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moneyinphx , to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program

Yet another reason on why Texas is so awful.

Sarmyth , to technology in OpenAI CEO promotes crypto project Worldcoin after fundraising report

Maybe this is why he was fired.

4grams ,
@4grams@awful.systems avatar

it was honestly my first thought when it all went down. Cryptobro CEO fired for not being sufficiently candid. I was sure a rugpull was on it’s way.

Omegamanthethird , to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program
@Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world avatar

Random thoughts:

Disgust at the principal.

How is this not race based discrimination?

Why is a state law protecting from race based discrimination even necessary when the constitution should do that already?

I’m impressed Texas passed an anti-discrimination law aimed at protecting an oppressed group.

How is this not sex based discrimination?

Agent641 ,

Kinda funny that its called Barbers’ hill

CosmicCleric , to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program
@CosmicCleric@lemmy.world avatar

Do hairstyles actually interfere with teaching?

I can’t imagine how.

PhlubbaDubba ,

Teacher having a stroke trying not to spontaneously burn a cross when exposed to a black kid who “doesn’t know their place”

CosmicCleric ,
@CosmicCleric@lemmy.world avatar

I get the racist angle, what I’m asking for is how do they justify those laws/rules, as in how it harms education.

What literal excuse could they give to say that a hairstyle affects the education of their students?

jasondj ,

Because it teaches kids to sit down and shut up.

This reads like 60s era rules that never got updated. Hell it sounds like big puffy afros from the 60s/70s were meant to maliciously comply with that haircut rule.

CosmicCleric ,
@CosmicCleric@lemmy.world avatar

Again, what’s their actual justification, what do they vocalize and express is the reason why they have this rule?

I’m honestly don’t want to hear the other sides flames about it, I want to hear why they’re doing what they’re doing from their own mouths.

jasondj ,

No, you’re missing it. That is their actual justification. Jim Crow bullshit.

CosmicCleric ,
@CosmicCleric@lemmy.world avatar

No, you’re missing it. That is their actual justification. Jim Crow bullshit.

Those actual words came out of their mouths, they said “We’re implementing these rules because of Jim Crow”?

snek ,
@snek@lemmy.world avatar

They explain it here: npr.org/…/black-student-crown-act-texas-hairstyle…

Seems like his violations are a result of being asked to not wear his hair like that and him refusing, and one act of tardiness. So yes, it’s his hair. That’s the reason, and they don’t feel the need to explain themselves.

CosmicCleric ,
@CosmicCleric@lemmy.world avatar

So yes, it’s his hair. That’s the reason, and they don’t feel the need to explain themselves.

That’s basically what I was asking after, if they expkained why the policy they have was needed, how it improves education and learning.

The article just says this…

Violation of the dress and grooming policy.

snek ,
@snek@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, I think they were like this with him on purpose.

Racists4TransRights , to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program

Disgustingly ridiculous

ronalicious ,

disgustingly racist…

Zealousideal_Fox900 , to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program

MERICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (/s this is fucked up)

jecht360 , to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program
@jecht360@lemmy.world avatar

Of course it’s Texas.

wolfpack86 , to news in Navy SEAL who claimed to kill Bin Laden arrested in Texas

I’m not a fashionista or anything, but someone should be arrested for the tailoring of that suit. Good God.

Madison420 ,

Tailored like a fresh paper bag. I dunno man there’s a weird trump ideation that made baggy ill fitting rack suits in vouge for a certain sect of people.

betterdeadthanreddit , to news in Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV line

See, this is why you go in with a backup plan. Can’t get IV access? Claw hammer doesn’t give a shit.

mosiacmango ,

A brutal killing might make people oppose the process.

Also violate the constitution and all that.

shani66 ,

Although It’d probably be less painful for the one being executed.

betterdeadthanreddit ,

This guy’s enough of a piece of shit that feet first into a woodchipper slowly is a fine alternative to the injection plan.

stoly ,

I love how edgy and cavalier people can be with the lives of others. No wonder humanity can’t stop acting like apes.

betterdeadthanreddit ,

I recognize what I am. It’s fine to pretend to be better if it helps you through the day though.

stoly ,

I don’t think I’m better than you. I see you and realize how much our species needs to grow as a whole. We have a long way to go before we overcome the roots of our evolution. Until then, we’re still just obeying our biology instead of our minds. We are all on this together and until everyone moves on, we’re trapped in the past.

betterdeadthanreddit ,

I just don’t see the point in keeping him around based on his record. There are some things to consider in the case that put Creech in line for execution like the report indicating that the roommate attacked him initially. They go into more detail here and explain why he meets the criteria for the death penalty even with that and other factors in mind. Long story short, it’s not worth betting innocent lives on his rehabilitation by letting him out until he’s carried out. What good will come from further delaying the inevitable?

To state the obvious, not everyone who is convicted of a crime is guilty and not all guilty convicts (including cases of homicide) deserve the death penalty. In this situation, guilt is clearly established and for the nothing my opinion is worth, I agree with what they’ve said in the link above about why execution is warranted. The claw hammer and woodchipper suggestions were flippant and absurd but once it’s decided and if processes to overturn that decision are fruitless, they should just set the date and get it done. More realistically, it’d be something like inert gas or an inhaled poison and would vary by state. Planning ahead seems pretty basic to me but I’m sure there are dense legal tomes out there explaining why they don’t do it.

Rolder ,

Let me just see here…

“ Creech, 73, has been in prison half a century, convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more. He was already serving a life term when he beat a fellow inmate, 22-year-old David Dale Jensen, to death in 1981 — the crime for which he was to be executed. “

Yeah you right

cyborganism ,

Latetolemmy, is that you?

latetolemmy ,

A brutal killing might make people oppose the process.

Nah I’m all in for it.

Also violate the constitution and all that.

Fuck the constitution.

cyborganism ,

I bet you’d be signing a different song if you were a victim whose rights are being infringed.

ReverendIrreverence ,
@ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.world avatar

Or a face mask connected to a Nitrogen tank.

itsonlygeorge , to world in Latest peace talks between Ethiopia's government and Oromo militants break up without an agreement

Aol.com is still alive after all these years!?

BigBlackCockroach OP ,
@BigBlackCockroach@lemmy.world avatar

Wait, you are not using AOL online? how do you connect to the internet? /s

itsonlygeorge ,

I had to setup up my grandfather’s new computer with aol, even though he was connected via a cable modem that was always on anyway. That was a throwback for sure.

BigBlackCockroach OP ,
@BigBlackCockroach@lemmy.world avatar

I always saw those compact disks they must have been handing out by the millions. What were those used for? just a software package?

itsonlygeorge ,

Yes. It was a promotional CD with the installer for the aol program and access phone numbers for dial up.

They typically gave you a month or some amount of free hours as a promotion.

There were millions of them sent out to encourage people to get on the internet at a time when home PCs were still relatively uncommon and internet more so.

There is an ancient meme of a throne made entirely of ail CDs from the dark ages of the internet.

boingboing.net/2006/…/howto-build-a-glowin.html

tsonfeir , to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program
@tsonfeir@lemm.ee avatar

Give this mf a modeling job damn! Look at that blue steel!

FlyingSquid , to news in Navy SEAL who claimed to kill Bin Laden arrested in Texas
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

And he used the N-word. What a colossal shithead.

Pasta4u , to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program

18 year old junior ?

Trainguyrom ,

I mean if this is the kind of descrimination he’s faced that makes it pretty hard to follow the normal life path that most people do

Pasta4u ,

He experienced it at 18 years old. Don’t most people graduate at 17 ? I know I did

Trainguyrom ,

Graduation for most is 17 or 18 depending on when their birthdate is. It’s also possible their parents held them back for a year (i know a couple of people whos parents chose that) which depending on when their birthdate is could entirely explain being slightly older than their peers

CaptainSpaceman , to technology in OpenAI CEO promotes crypto project Worldcoin after fundraising report

Anything to extract more data huh?

phoneymouse , to news in Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program

What’s up with that link? Not the article at all.

tree OP ,

Fixed it, the main one was always the right one don’t know where the mix up happened for the other one, thx

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