformation are the very wrong people for that.
It always strikes me as odd the double standards of these people, they will allow the children to play war games on their computer watch films about the war, yet complain about a poster, it's funny old world.
faithless
04-01-2005, 09:06 AM
Sorry if you dont like what i've said but that what i think and thats what i believe.
ash933
04-01-2005, 09:12 AM
Well somebody could get a paper-cut. That would be the fault of the weapons in the picture.
:roll:
faithless
04-01-2005, 09:21 AM
Ok what i mean is that i have a problem with gays,abortoin and many other things but people should learn to deal with it and shutup becuase myself as a gun owner i will never give it up becuase of some f***ers religion or morales will be affended thats life to many people what change why because of religoin and morales i'm just trynin to say deal with it i will own a gun and never give it up.
Violet Fashion by Mindy
04-01-2005, 09:33 AM
Another thing people must take into consideration is that many of these parents grew up in the Vietnam War era and are probably still very much anti-establishment at heart.
faithless
04-01-2005, 09:35 AM
F*** the veitnam era crap
Erik2a4
04-01-2005, 10:53 AM
Another thing people must take into consideration is that many of these parents grew up in the Vietnam War era and are probably still very much anti-establishment at heart.
So they're real winners then? :lol:
At least I will not have to look back and realize that Woodstock was the best experience I had in my life...
Praetorian 05
04-01-2005, 11:32 AM
NO! Children should never be exposed to the realities of this world. We should hide everything that is real and truthful about life from them. So when they are finished with school they will be prepared to become well adjusted and productive adults!!!!!!!
We don't want our children to know what is really happening around them. If they need to know anything, just buy them the appropriate video game. But NEVER let them see the world as it really is!!!!!!!!!!
NOT!!!!!!!!!!
that really is quite astonishing. there is a degree of logic there... and suddenly it's compeltely blown out of proportion.
zero tolerance on weapons.. yeah ok that's not bad, no kid should be carrying at school... but then suddenly an image of a gun is bad?! very very strange.
Virus
04-01-2005, 02:43 PM
Ok what i mean is that i have a problem with gays,abortoin and many other things but people should learn to deal with it and shutup becuase myself as a gun owner i will never give it up becuase of some f***ers religion or morales will be affended thats life to many people what change why because of religoin and morales i'm just trynin to say deal with it i will own a gun and never give it up.
Ok....you need to stop posting on MP.net, and go back to school son :/
usa320
04-01-2005, 03:28 PM
damn political correctness needs to be stopped. Its driving us to a place where this country ought not go.
faithless
04-01-2005, 06:03 PM
Hah and i just got a new gun today.
MaDuce
04-01-2005, 11:45 PM
A school district in Oregon banned wearing holloween customs to school becuase they didn't want to offend whitchs. Funny thing is that the wicken/whitch people interviewed in the area thouaght the customs where cute and whern't offended.
Well, they banned Halloween and Christmas parties in my school starting in the 4th grade. So, even Satan and Jesus aren't welcome in schools, apparently.
what the hell is wrong with schools when satan and jesus cant come and visit!? ****ing sad! im serious, just strip the fun and life and feel out of evrything stupid pc assholes.
"What message am I sending to my students if I post that picture?" she asked.
that thats what the **** graduates are doing you stupid yenta! the whole purpose of this event was to showcase wtf graduates are doing! now shes going to hide it from them? something tells me she is hiding from reality babysitting a bunch of kids all day. like if she hides it the kids wont watch the news and find out themselves.....
Ratamacue
04-02-2005, 01:10 AM
http://www.katu.com/news/images/story2005/050329marine3.jpg
If that is the photo I can see the principles point. It doesent show the Marines in a good lite.
That said however, if it was her brother in his ceromonial stuff, or a photo of him gallantly manning a guard post or dug out yeah sure let her show it.
I'm just wondering, but how does that show them in a negative light?
Bombtrack
04-03-2005, 05:48 PM
Ok what i mean is that i have a problem with gays,abortoin and many other things but people should learn to deal with it and shutup becuase myself as a gun owner i will never give it up becuase of some f***ers religion or morales will be affended thats life to many people what change why because of religoin and morales i'm just trynin to say deal with it i will own a gun and never give it up.
YOU own guns?
supercontra
04-04-2005, 05:12 AM
ya to free to people who have to many problems with the world or its against their morales or religion. their just to many of them and they should be silenced.In other words, if people don't agree with you they should be silenced. Saddam did a pretty good job at that and it seems that someone thought that it was wrong.
shrek
04-04-2005, 09:02 AM
"We are the Nation of the offended"
Pics like that of Marines and soldiers have been taken since photos have existed. It's only now in the PC world in which we live that it's a problem.
The people who started the zero tolerance policies are the same ones that don't understand that putting a picture like this up at school is not going to cause violence; ignoring your kids at home while you work on zero tolerance policies will!
Argyll
04-04-2005, 09:16 AM
The picture isn't a problem,it's the kids who are carrying weapons that are!
Guns are designed for one purpose and one purpose only and that's to KILL
Unless you'r prepared to KILL then you shouldn't own equpment designed to Kill another human being!!
If you want to carry and use a gun,join the Armed Forces!!
Yeah yeah yeah....................the right to bear arms and all that.....that's fine if you're fighting an enemy etc,but if it's a power thing then,join up and see the effects of firearms in the wrong hands can do
Scagel
04-04-2005, 09:19 AM
If anything those kids could use a good role model.
And why shouldnt they use a picture with a gun in it? No need to sugar-coat our heroes right?
What's wrong with the photo?
one of the guys is naked!!!
think of the children man!!!!
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