Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I had to take AEM out of my news feed because it was raising my blood pressure. I've left the group once before, and I think I just need to do it again. I consider myself pretty liberal, but I'm genuinely conflicted on the CA race and that makes me a racist on AEM. F that.

So, asking here so I don’t get pilloried. I am also conflicted about the CA race. Per someone I really trust and respect, this case with the 10 yr olds that is getting all this press, is it true that Stamos was not in fact the CA at the time? I looked up the bio of the principal and she retired from APS before Stamos was even elected CA. She was a prosecutor at that time, but was she the one who made the decision to charge those kids/how to charge them? Can anyone tell me the truth?

From an email from Libby Garvey:

5. Prosecuting Juveniles: One of the mailers accuses Theo of prosecuting 10 year-olds. Ms. Dehghani-Tafti’s accusations do not even make sense. She dug up a case from 20 years ago when Theo was not the Commonwealth Attorney, was not the Chief Deputy Commonwealth Attorney, and was not the trial prosecutor.

I was on the School Board and remember the incident. Two ten-year old boys put hand sanitizer in their teacher’s water bottle, which he drank from. The teacher thought he had been fatally poisoned The boys admitted it. They said they wanted to kill their teacher. The boys did not go to jail or prison. There was a deferred disposition on a misdemeanor, and the case was ultimately dismissed because the boys got the supervision and treatment that they needed. The case is not relevant to Theo, but even if it were, it is totally misrepresented.




This is consistent with the letter to the editor, where the principal says she regrets they couldn't "follow normal school procedures...." presumably because the teacher called the police directly.

As little regard as I have for Tafti, it’s still shocking to me that she and her supporters have used such easily disproved accusations in order to win this race.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To play devil's advocate here, a lot of the "race-baiting" can also be seen as pushing UMC white folks (like me) to consider our implicit biases. A PP posted: "If a black child was dissuaded or incorrectly told they had to do something to take an AP class or whatever, it is because the child is black. Full stop." The implicit point in the post, leading to the PP's conclusion that such accusations would chill the teacher/counselor from giving good advice, is that the teacher/counselor had a valid reason and that it wasn't just because the child is black. But none of us know that for a fact as applied to any particular situation. If a black parent is saying that's the issue and the teacher is saying that's not the issue, why do we assume the black parent is wrong and the teacher is right? Why would we not consider that as a possibility? It's not considered polite to talk about race anymore among the white community, which is fine and dandy when it comes to no longer making gross generalizations about minorities/people of color, but it's also a convenient way to shut down points about things that white folks continue to do to preserve their own privilege.

In addition, a lot of the recent racially tinged discussion began with the infamous "whitesplaining" post during the boundary discussion. That post was largely correct. The historically black community around Drew had been asked what it wanted and said what it wanted. At the last minute, white outsiders to that community came in and said, no you don't understand THIS would be better for you. The proposal may have come from a good place, but it was absolutely contrary to what the community clearly said it wanted and it was billed as "what's best" for that community. Whitesplaining was a provocative way to put it, but that is in fact what was going on.

All that said, the political posts, from Parisa vs. Theo to whether charter schools are a good idea, are ridiculous and detract from real discussion of issues. I generally think less of everyone who posts on those threads because they have such poor reasoning skills. And the reason they have such poor reasoning skills is that they are never tested by having to defend their positions outside of the echo chamber. That's the real problem with all of this political correctness.

That all gets lost with comments like: “whi.....I mean elitist"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to take AEM out of my news feed because it was raising my blood pressure. I've left the group once before, and I think I just need to do it again. I consider myself pretty liberal, but I'm genuinely conflicted on the CA race and that makes me a racist on AEM. F that.

So, asking here so I don’t get pilloried. I am also conflicted about the CA race. Per someone I really trust and respect, this case with the 10 yr olds that is getting all this press, is it true that Stamos was not in fact the CA at the time? I looked up the bio of the principal and she retired from APS before Stamos was even elected CA. She was a prosecutor at that time, but was she the one who made the decision to charge those kids/how to charge them? Can anyone tell me the truth?

From an email from Libby Garvey:

5. Prosecuting Juveniles: One of the mailers accuses Theo of prosecuting 10 year-olds. Ms. Dehghani-Tafti’s accusations do not even make sense. She dug up a case from 20 years ago when Theo was not the Commonwealth Attorney, was not the Chief Deputy Commonwealth Attorney, and was not the trial prosecutor.

I was on the School Board and remember the incident. Two ten-year old boys put hand sanitizer in their teacher’s water bottle, which he drank from. The teacher thought he had been fatally poisoned The boys admitted it. They said they wanted to kill their teacher. The boys did not go to jail or prison. There was a deferred disposition on a misdemeanor, and the case was ultimately dismissed because the boys got the supervision and treatment that they needed. The case is not relevant to Theo, but even if it were, it is totally misrepresented.




This is consistent with the letter to the editor, where the principal says she regrets they couldn't "follow normal school procedures...." presumably because the teacher called the police directly.

As little regard as I have for Tafti, it’s still shocking to me that she and her supporters have used such easily disproved accusations in order to win this race.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to take AEM out of my news feed because it was raising my blood pressure. I've left the group once before, and I think I just need to do it again. I consider myself pretty liberal, but I'm genuinely conflicted on the CA race and that makes me a racist on AEM. F that.

So, asking here so I don’t get pilloried. I am also conflicted about the CA race. Per someone I really trust and respect, this case with the 10 yr olds that is getting all this press, is it true that Stamos was not in fact the CA at the time? I looked up the bio of the principal and she retired from APS before Stamos was even elected CA. She was a prosecutor at that time, but was she the one who made the decision to charge those kids/how to charge them? Can anyone tell me the truth?

From an email from Libby Garvey:

5. Prosecuting Juveniles: One of the mailers accuses Theo of prosecuting 10 year-olds. Ms. Dehghani-Tafti’s accusations do not even make sense. She dug up a case from 20 years ago when Theo was not the Commonwealth Attorney, was not the Chief Deputy Commonwealth Attorney, and was not the trial prosecutor.

I was on the School Board and remember the incident. Two ten-year old boys put hand sanitizer in their teacher’s water bottle, which he drank from. The teacher thought he had been fatally poisoned The boys admitted it. They said they wanted to kill their teacher. The boys did not go to jail or prison. There was a deferred disposition on a misdemeanor, and the case was ultimately dismissed because the boys got the supervision and treatment that they needed. The case is not relevant to Theo, but even if it were, it is totally misrepresented.




This is consistent with the letter to the editor, where the principal says she regrets they couldn't "follow normal school procedures...." presumably because the teacher called the police directly.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to take AEM out of my news feed because it was raising my blood pressure. I've left the group once before, and I think I just need to do it again. I consider myself pretty liberal, but I'm genuinely conflicted on the CA race and that makes me a racist on AEM. F that.

So, asking here so I don’t get pilloried. I am also conflicted about the CA race. Per someone I really trust and respect, this case with the 10 yr olds that is getting all this press, is it true that Stamos was not in fact the CA at the time? I looked up the bio of the principal and she retired from APS before Stamos was even elected CA. She was a prosecutor at that time, but was she the one who made the decision to charge those kids/how to charge them? Can anyone tell me the truth?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to take AEM out of my news feed because it was raising my blood pressure. I've left the group once before, and I think I just need to do it again. I consider myself pretty liberal, but I'm genuinely conflicted on the CA race and that makes me a racist on AEM. F that.

So, asking here so I don’t get pilloried. I am also conflicted about the CA race. Per someone I really trust and respect, this case with the 10 yr olds that is getting all this press, is it true that Stamos was not in fact the CA at the time? I looked up the bio of the principal and she retired from APS before Stamos was even elected CA. She was a prosecutor at that time, but was she the one who made the decision to charge those kids/how to charge them? Can anyone tell me the truth?

Ultimately, doesn’t this boil down to a bunch of 22207ers fighting amongst themselves, per usual? Stamos, Tafti, and this principal are all neighbors from the same super zip code in NA. Is there really that much daylight between them, other than the ACDC and McAuliffe retaliating against Stamos for stepping out of line (I don’t agree with Stamos’ position of not restoring voting rights, but am conflicted about the general idea of PDs becoming CAs as agent of change). I believe there is implicit and even plenty of explicit bias in Arlington courts/schools/community, but I don’t believe the particular cases of alleged “police brutality” or overcharging minors should be blamed on a Stamos either. If she was so awful, why didn’t anyone challenge her last time? These cases happened prior to the last election, I believe. I think I agree with Tafti on a lot of things, but I don’t like how the campaign has unfolded.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m rezoned to Drew and not sure what to do next fall for K. I have to imagine that not everyone in Nauck feels the way that the vocal few on AEM do.

Not everyone in Nauck feels the same way a vocal few do. I'm a white resident and have never felt unwelcome at our civic association or neighborhood events or the school. People are jerks sometimes, especially on the internet. My child will be going to Drew next year.

That is great! I’m looking forward to following the first year as the “new Drew.”

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to take AEM out of my news feed because it was raising my blood pressure. I've left the group once before, and I think I just need to do it again. I consider myself pretty liberal, but I'm genuinely conflicted on the CA race and that makes me a racist on AEM. F that.

So, asking here so I don’t get pilloried. I am also conflicted about the CA race. Per someone I really trust and respect, this case with the 10 yr olds that is getting all this press, is it true that Stamos was not in fact the CA at the time? I looked up the bio of the principal and she retired from APS before Stamos was even elected CA. She was a prosecutor at that time, but was she the one who made the decision to charge those kids/how to charge them? Can anyone tell me the truth?

Ultimately, doesn’t this boil down to a bunch of 22207ers fighting amongst themselves, per usual? Stamos, Tafti, and this principal are all neighbors from the same super zip code in NA. Is there really that much daylight between them, other than the ACDC and McAuliffe retaliating against Stamos for stepping out of line (I don’t agree with Stamos’ position of not restoring voting rights, but am conflicted about the general idea of PDs becoming CAs as agent of change). I believe there is implicit and even plenty of explicit bias in Arlington courts/schools/community, but I don’t believe the particular cases of alleged “police brutality” or overcharging minors should be blamed on a Stamos either. If she was so awful, why didn’t anyone challenge her last time? These cases happened prior to the last election, I believe. I think I agree with Tafti on a lot of things, but I don’t like how the campaign has unfolded.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to take AEM out of my news feed because it was raising my blood pressure. I've left the group once before, and I think I just need to do it again. I consider myself pretty liberal, but I'm genuinely conflicted on the CA race and that makes me a racist on AEM. F that.

So, asking here so I don’t get pilloried. I am also conflicted about the CA race. Per someone I really trust and respect, this case with the 10 yr olds that is getting all this press, is it true that Stamos was not in fact the CA at the time? I looked up the bio of the principal and she retired from APS before Stamos was even elected CA. She was a prosecutor at that time, but was she the one who made the decision to charge those kids/how to charge them? Can anyone tell me the truth?

Ultimately, doesn’t this boil down to a bunch of 22207ers fighting amongst themselves, per usual? Stamos, Tafti, and this principal are all neighbors from the same super zip code in NA. Is there really that much daylight between them, other than the ACDC and McAuliffe retaliating against Stamos for stepping out of line (I don’t agree with Stamos’ position of not restoring voting rights, but am conflicted about the general idea of PDs becoming CAs as agent of change). I believe there is implicit and even plenty of explicit bias in Arlington courts/schools/community, but I don’t believe the particular cases of alleged “police brutality” or overcharging minors should be blamed on a Stamos either. If she was so awful, why didn’t anyone challenge her last time? These cases happened prior to the last election, I believe. I think I agree with Tafti on a lot of things, but I don’t like how the campaign has unfolded.

Anonymous wrote:I had to take AEM out of my news feed because it was raising my blood pressure. I've left the group once before, and I think I just need to do it again. I consider myself pretty liberal, but I'm genuinely conflicted on the CA race and that makes me a racist on AEM. F that.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m rezoned to Drew and not sure what to do next fall for K. I have to imagine that not everyone in Nauck feels the way that the vocal few on AEM do.

Not everyone in Nauck feels the same way a vocal few do. I'm a white resident and have never felt unwelcome at our civic association or neighborhood events or the school. People are jerks sometimes, especially on the internet. My child will be going to Drew next year.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m rezoned to Drew and not sure what to do next fall for K. I have to imagine that not everyone in Nauck feels the way that the vocal few on AEM do.

Not everyone in Nauck feels the same way a vocal few do. I'm a white resident and have never felt unwelcome at our civic association or neighborhood events or the school. People are jerks sometimes, especially on the internet. My child will be going to Drew next year.

Because the vocal few don’t live in Nauck

Anonymous wrote:All of the posts about the Commonwealth Attorney race are really irritating. I don't like how how Dehghani-Tafti's campaign is centered around painting Stamos as a racist right winger using questionable statistics. If you point out that not all of the people who commit crimes in Arlington are from Arlington, you're just making specious arguments. Meanwhile, a quick look at the court docket for any given day will show people from DC, Alexandria, MD, etc. and yes, Arlington. Also, if you have a problem with outside money being used to influence an Arlington Democratic primary, you are once again a racist and/or antisemitic. WTF?

So here's the thing, calling someone racist on a message board who is actually racist does not bother them. They know they are racist and DGAF. It only serves to silence the people who actually care about such things and are terrified of accidentally causing harm.