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BuckyWunderlick007 t1_jccb68x wrote

That’s sad. Too much of this going on lately. Great example for the youngest children who probably witnessed this from the playground.

Sadly, reflective of our society as a whole with people taking videos rather than helping out.

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guimontag t1_jcck7ir wrote

CRLS kids can be a bunch of fuck ups. I once left my dog tied up outside broadway market so I could run inside quickly to get milk and by the time I got out school had let out and the kids were taking turns harassing my dog by stomping at him or screaming at him. They're really a bunch of idiotic fucks.

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im_not_a_numbers_guy t1_jccy1ig wrote

Have you… never seen high schoolers fight? You saw a textbook example, loosely categorized as “meet bully at the library”. This sounds like literally the smallest fight that can occur (2 fighters), so chill out.

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birdprom t1_jcd4ci9 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,239,767)

Honestly, after thinking it through, I regret making it into a win/lose situation by posting what I did. The experience described by u/guimontag, where their dog was harassed, sounds truly horrible, and I completely understand why they were angry enough to post that comment.

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ItWasTheMiddleOne t1_jcd4vu8 wrote

Is it too obnoxious to ask if you or other adult bystanders did anything to help out other than watch and take pictures yourselves?

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BuckyWunderlick007 t1_jcdjgqp wrote

Replying to akanefive (#2,240,666)

I can’t speak for kids 50 years ago. There are plenty of kids today who wouldn’t do this, and who would try to help a defenseless classmate being beaten. Apparently there weren’t any in this CRLS crowd. Let’s hope they don’t represent the student body as a whole. Just as I’d hope people coming here and making (bad) jokes about it don’t represent the kind of people currently living in Cambridge.

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AlwaysQueso t1_jcdnvuu wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,239,779)

Even before cell phones, “swarming” is what happens during “school yard” fights. I’ve attended “rough” and “better” schools and fights have happened; same behavior. And the reason why they didn’t separate it was probably the same reason you chose to be a bystander.

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Ioseb_Hates_Money t1_jcdwdjg wrote

Replying to chopperharris (#2,240,076)

Oh my goodness! You're 100% right. I thought that CRLS was one of the best in the USA all this time. I thought that it was great because it was featured in Michael Moore's "What Country to Invade Next" documentary. He showed what kind of foods were served in the cafeteria.

I totally assumed that a very wealthy city like Cambridge would have an awesome school. Wow. I was wrong. But you've got to admit: The library is awesome.

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henri_rousseau2 t1_jcfi19c wrote

Just turned 50 this week. Kids got in fights a lot when I was young, including myself (never started them, but had girls start them with me, usually over the stupidest shit imaginable.) Some kids are always going to be like this, girls and boys. Quit your pearl clutching about kids today.

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