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jakeruston
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The Bear Incident

Hi,

Well if you've watched the news lately, you will know about the woman who took some schoolkids on a trip. She let a student call a bear Mohammad, and that started a big debate.

The woman (The teacher I believe) was jailed for 15 days just for that.

Was this fair?

12-09-2007 10:49 AM
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No, I don't think it was fair. I think they said it was because it insulted their beliefs, which is amazing, for naming a bear. In all honesty, I think it's rubbish.
She was also threatened with other punishment, I think it was beating too, which is awful for how little she has actually done, don't you think?

12-09-2007 10:52 AM
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I don't think it's fair ... there is have to be some freedom for people (It was only a kid). And 15 years of jail? That is way too much. I think that a good solution is to have a serious discussion with a priest.

12-12-2007 01:57 PM
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I do not think that this is fair. If a teacher let a kid call a bear George, would she be jailed? No, because it is normal. The name Mohammad, or any other names across the globe should be treated equally, and without prejudice.

12-17-2007 07:41 AM
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Wow, that's ridiculous.

I mean it may sound a bit disrespectful to someone who follows that religion, but they have to realize that it's just a name as well. Plus it's a child, the child probably said it with good intentions. If he was making fun of the religious figure, then that would be different story.


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12-31-2007 09:44 PM
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