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Star Michigan Republicans protect religious bullies - place LGBT kids in danger

"There is growing outrage and disgust aimed at a recently passed bill in the Michigan Senate that would allow teachers and students to harass and bully others as long as they can claim their actions are rooted in a "sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction."

Wednesday, the Republican-controlled state senate in Michigan passed an anti-bullying bill that protects school bullies instead of those they victimize. The bill passed by the Republican controlled state senate is clearly a nod to conservative Christians, who want to preserve their right to torture and torment gay and lesbian youth in the public school.


Since the law allows bullying based on religious and moral convictions, those who truly believe homosexuality is wrong are free to torment and torture LGBT students without fear of consequence."


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So, if a kid bullies another at Michigan, and the kid says this is rooted in his "religious belief" he gets away scoth free? WTF?
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11-23-2011 08:23 AM
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RE: Michigan Republicans protect religious bullies - place LGBT kids in danger

I wouldn't care about a shooting there, in that case.
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I deeply religiously believe that all black people are dirty niggers that are only fit to clean my shoes.
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RE: Michigan Republicans protect religious bullies - place LGBT kids in danger

So can I bully them back if I claim to be satanic or atheistic?
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I live in Michigan D:
I have just lost all faith in my state government.
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RE: Michigan Republicans protect religious bullies - place LGBT kids in danger

While this issue itself does seem retarded... Wouldn't it be best to just bring back everyone's right to free speech? Let any damn person say whatever the hell they want.
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(11-24-2011 07:18 AM)Liquid Wrote:  While this issue itself does seem retarded... Wouldn't it be best to just bring back everyone's right to free speech? Let any damn person say whatever the hell they want.

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(11-24-2011 07:18 AM)Liquid Wrote:  While this issue itself does seem retarded... Wouldn't it be best to just bring back everyone's right to free speech? Let any damn person say whatever the hell they want.

Some people take it to the point of harassment. Compulsory school makes it so easy too. Solution to bullying, besides self-defense? Ending compulsory schooling.
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RE: Michigan Republicans protect religious bullies - place LGBT kids in danger

In light of this, and the new wave of homophobia at my school.

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LOL RELIGION!
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Religionfags strike back with their faggotry.
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The power of... RELIGION!!!!!!!
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RE: Michigan Republicans protect religious bullies - place LGBT kids in danger

Obviously that's like the dumbest thing ever.

But otherwise I have mixed feelings about bullying laws because although it seems like the distinction between what's bullying and what's self-defence would be an obvious one, the fact is that a lot of times when other kids don't like a kid, the teachers don't like them either, and for the same reasons. There's only so much you can change by law.
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Luizao bitch no one gives a shit about your faggot stories. So STFU and go away
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My guess is Baron or Thoughtcriminal's evil twin trolling account. Just throwing that out there.
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