I'm tired of sending emails off with the words "Since T was laid off, I need..."
Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Aug 03, 2005 10:54:18 am PDT #5398 of 10002
§ ita § - Aug 03, 2005 10:56:56 am PDT #5399 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Two pound rock? Girlfriend wasn't kidding around.
I wonder why the parents weren't going to press charges.
DXMachina - Aug 03, 2005 11:00:05 am PDT #5400 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I wonder why the parents weren't going to press charges.
Because their kid provoked it? By which I mean that they may not agree with the method of retaliation, but were able to see it as a childish response to a childish action by their child.
§ ita § - Aug 03, 2005 11:03:12 am PDT #5401 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because their kid provoked it?
Their kid provoked something, but it sure made it look like the girl was reacting to a body of harassment, because as a one time thing at the very least I'd be FURIOUS at the jeopardy that my kid was put in. Perhaps not vengeful furious, but I think their choice was notable. I'd love to see how they're handling that at home.
DXMachina - Aug 03, 2005 11:07:53 am PDT #5402 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I'd be FURIOUS at the lack of jeopardy that my kid was put in.
Lack of jeopardy? I'm misunderstanding.
I think they may have realized their child was bullying, and that the other child just lashed out.
§ ita § - Aug 03, 2005 11:10:23 am PDT #5403 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Whoops. I deleted not enough words there. The "lack of" was supposed to disappear along with "judgement displayed and."
Let me go fix that.
I think they may have realized their child was bullying, and that the other child just lashed out.
But what I'm wondering is if they realise(d) there was a pattern. Because that's a big deal for one instance of water balloons. Not felony-big, but big. Or if they are wanting her punished in some less legal way.
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2005 11:17:38 am PDT #5404 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The boys showed up with water balloons and she improvised a weapon to retaliate.
She was irresponsible and wrong, but it's not like she set out to stone the kid.
bon bon - Aug 03, 2005 11:22:01 am PDT #5405 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
She did when she picked up the rock. Premeditation doesn't have a time minimum.
Vortex - Aug 03, 2005 11:23:16 am PDT #5406 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think that you have to consider the way that children don't consider the repercussions of their actions. He threw something at her, she threw something at him. If the rock had his his arm or his bicycle, no one would have thought anything of it. Her good (or lousy) aim caused it to hit his head, which was bloody and scary. I'm not saying that the girl is blameless, but charging her with a felony is a bit much.
§ ita § - Aug 03, 2005 11:23:40 am PDT #5407 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Maybe she was just holding onto the rock? Because none of her friends had one that big ... and then the water balloons made her arm twitch, and of course she was wet, so it slipped out of her hand.
Something like that.
Or maybe she'd said days ago "Next time Charlie messes with me, I'm going to get medieval on his ass."
Or maybe she didn't.