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#17991 Re: Guns N' Roses » If "Chinese Democracy" Was A Slash Thing...? » 960 weeks ago
Would any record label have given Slash around $15 Million & till 2007+ to make an album, had he not done so since '91....?
No. While Slash may be an icon, he doesn't have the same aura as Axl.
Axl is the only person who would get such treatment from labels, which is amazing considering his small resume and few active years.
It really shows the impact GNR had.
#17992 Re: Guns N' Roses » KICKASS preview of Bach's album » 960 weeks ago
Wow. Thats an incredible review. Thats a bold statement claiming its the metal record of the decade. Since its being reviewed it will leak within days, maybe a week.
#17993 Re: The Garden » The NFL Yahoo Pick Em League Thread » 960 weeks ago
Don't forget.....
#17994 Re: The Garden » Sexual Misconduct becoming epidemic at U.S. Schools » 960 weeks ago
Well, how would people deal with the contact off school grounds? Cameras cant be a 100% deterrent. Remember, these teachers aren't all just offenders pouncing on innocent victims. This current generation of kids has sex on the brain and it doesn't look like anything is going to stop it.
One thing that needs to change at the high school level is having teachers that are only a couple years older than the students. Teachers starting out should be teaching at the K-5 level until they are at least in the mid 30's.
#17995 Re: The Garden » Sexual Misconduct becoming epidemic at U.S. Schools » 960 weeks ago
Cameras aren't the solution. Thats giving society a free pass. We as a nation have to figure out why we allowed our culture to reach this point, and what steps to take to bring some normalcy back to kids lives.
If society isn't willing to tackle this problem head on, then we need to phase out public schools and have kids learn at home on the computer. Kids aren't learning anything in school anymore that will help them better themselves.
#17996 Re: The Garden » Sexual Misconduct becoming epidemic at U.S. Schools » 960 weeks ago
I wonder if sexual misconduct itself is increasing, or if we just find out about it more these days.
Its definitely increasing. Kids are bombarded with sex constantly, and are now being fed birth control. Society's morals are literally in the gutter.
Years ago if a kid wanted to hear about sex or see it, they had to find a playboy mag or watch some sex scene in a film. Now anything sexual regardless of how obscene is a google search away, they see sex promoted in every avenue of life, and can now get birth control without parental consent.
There's no transition period from innocent child to the teen-adult years anymore. Kids go from playing with barbie dolls and G.I. Joes to giving blowjobs and having sex within the blink of an eye.
Its insanity.
This country has to somehow get back its moral foundation. Probably impossible, but it should at least be attempted. People are gonna have to start boycotting MTV, reality shows, attention whore celebs,etc.
#17997 Re: The Garden » Self Esteem » 960 weeks ago
I think self esteem fluctuates in most people. At least those that have suffered from depression or some form of mental illness. It comes in stages. One minute you can feel good about yourself and whatever is happening in your life, then you can feel like total shit. I have experienced both extremes many times.
I am not a big fan of huge crowds, yet this year I went to see M.I.A., going to two more of her shows next month, and possibly VH and/or Spice Girls after that. Going to five concerts in a year is completely unheard of for me. I guess I'm on one of the highs. I hope it lasts......
#17998 The Garden » Dad charged in 9-year-old girl's sledding death » 960 weeks ago
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VANCOUVER, Wash. - Authorities charged a man Friday with vehicular homicide in a sledding accident that killed his 9-year-old daughter last winter.
Peter Gecho was pulling the girl, Madison, in an inner tube behind his pickup truck when the tube slammed into a low brick wall Jan. 16, according to Clark County Superior Court documents. Witnesses told police Gecho had been drinking and that the girl was not wearing a helmet, prosecutors contend.
The inner tube was attached to the truck by a rope as Gecho drove along snowy country roads to Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Senior Deputy Prosecutor James David wrote in a probable cause affidavit. Several other people were in the bed of the truck.
On the school grounds, Gecho revved the engine and began spinning "doughnuts" as the tube sailed behind. The tube slammed against a low brick wall at an estimated 20 mph, killing the girl. An 18-year-old man also riding in the tube soared over the wall and suffered only bruises.
Gecho drove his daughter to a hospital, one that turned out not to have a trauma surgeon. Had he called 911, paramedics from a nearby fire station would have taken her to one in Portland, Ore., that was better equipped to handle her injuries, David wrote.
Gecho's lawyer, Thomas Phelan, called the charge "a travesty." He said his client is innocent and would never have deliberately harmed Madison.
"This was nothing but a tragic accident," he said. "His life has been, as one might expect, incredibly empty since his daughter died. This simply adds to the emptiness."
Gecho is due for an initial court appearance Nov. 6.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press
#17999 Re: The Garden » Sexual Misconduct becoming epidemic at U.S. Schools » 960 weeks ago
The courts dealt her a final insult. A federal judge dismissed her civil suit against the school, saying administrators had no obligation to protect her from a predatory teacher since officials were unaware of the abuse, despite what the court called widespread 'unsubstantiated rumors' in the school. The family is appealing.
She doesn't deserve any money. This line of thinking that people owe you money when you make a mistake needs to stop.
She was a willing participant in the relationship. Had she ended the affair, told the school and they did nothing, THEN she might deserve a check.
#18000 Re: The Garden » Sexual Misconduct becoming epidemic at U.S. Schools » 960 weeks ago
There's a surge in sexual misconduct at schools this decade? No way! How is it possible?
Maybe a link between this decade's contribution to education by handing out birth control like candy on Halloween?
No, not a chance........
