Swirlies Rise to the Level of Assault

[Jeepster48439]

Who knew????

Police investigating ‘appalling’ incident recorded inside a Wilmington High School bathroom

Police and school officials in Wilmington are investigating a “serious and disturbing physical altercation” inside a boys’ bathroom this week that left the superintendent of schools “appalled,” not only because of the incident, but because some students recorded video and posted it online.

www.boston25news.com

 

[cg21]

Appalling really? These people are softer than a my pillow. Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t be happy we the kids parents but appalled seems a bit dramatic with the current details.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

All I will say is that it's probably a good thing that Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook nor any other online media existed back when I was in high school. Kids were dumbasses for posting it online.

 

[Bugzilla]

Not that I was ever involved in such a heinous event, but they did it wrong. You are supposed to carry the victim, uh candidate, to the throne via the tag of his Jockey’s.

At least the throne was free of any foreign matter!

 

[hoosierdoc]

Shove my kid's head in a toilet and I'm coming after you with every legal means possible

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Shove my kid's head in a toilet and I'm coming after you with every legal means possible

And you might shoot a potato gun up their exhaust!

 

[KLB]

That was assault and battery. Recording your friends breaking the law is very stupid.

 

[JEBland]

Three plus kids that are clearly larger drag him over and put his face where people literally **** and we're going to pretend like this is a character building moment? How many of you tough guys in the comments wouldn't be talking about ****ing the men who did that to you if you were dragged by 3 MMA fighters and given a swirlie just because they could.

Pull your heads out of your asses. **** those kids. And if you're in favor of group violence against the weakling in the name of humor, then **** you, too.

 

[hoosierdoc]

And you might shoot a potato gun up their exhaust!

That would be the next step if legal means are exhausted and I'm not satisfied

 

[Jaybird1980]

I love that they are so stupid to post a video of it and think it will lead to nothing. Stupid people suck and there's a lot of them.

 

[cburnworth]

At least it wasn't a shooting or knifing!!!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Three plus kids that are clearly larger drag him over and put his face where people literally **** and we're going to pretend like this is a character building moment? How many of you tough guys in the comments wouldn't be talking about ****ing the men who did that to you if you were dragged by 3 MMA fighters and given a swirlie just because they could.

Pull your heads out of your asses. **** those kids. And if you're in favor of group violence against the weakling in the name of humor, then **** you, too.

If they put his face in the water, they were doing it wrong. I never did it, nor did I have it done to me, but we all certainly heard of it when we were growing up. It was slightly elevated from the atomic wedgie back when I was growing up. I'm not "in favor" of anything, but it happened. Nobody was sued, nobody died, and frequently the "victims" went on to become friends with their tormentors. That's just the way it was. I assume you also never pledged a fraternity?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'd much prefer that this kind of thing happened (if "something" is going to happen), or settling differences with fist fights on the playground, etc., than some of the crap that goes on today. Nobody was committing suicide over pranks, but now kids do it because they had mean things said about them on social media. Kids are shooting other kids because they dissed their sneakers, or made them feel unwelcome or some **** these days. Sorry, but I think the "old times" were better.

 

[JEBland]

If they put his face in the water, they were doing it wrong. I never did it, nor did I have it done to me, but we all certainly heard of it when we were growing up. It was slightly elevated from the atomic wedgie back when I was growing up. I'm not "in favor" of anything, but it happened. Nobody was sued, nobody died, and frequently the "victims" went on to become friends with their tormentors. That's just the way it was. I assume you also never pledged a fraternity?

Honestly, I've never heard of such a thing actually occurring in my school. Heard of swirlies, sure. Actually happening? No. I also cannot understand how victim is put into quotes. From the report, the kid was dragged into the bathroom, then dragged into the toilet. This is not mutual combat or a tussle to settle differences.

Hard no to the frat. I lived at home and commuted to school for my bachelors. I have too many dang brothers as is, why buy more.

I'm not saying kids aren't soft. They are. Too soft, even. I just don't see how this is even on the list of "maybe this is okay."

 

[CindyE]

I'd much prefer that this kind of thing happened (if "something" is going to happen), or settling differences with fist fights on the playground, etc., than some of the crap that goes on today. Nobody was committing suicide over pranks, but now kids do it because they had mean things said about them on social media. Kids are shooting other kids because they dissed their sneakers, or made them feel unwelcome or some **** these days. Sorry, but I think the "old times" were better.

I can't help but think that some of those kids are going to seek revenge, and not in a good way.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Honestly, I've never heard of such a thing actually occurring in my school. Heard of swirlies, sure. Actually happening? No. I also cannot understand how victim is put into quotes. From the report, the kid was dragged into the bathroom, then dragged into the toilet. This is not mutual combat or a tussle to settle differences.

Hard no to the frat. I lived at home and commuted to school for my bachelors. I have too many dang brothers as is, why buy more.

I'm not saying kids aren't soft. They are. Too soft, even. I just don't see how this is even on the list of "maybe this is okay."

Yeah, again I'm not condoning it. I'm just saying it used to happen and it didn't get escalated to the point of being described as a "horrifying assault".

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I can't help but think that some of those kids are going to seek revenge, and not in a good way.

These days? They already do. When I was a kid? No. Unless it was to pull another prank or get in a "rematch" fight on the playground.

 

[Twangbanger]

I'd much prefer that this kind of thing happened (if "something" is going to happen), or settling differences with fist fights on the playground, etc., than some of the crap that goes on today. Nobody was committing suicide over pranks, but now kids do it because they had mean things said about them on social media. Kids are shooting other kids because they dissed their sneakers, or made them feel unwelcome or some **** these days. Sorry, but I think the "old times" were better.

It's not an either-or choice between "all the past" and "all the present." It's possible to preserve the good aspects of the past, while tossing the stupid stuff. I was born in the 60s, and we sure did our share of restroom pranks. But we didn't shove peoples' heads in toilets.

It isn't necessary to keep slavery, to prevent chix with dix from playing girls' sports. By the same token, shoving peoples' heads in toilets isn't going to prevent them shooting each other.

I listen to the "tough old coots" talking about how much you rumbled back in the days. You guys would just get your asses shot, today. And mostly rightly so. If you think you were lucky to grow up back then...you may be right.

 

[tbhausen]

 

[DoggyDaddy]

And mostly rightly so.

WTAF?? For defending ourselves with our fists instead of a gun? Seriously? Why should we have been shot?? Sounds like you're a teenager. And I know you're not, so I don't know why you would think that's okay.