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Frazzled wrote:As you say...classy.

That doesn't make sense in this context. It made sense when it seemed you were arguing that the subjugation of Native Americans should be equated with defeating drug cartels, but as we know now, that wasn't the (poorly made) point you were trying to make. Now here you are on one hand asking to get back on topic while also still fanning the flames of the other discussion. If you really want to stop discussing it, stop bringing it up. Of course, that isn't really what you want now is it?

I am also weirded out that she took the time to film it on her phone. I just couldn't ever see myself doing that in the same situation.

OP: Cudos to the teacher for trying to keep the kids from becoming further victims of that drug war.

Ahtman wrote:

helgrenze wrote:You stated you didn't want the military blended into border patrol.

Actually I said I don;'t want them conflated, which is not quite the same thing. Putting military units into the Border Patrol is not the same as treating the military as if it is the Border Patrol.

If you look at the definition you yourself posted, it isn't as simple as just merging two things, it is two things brought together through confusion. If you just want to say merge or combine you can use those specific words. To put the US military into the Border Patrol to the point where the two are essentially the same thing would be to conflate them, not to merge or to blend them. So before you get on your high horse you might want to start realizing there is a reason why we have different words with similar meanings. Conflating and blending aren't the same thing and have different connotations.

We can argue the proper meaning and usage of various words until the Rapture (Oct 21 is the next scheduled one I believe...)

BUT that does not alter the original post. It takes a special kind of courage to do what this teacher did. Recording it was probably not done for any other reason than to keep a record of the incident.

Sweet mother, this is the biggest off-topic post in the off-topic forum ive ever seen.

Teacher deserves a medal, I'd of tried to cool down the situation with a guitar tune, sombrero and some Tequila.

dogma wrote:She should have done X instead.

Woah! She should have done 'X'? You're hardcore, man.

Hardcore.

Maybe she did. Maybe that's why she was filming them.

Matrim wrote:Sweet mother, this is the biggest off-topic post in the off-topic forum ive ever seen.

Teacher deserves a medal, I'd of tried to cool down the situation with a guitar tune, sombrero and some Tequila.

Indeed. Indeed.

Why did she film it?

"Oh man, if I can film myself being a hero, maybe I'll get rewarded!"

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