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WellKnownNomad posted...

Student was defending herself, she did nothing wrong

nice bait.

Revelation34 posted...

What law says they have a right to take a phone?

School districts are granted by the state the power to make student codes of conduct, which includes disciplinary policy. Taking away cell phones and other personal property has been upheld by the supreme court multiple times. The main restriction is that there must be a reasonable timely return of the property and it may not be searched without consent or probable cause as determined by law enforcement.

Gremlynn posted...

"their decision making and emotional response is bad. better rashly snatch expensive devices out of their hands instead of having any semblance of a plan to prevent use of the device in class or to confiscate without creating a physical altercation!"

Nice strawman.

FYI: Teenagers' brains are not fully developed, either; especially the parts of the brain associated with decision making and emotional response.

So taking away a phone is completely justified since the student is clearly demonstrating she cannot make a sound decision by herself.

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Doesn't matter either way. Teacher was 100% in the right.

JoeDangIt posted...

I don't think teachers should have the right to confiscate student's things.

You can think that all you want but it's legally protected so long as the teacher has a good reason.

Gremlynn posted...

unwanted physical contact is assault. hands down. period.

do not fucking touch people that do not want to be touched.

It's not, and saying it on GameFAQs will not make it so.

Gremlynn posted...

once again, because you all skim over the most important fucking part.

You're missing the part where it's not legally assault and teachers have every right to confiscate a phone, even if it means taking it from the hand of a student.

Gremlynn posted...

Taking a person's possession out of their hands is legally recognized in most jurisdictions as unwanted physical contact, ie: assault.

Legally not an assault if a teacher is taking away a phone.

Holy fuck dude enjoy that ban.

Gremlynn posted...

Defending touching children is a pretty goddamn wild take.

This is incredibly dishonest and reductive and doesn't help your point in the slightest.

Teachers are legally allowed to take phones from students. It's that simple.

You know what's not legal? Having mace in school since that's a weapon.

You're not protecting this child, you're excusing their poor choices and behaviors.

Norman_Smiley posted...

Arm teachers and give them the same legal protection as cops.

If your reaction to a teacher getting pepper sprayed is "They should shoot kids" then you need more help than that child does.

HANGtheDJ_86 posted...

If the teacher just straight up snatch and grabbed the phone thats fucked up

If she instead handed over the phone and then changed her mind then she is even more dumb than people realize

Teachers are 100% in the right to take phones. Legally and morally.

Trelve posted...

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Kaiganeer posted...

people love saying every generation is the same when it comes to shit like this and that claiming that this type of behavior is endemic to ___-generation is just a sign of you getting old, but

these kids ain't right

At my school, I've observed a significant deficit in critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and social interaction with this year's freshmen. Like, more than just the awkwardness that comes with the transition from middle to high school.

These kids were in 6th grade when covid happened and we went virtual.

I caught a group of kids cheating on their phones during an open-note quiz.

Didn't say a thing. Didn't grade them. Made the whole class retake the quiz the next day and made the questions different. Those other kids were pissed at them. Peer pressure is a powerful motivator.

I don't recommend standing on subway tracks.

I do recommend storming the police station and/or mayors office and demanding justice against a racist vigilante.

Trumble posted...

Gitting gud is a better approach.

Can't git gud against a machine that's designed to always win.

If we do nothing, then the cheaters will grow and fester like a weed. And the only way to fight it is to uproot them.

Malcrasternus posted...

And then the next mass shooting with an AR15 happens. Despite rifles(of all types) making up a fraction of a percent of all shootings, all registered AR15's now must be turned in under penalty of law. Then the next mass shooting happens. This time with pistols and several magazines. All pistols with so-called assault features are confiscated.

Several states have "assault weapon" bans on rifles and pistols to prevent you from buying these firearms in the first place, for "safety." My state recently passed one so severe, so poorly worded, that I CAN'T EVEN FUCKING BUY REPLACEMENT PARTS for most of my guns anymore, including punishments for importing them if hop state lines and buy these parts, because a replacement bolt is considered a part than can convert a weapon to a semi-automatic assault weapon(a term they made up), because the action is semi-automatic and looks scary. All in the name of "safety." A registration puts the government's foot in everyone's door for "safety."

I'm not calling for a ban on any gun. Nor does my proposal even imply that a model of firearm would be banned because of its use in a crime. One reason I would prefer a registry over a tax or price hike of firearms is specifically to prevent a barrier of ownership for poor Americans. Hence the manufacturers would be held financially responsible in my proposal.

If your problem with a registry is that you believe the people in charge would not properly implement it or abuse its jurisdiction then your problem is with the people in charge, not the concept of a gun registry.

I believe that law abiding people of color and queer folks need to, now more than ever, be armed against a growing fascist state. but there must be some regulations, because the constitution calls for it and because unregulated firearms have led to tens of thousands of deaths in the past 20 years.

Malcrasternus posted...

There is no good faith in gun registrations. And history proves that.

History proves nothing because there has not been a historical nationalized gun registry in the United States. Tell me why a registry, and specifically a registry, would not lead to a decrease gun violence.

ssj3vegeta posted...

or just git gud

Git gud doesn't work against aimbots.

JMPzero posted...

I feel like that just wastes your own time when you could move on to the next game or round.

Nah, there's a lot of downtime such as pregame or between lives where you can easily right click and report everybody on the other team.

There's often no consequences on your end, and best case scenario you catch someone who was actually cheating!

Elon is a horrible person.

RuneterranSnap posted...

It's based on X7, which had awful controls.

It isn't though. How characters handle in x8 is waaaay different from x7. Have you even played it?

Questionmarktarius posted...

Note that any new restrictions will do fuck all for the 400 million guns already privately owned.
All you'll accomplish is limiting guns to the "yee-haw" and preppers who already have them.

Okay, assume a national gun registry is implemented and is properly funded and maintained. Serial numbers are engraved on every gun, and there are original documents with matching serial numbers that are impractical to forge (watermarks, etc.) along with a digital fingerprint. A registered gun must have both digital and printed documentation matching its serial number to be considered legally owned by that person. Else it is considered illegal.

Any gun that has had its serial number physically altered or removed is considered illegal and carries with it steep fines and/or felony charges if discovered.

All manufacturers, licensed dealers, gun shows, flea markets, gun ranges, etc. must comply to keep their business, and regular audits are done on the registry to enforce it. Counties are responsible for enforcement, but are subject to state and federal regulation as needed.

Private citizens are given a deadline to register any guns they already own. Registering is funded by the gun manufacturers, no fees for the owners and buyers. New serial numbers are minted and stamped.

Any citizen that fails to register is assumed to have done so maliciously and will face felony charges if discovered. That leads to a few possible outcomes.

1) The private citizen never commits a crime or is never stopped by police while carrying their illegal firearm. Congrats, they get to keep their illegal gun, but also nobody gets hurt with a gun.

2) The private citizen is discovered to posses an illegal firearm such as committing a crime while carrying, being stopped or questioned by law enforcement while carrying, or there is reasonable suspicion of illegal ownership (such as a neighbor or family member tipping off law enforcement), then...

2a) They are held responsible for the illegal gun and face felony charges on top of any other criminal charges. The gun is confiscated and destroyed.

2b) If the offending citizen can prove that the gun was sold/given to them by a third party which knew it was an illegal sale, they can face a reduced sentence/fine and the seller is then prosecuted with felony charges along with losing any license to sell firearms.

3) If it can be proved that the gun was registered, but then stolen or taken through no negligence of the original owner (ex. a home is broken into, a safe is cracked, and a gun was taken and used in a crime later), then there are no charges against the owner. But if negligence is proven (Safe was left unlocked, gun was kept outside of a safe, etc.) then the registered owner faces a heavy negligence fine. The thief faces felony illegal gun charges on top of their crimes.

Three out of four outcomes lead to felony charges for owning an illegal gun or losing a registered gun through negligence, and there are steep consequences that sellers face if an illegal gun can be traced back to them, which is incentivized by the reduced sentence for the buyer. It's a feedback loop of accountability.

Sure, this doesn't directly stop gun crime, and it's entirely possible that there will still be gun violence. But a registry dives one layer deeper in that it keeps all parties involved in the manufacture and sale of guns accountable by putting much of the financial burden and risk on them. Not to mention that such a registry would be made more powerful with the implementation of mandatory waiting periods and background checks to ensure sales are not being made to potentially dangerous people.

I'm not a legal expert and this is GameFAQs, so the logistics behind creating, operating, and maintaining a registry will go beyond what I've posted here, but the logic is sound and this is a framework for a system that would allow all citizens to own firearms while reducing gun violence.

Implementing stronger background checks, expanding and enforcing a national gun registry, and having a mandatory waiting period on gun purchases.

AlBundy33 posted...

So the person making $25 an hour now should be happy with now making minimum wage?

Maybe we should also reevaluate all labor and pay everybody more? Maybe we support labor unions' rights to assemble and collectively bargain for fairer wages? Maybe we heavily tax corporations who pay below a living wage?

Giant_Aspirin posted...

*clown political party

*Fascist political party

Kloe_Rinz posted...

didnt the republican states want to leave the US and form their own country or some shit? just let them and then sanction them

Because splitting the nation in two worked out really well the last time.

I get the sentiment about wanting these people to go away, but this is always a bad take.

I'd argue that no crime should be punishable by death.

Jerry_Hellyeah posted...

Just let the bill pass and watch as nothing happens whatsoever and nobody calls anybody because trans people dont helicopter their genitals as they enter a room.

Or watch as dozens of trans people are jailed, assaulted, and murdered because this is Florida we're talking about.

RuneterranSnap posted...

I HATE the controls of it. It's not as awful broken as 7 but it's just not fun at all for me.

How are the controls in X8 any different from the rest of the series?

Remember folks: Conservatism and fascism are becoming synonymous

CE_gonna_CE posted...

2 3D race stages was a bit much as well.

They were different enough in concept that I didn't mind too much. But the flying one was admittedly janky in its design. Hard to tell where your shots were going or what was even happening on screen.

I think it would have been a better design to do a side-scrolling bike level like in X4 and X5.

X8 is a fair game. Not much wrong with it, tbh outside of most of X's weapons sucking.

Dude's probably got 3TB of trap porn on his computer.

Nothing wrong with liking it, but these conservatives will grandstand against things they're secretly into or doing themselves.

Monkey's Paw: Voting age raised to 25 but you can't vote past 55.

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Pepys_Monster posted...

Having a good president who understands economics and wants the best for the American people.

Good thing we elected Joe Biden then!

Turbam posted...

It's hilarious that it still makes people seethe.

This. I was part of it for a while, and sure it was pretty cringe at times (myself included).

But people still being mad about it in 2023 is even more cringe tbh.

TC is straight out of the alt-right playbook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P55t6eryY3g

Invade an online community. Claim "politics" is ruining said community. Try to convince others that it should stay out of discussions in it. etc.

*B pokes A with a stick.*

A: "Stop poking me with a stick!"

B: "Why should I stop poking you with a stick?"

A: "Isn't it obvious why? I shouldn't have to explain this to you."

B: "WoW you don't want to DeBaTe me on why I should stop poking you with a stick? It's not your job to educate me?"

https://yashar.substack.com/p/exclusive-video-reveals-steven-crowder

Conservative pundit and recently divorced fascist prick, Steven Crowder, is shown here belittling and exerting abusive control over his pregnant then-wife, Hillary. He potentially threatens her when he says "watch it..." in retaliation to something she was about to say. He's also smoking a cigar right in front her.

Wonder how much she's gonna get in the settlement after seeing this. Definitely gonna get the kids and the dog. Maybe the house too. Crowder should be fine, he's got two big gun holsters he can live in.

Free healthcare, free education, affordable housing, and a universal basic income.

Now I gotta delete that dumb fucking channel from my history. Thanks TC.

Chicken posted...

still better than Duff McWhalen

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