Thumbs, hair, toes. It's all the same to me.
That's a bit more merciful than I thought you were going for, Ginger. I've misjudged you.
I'm more of an eye for an eye sort, when I have detailed and personal knowledge. I can be all dispassionate about serial killers in other jurisdictions (short version: I work in the justice system -- I know how stupid the death penalty is), but when something like that happens close to family, I get kinda stone cold rage-y.
Er, and I'm so very inappropriate.
Not at all.
t races everyone here to see the photos
Maria, the username (or password) isn't working for me.
t edit
It should be earthlink DOT net, rather than dot com.
Maria, is that earthlink dot COM or dot NET?
And Owen's learned to take his shirt off and refuses to keep one on today.
Duh. Change the dot com to dot net.
Then it will work.
Edit: and of course x-posty. Thanks Tep and Cash.
Is this the wrong audience for saying that I feel for the bully too? I'm not excusing his behaviour in the slightest, because it was reprehensible, and he should be taught to realise the ramifications of his actions. But, in my experience, bullying tends to be a learned behaviour. And at thirteen there's only so many places he could have learned it.
Sparky, that's serious bullying. Breaking bones? Egad.
And at thirteen there's only so many places he could have learned it.
And school is one of them. That's part of the problem.
Is this the wrong audience for saying that I feel for the bully too? I'm not excusing his behaviour in the slightest, because it was reprehensible, and he should be taught to realise the ramifications of his actions. But, in my experience, bullying tends to be a learned behaviour. And at thirteen there's only so many places he could have learned it.
While I agree some emotional sympathy might be due the bully, I'm more Mamma Bear when it comes to a child getting seriously, physically injured. I would hope that in addition to punishment, that the bully gets counseling on NOT being a bully. The odds are slim, though. And someone who breaks another kid's ankle at 13 is probably just going to grow up to do more damage later in life as an adult.
That's what scares me about situations like this.