tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958666247696105106.post2566002407306655989..comments2024-01-02T07:19:23.865-06:00Comments on GONEWITHCUA: [Response] Teen Stabbing in Wausau, WICuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375270925274701675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958666247696105106.post-68793440955741623062015-03-04T23:26:57.599-06:002015-03-04T23:26:57.599-06:00A preliminary hearing in Yang's case is set fo...A preliminary hearing in Yang's case is set for March 12. The hearing is at 8:30 am in Branch 1 Courtroom, room C230.Cuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375270925274701675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958666247696105106.post-68234141641928455242015-03-04T15:28:06.420-06:002015-03-04T15:28:06.420-06:00Sorry if I'm late on this, but when is the cou...Sorry if I'm late on this, but when is the court date?or is it already over and just waiting on sentencing? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564565766674499379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958666247696105106.post-12018007352307317102015-03-04T12:43:42.355-06:002015-03-04T12:43:42.355-06:00From a FB friend: "I'm not condoning what...From a FB friend: "I'm not condoning what he did, but I don't think he should go to prison. If your friend was being beaten, what would you do? Run away and call the police, or help your friend? A 15 year old kid would say "Help your friend." These "gangs" that these kids are in aren't even real gangs, they're just gang wannabes. If you criminalize a child without understanding who they truly are, then you have failed them. If you throw them away in prison, throw them to the state without giving them another chance, then you have failed them. He is a child, not an adult, he is not done growing yet and he can still choose who he wants to become. But if we make that choice for him, then we have failed him. I know where this kid is right now, I've been there before. He is in a place where nobody believes in him, where everybody thinks he's worthless and just a criminal, where he is nothing more than a ward of the state. Not many people come out of those situations and become more than what people label them. Because they believe what society tells them, that they're a worthless criminal. And in the end you become who you believe you are."Cuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375270925274701675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958666247696105106.post-18878332356541778872015-03-03T20:29:04.916-06:002015-03-03T20:29:04.916-06:00It's Very Upsetting To See How Things Are Unfo...It's Very Upsetting To See How Things Are Unfolding. There Are Many Many Factors That Play Into How Everything Occurs Just As You've Written. Sadly These Factors Are Not Being Addressed And Things Are Just Continuing To Move Forward As If None Of It Matters.<br /><br />As You Said With The Right Resources, Major Impacts Could Occur And Stop Incidents Like This From Happening. While Agreeing With You, I Believe There Are Great Systems In Place Already, Sadly, They're Not Being Utilized To The Extent To Which They Were Meant To. For Example, A Great Organization Like Boy/Girl Scouts Was Set Up To Help Young Children Develop For The Better. As We Dawned On The Age Of Technology I Noticed (I May Be Wrong) A Decrease In Children Who Are Involved In This Organization. I Cannot Say Whether It's Because Parents Are Not Actively Encouraging Their Children To Join Or If The Children Are Just Not Interested Anymore. Another Great Example Would Be Places Such As The Boys And Girls Club. Places Like The Boys And Girls Club Are Meant To Help And Provide Children's And Teens With A Positive Environment But Again I Feel Places Like This Are Being Utilized Less And Less As The Years Go By.<br /><br />The Race Card... Ultimately I Believe That The Reason It Doesn't Have Much Of An Effect Anymore Is Being It's Been Overused. It's Fine If You Disagree With This Statement But The Reason I Say This Is Because No Matter What Happens Whether It's Crimes Or Just Even The Way An Individual Is Approached Or Talked To, The Race Card Gets Throw Out So Easily. The Worse Part Is That Now It's Been Universally Accepted That When Someone Throws It Out They Will Push Until They Get What They Want Or Drag Little Issue's Further Than It Needs To Go And The Next Thing You Know It Blows Out Of Proportion And Then No One Remembers Why It Got That Far.<br /><br />All In All, I Truly Believe That Things Can Get Better. The Question Isn't How But When.Happy Days https://www.blogger.com/profile/05724957148411760145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958666247696105106.post-70598002286631214852015-03-03T20:26:38.205-06:002015-03-03T20:26:38.205-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Happy Days https://www.blogger.com/profile/05724957148411760145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958666247696105106.post-69418137474818301252015-03-03T15:56:42.968-06:002015-03-03T15:56:42.968-06:00I would like to respond to your first question. W...I would like to respond to your first question. What are doing? I think that is a fantastic question. What the heck are we doing as a society? I sit and watch the news and see stories of schools being shot up, and I no longer flinch. This isn’t to say that I’m callous and do not feel sadness. It’s just not an unexpected event anymore. There is something very, very wrong with that. I watch documentaries about single mothers struggling to pay the bills, working two minimum wage to support their families. Whatever that means. Minimum wage? The minimum for what? These jobs certainly don’t provide much of an actual life for most. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 42.5% of single mothers are living below the poverty line (http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/poverty-rising-among-wisconsin-single-mothers-census-bureau-reports-b99353813z1-275517891.html , 2014). <br />I read articles about race relations in our country, and wonder how many more Rodney King beatings, or Sikh Temple Shootings, or Ferguson riots, or Sao Lue Vang beatings there will have to be before we really heal these problems. Our congress is always talking about how to fix the ailments of other nations, like we are some sort of divine savior. Like our answer is the correct one. But we are so sick ourselves. For me, it’s like a lot of my fellow counselors. They want to try to “fix” others. But, if you look beneath the surface of these therapists just a little bit, you can see their sickness, too. It’s so much more difficult (and uncomfortable) to examine one’s own woes. I think that’s what is going on with our country. <br /><br />I hope this response to does not come across as too virulent. It’s just that I’m profoundly frustrated. <br /><br />I’m not going to pretend to have “the answer” to all of our country’s many many problems. But we can do a lot to help those around us in our own community. I do know this: You are right, it takes a village to raise a child. We need to have better social networks that can facilitate mentoring for our children.<br /><br />School intervention and community outreach are very crucial (more help in these areas could have helped prevent this occurrence from taking place). I worked at an at-risk youth school (if you ask me, every youth is “at-risk”). Anyway, I worked with a lot of kids who were labeled as “bad” or “naughty.” This always upset me. For the most part, these kids were simply lacking in guidance due to absentee parents and circumstances of poverty. A lot of them were victims of bullying. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t want to take the time to be there for these children. So they are just shuffled off to places like the school I taught in. You’d be surprised to find out how much you can help kid by just listening to them. I don’t believe children are born “bad.” They are just playing the cards they are dealt. This does not exonerate all youth from their bad decisions, but I think that we as a community are equally culpable when we shuffle these children (who did not chose to be born) off to the side. <br /><br />One final thought… This stuff on Facebook needs to stop. I don’t know how many times I would have students be fighting at school because of something that happened on Facebook. Parents, please monitor your children’s social media accounts. Kids are creating permanent solutions for temporary problems because of cyber bullying or battling posts. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508774968969042528noreply@blogger.com