This is shocking

FullblownRose

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2014/04/16/going-to-school-now-most-dangerous-thing-to-do-in-america/

Some of my aerican friends still feel that there is sensationalism around these kind of stories but to me it seems like violence on school grounds appears in the news with such regularity that it would worry me if i lived in the u.s

edit: I hadn't read the article. I'm smrt!


the number of students getting kicked out on the flimsiest pretexts

http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/dionr/help_reddit_my_11_year_old_daughter_was_suspended/

http://news.yahoo.com/student-suspended-criminally-charged-fishing-knife-left-father-124606951.html

http://wavy.com/2014/03/19/student-suspended-for-taking-razor-from-self-harming-classmate/

*facepalm*

Penny Tration

Waterford whispers is satirical.

MagicIRL

Please mods, PLEASE, keep this one open! This could get fun reallll quick!

FullblownRose

Deleted User wrote: »

*facepalm*

What?! :P

Philo Beddoe

Brilliant.

Amirani

Kids need to be given guns to protect themselves.

D1stant

I am a daft reactionary twit

krudler

Oh dear..

Sir Arthur Daley

krudler wrote: »

Oh dear..

God.

AnonoBoy

Is this the new thing? People pretending that they don't know Waterford Whispers is fake and posting up links pretending to be outraged or shocked?

The new thing is boring if it is.

Kat1170

D1stant wrote: »

"A NEW poll conducted by ThrillsWeekly.com has revealed that attending school has become the most dangerous thing that you can do in the United States of America."

Jaysus' the lads on Deadliest Catch won't
be impressed when they hear that :D

FullblownRose

FullblownRose wrote: »

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2014/04/16/going-to-school-now-most-dangerous-thing-to-do-in-america/

Some of my aerican friends still feel that there is sensationalism around these kind of stories but to me it seems like violence on school grounds appears in the news with such regularity that it would worry me if i lived in the u.s

Oh oh.:)

It's not real FBR!

Riskymove

green_screen wrote: »

Waterford whispers is satirical.

ah jaysus come on, many of us could have let that cat out of the bag

better to just let the thread flow and see if things dawn on people!

FullblownRose

Oh yes ok I knew a lot of the articles were satirical and I didn't read this one - looking at the photo might have been a clue I suppose sorry!
But seriously the issue is still there. I would be nervous about kids safety if I lived there.

Diego Simeone

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Kids need to be given guns to protect themselves.

The only thing that'll stop a bad kid with a gun, is a good kid with a gun.

MagicIRL

The whole website is a joke. It's not a lucky dip of which articles are real or fake.

Riskymove

FullblownRose wrote: »

and I didn't read this one - .

but started a thread with added outrage?

Renegade Mechanic

Im crying here:D

FullblownRose

FullblownRose wrote: »

Oh yes ok I knew a lot of the articles were satirical and I didn't read this one - looking at the photo might have been a clue I suppose sorry!
But seriously the issue is still there. I would be nervous about kids safety if I lived there.

People aren't as worried as you would assume from an Irish perspective. The population of the USA is about 313 million, which makes the proportional risk very very small.

Which doesn't mean that some of the gun laws aren't insane and that it's a very worrying thing.

Philo Beddoe

FullblownRose wrote: »

But seriously the issue is still there. I would be nervous about kids safety if I lived there.

Obviously the prevalence of school shootings in the US is a problem, but if you consider that they have something like 100,000 schools, statistically speaking your child is unlikely to be involved in one.

Oh hey.

Does this mean that Onion News Network is legit too as well?

Sky King

I hear the koreans sent a man to the sun as well.

(At night time... don't panic)

ronnie3585

Take, for example, the form called ‘fraping’, where you’re raped on Facebook.

Plazaman

Not a great article in that link OP. I think you should go to www.theonion.com for a less biased attitude towards education.

krudler

FullblownRose wrote: »

Oh yes ok I knew a lot of the articles were satirical and I didn't read this one - looking at the photo might have been a clue I suppose sorry!
But seriously the issue is still there. I would be nervous about kids safety if I lived there.

Not a lot of, all.

Merkin

Plazaman wrote: »

Not a great article in that link OP. I think you should go to www.theonion.com for a less biased attitude towards education.

I actually find the Donegal Dollop bang on the money when it comes to keeping me up to date on current affairs

krudler

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh hey.

Does this mean that Onion News Network is legit too as well?

to be fair if you put an Onion article beside a Fox News one and asked someone to see which one is satirical one most people would struggle :pac:

Push Pop

There is severe dumbness in this thread

spacetweek

It's not a very good satire - the article is too close to reality.

There *are* way too many school shootings in the USA - and it's true that mental health is the real issue there, not so much gun control.

How is that satire?

FullblownRose

Ha,ha. I actuay thought it was a local paper like the Clare Champion or Limerick Leader but with a sense of humour, because I only started folowing the Waterford Whisper yesterday.

The only reason I shared the article here without reading it beforehand was, I took it from Facebook where I too frequently see completely serious articles about high school massacres shared on my news feed, and it didn't occur to me that it was something that a local paper would make a funny satirical article about. I never usually comment when people post about ''another high school massacre'' on A.H but since there have been so many (allowing for the relativey huge population) publicised online I thought I would post about it on A.H- unfortunately I chose the wrong ''news'' article to start the post with. I am glad I gave people a giggle and I am gigging at my mistake. x

GenieOz

WWN are pulling it out of the bag getting people to fall for this stuff lately.

Amirani

krudler wrote: »

to be fair if you put an Onion article beside a Fox News one and asked someone to see which one is satirical one most people would struggle :pac:

http://www.sporcle.com/games/hscer/real-or-onion-story

I am pie

Scarleh...

The Backwards Man

It truly is shocking.

Badly Drunk Boy

GenieOz wrote: »

WWN are pulling it out of the bag getting people to fall for this stuff lately.

...Or people are just getting more and more stupid.

FullblownRose

In fairness I made a mistake by posting a silly article on impulse and I am happy to laugh along but the derisive comments are a bit mean. I don't consider myself 'stupid' and I would not call anyone else that. What I meant to ask about in my post was peoples opinions of the issue in general. I don't mind which way this goes, take it seriously, or don't, but metal detectors and securty guards are not unusual in American schools. Imagine that was not uncommon where you live.

pundy

FullblownRose wrote: »

In fairness I made a mistake by posting a silly article on impulse and I am happy to laugh along but the derisive comments are a bit mean. I don't consider myself 'stupid' and I would not call anyone else that. What I meant to ask about in my post was peoples opinions of the issue in general. I don't mind which way this goes, take it seriously, or don't, but metal detectors and securty guards are not unusual in American schools. Imagine that was not uncommon where you live.

i think it would lead to more paranoia in our kids.

would make them think "why are these here"?

haha some of the stuff on the WWN is very funny :P

Davarus Walrus

Chinese Burns
Atomic Wedgies
Titty Twisters

The school ground has always been a dangerous place.

C14N

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

...Or people are just getting more and more stupid.

There have been people mistaking Onion articles for real news for years, now we're just getting it a bit more at home because WWN is basically the Irish version on the Onion.

FullblownRose

C14N wrote: »

There have been people mistaking Onion articles for real news for years, now we're just getting it a bit more at home because WWN is basically the Irish version on the Onion.

Yes but the onion and daily mash didnt invent high school massacres whie they might make light of or invent stories...do you have an opinion that you'd like to contribute on the very real issue of teenagers killing their classmates or are you just commenting for a cheap laugh? Do I even need to ask!

ahnowbrowncow

This is what happens when teachers are let loose for two weeks.

C14N

FullblownRose wrote: »

Yes but the onion and daily mash didnt invent high school massacres whie they might make light of or invent stories...do you have an opinion that you'd like to contribute on the very real issue of teenagers killing their classmates or are you just commenting for a cheap laugh? Do I even need to ask!

Why are you specifically calling me out and not the multitude of other people who said nothing about high school massacres?

Gone Drinking

I was shocked by the OPs original article.. but couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij8-ZrDSADk

Philo Beddoe

spacetweek wrote: »

It's not a very good satire - the article is too close to reality.

The WWN article is about going to school being the most dangerous thing to do in America, which is far from the truth.

spacetweek wrote: »

There *are* way too many school shootings in the USA - and it's true that mental health is the real issue there, not so much gun control.

How is that satire?

:rolleyes:

Of course there are way too many school shootings in the USA, that's why the WWN wrote a satirical article about it, because it's a politically relevant topic. That's what satire is.

Philo Beddoe

FullblownRose wrote: »

In fairness I made a mistake by posting a silly article on impulse and I am happy to laugh along but the derisive comments are a bit mean. I don't consider myself 'stupid' and I would not call anyone else that.

I doubt there are any amongst us who haven't mistaken something which was intended humorously or satirically on the internet for the real thing. It doesn't require stupidity, but it's still amusing to see others do so!

ben.schlomo

FullblownRose wrote: »

Yes but the onion and daily mash didnt invent high school massacres whie they might make light of or invent stories...do you have an opinion that you'd like to contribute on the very real issue of teenagers killing their classmates or are you just commenting for a cheap laugh? Do I even need to ask!

AH isnt exactly the place for genuine heartfelt discussions, maybe spread your net a little wider in future.

FullblownRose

C14N wrote: »

Why are you specifically calling me out and not the multitude of other people who said nothing about high school massacres?

Only because I didn't have time to read the whole thread so I just saw your reply, only skimmed the last page, no offense meant!

ben.schlomo

FullblownRose wrote: »

Oh yes ok I knew a lot of the articles were satirical and I didn't read this one - looking at the photo might have been a clue I suppose sorry!
But seriously the issue is still there. I would be nervous about kids safety if I lived there.

FullblownRose wrote: »

Only because I didn't have time to read the whole thread so I just saw your reply, only skimmed the last page, no offense meant!

You really should try to learn from your mistakes.:P

Ruu

Nonsense thread turns to nonsense shocker!