thinksquad:

More and more children being arrested for trivial things…

#1 At one public school down in Texas, a 12-year-old girl named Sarah Bustamantes was recently arrested for spraying herself with perfume.

#2 A 13-year-old student at a school in Albuquerque, New Mexico was recently arrested by police for burping in class.

#3 Another student down in Albuquerque was forced to strip down to his underwear while five adults watched because he had $200 in his pocket. The student was never formally charged with doing anything wrong.

#4 A security guard at one school in California broke the arm of a 16-year-old girl because she left some crumbs on the floor after cleaning up some cake that she had spilled.

#5 One teenage couple down in Houston poured milk on each other during a squabble while they were breaking up. Instead of being sent to see the principal, they were arrested and sent to court.

#6 In early 2010, a 12-year-old girl at a school in Forest Hills, New York was arrested by police and marched out of her school in handcuffs just because she doodled on her desk. “I love my friends Abby and Faith” was what she reportedly scribbled on her desk.

#7 A 6-year-old girl down in Florida was handcuffed and sent to a mental facility after throwing temper tantrums at her elementary school.

#8 One student down in Texas was reportedly arrested by police for throwing paper airplanes in class.

#9 A 17-year-old honor student in North Carolina named Ashley Smithwick accidentally took her father’s lunch with her to school. It contained a small paring knife which he would use to slice up apples. So what happened to this standout student when the school discovered this? The school suspended her for the rest of the year and the police charged her with a misdemeanor.

#10 In Allentown, Pennsylvania a 14-year-old girl was tasered in the groin area by a school security officer even though she had put up her hands in the air to surrender.

#11 Down in Florida, an 11-year-old student was arrested, thrown in jail and charged with a third-degree felony for bringing a plastic butter knife to school.

#12 Back in 2009, an 8-year-old boy in Massachusetts was sent home from school and was forced to undergo a psychological evaluation because he drew a picture of Jesus on the cross.

#13 A police officer in San Mateo, California blasted a 7-year-old special education student in the face with pepper spray because he would not quit climbing on the furniture.

#14 In America today, even 5-year-old children are treated brutally by police. The following is from a recent article that described what happened to one very young student in Stockton, California a while back….

“Earlier this year, a Stockton student was handcuffed with zip ties on his hands and feet, forced to go to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation and was charged with battery on a police officer. That student was 5 years old”.

#15 At one school in Connecticut, a 17-year-old boy was thrown to the floor and tasered five times because he was yelling at a cafeteria worker.

#16 A teenager in suburban Dallas was forced to take on a part-time job after being ticketed for using foul language in one high school classroom. The original ticket was for $340, but additional fees have raised the total bill to $637.

#17 A few months ago, police were called out when a little girl kissed a little boy during a physical education class at an elementary school down in Florida.

#18 A 6-year-old boy was recently charged with sexual battery for some “inappropriate touching” during a game of tag at one elementary school in the San Francisco area.

#19 In Massachusetts, police were recently sent out to collect an overdue library book from a 5-year-old girl.

HERE ARE THE LINKS FOR THOSE WHO FEEL THIS PAGE MADE ALL THIS UP:

http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/latino-daily-news/details/texas-student-sarah-bustamantes-12-arrested-for-spraying-perfume/13250/

http://abcnews.go.com/m/blogEntry?id=15077292

Check out this video on YouTube:http://youtu.be/wk2b_twCCdw

http://m.guardiannews.com/world/2012/jan/09/texas-police-schools?cat=world& type=article

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/18/new.york.doodle.arrest/index.html?hpt=C1

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/feb/11/port-st-lucie-schools-confines-6-year-old-with/

http://m.guardiannews.com/world/2012/jan/09/texas-police-schools?cat=world& type=article

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/29/nc-high-school-senior-suspended-charged-possesion-small-knife-lunchbox/#

http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/2009/june09/zero-tolerance-states.html

http://m.tauntongazette.com/wkdTGazette/pm_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/San-Mateo-pays-family-of-boy-pepper-sprayed-by-cop-2384518.php

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/cops-called-for-school-kiss-657831

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/01/27/hercules-family-battles-playground-sex-assault-claim-against-6-year-old/

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/01/02/charlton-library-sends-police-to-collect-overdue-books-from-5-year-old/

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silverilly:

conservativewoman:

the-voodoo-blue-fj-that-cruises:

aseasonedplateofmurder:

imnotamisandristbut:

I’m not a misandrist, but I just don’t see why men bother coming out of the house without doing their makeup. Who the hell wants to see their ugly faces without makeup anyway? It’s meant to HIDE YOUR FLAWS. No woman wants to see any man looking scruffy and disheveled. Men, put your fucking makeup on.

I put on make up everyday cause I feel pressured to and it is NOT okay. 

Check your makeup privilege.  Not all women can afford makeup.  I thought you stood up for women, instead of rubbing your privilege in their faces.  

Gosh, you poor, poor feminists! It must be very frustrating and oppressive to not be secure enough in yourselves as people and strong enough in your intellects to not care what “society” thinks.

Seriously, if you don’t want to wear makeup, don’t wear makeup. I know plenty of strong and secure women who wear makeup for themselves - because they like to dress up and play with colors. Then there are some of my other friends who don’t wear makeup because they’d rather not bother with it or spend the money…and several of those women are happily married or in relationships. So listen to the television ads against your own happiness or don’t. Your insecurities and self-doubt is what will repel others (particularly from a romantic prospective) far more than a naked face. I don’t understand what the fucking fuss is about.

Oh, yeah, you’re totally right! It’s not like people take me less seriously when I’m not wearing makeup to hide my “flaws” or anything. People will totally be just as likely to hire me if my face looks conventionally attractive as they are when my face doesn’t! Conventionally attractive people definitely aren’t paid more or promoted more often than those who aren’t (despite numerous studies supporting these facts). Obviously we’re just whining over totally superficial things here.

And it’s really easy to just ignore years of media input telling you exactly what you should look like when you’re deciding whether or not you’re beautiful—and whether or not that even matters. It’s not like it’s a pervasive and largely subconscious impact on your brain or anything. Just ignore the media rather than protesting the way it’s attacking our self-esteem!

Thank you so much for showing me the errors of my ways. God, I was so fucking ridiculous for thinking this was a problem before. Clearly all those people with low self-esteem should just fucking get over themselves and stop listening to a world that consistently tells them they aren’t good enough.

Sigh. And another one who missed the point…though I’m glad that you have acknowledged the subject by saying “people” rather than “women.” My response was to the original poster and the “I feel pressured to wear makeup, and I hate it” comment. In the original post, it was implied, once again, that not only are men the source of insecurity in women (when there are so many women who run and sustain these beauty products and societal “standards”), and that men don’t feel the same pressure that women do to look a certain way.

And almost everyone I’ve ever known has had insecurities; actually, I’ve been told by a few people that I need to have more self-esteem. But that’s the point — I work on focusing on what actually matters. Do I notice ads? Of course! They’re pretty hard to miss considering there are so many ways to advertise in this world. And of course, I buy my share of products, have my own favorite trends and trinkets deemed “popular” by today’s standards. But I don’t let myself be consumed by those things.

There’s nothing wrong with putting your best foot forward, and presenting yourself to the best of your ability, particularly if you are talking about in a professional setting, it makes a much better impression. No doubt about it. But naturally attractive individuals may also have that extra weapon of confidence. And sure, confidence is hard to come by for a lot of people, myself included. 

But why do I see so many people on this damn website spend so much of their time blogging about how insecure or unsure they are without giving the impression that they’re doing anything about it? My point is that yes, there are pressures and standards, and it’s hell to the nerves, especially to those who are in the middle of their adolescence. But the focus seems to always be on those ads and what society thinks — whether just observations or criticisms of them — rather than focusing on yourself. And that’s where I think a lot of people create their own problems where that is concerned. Sitting and bitching about it on Tumblr won’t change anything.

Honestly, there’s nothing wrong with buying makeup if you want to buy makeup. If a dab of mascara or a dab of concealer makes you feel more confident, go for it! And I think it’s important for you to try and present yourself the best you can to the world so they can give the best back to you. But if buying some products makes you so angry and so pressured, then spend some time to reflect on how you can best reflect and represent yourself without it. It’s not impossible.

And honestly, why would you want to waste any time on someone else who doesn’t deem you “good enough” based on the outer anyway? Even in the professional world - aside from things like acting or modeling - it really isn’t all about looks. Sure, if you come in and look like a slob, not showing any effort, then that reflects poorly on you. But for the majority of professions, qualifications and skill sets are key. You still have to present yourself in a way that would get you hired, but I think it’s a little silly to assume you wouldn’t be hired as a lawyer or cop or doctor or manager or engineer or journalist, etc. etc. etc. just because you didn’t look like a swimsuit model.

queerasgoat:

the-voodoo-blue-fj-that-cruises:

aseasonedplateofmurder:

imnotamisandristbut:

I’m not a misandrist, but I just don’t see why men bother coming out of the house without doing their makeup. Who the hell wants to see their ugly faces without makeup anyway? It’s meant to HIDE YOUR…

I dislike it when people just gloss over “the television ads”, as if they are not important to our society. Advertising and its messaging is everywhere from infancy through adulthood. It’s a constant barrage of bullshit and you can’t say that people need to “just ignore it”. I highly doubt that you or anyone is completely free of influence from advertising. It is everywhere you go unless you’ve locked yourself in a cabin in the back woods and never, ever consume media or communicate with other human beings.

It sells us a message and especially will sell you a message that you do not measure up, that you need all of these products to feel better. If you’re seeing over and over again, from the day you are born to the day you die, that you do not measure up and you are inadequate, how do you think that’s going to shape your psyche, and shape society? It affects how you feel about yourself, how you feel about others, and how others feel about or even treat you.

The biggest trick people play on themselves is the assumption that they’re immune to this. In all likelihood, you are falling for the same shit as everyone else is.

Of course you can’t go anywhere without advertisement. That’s the world in which we live, and it’s how this world runs. It’s at every turn, and obviously, as a consumer of many products, I have paid attention to and even endorsed those ads and their products.

My point, however, was that just because they are there and we can see them doesn’t mean we have to give into them. I have insecurities and self-doubt, of course, but I am not the kind of person that wallows in them and feels victimized by trends. And do we not all have our own ideas of what beauty is anyway? Heck, there are many trends that I think are really chic and would love to pull off. And then there are others that I absolutely loathe and wonder how on earth anyone - let alone enough for it to be considered “popular” - could like it. There are famous figures whom I admire and think are ridiculously attractive. And while many other people find a different celebrity to be drop dead gorgeous, I raise an eyebrow because I don’t see what they see.

The same thing happens in real life. Let’s be honest — we all can be down on ourselves. We can all feel inadequate from time to time or ugly or fat or whatever negatives there are. But we also know those people who may not be the definition of what “society” believes is beautiful or trendy or cool who is happy and successful and married.

So instead of sitting around and and focus on being angry that there are makeup ads in the world, more people (especially those who claim to be feminists — who refuse to believe that men have their own insecurities and social stigmas and pressures to live up to as is demonstrated by the original poster) should spend more time learning independence and self-worth. And that comes from you and no one else. It can take a while and a maturity to reach that point, but it’s easier to do when you’re not spending the time blaming a makeup ad that you bought it in the first place.

blissfullittlemiss-leading:

conservativewoman:

piperhutch-conservativegal:

conservativewoman:

vvristbanger:

Im sick of people telling me to leave religion out of this when I say Im pro life and Im sick of people assuming that I am christian because I am pro life.

Religion has nothing to do with my opinion on this subject. I am not a religious person. Calling me a bible thumper because I am pro life makes you look like a moron.

You don’t have to be Christian to be Pro-Life; being against murder should transcend religion. But you do have to be Pro-Life to be an actual Christian.

I think saying you have to be Pro-life to be an actual Christian is a little extreme. 

While I do think Christianity embraces life and the idea that life begins at conception (and God knows us before we are born), I don’t think you HAVE to be Pro-life to be a Christian. 

Christianity is a religion of grace, not law. 

While I disagree with them, I don’t think that their being pro-choice negates their relationship with Christ. 

I think that’s a little like saying you have to be straight to be a true Christian. 

Just my opinion.

Christ is the ultimate redeemer. 

Abortion directly violates Christianity in every way. Endorsing the murders of innocents hinders a person’s relationship with Christ, and while Christ is certainly the ultimate redeemer, the individual must ask for His redemption. Those who are pro-choice don’t think murder is wrong, therefore, they don’t seek His redemption. I fail to see the grace in murder and selfishness.

That’s pretty funny to hear from someone who mentions in their description that they’re pro-gun. Does being pro-gun also mean you don’t think murder is wrong? Because that’s one way that could be read.

I’m Christian, and I am pro-choice. I’m pro-choice because studies show that making abortion illegal doesn’t make less people get abortions. (x) None of the pro-choice people I know are advocating for more abortions. They’re advocating for choice and safety.

I didn’t realize that you have never heard of self-defense before now. Well, it’s something you may want to look up to understand the concept of being pro-guns, especially as someone who claims to be a Christian.

Here’s the argument I just don’t understand. Either you think something is wrong, or you don’t. If you think murder is wrong, then why would you think and advocate for someone else to do it? “Well I, personally, don’t like murder and would never do it, but I don’t think I should stop someone else from murdering their baby if they wanted to.” It literally doesn’t make any sense to me.

I’ll say this again — just because something is legal doesn’t make it right. Everything Hitler did in Germany was legal; are you telling me that those laws were right? If there are women out there who are stupid enough to stab themselves in the uterus, throw themselves down a flight of stairs, and/or allow someone to hit them in the stomach with a baseball bat because they find it inconvenient that they got pregnant, then I think that’s their own business. It’s just a shame that they have to take their children down with them.

Your choice here, ladies is simple — Have sex with whomever, however, whenever you want. But once you make that choice, you live with the consequences of that choice. Murder should never be an option. If you’re not mature enough to understand how biology works, the biological function of sex and its consequences, then you are not mature enough to have sex. Less than 1% of the millions of abortions that happen every year are due to rape, incest, and/or the safety or health of the mother. You don’t make the rules based on the exceptions. And I don’t see how there is anything Christian to condoning, promoting, advocating for murder simply because it’s inconvenient for someone.

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Because people like to use words without knowing what it actually means.

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the-liberty-republican:

lillabet:

thefreelioness:

priceofliberty:

Senior military officer says weapons transfer will “prolong suffering” amid push for international peace conference.

This article is a fucking joke, right?

American foreign policy is a joke.

I had to stop myself from gigglesnorting. 

Stop it…

in-the-right:

oratorasaurus:

Correct, for every one innocent man in jail, there are probably many more that are walking free. Also, for every male rapist in jail, there are probably many more that are walking free. Lastly, for every male rapist in jail there are probably many female rapists who were proven to be rapists but are not in jail due to the courts treating women differently than men for the same crimes.

And there are a number of feminists arguing that the solution to men’s issues is more feminism. All issues that men face are due to patriarchy and toxic ideas of masculinity, which feminism fights. Therefore feminism is the answer.

In fact, the complete opposite is true. Feminists fight AGAINST men’s rights.

Here are some examples to prove my point.

Father’s rights group want shared parenting (equal custody) to be the default if both parents want custody and neither parent is unfit. They feel that men should not be punished for being men, and that women should not be awarded custody to their kids simply for being women. Currently women are awarded primary custody almost all the time, even if the husband was the stay-at-home Dad and the woman was the breadwinner.

Feminists fought against this. You can read NOW’s own statement here. Also note their usage of anti-male lies, i.e. “fathers are abusive, don’t give them custody.” That is from 1997, but still remains valid today.

Men want protection against false rape allegations. They feel that a man’s life should not be ruined simply on the allegation of a woman who may be a vindictive liar. Currently, a woman can accuse a man of rape for no reason, and the man’s name is splashed in the paper and his life is ruined. So, they fought for laws granting men anonymity until charged with the crime of rape—not convicted, just charged.

Feminists fought against this, causing it to fail. Also see here, the London Feminist Network campaigning to defeat the proposal.

“The London Feminist Network is a campaigning organisation uniting London based feminist groups and individuals in activism.”

Men want an end to the justice system favouring women simply because they are women, and giving men harsher sentences simply because they are men.

Feminists fought against this, arguing that no woman should be sent to jail, even women who had murdered multiple people.

Men want equal treatment when victims of domestic violence, and to not be arrested for the crime of “being male” under primary aggressor policies.

Feminists fought against this by trying to suppress evidence showing that half of domestic violence is done by women, by threatening the researchers with bomb threats, death threats, etc. Modern, younger feminists are doing it as well.

And sadly, they were successful in this effort of propaganda. For decades, and continuing today, violent men are (rightfully) convicted and punished by the state, while violent women are left to freely terrorize and harm their partners.

The feminist definition of domestic violence has skewed arrest and prosecution philosophies, resulting primarily in having only male batterers criminally pursued.

Men want female rapists to be arrested, charged, and convicted with rape. In Western countries, women are rarely punished when raping men, due to the biased legal system. In some countries, women cannot be punished when raping men, since rape is defined as a male-perpetrated crime.

Feminists fought against this in India, arguing that “there is a physicality [in] rape” and that it would make things “more complicated for judges.”

Feminists fought against this in Israel, claiming that changing the law would result in men filing false rape claims.

Men don’t want to be thrown in jail because they lost their jobs and temporarily cannot pay child support.

Feminists fought against this, trying to lower the amount to $5000 before a man is guilty of a felony for not paying child support. If a man loses a decent-paying job, he will now be a felon, go to jail, lose his right to vote, AND be unable to find future jobs—if he cannot regain an equal-paying job within a few months.

Men want equal economic support and help from the government. When the recession hit, male-dominated fields like construction lost millions of jobs, while female-fields like education and healthcare gained jobs. So the government proposed an economic stimulus for those fields.

Feminists successfully fought against this, arguing that it was discrimination to support men, and caused the government to give money to women who didn’t deserve it. Hundreds of professional feminists complained against the “sexism” of helping men (who had lost jobs) and not women (who had gained jobs).

As you can see, the claim that feminism fight for men’s rights is a blatant lie. Don’t believe any feminists that say that. Feminists fight for women’s rights. That is a good thing. Feminists also are happy to harm men’s rights, as shown above. That is a bad thing. Feminism is about female privilege, not equality.

Some may argue that these cases of feminists harming men is not “representative” of feminism. I ask you: Are there any cases of feminists helping men? No. Yet, there are many cases of feminists harming men.

It is reasonable to conclude from these two facts that feminism fights to harm men.

Oh snap!

“Feminists fought against this in Israel, claiming that changing the law would result in men filing false rape claims.” LOL! Scared of a taste of their own medicine, are they?

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piperhutch-conservativegal:

conservativewoman:

vvristbanger:

Im sick of people telling me to leave religion out of this when I say Im pro life and Im sick of people assuming that I am christian because I am pro life.

Religion has nothing to do with my opinion on this subject. I am not a religious person. Calling me a bible thumper because I am pro life makes you look like a moron.

You don’t have to be Christian to be Pro-Life; being against murder should transcend religion. But you do have to be Pro-Life to be an actual Christian.

I think saying you have to be Pro-life to be an actual Christian is a little extreme. 

While I do think Christianity embraces life and the idea that life begins at conception (and God knows us before we are born), I don’t think you HAVE to be Pro-life to be a Christian. 

Christianity is a religion of grace, not law. 

While I disagree with them, I don’t think that their being pro-choice negates their relationship with Christ. 

I think that’s a little like saying you have to be straight to be a true Christian. 

Just my opinion.

Christ is the ultimate redeemer. 

Abortion directly violates Christianity in every way. Endorsing the murders of innocents hinders a person’s relationship with Christ, and while Christ is certainly the ultimate redeemer, the individual must ask for His redemption. Those who are pro-choice don’t think murder is wrong, therefore, they don’t seek His redemption. I fail to see the grace in murder and selfishness.