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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][u][b]I do not have a teenager,[/b][/u] but really this is not where I want tax money to schools or police to be going towards. If it gets out of control, maybe the police should get involved, but we do not have the money to police every poorly written or mean comment on the web.  Unless it happens on school property, I don't want the schools involved. Can you imagine if someone had to police this forum? Can't we just teach or children not to like people who talk bad about others?  Situation solved. The mean guy doesn't have followers anymore.[/quote]

I respect your right to your opinion, but, no offense, you really do not understand the dynamic at play if you are not around teenagers on a regular basis.  Police are already "policing" the web to ferret out underage drinking and other such "crimes."  As far as the school property issue, I think that schools should protect the students if the out of school incident has an in school impact. Whether it is the school taking action or referring the matter to someone who can, I am all for it. It may just be me, but I would rather have that intrusion on the front end, then have all of us ask "why didn't we do anything?" if the bullied kid commits suicide or, God forbid, harms other students.

You arguments are "philosophical" and "pollyannaish" and are not helpful with dealing with real teens in the real world.[/quote]

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