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Running of the leaves
Location: Cookeville Tennessee, Meet at Sherlock park on TTU's campus (The football park next to Prescott Hall) then carpool to Cane Creek Park for the run.
Details: While we're calling this is the running of the leaves, you do not have to run. Consider it voluntary competition. We're going to Cici's afterwords for lunch.
Time: Saturday Nov 5th, Noon
Questions: kitsune_47@yahoo.com, thattagen@yahoo.com
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Kingston Group
Copy Paste: Brony group in Kingston Ontario looking to organize a meet up!
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Northwest Florida Paintball Meetup
Location: Hurlburt Field AFB Paintball Field
Time: November 12, 11:00 AM
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Equestria Tides Podcast #2
Equestria Tides has released their second podcast! Those looking to fill their mp3 players with even more pony can find the page for it here.
Kicked Out of Home For Liking Ponies
A kid over on the MLP Reddit has been evicted from home for liking ponies. Apparently his parents think we are all wackos or something! Imagine that.
Toss him your support here!
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Yay, a titleless Nightly!
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VastaKustutaDrat, so close to getting a first.
VastaKustutablank roundup #1!! :O
VastaKustutawow, reload a minute after the post by accident, 4 comments already by the time I start writing this.
VastaKustutaWow. I'm awake for this for once! A silver lining to pulling an all nighter!
VastaKustutaTossed out for liking ponies, horrible.
VastaKustutaalso: wtf? kicked out for ponies?
VastaKustutaI mean... parents can do strange things but this is just... wow...wtf is wrong with these people?
Ahh, 10 in the morning, Nightly Roundup, as usual :)
VastaKustutaWould be funny if it was called "Morning Roundup" in Europe :D
maybe that kid had a hidden stash of clop
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VastaKustutaKicked out for liking ponies?
VastaKustutaIf that's true, then WTF... seriously messed up household.
Table top FO:E rpg looks pretty cool. Kinda like D&D.
VastaKustutaAlso Raindrops is best viking.
What disgusting parents that poor kid must have. I read further down the page and found out he's been kicked out before for having a gay friend. So not only is she a pony-hater, but a homophobe. Sorry, but people like that deserve to be banished from this planet or something. It's horrible.
VastaKustutaKicked out for liking ponies....pretty big BS.
VastaKustutaReason was the mom thinks Bronies are child molesters?
How the hell do people come up with this stuff?
If anything sexual wouldn't the first thing to come to mind for people be bestiality or something?
Hey, I was at that brony meet! God, it was a blast. <3
VastaKustutaThat is sad being kicked out for liking ponies glad my parents are not crazy like that though my mother gives me strange looks when I come to visit now.
VastaKustutaWow, I'm actually awake for the nightly roundup? I'm going to regret this in the morning.
VastaKustutaThat Finnish channel pic made me laugh. Look out Pinkie Pie! (Sorry Twilight)
And damn, kicked out of the house for liking ponies? Either the kid has some closed minded parents of sorts. (Maybe his dad is Ghost) Or the kid in question is Bobby Hill.
Hey guys... what if he's making it up? I'm just saying, it's a remote possibility.
VastaKustutaGetting kicked out of the house, at the age of 15, for liking ponies... What has this world come to?
VastaKustutaNever mind. I take back what I said, after looking at the Reddit page. The chances of him fabricating this are like, 0.0001%
VastaKustutaSome kid got kicked out of his house for liking ponies...? That sorta makes me wonder if he's selectively omitting details. No parent who is thinking clearly would ever boot her kid out of her home for simply liking ponies.
VastaKustutaGeez, that story makes me sick. Whenever I start to think my life sucks I just have to leave it to the internet to make me feel like a whiny bitch.
VastaKustutaWho would do that to their kid?
VastaKustutaWho I ask, who?
Vikings are awesome. I want a Viking holiday on my Viking calendar too. D:
VastaKustutaThere appears to be many Bronies in SoCal. And they like dressing up, yay. lol :)
Another pony cake with nice smooth lines. Very nice. Can I have a piece please? <3
More ponies! I know they're just random ponies to the fans, but I like to buy them still. I have one of those recolors already.
That really sucks about his mother kicking him out over something like liking ponies. I can relate. I've been in very similar situations myself. Only there's been times when I didn't even have a place to turn to like this for support. It can certainly be disheartening and tough. Hopefully things settle down and perhaps his mom settles down about it as well. Odd though that he's only 15 years old and was kicked out. As far as I know, that's still within age limits to where parents can't legally kick their children out. But maybe one or two States has a really low age for it or such. Can't say I know for certain. But I hope his situation improves.
Kicking le kid out of home for him liking multi-colored equines? at 15? really? and I thought this was shit you did a couple of centuries ago.
VastaKustutaThis just doesn't blend properly...maybe his mom is one of those Crazy Christians who think ponies are satanic. No offense to fellow christian bronies though
"Kicked Out of Home For Liking Ponies"
VastaKustuta^
The first thing I thought was that the poor kid's parents must watch Fox News and believe it. What a terrible disease for them to have to live with; I hope a cure can be found soon.
@Jordan
VastaKustuta^
Possibility noted. The story is a tad extreme.
I'm pretty sure that wasn't the only reason, but anything anti-pony really needs to learn to love and tolerate.
VastaKustutakicked out? That's a bit on the harsh side, dontchathink?
VastaKustutaI suddenly feel very lucky that upon flat out telling my parents that I was a brony, they just went along with it. The biggest thing I got in response was that it was a surprise given they'd only seen the very early generation of the show (IE not FIM).
VastaKustutaJeeze that's pretty cruel though, even if you think its weird/wrong to watch a *show for little girls* (Can't say that with a straight face) I hardly see that as grounds to kick someone out of the house.
Good Job for everyone in SoCal. Wish i could have made it :( you guys are awesome
VastaKustutaDamn, makes me scared to tell people I'm a brony. I think this situation is one in a hundred million, but still...
VastaKustuta@Masquerade
VastaKustutaI know right? I'm naturally paranoid as it is, now I have this to add to my worries...*Facehoof* People like that, ruin the world for the rest of humanity.
At least my parents are open about what I like or dislike. I say I like MLP, they were confused at first, but I really had to explain that it was an awesome show. Whenever I wear MLP shirts in public, some people see the shirt and think "awesome shirt!" But yeah, I also watch MLP:FiM with my niece and nephew since it's something I can watch with them that we all enjoy watching. Some parents really need to be open about their child's likes and views on things. MLP REALLY isn't something bad to get into... compared to something like child porn. Ugh...
VastaKustutaForgive me... that story seems a tad extreme.
VastaKustutaI mean... it WOULDN'T be extreme... were it not for the whole "the cops won't do anything because this is perfectly legal and not abuse of a minor" stuff in the comments. Some of those stories are completely unbelievable and, unless they're all in like, Cuba, or something, I have a really hard time believing that any police force would let parents get away with this sort of thing.
Seriously. Some of the stuff in the comments HAS to be complete BS. I can't believe that parents could lock a child in the garage with nothing but a shovel, some toilet paper, and frozen dinners and NOT get arrested for it.
Hmm, this kid probably deserves more than a mention in nightly roundup. If somepony would be able to verify his situation of course.
VastaKustutaKicking someone out for being a Brony? That seems a little harsh. Its not like he spent 10 grand on internet porn OR internet poker rooms.
VastaKustutaThe Fallout Equestria RPG looks interesting. I have to find some to play it with. That reminds me, I wonder if the regular Fallout RPG will ever come out? I don't see why it has taken so long.
It's really only been the super-fundamentalists that despise ponies and bronies alike. Not to take jabs anyone and their beliefs, but it's what I've seen. no one else seems to get as up in arms about it as they do. :(
VastaKustuta@Ford That's just it, I don't think they are thinking clearly. I mean, seriously, thinking bronies are child molesters?
VastaKustutaI hate stories like this. Some people should just not be parents. When I hear this sort of thing it really makes me appreciate the household I grew up in, where my parents could be a bit annoying at times, but at least they knew how to properly raise a kid.
@Masquerade
VastaKustutaI would't worry about it really, it just depends how fucked up your parents can be. I feel really bad for that guy. Maybe tell some close friends that are into animation or something like that :)
Treating your child like that is absolutely ridiculous, and just because his parents have a misunderstanding of the internet and think that a community which they don't understand or perceive as normal are a bunch of child molesters. Goddamn idiots...
VastaKustutaKicking there kid out of the house for liking ponies, how fucking sad can a parent get? Seriously? What the hell is going on in this world?!
VastaKustutaMy mom is hard core Christian and all she did was use the fact that I like ponies to "troll" my dad. My dad told me not to end up on To Catch a predator.
VastaKustutaHow do we know that story is true?
VastaKustutaDat Fo:E RPG.
VastaKustutaDo want. Do want so much. xD
While I'm not dismissing the possibility of it being a hoax, it still sounds plausible. It only needs a screwed sense of reality and morals, some "issues" and a bit of overreaction.
VastaKustutaI find it ironic that liking MLP is considered by many so much worse than shooter games or even movies like saw. Makes me sad for humanity.
This business with the kid getting kicked out is sad. I'm lucky. My mother gets it. She's seen every episode, and neither of us get Hub. I made DVDs for my brothers kids. They marathoned season 1 at my mother's place in 2 days. I watched several episodes, including all of the season 2 episodes with her. I've shown her the music from Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods to share the inspiration to Art of the Dress and At the Gala. I've explained the fandom, the memes, and we've even gawked at the crazy life size Dashie that sold for mucho moolah on ebay. She knows I'm into customs, and I've bought ponies in front of her, both at the store, and at thrift shops.
VastaKustutaand...
I wouldn't tell my dad in a million years. I love the man, but I don't trust he would ever understand. My sister enjoyed G1 MLP when she was a kid. The horns and wings were cut off of them by one of his former wives, because that's satanic. Now I am a Christian myself. i stand by what I believe, even if I get crap for it. I also happen to enjoy a good, entertaining TV show that promotes good morals and life lessons, and is a far cry from the garbage that appears on TV so very often. He might be more than likely to say magic is evil, and reject the show on title alone... despite the fact that it ain't real. I don't know. I really don't know how he would react.
So I don't. I don't say a word. I love him, but I feel he is too set in his ways to be open to it. I watched him judge my old church, and my old pastor, because he didn't know what to do, and wasn't able to cope when a troll came and tried to undermine the place from the inside (it was one of those rock style churches, just existing was an uphill battle in a small town). To this day, I can not convince my dad that it wasn't the pastor. I watched this garbage unfold... and still I simply can't convince him...
So no pony for him.
I suspect that this poor kid's mother is equally set in her ways. She believes some twisted propagandist's point of view. She probably lives off of FOX News and the religious channels (sure fire home of greed driven preachers. Some legit ones exist, but they are RARE, nearly nonexistent). I may worry my father from time to time. He doesn't see me in HIS church, she assumes I am allowing my faith to waver. He doesn't know that I let it be strengthened in my actions with my friends, online, and when I visit my mother.
It's that closed mindedness that leaves him disconnected. I still visit him. I still care about him. I still have a vested interest in him, and what he's up to... But I alway am keeping a side of my self away from him. A side that otherwise embraces love, harmony, kindness, and all that jazz.
This kid's mother is allowing her behavior to rapidly sever her connection to her own flesh and blood... and it's all over a cartoon, that she judges with all the intellectual and emotional wisdom that can be rendered by the likes of Rocky or Madame LeFlour.
I wish him well. I hope he can make it the next three years OK. I hope he makes it in life too. He should not forget he's still growing, and can not give up if things get to hard. He should still have a family backing him. I pray that if this woman won't care for her own son, that he will find friends who can fill that gap in his life.
Can people PLEASE stop using Horns on viking helmets!! They did not have horns! There has never been. The fist apperance of horns on viking hemlets was in a disney cartoon. its just a myth, and a really bad one.
VastaKustutaThat Finnish synchtube has been around for AGES! I should know since i'm one of first people to use it and also a mod in there
VastaKustutaFluttercake... as adorable as it is, the cake's primary function is ruined. I mean, what kind of monster could put a knife to that?
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VastaKustutaThere's a Vernon BC group, but it's on Facebook. I'm no longer on facebook. That makes me a sad individual...
VastaKustutaMore meetups! i can haz Maine meetup?
VastaKustuta>Parenting
VastaKustuta>You're doing it wrong
That redesigned Fluttershy looks an awful lot like Midnight, except the Pegasus part.
VastaKustutaHasbro. I am dissapoint. Stop giving us shitty toys. The Mane Six figurines were bad enough.
VastaKustutaKicking your UNDERAGE KID out of your house for LIKING A CARTOON.
VastaKustutaWHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH SOME PEOPLE
That mother officially lost her right to call herself a human in my book.
Finally the So Cal meetup got in here.
VastaKustutaYay! Our Meet up got into the roundup!
VastaKustutaSeriously though, getting kicked out for likong ponies is bucked up.
im in for the kingston roundup!
VastaKustutaHaving been a teenager constantly at war with my parents, and then having seen some of the dark sides of fandom, let me say a few things.
VastaKustuta1. Both society and biology set up parents and teenagers to butt up against each other. Mothers are usually premenopausal or menopausal, and fathers are having middle-aged crises, at the exact same time that teenagers are also losing their hormonal minds.
If we lived in a different time, the years of beginning adult responsibilities would have started at about 12, and you'd only be worrying about hormones after a bit of time settling down in your job. Instead, we bargain on having more time to study and learn skills while under the parental roof instead of earning our livings. It doesn't work out for everybody.
2. If your parents don't trust you already, over actual bad behavior or things they find suspicious (or even because of their own guilty or helpless feelings), no fandom or friendship is going to seem totally healthy and unsuspicious.
In my day, everybody's parents thought everything was drug-related. Sometimes it was, sometimes it wasn't, but we all had to pay for what the druggies did. Today, child molestation is the big worry, so of course your mother's mind leaps there. It's not right; it's annoying and defamatory for us; but it is understandable.
3. What's worse, there are bound to be cases. Some guy in my town turned out to be a pedophile, whereas I just would have thought he was a little overenthusiastic online about his version of the Starfleet Marines. Was Star Trek to blame? No. Was he exploiting Star Trek for his nasty purposes? Yes.
And every fandom, no matter how peaceful and happy in the whole, has similar creeps who will steal your money, take over your life, and use you for sex and jollies, if they can. This is why fans have to look out for each other, and why conventions sometimes kick people out and have to maintain ban lists.
I'm not saying your mother is always right. But even truly crazy parents are not entirely wrong all the time. Don't let anger toward parents and trust toward people you feel friendship for, blind you to your own protective instincts. "Trust but verify," as they say. :)
4. It is possible to appease a parent somewhat by engaging in some activity they like, or which they enjoyed as a teenager. Having mutual interests can really help make someone able to be more human toward you -- and that includes your parents.
In this case, it may or may not be too late to repair the relationship now. But in a few years, things may look entirely different. My parents got a lot saner after I went away to college, and after I moved out after college -- and so did I!
5. Well, of course it's not illegal to ground a kid from a computer or phone or car. I realize it seems awfully harsh in the modern world, but it was standard operating practice back in the day. Grounding kids from the toilet, not so much.
6. If you're really serious about needing to get away from your parents before you turn 18, there's something called "emancipation" that you should look into, and which may or may not exist in your state. But it's a serious step that puts a lot of legal responsibility on you.
So I read over the rules for the Fo:E RPG.
VastaKustutaIt's total garbage.
I mean, seriously, the game system is just totally disgusting. It's like it's meant to be an equestrian RPG instead of a Fallout RPG...
I'm so mad I'm going to adapt an RPG for myself.
Oh, and the getting kicked out thing sucks, too.
If anyone needs a place to stay because they got kicked out. My house in Nashua NH is your happy home.
VastaKustutaSince no one else has mentioned it yet, I want to start by saying that's an awesome Granny Smith custom.
VastaKustutaHaving read the thread on reddit, I have to think the poster is legit; he's not begging for money or other handouts, and what he's describing, while extreme, is sadly within the bounds of possibility. It looks like he's got his head screwed on right and is handling it about as well as can be expected, but it still wouldn't hurt for any bronies who believe in prayer or positive thoughts to keep him and his family in mind.
People think that the "getting kicked out for liking ponies" thing is fake because it sounds silly. That and the cops not doing anything or getting away with stuff they shouldn't. But it's true, people like that do exist and stuff like that does happen.
VastaKustutaIt really sucks feeling helpless and not being able to do anything. But the law does not protect you as well as you think it should. Especially if the perpetrator is friends with judges and cops or worse, is a cop himself. There's a lot that they can still get away with as long as it's not outright physical abuse.
At the very least, he has support from friends. Imagine if you didn't. This is usually when people are led to suicide, because they believe that no one loves them, the world is a crappy place, and things never go the way you want in life. Without friends, family, or support, the world can be a terrible place.
And I thought my dad was intolerant... this just blows my mind. You have my prayers, man. Hope everything works out for you.
VastaKustutaWhile it's sad about the whole getting kicked out as a minor, out of his own house, for liking My Little Pony, it still not much of a shocker.
VastaKustutaThere are some really sick, twisted people out there amongst the normal people who have their outlook on life so twisted and warped that they believe that anything that deviates from their own beliefs is an affront and should be extinguished.
Good example, look up the Westboro Baptist Church: a bunch of fundamentalist Christians who have somehow managed to inbred about 80% of their family, and go around picketing US Military funerals, amongst other things. They did try (unsuccessfully) to picket against ComicCon in 2010, their beliefs that people were going there to worship false gods...
It really takes a lot before other people ever take action because you can't justify if something happens unless there is overwhelming evidence. In order to safeguard against false claims, there must be enough evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
VastaKustutaAnd even if there is abuse, it's going to take a long time before they'll be able to resolve it. It could even take months. A awful lot can happen in six months you know.
It's very expensive to live by yourself in the real world and it takes a massive amount of preparation. Since he's younger, it's going to be harder, so he'll either have to put up with the bull until he's legally 18, or try to do the whole emancipation thing.
But I have no experience with emancipation so I have no clue what the circumstances for doing that is. All I know is that if you're in an abusive family, your only choice is to put up with it or leave.
It really sucks that people like this exist in the world. But as you grow older, you'll find that there are more of them than you think. Perhaps not as extreme, but there are all sorts of bad people everywhere, you just don't see them until it's too late.
It may not seem like that though if you're around supportive people though, because they can help fight off the negative influences. It's much harder when you have no one to support you at all though. Life is never what we think it is, and things never seem to go as planned. But we make do with what we have. We have no choice.
There's no excuse to having that kind of mental status that anybody who likes MLP is a child molester. That really seems like TV propaganda.
VastaKustutaWhy are there people here who hesitate to let others know about their interests? The whole point of the brony community is not just liking the show, but adopting the mindset that an adult can choose to watch and do what they want, without fear of disapproval of their peers.
This isn't like you're trying to tell a religious parent or friend you're an atheist, or telling your dad and mom you're gay. Those are situations to get worked up over, because they both represent very different life paths that they may not have seen coming.
But in the case of MLP, it's a freakin cartoon! Why do so many people feel the need to justify why they watch it? It's a well made cartoon that's come out in a time where most cartoons suck. There is nothing that states an adult cannot watch cartoons, play video games, etc. Being an adult means you think and do on your own.
It still baffles me that people (both fans and non-fans) think that liking this cartoon is such a big deal.
I think maybe the parents need a little Flutter-FUS RO DAH!
VastaKustutaI really hope that story isn't true, though sadly it wouldn't surprise me.
VastaKustutaThe rest of the news is nice, that Fluttershy cake looks good.
i'm sorry, you hit my viking button, i spaced out. what about ponies?
VastaKustutaSeth, the viking motif is PERFECT... because it's NaNoWriMo time! Seriously. The NaNoWriMo logo is a viking helmet. This rocks. :D
VastaKustutaJesus.
VastaKustutaAnd I thought I had issues with my parents, but that was just the typical "I cant wait for college this year so I can finally leave my bothersome parents" kind of situation that almost everyone has.
But that kid's situation is a whole lot worse. I wouldn't know what to do if I were in his shoes.
Reconciling with his parents might work, but if it wasn't this it would be something else that made his parents go nuts (after reading that they also got into a heated argument because one of the kid's friends was gay).
As hard as it sounds, he might just be better off not living with them. But the problem with that is, where does he go from that point?
Oh, man. Oh man, oh man, oh man.
VastaKustutaPoor kid, kicked out for liking ponies. That's just wrong, man. And yes, I believe this kid. It sounds perfectly believable to me. There are parents out there who are this insane. Even otherwise sane people can believe innocent stuff is THE DEVIL!!, and there are definitely crazier people than those out there. Maybe the kid's mom assumes being a brony makes you gay. Well, kicking someone out for either one is wrong, so the warped logic doesn't matter.
Now I feel really bad for worrying how to tell my parents I enjoy the "occult" Dungeons and Dragons. It's not like they would kick me out.
Man...the kid getting tossed out sounds like attention horsing, but that's just me. It's terrible if it is true, though. :/
VastaKustutaI just don't get it... it seems that those parents are like the fanatics that claim that almost any popular cartoon is diabolic for some convoluted reason (whether it be Pokemon, the Smurfs, etc.)... I hope that poor guy gets his situation sorted out somehow, and I'm really thankful my mom is cool about me liking ponies (she's cool with pretty much anything I like, as long as it doesn't distract me from studying and doing what's right in the first place)
VastaKustutaFINALLY SOMETHING IN TENNESSEE AND I HAVE TO WORK ALL DAY SATURDAY!!!!
VastaKustutaSounds like that guy's parents were just waiting for an excuse to kick him out. Really now, of all the possible things that could've potentially showed up, they're going to go crazy because they assume pastel-colored ponies means someone is a criminal waiting to happen?
VastaKustutaMakes you wonder what they must think of violent video games, or even Pac-man. That game MUST promote gluttony right?
@richfiles
VastaKustutaI read your entire spill and I think you nailed it on the head. Very few of my close friends know I'm a brony. It's not that I don't want to tell them, I only bring it up to those I think might like the show too. That is not to say I don't show it. Even at work I'll say "Celestia damn it." instead of G-D. My computer, which is not password protected, has a background of Derpy-Tech. My car has a bumper sticker that says "My other ride is 20% cooler." I wear a hat to work and when I go out on the town that has the Elements of Harmony emblem on it. I don't falunt it but I show that I'm a brony proudly.
I'm 22 years old and I work for a living. I'm set and okay if my family decides to disown me. I say fine if they do, I was thinking of changing my name any way. :/
I can only hope that this kid's friends are bronies too or, at the very least, okay with it. As for his parents: They need to be more open minded and see all the good this show does and what it may have done to their son.
As a whole, we're bronies and we're proud of it, and if someone doesnt like that, well, tough luck. We're here to stay, even after the show goes off the air.
Kicked out for liking ponies, people do some strange things indeed. I think unfortunately some people with a very old school mentality around what boys and men should do vs girls get rubbed the wrong way when they see men who like this show and its fandom.
VastaKustutaThose of us who are fortunate to have good relationships with our families aught to count our blessings...
"Kid kicked out of house for liking ponies"
VastaKustutaShouldn't have been at a crappy site.
A brash thing for a parent to do to a kid. Especially to a 15 year old. By no means the parent is allowed to take a child away from their home without any support. It's unconstitutional.
VastaKustutaBy the looks of it the parent probably jumped into conclusion without any understanding of the situation. If they have just talked about it and actually explained it then maybe they would had a sense of understanding on what this was all about.
interesting spread of news, not sure about this whole getting kicked out over ponies thing, but I'm not shocked that some people would overreact to it.
VastaKustutaWal-Mart keeps being OUT of the five dollar ponies when I go there. I need a Rainbow Dash, dammit!
VastaKustuta@Dusty the Royal Janitor
VastaKustutaAgreed. My sympathies go out to the OP, but some of the comments were just ridiculous.
@Dublio
VastaKustutaI'm gonna vouch for the "goodoldboy" network. I grew up in a small town. I have personally witnessed a group of teenagers chase a friend of mine down, in their truck, with a sofa bolted to the truck bed, driving down the SIDEWALK, and have them jump out after my friend, and pull knives on him... get a away with a slap on the wrist... Parents... school board and city council.
My youngest brother had his gun taken out of his hands from behind on out property, butt to the face, and then the gun pointed back at him by a neighbor's son. The offense, My brother and cousin were hunting on OUR property that my long dead grandfather had bought before the neighbor had a chance to put in his bid for the land. Over a 30 year old land feud... And the cops did NOTHING, saying that It's only your word. We can't do anything off that. Big surprise that the attacker's family has connections in the town as well.
As far as I'm concerned. Police are just as corruptible as the criminals they are meant to protect us from. It's a hard fight for an officer of the law to not become a jaded ass with all the bad they see. I commend every good officer out there, but especially when you have small town forces, apathy and misplaced loyalties can destroy the foundation of what they are supposed to represent, and they can even become thugs of politicians in the city.
The fact that the kid had found a friend to stay with doesn't help his home or legal situation. To them, it's resolved, or they're gonna be buried in paperwork.
I still respect the work police officers do, and I understand most of them are just doing their jobs, but I also have become pretty jaded by the bad ones.
When your little brother was once a finger twitch away from a wood box and a hole in the dirt, and the cops write off your word, and the word of 3 witnesses as WORTHLESS... all because of WHO you're standing up to... It has a tendency to leave you with a BIT less respect for those who fail to live up to the "To Protect and Serve" written on their squad unit doors.
@richfiles - Yea, the world can be very unfair sometimes. Tis a shame.
VastaKustutaMy god, I actually have a reason to like Palo Alto High School now. ...or Palo Alto in general, for that matter.
VastaKustutaOk, so putting aside the whole "PONIES: Harmless childrens' show or the devil" angle, are we evicting our kids for stuff now? I thought we were grounding them. Like, hardcore isolation style: basically the opposite side of the spectrum.
All right, the SoCal meetup got up!
VastaKustutaThat was a really fun day ^-^
Awesome cake, too!
I feel sorry for that guy who got kicked out by his parents. I would show my support but when I went to register I kept getting error messages. I'll try again. Not giving up!
VastaKustutaI have plenty to say about the 15 year old who is having a tough time, but pretty much everypony on reddit and here has said what I'd say.
VastaKustutaSince I haven't signed up to reddit, I'll leave my comment of moral support.
Keep your chin up, and make the best out of everything you have. You have the support of hundreds, and that alone is enough to power through any obstacle in your way.
There are wiser ponies than me, so consider all of the advice you're given, and draw strength from those of us who cannot help but extend our support
@Duskfly
VastaKustutaChoose your words more carefully. I sympathize with this kid, but to say that his parents kicking him out is 'unconstitutional' is blatantly false. There is nothing in the Constitution that states a parent cannot kick their child out.
Sorry, when people use words like 'Constitution' and 'Constitutional' I tend to get a little worked up.
Seriously though, people can easily be this fucked up, as others have testified. The world is a messed up place, which is why people like us should try and make it better.
Kicked out of house for liking ponies?
VastaKustutaDoesn't surprise me. Yet, with that said, it's against society to not tolerate.
"No son of mine is a sissy" - Television brands this line with white people, so I'm going to guess that's the kid's ethnic background.
Fucking intolerant parents... They are the true perverts. I'm sure they also used the "Are you gay?" card. I bet they are "Christian", "Mormon" or some other 'holier than thou' kind of people and not the real stuff that should make heaven in earth.
VastaKustutaManaged to register, gave my support.
VastaKustuta@Dusty the Royal Janitor
VastaKustutaYou seem to have a sadly overoptimistic view of the world in general in the police in particular. There are some really messed up parents out there who get away with a lot of stuff. If you want to be severely depressed and lose all faith in humanity, look into the industry of "tough love camps" and "safe houses" for "troubled teens" and something called house resolution 911. http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/08/17/tough-love-thuggery-under-jesus-loving-hands/
Makes me so thankful that my parents are awesome.
Also, the police are very different from CPS. Police enforce law but rarely have a good understanding of its details. The job also attracts a high number of authoritarian assholes and sadists because they tend to enjoy badges and guns.
@Mike
VastaKustutaCan't cure stupid, unfortunately.
Great wrap up.
VastaKustuta