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Post by viper on Jul 16, 2011 21:25:46 GMT -6
I am appalled by what the grand ridge grade school principal quoted in this article! Is it possible that what he was trying to articulate in his head was somehow botched somewhere between what actually came out of his mouth and what was reported in the paper? It's not uncommon for someone in a tragedy to try and find words to express their thoughts, yet the person ends up saying something that comes out totally the wrong way. I doubt the man was really trying to speak ill of the deceased.
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Post by hawk on Jul 16, 2011 21:27:08 GMT -6
i totally agree viper
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Post by junecleaver on Jul 16, 2011 21:55:50 GMT -6
Sorry, but I went back and listened to it again and was just as disgusted the second time I heard it. He's a school Superintendent and to say what he said is unexcusable.
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Post by Blue Star on Jul 16, 2011 21:57:48 GMT -6
Sorry, but I went back and listened to it again and was just as disgusted the second time I heard it. He's a school Superintendent and to say what he said is unexcusable. Fruedean slip? I agree, too much/many words to confuse what he meant!
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Post by august on Jul 16, 2011 22:53:30 GMT -6
Being this is such a horrible tragedy, all any of us can do is pray for strength and peace for the survivors. Truth is no one will ever know why it happened. There probably was stress and many factors. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors and no one knows what a person thinks about. There were innocent victims and the survivors have alot to live with. Everyone needs our prayers to get some peace in order to go on. No bashing, no guessing, even the truth is no ones business. The survivors have a very hard road ahead and need the communities support. I will pray for everyone to gain the strength and peace they need, no matter what the story is (truth or rumors). Truth is, only 1 person knows what led to this and she can't share her story. Right there is speculation. Everyone assumes she was the one who did it. They never have came out to say that she was indeed the one who did it. I don't care for the details, but that is something very crucial for our community to know. If she didn't do it, then that means somebody else is walking our community who did. That is why I'm concerned. I'm not going to bash the mom, I'm not going to bash the family. I'm not going to say my exact view on what I think happened. But this is something that we ALL should keep in mind because it is a possibility until they confirm otherwise. this is what I was thinking.... I don't believe for a minute any off this is true...I believe something else happened.... I can't believe that in 1 day they can say what happened.
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Post by viper on Jul 16, 2011 23:03:26 GMT -6
Right there is speculation. Everyone assumes she was the one who did it. They never have came out to say that she was indeed the one who did it. I don't care for the details, but that is something very crucial for our community to know. If she didn't do it, then that means somebody else is walking our community who did. That is why I'm concerned. I'm not going to bash the mom, I'm not going to bash the family. I'm not going to say my exact view on what I think happened. But this is something that we ALL should keep in mind because it is a possibility until they confirm otherwise. Actually, the coroner's office did in a sense confirm that person's role by labeling it a murder-suicide as opposed to a homicide, and that came directly from Bernard's office and was quoted in all of the major media outlets. Unless the coroner's office is entirely wrong, then their ruling, as quoted in the paper, would suggest that someone else responsible for the crime is in fact NOT walking around the community.
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Post by junecleaver on Jul 16, 2011 23:16:04 GMT -6
I don't really know what to think. I think most of us want to find another answer....any other answer...than a mother being capable of hurting her own children. If this can happen to a seemingly normal, loving mother, then it's possible it could happen to any of us given the right circumstances and the right mental breakdown. There will probably never be answers to why.
It just saddens me so much. I pray for the family and friends of this woman and her two boys. Their lives will never be the same again.
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Post by 34bears on Jul 17, 2011 6:54:35 GMT -6
This board could be part of a psychology class. I didn't cross reference this thread with the Casey Anthony thread, but where is all the anger? I'd be curious to have both scenarios presented to a group of people with no personal attachments.
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Post by BTrendy on Jul 17, 2011 7:08:44 GMT -6
So am I. I have read several DIFFERENT quotes out of this man's mouth, and they were all very 'off'. I have refrained from commenting on this thread, but now that I have, God be with you Gary, my friend. you know I hate this board but I have to comment. That stupid SOB needs to lose his job. seriously. That is so inappropriate and eff'd up I just don't have words to explain it. It speaks for itself I've never in my life read such an insensitive quote about a tragedy like this. To think this idiot is a public educator explains a lot of whats wrong w/ our education system. " They were nice boys," said Mathis. "One was a little more spirited than the other, but at the same time not a bad boy."He just keeps making it worse.
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Post by junecleaver on Jul 17, 2011 7:47:47 GMT -6
Yep, he needs to lose his job. He is an idiot.
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Post by dog on Jul 17, 2011 7:57:36 GMT -6
Those who are disturbed by his responses, what would your responses be to the questions posed to him?
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Post by Blue Star on Jul 17, 2011 8:02:29 GMT -6
Those who are disturbed by his responses, what would your responses be to the questions posed to him? "We are devastated by the loss of 2 of our students and our prayers go out to the family. We will have support @ the school on ______ for students who were friends of his."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2011 8:06:53 GMT -6
This board could be part of a psychology class. I didn't cross reference this thread with the Casey Anthony thread, but where is all the anger? I'd be curious to have both scenarios presented to a group of people with no personal attachments. The anger seems to be focused on the Grand Ridge principle.. I don't believe he killed anyone,so whats wrong with this picture.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2011 8:07:20 GMT -6
Yep, he needs to lose his job. He is an idiot. If we all lost our jobs for letting something slip that we shouldn't have said...most of us would be unemployed. He implied that the boys were less than angels, it's true. They must have been a handful to have a disparaging word of any kind said about them in a situation like this. It was extremely unfortunate for him to have said what he said and for family members to have read or heard it...I'm sure he'll get an UNSAT for community relations on his next eval.
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Post by freedom12 on Jul 17, 2011 8:09:07 GMT -6
So he said that the 2 boys were different from each other?
And the boys were nice?
Am I missing something?
Saying one boy had a different personality than the other and they were "nice boys" is not exactly offensive.
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