Student told he looked like Bin Laden, expelled

[MSM]

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_121173659.html

This poor kid was told by a "motivational speaker" that he looked like bin Laden. So he got pissed and said that if he was bin Laden, he would have "pulled a Columbine." Then he got expelled. Um, what the hell? If this was my kid I'd be so mad--at the speaker, AND at the school. Seems like the school has come to its senses, albeit a bit late.

 

[JBean]

More interesting was that the motivational speaker told him he looked like bin Laden..what a dork! how motivational! lol!

 

[CyberLaw]

I "smell" a lawsuit........

 

[BhamMama]

Johnson will also get a letter of apology from the motivational speaker.


Awww how good of him, a whole letter, the jerk! What kind of speaker belittles their audience? I thought it was about building up instead of tearing down.

 

[SpongeBathHotPants]

Sigh...... kids these days need a thicker skin. Yeah, it was not cool that the speaker said that but come on. I know I will be allone in this thought but the whole thing almost seems funny to me. Maybe Bush should send the troops to this kids house, he may have the WMDs :doh:

 

[Toby]

A motivational speaker who has to use "You look like Bin Laden" isn't worth his/her salt. The school should get their money back.