17 year old student writes Poem "understanding" why Newton shooter pulled trigger

[Chris.B]

A 17-year old high school student has been suspended for a poem she wrote about the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Courtni Webb wrote the poem in a personal notebook about Adam Lanza and what she felt were his reasons for the mass murder at the Connecticut school earlier this month.

The contents of the poem prompted the school officials at the Life Learning Academy on Treasure Island, San Francisco, to suspend her.

I understand the killings in Connecticut. I know why he pulled the trigger,' wrote Courtni Webb.
'Why are we oppressed by a dysfunctional community of haters and blamers?'

The poem was found in a personal notebook of Courtni's by a teacher, reported examiner.com.

Courtni, who writes 'all types' of poetry to express herself, told Today that she was just trying to express 'her belief that tragedies in Sandy Hook happen because people feel helpless.'

She says in the past she has handed in poems dealing with dark issues and has not experienced any problems.

Her poems are a therapeutic way of expressing herself, explained the student, and should not be over-analysed.

'For example, the only person I can think of would be like Stephen King. He writes weird stuff all the time. That doesn't mean he's gonna do it or act it out,' said Webb.

'I feel like they're over reacting. Why? Because my daughter doesn't have a history of violence. She didn't threaten anybody. She didn't threaten herself. She simply said she understood why,' said her mother, Valerie Statham.

The San Francisco Unified School District are currently deciding about Courtni's future at the school and if she poses genuine threat to the safety to her fellow students.

But for now, she is suspended until further notice.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...7-suspended-school-writing-poem-massacre.html

This is her mom

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

Precious? Por que?

 

[Binary]

I can see where this thread is going, I'm abandoning ship.

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

I can see where this thread is going, I'm abandoning ship.

U good ma, but this bytch just set back the poetry movement by a hunna years sympathising with social rejects like her fat ass self

I bet her mama be throwin skillets n everything at her

 

[thegreatwb]

Sandy Hook shooting: Girl, 17, suspended from school for writing a poem about the massacre | Mail Online

This is her mom

why did you have to include a pic of her mom? Kudos to her for expressing herself but our society is too sensitive for her to be writing stuff like this.

 

[Ain't That Something]

I wonder if she would have gotten suspended if she wrote poetry on understanding the Chicago murder rates

She did nothing wrong nor was she enticing violence

 

[cleanface coney]

"I understand the killings in Connecticut. I know why he pulled the trigger,' wrote Courtni Webb.
'Why are we oppressed by a dysfunctional community of haters and blamers?'


let that girl express herself. watch lames go crazy tho lol

 

[Jone2three45]

I don't think she was/is a threat,
but she is def not smart to leave a poem in her notebook for her teachers to see.

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

Edit: i thought she turned this in; where the teachers go thru ya stuff like that?

Still stupid af to write but the 1st amendment is a muhfukka now sue the school for violating it

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

I wonder if she would have gotten suspended if she wrote poetry on understanding the Chicago murder rates

She did nothing wrong nor was she enticing violence

if it was a cac who wrote it you would want his ass arrested

 

[606onit]

Tommy Sotomayor is gonna slam dunk this one. ......all of our visual cues are just right there in front of us!

 

[Chris.B]

Tommy Sotomayor is gonna slam dunk this one. ......all of our visual cues are just right there in front of us!

I already emailed him this story.....

My man Sotomayor will have to address this.

 

[Mofongo]

Damn we couldve gon with the pic of her mom. Geeshzl!

 

[Olu Dara]

What happened with freedom of speech?

 

[Ain't That Something]

if it was a cac who wrote it you would want his ass arrested

Yes I am partial to my race. But no I wouldn't be calling for a cac head if he wrote he understands the plague of inner city crimes. In fact many do it all the time in the in publish journals. Where was your outrage when they do it?