en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/325573 Comments by LuKuj http://wgntv.com/2013/04/10/logan-square-armed-robbery-caught-on-video#IDComment617151215 We hear about this on local news, though. Too bad it is not on national- doesnt fit the liberal gun control template of course. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:48:03 +0000 http://wgntv.com/2013/04/10/logan-square-armed-robbery-caught-on-video#IDComment617151215 http://wgntv.com/2013/04/10/logan-square-armed-robbery-caught-on-video#IDComment616550832 We have had several similar robberies here in the Houston area in the last few weeks. The shop owners shot the robbers in two of the cases. In another, a customer who had a concealed carry permit held the robber at gun point until the police arrived. It is really sad that the shop owner here did not have the same protection available. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:36:55 +0000 http://wgntv.com/2013/04/10/logan-square-armed-robbery-caught-on-video#IDComment616550832 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment505083908 I taught for 30 years and had enough training and support to handle the autistic, Down's Syndrome, Asperger's, ADD,ADHD, and OCD children in my classroom. I had help from support people at the school, of course. Most of the children who would need a safe room are not mainstreamed all day. A regular classroom teacher should not be expected to act as a trained psychiatrist or psychologist, but that does not mean they should not be given the basic tools to use. When they DO try to act as psychologists and psychiatrists, they are often faulted, criticized, or sued. They are damned if the do (and someone does not like what they do), and they are damned if they don't( and people expect them to be psychiatrists, psychologists, behavioral experts). So much time can be spent trying control unsafe, disruptive behavior that education for all the children is compromised. Methods used to calm outbursts and tantrums that include physical violence can not be rushed. In the meanwhile there are other children to teach and keep safe as well as other problems to handle. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:04:18 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment505083908 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment505074094 Not true! Have you read the posts about how some children are calmed and comforted by the lack of stimuli and interaction with other people. Hopefully those in charge would know which children are helped by such a room as would the parents. There are meetings where individual education plans are developed with parents present to address the needs of each child. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:49:43 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment505074094 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504944445 i agree with you totally. The children with Asperger's I taught had high IQs, and they were NOT cheating. Their vocabularies were far above grade level Their problem solving skills were awesome. They were experts in some areas of science, knowing far more than even their parents, who were educated people, since those with Asperger's tend to fixate on certain behaviors or interests. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:58:54 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504944445 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504940079 Not all teachers are suited to work with special needs children. Are we to limit teaching degrees to only those who feel this is something for which they want to be trained and are well-suited? You are asking each teacher to be a special needs teacher as well as a psychologist/psyschiatrist. Can you imagine how few would even become a teacher, how long so much training would take, and how much it would cost? Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:53:54 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504940079 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504928140 I am really sorry for your experience. I have had several students with Asperger's. I worked closely with the parents to learn what worked best for each child. Each one was quite brilliant. I ignored behaviors that were not too distracting for the other kids and tried to substitute less distracting behaviors for those that really did make it difficult for others to learn. For example, instead of picking the nose and eating it, which really grossed the kids out and distracted them, the parents and I got a child to focus on picking at an eraser. When a child obsessed on the electric pencil sharpener, his mom bought an extra one for the classroom that made him much calmer. Like everything, though, there are degrees of Asperger's. I have followed up on one child in particular (he and I really bonded. Yes, he was extra trouble, but I found him very lovable and didn't mind the work). He is very successful and has actually outgrown much of the Asperger's. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:40:15 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504928140 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504923229 What would happen to an employee who suddenly started throwing furniture, biting, and hitting those around him/her uncontrollabley on a regular basis? Would the employer just let him/her keep doing it when trying to reason with the person or calm him/her verbally just didn't work, when other employees were injured and on edge never knowing when another incident would occur? Employers can fire such an employee. Schools are required to educate children, even those with special needs that sometimes lead them to be out of control and violent. They can't fire the child, nor do I think they should. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:34:35 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504923229 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504917951 If the child is out of control, the teacher could be kicked, bitten, hit. The whole idea of the room is to calm a child in a place where the child cannot hurt himself or others. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:28:25 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504917951 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504915767 So it is fine with you if a child seriously injures himself or someone else? Are you aware that some students cannot be calmed by words or even actions? Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:25:51 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504915767 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504911677 Do you realize we are talking here about children who can become so out of control they are banging their own heads on the wall, biting, kicking, throwing furniture, and trying to stab themselves or others with scissors, pencils, etc.? You can't teach a child this out of control, and the child is a danger to himself and others. If the child can be calmed down with such a room, that should be the first choice. But that isn't always possible. I have seen teachers seriously injured by such a child and have seen a class that had to hold drills as to how to excit the room safely when a special needs child had a violent meltdown. Is that a good environment for ANY child? Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:21:10 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504911677 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504909387 Ihave seen the same. Putting a child this out of control in a room where he/she cannot hurt himself and others is a kindness and in the best interests of a child. It is not a place a child should be kept for hours, but when it is a choice between possible harm to the child himself/herself or to others or the room, the room is the better choice. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:18:20 +0000 http://q13fox.com/2012/11/28/special-needs-students-being-sent-to-padded-rooms-in-some-school-districts#IDComment504909387 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/09/12/investigators-sebelius-illegally-campaigned-on-taxpayers-dime/#IDComment439670838 As soon as hell freezes over. Oops! Am i allowed to mention hell or is that racist, sexist, homophobic, or violation of the rights of atheists or something? Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:34:14 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/09/12/investigators-sebelius-illegally-campaigned-on-taxpayers-dime/#IDComment439670838 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/06/12/the-bizarre-white-house-reaction-to-john-bryson-news/#IDComment380756642 It is not hard to grasp and, since I don't have all the details, I can't judge the man or what, if any action, should be taken. I do know, though, if he were a Republican the MSM would be calling for every detail immediately and probably that he step down or be removed - even if they had no details. He would be given no benefit of the doubt and a Republican White House would be raked over the coals for not knowing even the tiniest detail of what happened. Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:02:49 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/06/12/the-bizarre-white-house-reaction-to-john-bryson-news/#IDComment380756642 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/04/04/obama-congress-and-the-constitution/#IDComment331982177 it seems to me that I remember Bush's grades, or at least some of them, being published and the MSM insisting that they be made known. Look it up. Since it is Obama, of course, the MSM made no such demands. Knowing what a narcissist Obama is, I would think he couldn't wait to show off his grades if they were good since he thinks he is the greatest person to walk the face of the earth. Since he hasn't been waving them in our faces, I can't help but to think they must not be all that great. Thu, 5 Apr 2012 04:16:26 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/04/04/obama-congress-and-the-constitution/#IDComment331982177 http://www.katu.com/news/national/7-California-boys-arrested-in-attack-on-teen-145286335.html#IDComment328625933 I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for them to speak out about this. Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:45:18 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/7-California-boys-arrested-in-attack-on-teen-145286335.html#IDComment328625933 http://www.katu.com/news/national/7-California-boys-arrested-in-attack-on-teen-145286335.html#IDComment328625319 Will Jackson and Sharpton be calling for justice here? Will the president talk about what a terrible thing this is? Will the DOJ get involved? Oops! Wrong color, Sorry! BTW, were the assailants wearing hoodies? Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:44:08 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/7-California-boys-arrested-in-attack-on-teen-145286335.html#IDComment328625319 http://tv.breitbart.com/cnns-malveaux-slimes-breitbart-hours-after-passing/#IDComment306318796 This is exactly what I would expect from her and a majority of liberal voices in the media. Fri, 2 Mar 2012 15:08:06 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/cnns-malveaux-slimes-breitbart-hours-after-passing/#IDComment306318796 http://tv.breitbart.com/breitbart-tvs-oconnor-the-right-never-had-anyone-like-andrew-to-fight-for-us/#IDComment306295136 He's right, and the left has the whole MSM fighting for them along with MSNBC and CNN. Fri, 2 Mar 2012 14:25:41 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/breitbart-tvs-oconnor-the-right-never-had-anyone-like-andrew-to-fight-for-us/#IDComment306295136 http://tv.breitbart.com/emotional-17-year-old-girl-makes-touching-tribute-we-need-to-keep-fighting-for-him/#IDComment305801778 My compliments to this young lady and her parents. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 22:57:22 +0000 http://tv.breitbart.com/emotional-17-year-old-girl-makes-touching-tribute-we-need-to-keep-fighting-for-him/#IDComment305801778