http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/04/5987347-teens-arrested-over-bizarre-facebook-death-plot
Now, this story in itself is not what's disturbing me so much. There are 4 pages of comments responding to this story, and most of them are broken up into 2 groups:
1. Everybody's overreacting, this is just kids being kids, it's what they've always done, it's what EVERY teenager does, typical teenage melodrama.
2. Parents can't discipline their kids or they go to jail, the kids aren't scared of their parents, so there's nothing the parents can do.
Okay, my question for anybody who thinks like 1.: how many people were YOU threatening to kill when you were a kid? How many friends did you have who brought guns to school and THAT was okay but if somebody told the police, THAT was going too far?
And for anybody who thinks like 2.: So that's the answer, kids won't behave so why should parents bother trying? If a kid flunks a math test is the logical answer 'well he didn't get it so let's just forget about it altogether'? No, you have him do it again until you see better results.
Apparently some people think parenting is a one time thing that if they don't listen to you once, you shouldn't bother trying again. They don't seem to realize that parenting is a never ending process, that you spend 18 years from the time they come home from the hospital, raising them, training them, teaching them that there's right and wrong, good and bad, what's acceptable and what's not acceptable, and that they are responsible for the consequences of their actions. This seems to escape a lot of people's minds, which lead me to believe they're either A. not parents, or B. terrible parents.
Now, I don't believe these 4 friends JUST woke up one day after 13 years and said 'our friend got arrested for bringing a gun to school, HE didn't do anything wrong, our lives are ruined now, let's kill the guy who snitched'. It sounds to me like they've had quite a while to get used to the idea that they can do anything they want.
Anybody else got a thought on this?
We may sometimes whine about the weird stuff that happens because of Facebook, but — unlike one very unfortunate middle schooler — we have at least never found ourselves scared for our lives because of the social networking site. After all, a few pokes can't kill, right?
The Smoking Gun reports that four teenagers were recently arrested for posting a series of threatening Facebook messages after they suspected a young man of being the "snitch" who got their friend, 13-year-old Nicholas Gonzalez, caught in possession of a firearm at school. Yes, middle schools are getting to be a scary place these days.
The teenagers were arrested and charged with aggravated stalking after the threatened boy's mother shared concerns with authorities. Officers were quick to subpoena Facebook, which almost instantly provided them with the identities and locations of the individuals involved the bizarre and frightening exchange of Facebook messages that brought the whole mess to light.
It's difficult to imagine how Nicole Cruz, Amber Fredrick (listed as "Amber Love" in the police statement), Hope Williams, and Camren Monroe could possibly have thought that it'd be wise to post what equates to a death plot on such a semi-public medium, but here's what they wound up writing anyway:
Nicole Cruz: Feels like my life is falling apart...my best friend is in jail...and I feel as if I'm losing the love of my life. My life is going to hell so @!$%# it. Let me fall to pieces...i've lost the feeling to care anymore...i'm so numb.
Nicole Cruz: Found out who Nick's snitch is...[REDACTED]
Amber Love: Boo boo I need u to show me who that [REDACTED] kid is so I can kick he ass.
Nicole Cruz: Alrighty, will o. He @!$%#ing ruined my bestfriend's life! And ima end his!!
Amber Love: Oh that little bitch is dead. Just u have to show me who he is first then he is dead.
Hope WIlliams: IMA HELP KILL HIM!! THAT PUNK RUINED OUR LIVES!! HES SOO DEAD!!
Camren Monroe: Me and Hope can. Who the @!$%# is the prick?
Amber Love: idk who he is
Camren Monroe: Sounds like a [REDACTED] grader
Nicole Cruz: He's in [REDACTED] and I can put an end to that mother @!$%#ers life!
Camren Monroe: Ima kill his ass
If that's not already enough to make you scared of any nearby 13- and 14-year-old, then consider this: The boy they were threatening to kill was not involved at all in the investigation that led to the arrest of Nicholas Gonzalez. The lesson? Facebook might not kill you, but rumors posted there certainly might.
Now, this story in itself is not what's disturbing me so much. There are 4 pages of comments responding to this story, and most of them are broken up into 2 groups:
1. Everybody's overreacting, this is just kids being kids, it's what they've always done, it's what EVERY teenager does, typical teenage melodrama.
2. Parents can't discipline their kids or they go to jail, the kids aren't scared of their parents, so there's nothing the parents can do.
Okay, my question for anybody who thinks like 1.: how many people were YOU threatening to kill when you were a kid? How many friends did you have who brought guns to school and THAT was okay but if somebody told the police, THAT was going too far?
And for anybody who thinks like 2.: So that's the answer, kids won't behave so why should parents bother trying? If a kid flunks a math test is the logical answer 'well he didn't get it so let's just forget about it altogether'? No, you have him do it again until you see better results.
Apparently some people think parenting is a one time thing that if they don't listen to you once, you shouldn't bother trying again. They don't seem to realize that parenting is a never ending process, that you spend 18 years from the time they come home from the hospital, raising them, training them, teaching them that there's right and wrong, good and bad, what's acceptable and what's not acceptable, and that they are responsible for the consequences of their actions. This seems to escape a lot of people's minds, which lead me to believe they're either A. not parents, or B. terrible parents.
Now, I don't believe these 4 friends JUST woke up one day after 13 years and said 'our friend got arrested for bringing a gun to school, HE didn't do anything wrong, our lives are ruined now, let's kill the guy who snitched'. It sounds to me like they've had quite a while to get used to the idea that they can do anything they want.
Anybody else got a thought on this?
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