dude, what the hell is wrong with you people, he didnt do anything wrong he was just sitting there, and that bullshit about respect, wtf, the teacher should respect his wishes not to say the anthem! respect has to work both wayz, you cant respect someone if they dont respect you. i think the kids had every right to film it, i think he over reacted but i prolly would have walked out too...that teachers a prick.

LOL the teacher is the wank...

good work by the kid i say.

I don't see the point in listening to the national anthem every morning...

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Originally posted by Pjotr G ...he acts like he fell and broke his spine. He's just a punk and I hope he gets banned from schools worldwide so he can serve me a rebellious big mac.

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Suppose I just be echoing what other (non-armerican) people have said really, but I really don't understand why someone should be forced to stand for the national anthem of any country. Sure you could interpret not standing as some kind of insult, but what the hell happened to free speech, are you not allowed to dislike your country in America? I mean, I have no love for this country and I can imagine kids in America who don't fit in with the system not having any love for theirs either

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If sitting during a national anthem is disrespectful... the teacher isnt helping his case by yelling while its still playing. At least wait until its finished to discipline.

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Originally posted by Pheobius Suppose I just be echoing what other (non-armerican) people have said really, but I really don't understand why someone should be forced to stand for the national anthem of any country. Sure you could interpret not standing as some kind of insult, but what the hell happened to free speech, are you not allowed to dislike your country in America? I mean, I have no love for this country and I can imagine kids in America who don't fit in with the system not having any love for theirs either

It's school though, it's not a matter of free speech but discipline. The teacher is authority, what he says...goes.

I could decide not to do math and claim that i'm exercising my 'rights' because I dislike it

imho anyway.

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Originally posted by Matt Jay It's school though, it's not a matter of free speech but discipline. The teacher is authority, what he says...goes. I could decide not to do math and claim that i'm exercising my 'rights' because I dislike it imho anyway.

no, not at all. when the teacher invades on the student's rights then he has no authority. (e.g. sexual harassment)

That video represents everything that is fucking going wrong with this country.

This generation will not build a stronger America if patriotism is fucking crammed down your throat at a high decibel level. That teacher is a fucking tosser and I would have seriously hurt him had he even touched me in that instance.

When you start commanding people to do things, you are no longer in a "teaching" position, so I see nowhere that "respect" has a damn thing to do with this. Blind respect is not what America was built upon - you want that discipline for your child, you send them to a private Military school. Keep that shit out of Public Schools.

I don't believe that the teacher should be punished for what he did, because he really didn't touch the kid, but they shouldn't be suspending anyone either. I fear that nobody is going to learn a goddamn thing from this and all it will establish is harsh feelings in an environment that is meant for learning - I doubt that teacher will reach many of those other students in that class again, if he ever did in the first place.

Students should not be forced to stand for the pledge, it must be by choice or you get even more irreverent people. You think that kid who walked out is going to give a damn about his country now? Fucking United States, land of hypocrisy and raving patriots - where did America go?

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thas was kinda fucked up indeed.

you should have the right to sit in a class. fuck the national anthems. only anthem i would stand up to is a world anthem.


or gouryella - ligaya

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Originally posted by staticblue only anthem i would stand up to... or gouryella - ligaya

I would also stand up....and run out the door