Idaho student says teacher tossed his Mexican flag in trash

[Niels Bohr 72]

It's the 3rd World Countries that makes the world go round. Without them, the capitalist country will probably be bankrupt.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Uh-oh... can't wait for the "THEY SHOULD HAVE BURNT THAT DARN MEXICAN FLAG" crowd.

I think that the teacher is either history-ignorant or just plain stupid.

Why? This is the United States not Mehicooooo.

That fact doesn't mean that you can get away with abusing someone's personal property just because you happen to not like it.

Personal property in a public school. What if a kid brought a weapon to a school. Is that also considered pp? Is a noose also considered PP?

What if indeed.

He didn't bring a knife into school. It was a flag - lets not distort the argument.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

You are right. Personally I would not have touched it. I don't touch flags from 3rd world countries.

That's the best you could come up with??

I didn't even need to try. I could go on and compare the countries but that would end up laughable. This Mexican power ####### may work on Americans. Certainly does not work with me.

Certainly did not work back in high school where we got suspended, senior year, from brawling on school grounds. To cut a long story short. 20 Latinos vs 18 Greeks, Italians and Asians. These guys where also 23 and not 17 like us. One of us ran home to mommy. Who do you think it was?

Who cares. What does that have to do with this one kid, his teacher and a flag he brought into school?

[Peikko 1,575]

Who knows? Clearly, the student should have been celebrating the Mexican victory over the French with an American flag because after all, this is America.

Edited May 7, 2008 by Purple_Hibiscus

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Naaaa.... I liked the "other" Ted Bundy better: white nice guy, patriotic, USCITIZEN, volunteered at a crisis clinic... now THAT'S a nice guy.

Hey, you got something against non-uscitizens?

--Just a quick question, since I've never been in Australia, and I DON'T want to assume I know everything about the issue here, like others do. Remember I live right on the border and I KNOW what the reality is, how many of you can say that? just a few. OK, back to my question, is it true that some people in Australia are as racist towards their natives, like some people here are towards people from other countries??

He's only Australian by birth. He's really a greasy, fat Greek like Jimmy "the Greek."

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Who knows? Clearly, the student should have been celebrating the Mexican victory over the French with an American flag because after all, this is America.

Indeed. In the English Football hooligan sense of the word.

[Sheriff Uling 3]

There are Mexicans in Idaho?

You are hilarious! I'm sure others were wondering the same thing... However, there are a lot of vaqueros (cowboys) in Mexico. So on the other hand, it's completely understandable. Nevermind...

Edited May 7, 2008 by Sheriff Uling

[Peikko 1,575]

Gosh, the nostalgia for the football hooligan *sigh*.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Naaaa.... I liked the "other" Ted Bundy better: white nice guy, patriotic, USCITIZEN, volunteered at a crisis clinic... now THAT'S a nice guy.

Hey, you got something against non-uscitizens?

--Just a quick question, since I've never been in Australia, and I DON'T want to assume I know everything about the issue here, like others do. Remember I live right on the border and I KNOW what the reality is, how many of you can say that? just a few. OK, back to my question, is it true that some people in Australia are as racist towards their natives, like some people here are towards people from other countries??

He's only Australian by birth. He's really a greasy, fat Greek like Jimmy "the Greek."

Dontcha know... every Greek has an Uncle Spiros

Gosh, the nostalgia for the football hooligan *sigh*.

Yup the Halcyon days of kicking in bus-shelters and throwing dustbins through the windows of "Paki" shops.

[HAL 9000 96]

lol

[Heracles 417]

He's only Australian by birth.

Nice oxymoron statement there..

He's really a greasy, fat Greek like Jimmy "the Greek."

You don't travel much do you.

Edited May 8, 2008 by Boo-Yah!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

He's only Australian by birth.

Nice oxymoron statement there..

He's really a greasy, fat Greek like Jimmy "the Greek."

You don't travel much do you.

All the fat Greeks I know are greasy. Just look at My Big Fat Greek Wedding. ...and they smell like an old wet leather shoe. Why don't you guys shower more often?

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

i have to wonder if we'd even hear about it if the shoe was on the other foot, say a french student with a french flag in mexico.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Did you know that Windex can cure most minor health complaints?

[almaty 19]

lol..............