tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post6964555208663592333..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Tamir Rice Is DeadPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-59309566959533176802016-01-01T15:22:22.488-05:002016-01-01T15:22:22.488-05:00Had the officers keened over in anguish upon reali...Had the officers keened over in anguish upon realizing they had shot a child, had they tried to save his life, had they comforted his sister instead of tackling and handcuffing her, then, perhaps, it could be described as a perfect storm of error.<br /><br />That they did not one of these things demonstrates that from the moment Tamir was shot, these two officers sought to portray their violence as justified and necessary in order to protect themselves from any consequences.<br /><br />I am grateful to be retired because I have not had to spend Christmas break trying to plan, on Monday morning, how to help my students make sense of a country, the one they call their home, in which their lives are apparently meaningless to the folks running the show. <br /><br />Jeb! can't keep where these terrible things occur straight (because?) and his response is a mealy-mouthed "My bad"? An appropriate response? How about: So many of these horrific events have occurred, I was confused which one you asked about. It's appalling that so many have happened that I mixed them up. "My bad"? Bad indeed.<br /><br />Christine LanghofflaMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516322307725011313noreply@blogger.com