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http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/24/caitlyn-jenner-halloween-costume-sparks-social-media-outrage-.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...een-costume-labeled-817515?utm_source=twitter

It's nowhere near October, but one ensemble is already on track to be named the most controversial Halloween costume of 2015.

Social media users were out in full force on Monday criticizing several Halloween retailers for offering a Caitlyn Jenner costume reminiscent of the former-athlete's Vanity Fair cover earlier this year.

While Jenner's supporters condemned the costume as "transphobic" and "disgusting" on Twitter, Spirit Halloween, a retailer that carries the costume, defended the getup.

"At Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based upon celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," said Lisa Barr, senior director of marking at Spirit Halloween. "We feel that Caitlyn Jenner is all of the above and that she should be celebrated. The Caitlyn Jenner costume reflects just that."
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I lived in RI. One of my friend had transferred to our school after having a sexual relationship with her teacher. She would’ve been about 14 when this occurred; the teacher was in his 40s. He resigned, she transferred, that was it. Nothing more was done about a married 40-something teacher and coach fucking a sophomore.
RI is a fucking sewer.
 
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I imagine the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is a local under the American Federation of Teachers. Given that Detroit teachers (through the DFT) are also part of the AFT, this only seems to reinforce the idea that AFT locals are mostly comprised of people with a distorted sense of reality.

Ironic that the UFT's Parisi supports a lax policy that would make it easy for teachers engaging in this misconduct to switch districts or relocate out of state - all at the same time people are rightfully up in arms over Catholic Dioceses that permitted the exact same thing in the past.

Another thing to consider is how often consensual sexual relationships go bad or turn into after the fact regret (e.g. Mattress Girl) and lead to a retroactive accusation of sexual misconduct. Such a law could minimize the risk if it spells out in black and white "Don't sleep with students or else you deserve whatever consequences come from it."

I don't know if the unions will face any push back for opposing this, even though they should. Parents should definitely be concerned, if not horrified, by their opposition. I wonder how many of these union officials would be totally OK with a fellow teacher using their authority to sexually manipulate any of their children, and if it would change their "Rules for thee, not for me," stance.
 
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They're opposing the bill because...? Looks like they're defending it for no apparent reason because they're not providing any points against the bill so I can only assume the worst.
 
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Welp. Time to hit up charter schools then. Getting surprise sex is something only poor kids will have to worry about.
 
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Homeschool kids get enough sexual abuse from their parents who keep them locked in the house under their control and unable to interact with society.
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T. Idiot that thinks that sending your kids to "daycare prisons" (aka public schools) is a good idea. Homeschools aren't the best option (private schools honestly are, especially the Catholic/Protestant ones regardless of their religious education. Why do you think people that can afford it send their kids there?), but they are WAYYYY better than travesty that is the public education system, which has constantly been lowering standards for 50+ years now if you have the option to actually homeschool your kids. Surprisingly, most of the homeschooled people I know are well-adjusted adults that are smarter than most of the other people I interact with, because most people that homeschool their kids are just garden variety normalfaggots that have qualms with the education system as it is (rightfully or not) and rather just do a better job of educating their kids themselves.
 
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First of all, I have to post this:

Second thing: This wasn't already a crime?
 
Another group of people trying to expose pedos in the UK have been shut down by the authorities. The UK authorities generally don't give a shit about crime, but for some reason the crime of trying to expose pedophiles tends to produce a very effective response from them. Really makes you think...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...alse-imprisonment-assault-court-a8856681.html
http://archive.li/T292C

A group of so-called paedophile hunters from Leeds have denied holding two men against their will.

Four men and one woman pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment charges at Leeds Crown Court on Friday, while the four male defendants also pleaded not guilty to assault charges.

Part of a group named Predator Exposure, the five are set to stand trial on 21 October this year following the plea hearing.

The defendants were ordered not to conduct any more “child activist group activity” and not to publish images of people suspected of committing criminal offences by Judge Guy Kearl QC, who set their bail conditions.

About 50 of the group’s supporters cheered and applauded the group as they emerged from the building this afternoon.

Phillip Hoban, 44, Kelly Meadows, 39, Jordan McDonald, 18, Jordan Plain, 25, and Dean Walls, 51, have all been charged with false imprisonment of a man in Leeds on 13 January.

All except Ms Meadows have also been charged with assaulting the same man.

Mr Hoban, Mr McDonald and Ms Meadows also denied a further charge of the false imprisonment of another man in Ackton, near Pontefract, on 11 August last year.

A sixth defendant, Christine James-Roberts, did not appear in court with the others defendants on Friday. She is also charged with false imprisonment in relation to the Ackton incident but has not yet entered a plea.

The group’s supporters gathered outside the court and were addressed by Mr Hoban after Friday’s 20-minute hearing.

Additional reporting by PA
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neverendingmidi said:
And this is why I don't really have an interest traveling to exotic locales.
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There are plenty of exotic locales that aren't crazy dangerous. just avoid africa, the middle east, most of south america, nearly all of central america, south asia, or parts of europe that have been taken by immigrants of previously mentioned locations.
 
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note: the video's available on the site, I wasn't able to download it to reupload it here.

WARNING: Graphic and Disturbing
In Saudi Arabia near the city of Mecca, a woman is punished in broad daylight. What’s her crime? Her husband claims that she murdered his 7-year-old daughter.
The convicted woman is led out before a crowd in broad daylight and beheaded in the middle of a lot.
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We do not know if she was afforded due process during her defense, but The Saudi justice system typically discriminates against female defendants. Can we reason with these savages?

The problem is the ideology
We need to eradicate this evil. Not just the head of the snake, but the ideology that fosters this kind of actions. If moderate Muslim nations don’t get their act together, they will also descend into the Dark Ages. The fact that such an act could be committed in such a savage way is really impossible to comprehend. When pondering the future of the “community of nations,” we need to understand that there are some nations that are literally living with morals that the Western World ditched hundreds of years ago.

Are these people that we would like to join forces with in fighting evil that exists in the world?

Can we work with these people?
It would seem that at least as a start, we should focus on getting basic modern morals across to nations that are capable of allowing things like this to occur in their midst, and only after there is some level of acceptance of norms that we can accept should we strive to bring them into whatever “community of peace-loving” nations exist. Otherwise, we should stop deluding ourselves into thinking that we can do anything truly constructive with such primitive and savage countries.

If business deals are necessary with Saudi Arabia in order to keep the oil flowing, that’s all well and fine.

But, let’s accept the fact that they are a backwards and primitive country and we do NOT share common morals with them. When the moral code advances a few centuries, then we will be able to make some progress together in bringing the world to a better place.
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[...]Can we reason with these savages?[...]
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Peak journalism there, like the rest of the article. I love it.
 
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