tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post3985148929506214687..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Teaching Your Kid Right From WrongCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-43650455114850686022010-10-03T10:19:03.560-04:002010-10-03T10:19:03.560-04:00Yes, they should be punished to the fullest extent...Yes, they should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. This may end up being only a case of invading someone's privacy. But I guess now everyone can see just how important that law really can be. <br /><br />I honestly see this as a hate crime. Will the authorities be able to make that stick? Maybe. And I hope they do.Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-67829956263425084412010-10-01T11:02:53.280-04:002010-10-01T11:02:53.280-04:00That's what makes it a hate crime, IMO too, An...That's what makes it a hate crime, IMO too, Anne. I totally agree. If he had been straight, they guy never would have recorded him and posted it online. He would have high-fived him and that would have been the end of it. <br /><br />Also, I don't really think it has anything to do with being proud of your sexuality. The fact is, it was his private business. NO ONE's sexual encountersMadison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-54671379089939826282010-10-01T08:18:48.714-04:002010-10-01T08:18:48.714-04:00Anon--We'll have to agree to disagree because ...Anon--We'll have to agree to disagree because I don't for one second believe Ravi would've bothered taping Tyler if he'd been have sex with a girl. It wouldn't even have been a big deal. Ravi taped it because the kid was gay. He wanted to cause him pain. To humiliate him. Why else would he post it all over the internet? It wasn't just a prink. TPing a house is a prank. Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-43948129379871666242010-10-01T08:10:09.525-04:002010-10-01T08:10:09.525-04:00Connie--You are a terrific mother! I wish there we...Connie--You are a terrific mother! I wish there were more like you. :)Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-44569901166821829112010-10-01T08:08:58.214-04:002010-10-01T08:08:58.214-04:00Sherry--I 100% agree with you! I don't for a s...Sherry--I 100% agree with you! I don't for a second believe they feel guilty.Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-37288507522841514962010-10-01T03:00:53.423-04:002010-10-01T03:00:53.423-04:00Oh no. That is so bloody sad. :o(Oh no. That is so bloody sad. :o(Natalie Daehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369259206273465746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-26071081431670927302010-10-01T01:08:47.633-04:002010-10-01T01:08:47.633-04:00I think they should be punished for invasion of pr...I think they should be punished for invasion of privacy, however, I don't think that it was a hate crime. Sounds more like a college prank. You can't tell me that the ones responsible knew the boy would take his life (which is very selfish), apparently he wasn't proud to be gay/bi-sexual and I'm sure there were other factors into his decision to end his life. To blame the 2 who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-18254202469074666072010-09-30T22:06:45.122-04:002010-09-30T22:06:45.122-04:00My gay nephew has lived with my son and me for the...My gay nephew has lived with my son and me for the last 6 years (since his 18th B-day). I have worked really hard to prepare my kid for the day when one of his schoolmates says something hateful about the cousin he loves. I hope he doesn't blow up on them and get in trouble. He was telling me today that one of the kids in his class was making racist comments and he was mad. It seems I've Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947676125623585115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-43162225961974317472010-09-30T18:05:41.977-04:002010-09-30T18:05:41.977-04:00I think that they should be punished and that it&#...I think that they should be punished and that it's a shame that the most they could get out of it us 5 years. I personally think they should get a lot more out of it. They still probably don't think what they did was wrong and never will.<br /><br />sstrode@scrtc.comSherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113368398550173018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-56278254949491881492010-09-30T15:34:15.794-04:002010-09-30T15:34:15.794-04:00Amber--My heart broke for his parents. How horribl...Amber--My heart broke for his parents. How horrible for them.Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-991937561689643232010-09-30T15:33:08.548-04:002010-09-30T15:33:08.548-04:00Valerie--Bullies have been around since the beginn...Valerie--Bullies have been around since the beginning of time, huh? Unfortunately having access to the internet, and thus a huge captive audience, has turned some teens into rabid dogs. They NEED people to see how 'cool' they are. It makes me sick.<br /><br />First thing I did when my teenage daughters got home from school a bit ago was show them that article. They were sad for that poor Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-75852227518309980562010-09-30T15:24:06.253-04:002010-09-30T15:24:06.253-04:00I saw this on the news this morning. Such a horrib...I saw this on the news this morning. Such a horrible thing for Tyler and his family. His roommate and the girl should be punished. I believe, like Regina said, this can be considered cyber bullying and a hate crime.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244564493291133822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-85872515020635178092010-09-30T15:17:11.570-04:002010-09-30T15:17:11.570-04:00I believe they should definitely be punished. The...I believe they should definitely be punished. They have, even if unwittingly, taken a life.<br /><br />This is very das, but unfortunately young people think it is fun to have their fun at the expense of others.<br /><br />Valerie<br />in GermanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-11129100579463588902010-09-30T15:03:52.202-04:002010-09-30T15:03:52.202-04:00Maria--I honestly worry that law enforecment will ...Maria--I honestly worry that law enforecment will NEVER see internet crimes in the same light as a crime done on the street. <br /><br />And the cyber bullying. It has to stop, but it won't until they start handing down some seriously harsh prison sentences.Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-63575313170867757662010-09-30T14:59:12.469-04:002010-09-30T14:59:12.469-04:00Madison--Wasn't it bad enough that he taped th...Madison--Wasn't it bad enough that he taped the kid? He just had to go and put on the net! That to me says that he WANTED everyone to see Tyler, to make fun of him. What a jerk.Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-45430272503765152242010-09-30T14:53:09.382-04:002010-09-30T14:53:09.382-04:00They definitely need to be punished. It seems like...They definitely need to be punished. It seems like every day there are more and more hate type crimes being committed on the web than ever before because law enforcement has a somewhat limited reach thanks to our goverments lack of taking the internet seriously until lately. Since I live within 30 min of the place where the girl committed suicide due to what was done to her on facebook I'm Maria D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05747214324745625853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-45611303774709640122010-09-30T14:37:16.215-04:002010-09-30T14:37:16.215-04:00That should be imagine EVER doing. Not every. I sw...That should be imagine EVER doing. Not every. I swear I did not typo on purpose. LOLMadison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-83548397390117386962010-09-30T14:34:50.525-04:002010-09-30T14:34:50.525-04:00Okay, Reg and Anne are cracking me up by both of t...Okay, Reg and Anne are cracking me up by both of them missing the MORE in their comments. <br /><br />Onto the serious issue here. They BETTER be punished. This is just wrong and disgusting. I can't imagine every doing something like that. They did it to hurt this kid. They knew that is what would happen but it went further and now the poor boy with a bright future is dead. I don't Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-13737354363249676382010-09-30T13:24:10.395-04:002010-09-30T13:24:10.395-04:00That should be MORE parents like you. What's w...That should be MORE parents like you. What's with the word 'more' today? LOL<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for telling me that about the federal charges. I hope they stick to their guns and throw the book at them! I would hate to see this get reduced to a lesser charge several months down the road--after the public has forgotten about it. That does tend to happen and it's infuriating!Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-101262581061407642010-09-30T13:15:45.197-04:002010-09-30T13:15:45.197-04:00Regardless of everything else in my life I know th...Regardless of everything else in my life I know that if I fuck up raising my kids then nothing good I ever did means a damn thing. Being a parent is the single most important job anyone can have. Doing it right requires blood, sweat and tears. But seeing them grow into teenagers that I can be proud of makes it all worthwhile.<br /><br />Regina, I know that your kids make you every bit as proud. IAnne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-41098837866535552342010-09-30T12:52:20.197-04:002010-09-30T12:52:20.197-04:00Sorry, have a typo. I meant to say This is MORE th...Sorry, have a typo. I meant to say This is MORE than an invasion of privacy.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-77962143935494534562010-09-30T12:50:57.106-04:002010-09-30T12:50:57.106-04:00They should definitely be punished. I also believe...They should definitely be punished. I also believe this is more of an 'invasion of privacy' issue. This is cyber bullying and I believe this is a hate crime. I understand that law enforcement is looking into federal and/or state charges too. There are hate crime laws to deal with this shit and the video went across state lines. Their behavior was reprehensible and honest to GOD...you onlyRegina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.com