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April 8, 2005

eBay Auctions As Political and Social Commentary

Recently, I found this eBay auction that demonstrates the power of eBay in our current culture. It is from a woman who claims that her son was abused by a teacher in school. Whether it's a valid claim or not, it's fascinating that members of 21st century society would turn to an auction website for redress of their grievances. The mother who wrote this appeals to "President Bush and all the other powerfull (sic) people in our nation".

Here is her proof that her son was abused:

Be warned: because it's in all caps this eBay listing is hard to read ...

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HELLO I NEED YOUR HELP....EVERYONES HELP WORLWIDE PLEASE SEE THIS IS NO JOKE.BECAUSE THIS IS EBAY I MUST AUCTION AN ITEM THE ITEM IS A PICTURE OF MY SON AND A FULL PAGE ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED AS STATED BELOW. ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO FOR A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES AND TWO NEW SHIRTS THAT WERE RUINED.

*THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS FOR AUCTION PER EBAY GUIDLINES*

BUT THIS MUST BE SAID AND HEARD AMERICA AND BEYOND, THIS IS FOR PRESIDENT BUSH AND ALL THE OTHER POWERFULL PEOPLE IN OUR NATION WHO COVETS FAMILY AND THEIR CHILDREN ALIKE. WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE IN THIS PICTURE IS WHAT MY SONS FIFTH GRADE TEACHER DID TO HIM FOR WHAT HE ASSUMED WAS A SMART COMMENT. NOT UNUSUAL YOU THINK ??? HAPPENS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE YOU SAY. BUT IN THIS CASE HE WEASELED THRU A LOOPHOLE IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND IS STILL TEACHING TODAY MAYBE YOUR CHILD??? YES YOU HEARD ME NOTHING THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. NOTHING BUT A COVER UP TO SAVE FACE WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THEY ARE SO AFRAID OF LITIGATION THEY WONT EVEN APOLOGIZE. HERES WHAT HAPPENED ON 1/28/05 MY SON WENT TO SCHOOL WHEN ASKED FOR AN ASSIGNMENT HE GOT THE DAY PRIOR, AND DIDNT HAVE THE TEACHER SAID HE WOULD BE WRITTEN UP AND SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL, MY SON BEGAN TO CRY AS THE TEACHER YELLED AT HIM, HE THEN ASKED HIM WHO THE BOSS WAS? MY SON THINKING HE WAS GOING TO THE OFFICE REPLIED THE PRINCIPAL AND THE TEACHED SNAPPED GRABBED HIM BY THE SHIRT COLLAR PULLED HIM WITH IN INCHES OF HIS FACE AND TOLD HIM HE WAS THE BOSS HE THRASHED MY SON AROUND UNTIL HIS GLASSES CAME OFF THEN DROPPED HIM TO THE FLOOR WERE HE CURLED UP AND CRIED. HE WAS IMMEDIATLEY TREATED AT THE SCHOOL CLINIC. SO I GET TO THE SCHOOL AND WAS TOLD THIS I DEMANDED THE POLICE BE CALLED. SO WEEKS GO BY I WAIT THINKING THERE IS SOME GRAND INVESTIGATION, NOPE I GOT A CALL FROM THE STATES ATTORNEY SHE SAID THEIR IS NO EVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH CRIMINAL INTENT, YES YOU HEARD ME RIGHT AS A MATTER OF FACT WHEN THE TEACHER WAS FIRST QUESTIONED HE CHOSE HIS RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT BUT LATER RECANTED AND CALLED IT AN ATTENTION GETTER WELL HES GOT MY ATTENTION NOW. BUT PER CASE LAW WHEN YOU LET YOUR CHILD GO TO SCHOOL OR TO A FRIENDS HOUSE YOU GIVE THOSE ADULTS THE POWER TO PUNISH YOU CHILD AS THEY SEE FIT AS A MATTER OF FACT I AM TOLD AS A PARENT WE CAN BEAT OUR CHILDREN BLACK AND BLUE AS LONG AS WE SAY ITS PUNISHMENT AND THEY DONT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION ( WHICH MY SON DID) SO NOW THE SCHOOL SAYS IF HES NOT CHARGED HE DID NOTHING WRONG HENCE NOT EVEN A REPRIMAND. THEY WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE ITS ALL MADE UP, THAT MAYBE HE SCRATCHED HIS OWN NECK, THAT IT NEVER HAPPENED THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR HOW CAN THEY NOT SEE THIS .THEY SAY THE TEACHER GRABBED HIM IN A NOT PARTICUARLY VIOLENT MANNER AROUND THE SHOULDER OR COLLAR....LOOK AT THE PICTURE OH WAIT THATS RIGHT THEY MADE THEIR DECISION WITH OUT SEEING THE PICTURES OR THAT HE WENT TO THE CLINIC OR HIS SHIRTS ARE RUINED OR HIS GLASSES WERE BROKE I WAS TOLD IT WAS UP TO ME TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD THIS INFORMATION NOT THE SHERIFF. WHY DO I PAY TAXES I WONDER THEY SAY I SHOULD SEEK REMEDIES CIVILY , TAKE IT FROM THE SCHOOL SO ANOTHER CHILD HAS NO BOOK, OR FROM HIS LIABILITY INS...SO WE ALL CAN PAY HIGHER RATES...WHAT ELSE AM I TO DO ??? THIS MAN NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH HE SHOULDNT BE TEACHING. THEY KEEP TELLING ME WELL HES RETIRING THIS YEAR. SO WHAT RETIRE NOW I DONT CARE HOW LONG YOUVE BEEN ON THE JOB. YOU ATTACKED MY SON YOU HAVE BETRAYED OUR TRUST YOU HAVE GIVING THE TEACHING PROFESSION A BAD NAME. MEANWHILE MY SON SIT IN A PORTABLE WITH THE SPEC ED KIDS BECAUSE ALL THE FIFTH GRADE CLASSES ROTATE BACK INTO THAT TEACHERS ROOM. THE SCHOOL BOARD CALLS IT UNFOUNDED, WHY AGAIN IS HE IN THE PORTABLE ??? SURE ATTACK HIM HUMILIATE HIM AND PUNISH HIM. IN CASE YOU HAVENT FIGURED IT OUT I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHERE THEY CANT COUNT VOTES....THEY LET THE HELPLESS STARVE TO DEATH.....LET SEXUAL CRIMINALS OUT TO RE-OFFEND ....AND LET TEACHERS ABUSE OUR CHILDREN..LETS JUST HOPE THIS TEACHER WILL NOT HURT ANOTHER CHILD ONLY TWO MORE MONTHS OF SCHOOL.WELL THATS REALLY JUST HALF THE STORY IT GETS SO MUCH WORSE FROM CORRUPTION IN THE STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE TO HAVING OUR LIVES THREATENED TO DROP THE CHARGES IF YOU CARE OR THINK YOU CAN HELP CONTACT.

HERNANDO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD 352 797 7000

FL STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE 352 620 3800

OR ME 352 683 1401

I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR GOVENOR JEB BUSH...AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THIS IS HEARD AND LAWS CHANGED TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE DO I WOULD FOR YOU ....GOD BLESS

Posted by SydneyJohnston at April 8, 2005 11:11 AM

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