Suicide Statistics Denver Post Matt Hiler

I'll cut to the chase, these statistics about suicide really cut deep. Surveys at Abraham Lincoln High School show: Half of their eleventh graders have ridden with a drunk driver. 45% of the 88 freshmen surveyed said they had tried to kill themselves in the past year. Only 30% felt that they had good parental support. Over all 6.7% of teens have tried to kill themselves and 13.6% of teens have seriously considered suicide. So this tells me at least 1 person, maybe 2 in our classroom have tried killing themselves. I can say that I have been as nice as I can to everyone I can this past year. We all need to take this approach, everybody should feel loved. With only 30% of kids saying they had decent parental support, everybody needs a friend. I appreciate all of you, I appreciate Mrs. Comp, I even appreciate George Bush. (OK not really) Please none of you take this route, to lose a friend or even someone I know well, I've not had this happen to me, but, my guess is it would devastate everyone. I'm glad to have my eyes opened to this, and I hope I can help fix this and get rid of it... for good!

Big 1 PLN Denver Post

Wow! Apparently 2 men broke out into a fist fight when violent words were exchanged. The cop watching pulled a gun (he was off duty) and shot one of the men. The man was taken to the hospital and said to be dead. The cop was released after questioning. What's missing? Somebody dies after almost getting in a fight. I don't agree with shoot first ask questions later. What was this mans crime? Why, did the cop shoot him? This affected me and I don't know why. Mormons don't drink, is this why? Is this what happens when you get drunk? This man didn't deserve to die. I'm starting to hate the media. Why can't they say why the man was shot, what is with the world? This man died I'd like to know why and I want to know now. I can't say much more accept, we are mature enough as a nation to take things straight. Tell us as a nation whats going on because I feel left in the dark. I don't care what he did, you don't shoot someone like that.

Groin Shot Local news

To all you guys out there have a blast reading this. Guys if you don't cringe a little bit when I tell you about this high school coach punishing his players by hitting them with clip boards, and tennis balls in the groin, you're not human. I kinda chuckled when I read this at first but, it's no laughing matter. After one tennis ball to the groin one kid was on the floor for 15 minutes writhing in pain. OK that hurts, well what about the guy who had to have surgery? How funny is it now? The lawyer claimed that the coach didn't mean to... but, he hit the kid several times. The worst thing to do to a guy is to hit him in the groin. The coach was putting as much force into this as possible, he knew the weak spot, he went for it. He's charged with sexual assault. I don't see what other thing they could charge him with but, whatever the sentence he deserves it. Sorry but, this article was just terrible and way below the belt.

Cyber citizenship Education 2cents worth

Good for you Dave, I agree with you completely. There is no safe place on the Internet, perverts and 36 year old men that claim they're 13 are behind every corner. Though you didn't mention this, what cops are doing is great. If you haven't heard the cops are posing as 15 year old girls, to lure in sexual predators. My aunt Lisa, is a sniper for Grand Junction and tried doing this for one day. She caught 8 people, 8 less sex offenders online.... Wow! My dad ( He's a parole officer that does everything he can to keep these people in jail and watches them like a hawk if they go on parole) and I talked about this, he says when you're working with these kind of people you're emotionally drained. He said that you'd think it would be rewarding just chucking these scumbags into jail but, that instead its hard to do and it screws with your feelings. Me, I think it would be fun to catch these jerks, then go up to them and rub it in their face. Dave, I totally agree, please spread this word around.

More Filtering Matt Hiler Education Fisch Bowl

(Note to Mrs. Comp... I'm gonna need the name of the other education blog let me know!)
OK Mr. Fisch you had to keep pushing didn't you? I agreed with you once and because I like arguing with you, I won't do it again. I've said it once I'll say it again there is one solution to filtering and only one. You will never stop high school kids from doing bad stuff online, from accessing their myspace, its impossible. I'll say this once "don't try." You will have the student mafia (if there is such a thing) on your butt 24/7. You don't try to go head to head with the students or you get more and more rebelion. Block the most explicit sites, let students access myspace, but, don't take it to far. The current harsh filters piss everyone off get rid of them.

Mom gets 90 days in jail Matt Hiler Denver Post

Oh my gosh. I read this article and it pissed me off more than all of my other blog articles. This idiot of a women left her 9 month old son in a bathtub while she went to the store. She gets 90 days in jail. What the heck, 90 days? I think this women is a criminal, she was stupid enough to leave a 9 month boy in the bath tub alone. If she can't understand the basic principal of "don't leave your kids in the tub alone" then she doesn't deserve to have kids. What was she thinking, was she drunk, what the heck are the cops thinking? The son was just barely clinging to life when paramedics got there. Send her to jail, keep her in jail, actually make her share a cell with Martha Stewart and Paris Hilton. Maybe Paris will do something right for once and drown her in the tub (Ohhh Martha can use all her money to hide the body too.)

Sex Offender Matt Chaulk on the Run By: Matt Hiler Denver Post

Sex offenders are, in the nicest words possible, scumbags. My dad is a parole officer, he tries to keep losers like this in jail, and if they get on parole he watches them. He has the pleasure of taking people to jail, after reading this article, I wish I could do that. Matt Chaulk, a registered sex offender, has been having a relationship with Amber Westbrook age 16. (Who is now missing by the way.) What a coincidence that he's gone too, surprise, surprise.
This guy is a freak and a wanted fugitive on the run. I hate him, my parents have always told me hate is a strong word, that's why I'm using it. Anybody who would take advantage of a 16 year old girl is somebody who is completely messed up. I'm sorry but, Amber isn't to smart either. The article made it sound as if she was willingly doing this. She must not be thinking strait but, that little bit of not thinking probably cost her her life. Amber hopes to you, that you're okay, that you're not injured. Matt Chaulk hopes to you that you're seriously injured, that you get caught, and that you spend the rest of you're pathetic life in jail.