Author Topic: Big trouble over silly note-writing (Read 997 times)

Matthew · « **on:** September 14, 2007, 07:02:46 AM »

Notice that the girl has a different last name from the mother (what does that mean?) and it's her ONLY CHILD which is why she's so over-protective.

It was a stupid note -- nothing more. No guns were found; no crime was committed.

Why do the authorities always step in and elevate "child's monkey business" to serious business? It's so stupid.

Oh, and notice how the media is stupid as usual. It should be "Whose daughter" not "who's daughter". I don't have a degree (like the professional writer probably does), but I know that. But you know what? It probably passed the electronic "Spell-check".

Girl, 9, Threatens To Kill Classmate Over Zebra Cakes

POSTED: 4:31 pm EDT September 13, 2007

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Even the mother of the girl who was threatened said she can't get a copy of the note, but she did get to read it. In a police report she said another girl talked about having a gun and wanting to kill her daughter.

"The note said 'I have a gun and first I'm going to shoot you in the shoulder,'" said Cindy Landfair, mother of the girl who was threatened.

From one nine-year-old girl to another, the note continued.

"...then you're going to shoot me back with a bazooka, but you're gonna miss..."

Cindy Landfair said a note to her daughter from a classmate at Southwood Elementary School went too far.

"...and then I'm going to shoot you back and kill you..." the note continued.

"I was shocked. I was terrified," Landfair said.

The girl's mother said it all started over snacks. Her daughter traded her 'zebra cakes' for a bag of chips. But when the other girl wanted both for herself, the mother said that's when she wrote the threatening note.

It happened during an after school program run by the YMCA. They suspended the girl who wrote the note, but Landfair said school officials won't tell her whether they've done the same and will only say they're handling the matter internally.

"I don't know anything at this point. The school is basically leaving me in the dark," Landfair added.

Landfair, who's daughter has a different last name, said she may pull her kids out of the school even though authorities couldn't find a gun and don't believe there was a crime committed.

When asked if she thought she was being an over protective mother, Cindy Landfair responded.

"Yes, I do, but I only have one daughter and she's not replaceable" she said.

School district administrators contacted the sheriff's office. The district said it's considering how the girl who wrote the note should be disciplined.

erin is nice · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2007, 08:23:00 AM »

Quote from: ChantCd

Notice that the girl has a different last name from the mother (what does that mean?)

It might not mean anything. My last name is different from my kids and I'm married.
You're always jumping to assume the worst about people.

Matthew · « **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2007, 08:27:36 AM »

Always is a pretty strong word.

So if I could show one instance where I gave someone the benefit of the doubt (or even defended someone) then you'd be proven wrong?

clare · « **Reply #3 on:** September 14, 2007, 08:39:23 AM »

Quote from: erin is nice

Quote from: ChantCd
Notice that the girl has a different last name from the mother (what does that mean?)

It might not mean anything. My last name is different from my kids and I'm married.
You're always jumping to assume the worst about people.

I've a married friend whose children have a different last name from her.

And I also know a lady who was married, had children, widowed, married again, had more children.

Seven children by two different fathers! And some of them have a different surname from her!

I agree with Chant about the "who's" thing though!

Clare.

Matthew · « **Reply #4 on:** September 14, 2007, 08:48:39 AM »

I realize there could be an innocent explanation for the kids having a different last name (I am aware of all the hypothetical cases you describe)

But in today's world, there's a good chance she just had kids before she was married. You know "Occam's Razor"? All things being equal, in most cases, the simplest explanation tends to be the correct one.

When you take a step back and look at her situation (you can tell she lives by her emotions, she's impulsive, admits to being over-protective, etc.) it's even more likely that she made a "mistake" when she was younger.

Matthew

Miss_Fluffy · « **Reply #5 on:** September 14, 2007, 09:28:23 AM »

I couldn't count how many times I threatened or was threatened by my cousins and friends with death as a child. This is ridiculously silly.

Even if this lady is overprotective for whatever reason. It should be clear to her that her daughter was never in any danger.

clare · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2007, 11:21:36 AM »

Quote from: ChantCd

But in today's world, there's a good chance she just had kids before she was married. You know "Occam's Razor"? All things being equal, in most cases, the simplest explanation tends to be the correct one.

And even if she did have children before she was married, there's no sin in pregnancy and carrying it to term.

Every "illegitimate" child represents an abortion a woman did not have!

Fornication is wrong. Having children isn't.

Clare.

PS. What's "Occam's Razor"?

Matthew · « **Reply #7 on:** September 14, 2007, 11:33:45 AM »

Who said anything about sin?

By pointing out her kid's different last name, etc. I was attempting to prove that she has personal reasons for being a bit "off" in her behavior. I was being critical of her behavior, which is public news.

I wanted to post this story, because it seemed like a good example of an overprotecting mother.

Read about Occam's razor here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor

Dawn · « **Reply #8 on:** September 14, 2007, 11:58:19 AM »

Yes, the simplest reason is usually the answer and in these times Usually what your were surmising was correct. It always makes me chuckle to see some people do back bends to make certain they point out what is sin and what is not. We simply can not say the truth for fear of "offending" someone. Well, think of how offended they will be when they realize that you knew all along what they did was wrong and has effected them in their thinking just as Chant is pointing out, and you did not tell them. We must not be afraid to proclaim sin and its results when we see it

Incognito · « **Reply #9 on:** September 15, 2007, 12:51:08 AM »

Quote from: Miss_Fluffy

I couldn't count how many times I threatened or was threatened by my cousins and friends with death as a child. This is ridiculously silly.

Well, when we were young, or at least when I was young, it meant nothing when another child "threatened" to kill another child. However, in today's world, where 6 year olds have gone to class and shot classmates, one cannot be too careful. Take Columbine for example, one student was threatened repeatedly by one of the killers, and the police did nothing...look where that led to.

And Chant, different last names mean nothing, unless you'd like to point out that virtually all married mothers in Quebec have different last names than their children (could be this way across Canada for all I know). The government makes women keep their maiden names when marrying here.