Student Suspended for buying Skittles

[guartz]

If I was that kid, my next research paper would be on mercantilism and why it sucks.

[Koyuki]

It's much simpler than that. When I was in High School we used to buy big packs of Capri Sun and Muffins from CostCo and sell them at good margin in the mornings out of one of the offices. The Principal caught wind of our operation and forced us underground because the competition with the administration-sanctioned Student Store (that also sold things like P.E. uniforms and pencils) was devastating those profits and taking money away from his pet projects in the school.

I wonder if that school is one of the ones with contracts with Yum Brands/PepsiCo to also supply junk food on campus.

My old (fucking shitty dump) high school used to have a student store, but they had to take all the non-nutritious items out ever since the school board thing (the big guys of the state) passed some ant-obesity shit. Yet they served the most vile, malnutritious shit ever. The nachos gave me anal leakage

My middleschool used to have something like this, except for a store they had a plastic cart with a box on top filled with honey buns and other shit. Of course where I went to school people loved to steal shit so we'd always have one of our friends go up to the cart and act like a complete moron to get the teachers attention. Meanwhile we'd swipe what we could and then either re-sell it at a higher price after break or eat it. Think we ended up making about 500$ from just re-selling a majority of it.


Fun times.

[HAcoreRD]

I remember my school store.

Soda from IBC rootbeer, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, to: Water (only).

Skittles, Twix, Snickers, to: Health bars nearly $3 a piece (Maybe the size of a snickers bar in length, not width).

Doritos, Lays, Pringles, Combos (Pretzel with the pizza or w/e filling) to...NOTHING.

Why? Because it's unhealthy. Yet the cafeteria food was so healthy, nachos w/rice, pizza fridays...so greasy it'd slide out of you a period later, sloppy joes/philly cheese steak monday, Pasta w/meat sauce wednesday.

and don't start me on No Child Left Behind, pirahna1, nothing like the school to basically give your info to the military. Sure, you don't have to join the Marines/Infantry, but you know that's where all the fun is.

[Aerin]

Why? Because it's unhealthy. Yet the cafeteria food was so healthy, nachos w/rice, pizza fridays...so greasy it'd slide out of you a period later, sloppy joes/philly cheese steak monday, Pasta w/meat sauce wednesday.

I hear that. I remember in middle school and high school I wouldn't go near that stuff. No one even knew what it was... or what it tasted like.

[HAcoreRD]

Why? Because it's unhealthy. Yet the cafeteria food was so healthy, nachos w/rice, pizza fridays...so greasy it'd slide out of you a period later, sloppy joes/philly cheese steak monday, Pasta w/meat sauce wednesday.

I hear that. I remember in middle school and high school I wouldn't go near that stuff. No one even knew what it was... or what it tasted like.

I'll tell you 1 thing. Mix the nacho beef in the rice was delicious. But that Philly cheese steak? I had that only if I was constipated, because those babies and the pizza are the colon cleanser.....hmm, maybe the Calzone Mondays too.

[mootsfox]

When I was in the fifth grade, a girl in my class had an awesome colored pencil set that would draw on skin. She was a bit of an artist, so she, along with the help of myself and another person, started charging other students for "tattoos" on their arms, legs, or face. We lasted about 4 days and made about $20 ($0.50 a pop) before the teacher caught us. It was all confiscated under the premise that students are not allowed to solicit anything to other students without the school's permission. We were told we could have been sent to the principal's office, but we wouldn't. Lesson learned.

Why this purchasing-student got suspended? I don't know, but I doubt it should have happened, especially if it was a first offense.

Why did CNN.com report this? Because it's a friggin' dot-com site, and they need any little bit that they can get. You can see the attempts at sensationalism by referring the kid as an "honors student." They're trying to paint (no pun intended) the school as monsterous or overreacting for a bit of press.

Did this make any of the telecasts? I highly doubt it.

More specifically, I wonder if the shady skittles salesman punked on Mr. Honor's Student. Sold him a bag, then reported him for buying.

Friggin' narcs!

Yup.
600 hogs chased by car:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/200 ... candy.wfsb

[Bunnykillah]

The only thing I really got out of that was the reporter's 'peanuts' sounds like 'penis.'

I have listened to that over and over and lol each time.

[Demosthenes]

Quit bitching. Rules were broken, and might was asserted. The end.

[Ryushii]

Quit bitching. Rules were broken, and might was asserted. The end.

People like to "lol" at crappy rules. If the government told you you could only have sex twice a week, would you follow it? No. Even if they told you you would go to jail for 5 years if you did? Still no. Why? Because it's a piece of crap law tied to an over-the-top punishment, both of which the government has no business passing. So we "lol" at how piss-poor this particular piece of legislation is. I certainly don't consider unnecessary punishment an assertion of any kind of "might." The end.

[Karbuncle]

Quit bitching. Rules were broken, and might was asserted. The end.

People like to "lol" at crappy rules. If the government told you you could only have sex twice a week, would you follow it? No. Even if they told you you would go to jail for 5 years if you did? Still no. Why? Because it's a piece of crap law tied to an over-the-top punishment, both of which the government has no business passing. So we "lol" at how piss-poor this particular piece of legislation is. I certainly don't consider unnecessary punishment an assertion of any kind of "might." The end.

Ive never done this....


QFT

[Bunnykillah]

Our soda machines were shut off after the poor kids would reach up under and steal soda rows at a time. They were the big machines with the see through front, kind of like a candy vending machine setup. Easy to lay on the floor and reach up in and steal from.

Then the candy machines would be unplugged(plugged back in for sports games). Would just plug in as needed until they put a lock over the power outlet. Then one day 3 students pushed the fucking thing like 20 feet scratching the shit out of the tile floor to another outlet. The school gave up and just left it on soon after .

[Kurp]

Our soda machines were shut off after the poor kids would reach up under and steal soda rows at a time. They were the big machines with the see through front, kind of like a candy vending machine setup. Easy to lay on the floor and reach up in and steal from.

Then the candy machines would be unplugged(plugged back in for sports games). Would just plug in as needed until they put a lock over the power outlet. Then one day 3 students pushed the fucking thing like 20 feet scratching the shit out of the tile floor to another outlet. The school gave up and just left it on soon after .

That last part is great

[mootsfox]

Our soda machines were shut off after the poor kids would reach up under and steal soda rows at a time. They were the big machines with the see through front, kind of like a candy vending machine setup. Easy to lay on the floor and reach up in and steal from.

Then the candy machines would be unplugged(plugged back in for sports games). Would just plug in as needed until they put a lock over the power outlet. Then one day 3 students pushed the fucking thing like 20 feet scratching the shit out of the tile floor to another outlet. The school gave up and just left it on soon after .

I'm surprised the kids didn't bring in a generator into the building so they could steal candy.

But why does it need to be on to steal from it?

[Cesaria]

Back when schools in the UK were allowed to have tuck shops (before we single handedly were charged with having to cure all the fat kids in the country) my little brother, who was always a mercenary little sod, made a fortune queuing up to buy stuff from it at breaktimes and selling it on at a gross markup to the kids who were too lazy to queue. The teachers caught him in the end, just laughed at him and told my mum he would go far in business.

Course now it's so anti-anything that even the staff get bitched at if they dare to drink anything but water (considering most teachers LIVE on caffiene from their coffee it's barbaric) and you have to teach 30 kids all sucking on their waterbottles like Maggie from the Simpsons. We even got told we had to stop giving one tiny sweet (like a single jelly bean or the like) away as a merit prize at the end of the week.

[Karbuncle]

Back when schools in the UK were allowed to have tuck shops (before we single handedly were charged with having to cure all the fat kids in the country) my little brother, who was always a mercenary little sod, made a fortune queuing up to buy stuff from it at breaktimes and selling it on at a gross markup to the kids who were too lazy to queue. The teachers caught him in the end, just laughed at him and told my mum he would go far in business.

Course now it's so anti-anything that even the staff get bitched at if they dare to drink anything but water (considering most teachers LIVE on caffiene from their coffee it's barbaric) and you have to teach 30 kids all sucking on their waterbottles like Maggie from the Simpsons. We even got told we had to stop giving one tiny sweet (like a single jelly bean or the like) away as a merit prize at the end of the week.

I could never see why being fat was something that merited so much attention..
The get healthy Fad going through really pisses me off.

Just leave us big people alone, we would prefer enjoying life while we can!
And eating Veggies and Drinking water your entire life is stupid


I hate stupid Goverments.


O well, back to my Fast food

[Creeps]

Back when schools in the UK were allowed to have tuck shops (before we single handedly were charged with having to cure all the fat kids in the country) my little brother, who was always a mercenary little sod, made a fortune queuing up to buy stuff from it at breaktimes and selling it on at a gross markup to the kids who were too lazy to queue. The teachers caught him in the end, just laughed at him and told my mum he would go far in business.

Course now it's so anti-anything that even the staff get bitched at if they dare to drink anything but water (considering most teachers LIVE on caffiene from their coffee it's barbaric) and you have to teach 30 kids all sucking on their waterbottles like Maggie from the Simpsons. We even got told we had to stop giving one tiny sweet (like a single jelly bean or the like) away as a merit prize at the end of the week.

I could never see why being fat was something that merited so much attention..
The get healthy Fad going through really pisses me off.

Just leave us big people alone, we would prefer enjoying life while we can!
And eating Veggies and Drinking water your entire life is stupid


I hate stupid Goverments.


O well, back to my Fast food

Yeah, not filling your system with shitty chemicals and fattening food that could one day lead to heart attacks if you eat it every day is so stupid

Fuck vegetables and water

[Karbuncle]

Back when schools in the UK were allowed to have tuck shops (before we single handedly were charged with having to cure all the fat kids in the country) my little brother, who was always a mercenary little sod, made a fortune queuing up to buy stuff from it at breaktimes and selling it on at a gross markup to the kids who were too lazy to queue. The teachers caught him in the end, just laughed at him and told my mum he would go far in business.

Course now it's so anti-anything that even the staff get bitched at if they dare to drink anything but water (considering most teachers LIVE on caffiene from their coffee it's barbaric) and you have to teach 30 kids all sucking on their waterbottles like Maggie from the Simpsons. We even got told we had to stop giving one tiny sweet (like a single jelly bean or the like) away as a merit prize at the end of the week.

I could never see why being fat was something that merited so much attention..
The get healthy Fad going through really pisses me off.

Just leave us big people alone, we would prefer enjoying life while we can!
And eating Veggies and Drinking water your entire life is stupid


I hate stupid Goverments.


O well, back to my Fast food

Yeah, not filling your system with shitty chemicals and fattening food that could one day lead to heart attacks if you eat it every day is so stupid

Fuck vegetables and water

See you get it! Not many people do.
And Your Sarcastic remarks are sooooo adding to the topic, you can pat yourself on the back you're so clever! Everyone knows being sarcastic never gets old! especially when it doesnt help one bit to the topic or your feeble Arguement! Congratulations!

Now listen up Creep, People have a right to choose what foods they want to eat, its a given right, its a god given right. Forcing children to eat stuff that dogs would turn a nose too is wrong, and even moreso punishing them for eating other items is even worse.

I enjoy eating Tasty foods like burgers, pizza... Does that mean thats all i eat? Fuck no, I Eat Peas, Spinach, Celery, etc, i even drink water, and theres no problem in that, but Forcing People to do it is whats wrong.

We should have a right to decide what we want to eat, and what we can, not have to choose from 3 Fat free Artificially Created Shit. And you know what else? Some of the Shit they serve children at the schools is worse then the shit you can buy from resteraunts.

People who want to eat Burgers/Etc and be fat shouldnt be punished or looked down upon, ITs their Fucking life and they deserve the right to use it how they want.

I know how to eat healthy and limit myself, and this is what should be taught, not forced. Thats what i should have made clear. Children should be taught the dangers of over eating and the risks it causes them, not Be forced to eat that way, but taught that eating in a healthy manner serves them better.
Theres a fine line between Forcing someone to act a way you want, and Teaching them better alternatives, Now keep on being a smartass, but this is the truth and anyone who dissagrees is just denying it.



There are better life styles then eating fast food, but theres no reason people cant enjoy fast foods, But Limiting yourself to the amount of fast foods you eat is whats Key.
Veggies and Water are fine, and every kid should drink/eat accordingly, but they should be able to do so out of Free Will, not out of Laws/Rules.
Thats what im trying to point out. nothing else.

[Plow]

This is what happens when being a school teacher or child caregiver is a low pay job with crappy benefits that nobody wants.

[arus2001]

Our soda machines were shut off after the poor kids would reach up under and steal soda rows at a time. They were the big machines with the see through front, kind of like a candy vending machine setup. Easy to lay on the floor and reach up in and steal from.

Then the candy machines would be unplugged(plugged back in for sports games). Would just plug in as needed until they put a lock over the power outlet. Then one day 3 students pushed the fucking thing like 20 feet scratching the shit out of the tile floor to another outlet. The school gave up and just left it on soon after .

I'm surprised the kids didn't bring in a generator into the building so they could steal candy.

But why does it need to be on to steal from it?

Fuck pushing a multi-hundred pound machine 20 feet, I would've brought an extension cord and charged for exclusive use. Brains over brawn~

[mootsfox]

Our soda machines were shut off after the poor kids would reach up under and steal soda rows at a time. They were the big machines with the see through front, kind of like a candy vending machine setup. Easy to lay on the floor and reach up in and steal from.

Then the candy machines would be unplugged(plugged back in for sports games). Would just plug in as needed until they put a lock over the power outlet. Then one day 3 students pushed the fucking thing like 20 feet scratching the shit out of the tile floor to another outlet. The school gave up and just left it on soon after .

I'm surprised the kids didn't bring in a generator into the building so they could steal candy.

But why does it need to be on to steal from it?

Fuck pushing a multi-hundred pound machine 20 feet, I would've brought an extension cord and charged for exclusive use. Brains over brawn~

I feel really fucking stupid for not thinking of that.