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Hi everyone! I'm back!... or front? Hmmmmm......
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So, McGuinty has a new idea. Apparently, what with the rising problem of cyber-bullying, weiner boy has decided he can stop it and has earmarked $54 million or so to fight it. (Note: this is divided into 2 funds of $23 million and $31 million. Don't ask me to remember what the difference is.) He doesn't have a plan for how to fight cyber-bullying, he doesn't have any trained people for fighting cyber-bullying, and in fact, he can't spell cyber-bullying. The whole point of cyber-bullying is to constantly taunt and belittle other students online, so that third party students can share in the joke and yet the bullies can evade detection by authorities by doing it anonymously (or with nicknames), often in accounts set up specifically for this purpose. Now... I don't approve of cyber-bullying, or for that matter, regular bullying, but seeing as how he hasn't got a clue about how to do anything about it, where did this $54 million number come from?
The answer, of course, is "Duhhhhh...." The number could be a trillion dollars, quite frankly, because other than a token sum, most of the funds are headed back into general revenue anyway.
Really- the problems with the whole idea are many- first, how to find and convict/penalize cyber bullies. Second- why put this program in the hands of principals, who are primarily motivated to go through the motions but not catch anybody, so as to keep funding levels up and the school looking nice and innocent (this was already the case with the York board's silly 'zero-tolerance' policy towards violence). Third- whatever weiner boy might think, bullying still occurs, so if they can't catch the out-in-the-open type bullies, how the hell are they supposed to catch sneaky cyber bullies? Forth, this program is unique in that it is under control of the school and yet most of the cyber-bullying actually takes place OFF OF SCHOOL PROPERTY. In other words, He's giving money to principals to find someone they can't find and don't want to, in order to control their conduct where they can't reach, so that they can solve a problem they already systemically pretend they don't have. And when they FIND the cyber-bullies... does he even have an idea for that? No- it's up to the principal's discretion. Where's the idea here? The bold new initiative? The basic thought patterns which divide the human race from, say, moss?
In a related story, I've been receiving e-mails telling me I'm gay, a dummy, stupid, short and a bad dresser from someone who calls himself "D.M."... He seems to think he's really clever sending them to me, and writes "Ha Hha" and "So hwat do yo thinc of m know?!" a lot. I wonder who it is...
Well, ta-ta for now!
See you next time, from
The Perspicacious Lexiphage
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So, McGuinty has a new idea. Apparently, what with the rising problem of cyber-bullying, weiner boy has decided he can stop it and has earmarked $54 million or so to fight it. (Note: this is divided into 2 funds of $23 million and $31 million. Don't ask me to remember what the difference is.) He doesn't have a plan for how to fight cyber-bullying, he doesn't have any trained people for fighting cyber-bullying, and in fact, he can't spell cyber-bullying. The whole point of cyber-bullying is to constantly taunt and belittle other students online, so that third party students can share in the joke and yet the bullies can evade detection by authorities by doing it anonymously (or with nicknames), often in accounts set up specifically for this purpose. Now... I don't approve of cyber-bullying, or for that matter, regular bullying, but seeing as how he hasn't got a clue about how to do anything about it, where did this $54 million number come from?
The answer, of course, is "Duhhhhh...." The number could be a trillion dollars, quite frankly, because other than a token sum, most of the funds are headed back into general revenue anyway.
Really- the problems with the whole idea are many- first, how to find and convict/penalize cyber bullies. Second- why put this program in the hands of principals, who are primarily motivated to go through the motions but not catch anybody, so as to keep funding levels up and the school looking nice and innocent (this was already the case with the York board's silly 'zero-tolerance' policy towards violence). Third- whatever weiner boy might think, bullying still occurs, so if they can't catch the out-in-the-open type bullies, how the hell are they supposed to catch sneaky cyber bullies? Forth, this program is unique in that it is under control of the school and yet most of the cyber-bullying actually takes place OFF OF SCHOOL PROPERTY. In other words, He's giving money to principals to find someone they can't find and don't want to, in order to control their conduct where they can't reach, so that they can solve a problem they already systemically pretend they don't have. And when they FIND the cyber-bullies... does he even have an idea for that? No- it's up to the principal's discretion. Where's the idea here? The bold new initiative? The basic thought patterns which divide the human race from, say, moss?
In a related story, I've been receiving e-mails telling me I'm gay, a dummy, stupid, short and a bad dresser from someone who calls himself "D.M."... He seems to think he's really clever sending them to me, and writes "Ha Hha" and "So hwat do yo thinc of m know?!" a lot. I wonder who it is...
Well, ta-ta for now!
See you next time, from
The Perspicacious Lexiphage
posted by The Lexiphage at 6:16 a.m.
2 Comments:
Have you considered a political career.... or maybe you should be writing editorials for.... well..... someone.
Excellent cohesive discussion. Most people would applaud the action of D.M. and not think it through fully. I'm glad I have you to do the thinking. Saves me time.
Very good points.
So I'm thinkning the money for cyber-bullying will pay for some great golf games for the principals.
On another note ... speaking of cyber crap ... thae above comment is on a bunch of blogs ... all identical.
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