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Have you considered that rather than this being a calculated attempt to affect mass opinion on something, this is in fact primarily a mother expressing her dist

• therobot24 13y ago
  Of course i don't think it's calculated. Does the PTA mom who demands creationist teachings in school calculate exactly how to guilt trip the administration? Of course not. Rather emotion and personal morals influences their decisions. Same here, the emotional toll and frustration derived from the comments (again, which were completely uncalled for) overly influenced the article. There is no reason for her to not be frustrated and angry, and putting that into her writing is important. It should not, however, be the primary driving force of the article, otherwise it's just plain manipulation. > I didn't read it as trying to make any point other than "this is awful and unfair and my daughter is innocent of wrongdoing." My point exactly. To reiterate, she had a platform, she had us listening, and she knows what she's talking about, but she missed the opportunity to spark a real discussion of how to prevent this from happening again. Instead she only focused on relating her frustration to every other parent reading, which in my opinion, can be very manipulating. Using the anger that her daughter was a target, and the fear that even though they're innocent they were punished is manipulative. "Won't somebody please think of the children?!"