I have finally decided upon MY costume for Halloween, Andrew, a very inexpensive choice based upon the following excerpts from a sad news story about a Texas high school cheerleader: ___________
In a case that largely has been ignored by the mainstream media, a federal appeals court has upheld the decision of a Texas school district to punish a cheerleader for refusing to cheer for a player who pleaded guilty to attacking her.
While a grand jury decided against indicting Rakheem Bolton, the basketball player later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of Class A assault.
The case involves the minor girl identified in court documents only as H.S., from Silsbee High School in Texas . . . .
". . . Well, I'm sure H.S. never expected to be 'volunteering' to cheer for someone who had assaulted her," Alex DiBranco wrote in a commentary at Women's Rights, one of the few blogs and opinion sites even to mention the case.
"And the idea that just being silent during Bolton's free throws, a barely noticeable act, was 'substantial interference with the work of the school,' – um, we're talking extracurricular sports, not classroom disruption – makes little sense." __________
And so, I’ve decided to go "trick-or-treating" dressed as a “barely noticeable free throw.”
The costume will consist of a basketball, a pair of Iowa City cowgirl booties – and nothing else.
When one is confused because of imprecise writing, he is not confused over nothing. He is confused over ANYTHING.
A DANGLING MODIFIER HALLOWEEN
ReplyDeleteI have finally decided upon MY costume for Halloween, Andrew, a very inexpensive choice based upon the following excerpts from a sad news story about a Texas high school cheerleader:
___________
In a case that largely has been ignored by the mainstream media, a federal appeals court has upheld the decision of a Texas school district to punish a cheerleader for refusing to cheer for a player who pleaded guilty to attacking her.
While a grand jury decided against indicting Rakheem Bolton, the basketball player later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of Class A assault.
The case involves the minor girl identified in court documents only as H.S., from Silsbee High School in Texas . . . .
". . . Well, I'm sure H.S. never expected to be 'volunteering' to cheer for someone who had assaulted her," Alex DiBranco wrote in a commentary at Women's Rights, one of the few blogs and opinion sites even to mention the case.
"And the idea that just being silent during Bolton's free throws, a barely noticeable act, was 'substantial interference with the work of the school,' – um, we're talking extracurricular sports, not classroom disruption – makes little sense."
__________
And so, I’ve decided to go "trick-or-treating" dressed as a “barely noticeable free throw.”
The costume will consist of a basketball, a pair of Iowa City cowgirl booties – and nothing else.
When one is confused because of imprecise writing, he is not confused over nothing. He is confused over ANYTHING.
Uh . . .
ReplyDeleteI would reconsider the costume if I were you.
After all, it may be chilly that night.