Sloanfeld
Banned
I'm bored so I'm going to rant. I've read a few things lately that don't sit well with me. Plus, my opinions are important. Look at this crap:
Like most teenage girls, sophomore Jackie Genovese, 16, of New Jersey, was so excited to attend the prom with her boyfriend that she made plans and purchased her perfect prom dress early.
But tragedy struck last week when her boyfriend of two years was killed in a car accident, MyFoxNY reported.
James Volpe, 17, was killed in a two-car crash on the way home from a baseball team dinner on May 13, only a few weeks away from graduation.
Jackie bought her $1,200 dress at Freehold's Diane and Co., also known for its popular Oxygen show, "Dress Coutoure."
She requested a refund for her dress so she could help pay for her boyfriend's funeral. Jackie's mom approached the owners of the store for the refund, which is against store policy. Instead they offered credit. But Jackie's mom said when she showed up to bring the dress back, they were nasty and unsympathetic.
Now her friends have started a Facebook page to call on boycotting the dress store.
Diane and Co. denies the accusations. Over the phone, owners said "this terrible tragic situation has been spun out of control. It's not a matter of being vicious or uncompassionate, but we are faced with tragedy all the time. And we weren't given a chance to rectify the situation."
Jackie is now left with the $1,200 store credit, which she is unsure she will ever use.
Diane and Co. is standing firm on the no refund policy, but has offered to make a donation to a memorial set up in James name.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/21/nj-teen-seeks-prom-dress-refund-pay-boyfriends-funeral/
Listen, that's sad and all about the accident but LIFE'S NOT FAIR. I've lost money on investments and had buyer's remorse after I've bought things before and I couldn't undo that. And if you spent $1,200 on a dress that you'll probably wear only once and now can't contribute to the funeral then maybe you shouldn't be buying a $1,200 dress in the first place.
So now these clowns all start a Facebook group to rally behind this, which seems to be the norm for these entitlement mentality brats anymore. First of all, she's putting the store in a rough position because they have a no refund policy which some people feel she is exempt from. And now all these brats are giving the store bad publicity because of all the LEMMINGS that can't think for themselves and think the store owes her something. Life's not fair dammit.
Exhibit 2, and I'm sure you've all heard of this. This kid who got suspended for hanging his prom invitation on the school. It didn't seem like the kid was all bummed out about it, but everyone else thought he was exempt from the rules. The school policy was anybody suspended after April 1 can't go to the prom. Unfortunately the principal caved, for what reason I don't know, and now he can go. Again, a policy was in place and people think he's exempt from it?
CONCORD, N.H. -- A New Hampshire woman has spoken of her outrage after her 13-year-old daughter was suspended from school over a Facebook post in which said she wished Usama bin Laden killed her math teacher, WCVB-TV reported Wednesday.
Kimberly Dell'isola's daughter was suspended for five days from Rundlett Middle School in Concord after posting the comment about the Al Qaeda leader, who was shot dead when U.S. Navy SEALs stormed his Pakistan compound on May 2.
Dell'isola said she agreed that the post was offensive but thought the punishment was extreme and her daughter was entitled to free speech.
"In hindsight, she's mortified that she said that, but she's a 13-year-old kid," Dell'isola said.
Dell'isola said she usually monitors her daughter's use of the social networking website but found out about the post when she received a phone call from the school's principal. She said a parent of one of the girl's friends reported the comment.
The concerned mother was urging the school to remove her daughter from class and give her a private math tutor instead of the suspension.
"You are denying her an education based on something she did at home. That's my business, not your business," Dell'isola said.
Principal Tom Sica refused to comment due to student privacy rights.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/19/outrage-girl-suspended-school-bin-laden-facebook-post/
Now I don't know what the school laws are but I beleive that some schools have an out of school conduct policy of some sort, at least mine did but it wasn't a public school. You can tell this princess attends public school though. People in my school weren't that stupid. After Columbuine happened and I was in seventh grade, the teachers made us aware of a zero tolerance policy. And it's becoming very common to see people in the news post something stupid on facebook and get their employment terminated because of it. When will these people learn their lesson already?
Oh and it's so outrageous that she is suspended, says the mother. Also note the absence of a father in this article. Man, some of these parents think their brats are little angels. Learn your lesson and get over it. The demagoguing on facebook is ridiculous and just brainwashing these brats.
Like most teenage girls, sophomore Jackie Genovese, 16, of New Jersey, was so excited to attend the prom with her boyfriend that she made plans and purchased her perfect prom dress early.
But tragedy struck last week when her boyfriend of two years was killed in a car accident, MyFoxNY reported.
James Volpe, 17, was killed in a two-car crash on the way home from a baseball team dinner on May 13, only a few weeks away from graduation.
Jackie bought her $1,200 dress at Freehold's Diane and Co., also known for its popular Oxygen show, "Dress Coutoure."
She requested a refund for her dress so she could help pay for her boyfriend's funeral. Jackie's mom approached the owners of the store for the refund, which is against store policy. Instead they offered credit. But Jackie's mom said when she showed up to bring the dress back, they were nasty and unsympathetic.
Now her friends have started a Facebook page to call on boycotting the dress store.
Diane and Co. denies the accusations. Over the phone, owners said "this terrible tragic situation has been spun out of control. It's not a matter of being vicious or uncompassionate, but we are faced with tragedy all the time. And we weren't given a chance to rectify the situation."
Jackie is now left with the $1,200 store credit, which she is unsure she will ever use.
Diane and Co. is standing firm on the no refund policy, but has offered to make a donation to a memorial set up in James name.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/21/nj-teen-seeks-prom-dress-refund-pay-boyfriends-funeral/
Listen, that's sad and all about the accident but LIFE'S NOT FAIR. I've lost money on investments and had buyer's remorse after I've bought things before and I couldn't undo that. And if you spent $1,200 on a dress that you'll probably wear only once and now can't contribute to the funeral then maybe you shouldn't be buying a $1,200 dress in the first place.
So now these clowns all start a Facebook group to rally behind this, which seems to be the norm for these entitlement mentality brats anymore. First of all, she's putting the store in a rough position because they have a no refund policy which some people feel she is exempt from. And now all these brats are giving the store bad publicity because of all the LEMMINGS that can't think for themselves and think the store owes her something. Life's not fair dammit.
Exhibit 2, and I'm sure you've all heard of this. This kid who got suspended for hanging his prom invitation on the school. It didn't seem like the kid was all bummed out about it, but everyone else thought he was exempt from the rules. The school policy was anybody suspended after April 1 can't go to the prom. Unfortunately the principal caved, for what reason I don't know, and now he can go. Again, a policy was in place and people think he's exempt from it?
CONCORD, N.H. -- A New Hampshire woman has spoken of her outrage after her 13-year-old daughter was suspended from school over a Facebook post in which said she wished Usama bin Laden killed her math teacher, WCVB-TV reported Wednesday.
Kimberly Dell'isola's daughter was suspended for five days from Rundlett Middle School in Concord after posting the comment about the Al Qaeda leader, who was shot dead when U.S. Navy SEALs stormed his Pakistan compound on May 2.
Dell'isola said she agreed that the post was offensive but thought the punishment was extreme and her daughter was entitled to free speech.
"In hindsight, she's mortified that she said that, but she's a 13-year-old kid," Dell'isola said.
Dell'isola said she usually monitors her daughter's use of the social networking website but found out about the post when she received a phone call from the school's principal. She said a parent of one of the girl's friends reported the comment.
The concerned mother was urging the school to remove her daughter from class and give her a private math tutor instead of the suspension.
"You are denying her an education based on something she did at home. That's my business, not your business," Dell'isola said.
Principal Tom Sica refused to comment due to student privacy rights.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/19/outrage-girl-suspended-school-bin-laden-facebook-post/
Now I don't know what the school laws are but I beleive that some schools have an out of school conduct policy of some sort, at least mine did but it wasn't a public school. You can tell this princess attends public school though. People in my school weren't that stupid. After Columbuine happened and I was in seventh grade, the teachers made us aware of a zero tolerance policy. And it's becoming very common to see people in the news post something stupid on facebook and get their employment terminated because of it. When will these people learn their lesson already?
Oh and it's so outrageous that she is suspended, says the mother. Also note the absence of a father in this article. Man, some of these parents think their brats are little angels. Learn your lesson and get over it. The demagoguing on facebook is ridiculous and just brainwashing these brats.
