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"God, you're hot" school board member Keith Ervin not removed from school board. (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 day ago by UnpopularCrow@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Half the school board thinks Keith deserves a third chance (that's right, not his first time making inappropriate comments to a child).

They say only he can decide if he wants to step down. They did vote in favor of censuring him. The rest of the school board members that laughed during the comment and touching of a child faced no repercussion. Some even pretended to be offended during the emergency hearing.

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[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

That’s a nice feature.

that's a shitty feature and i wouldn't participate anywhere where they have that. you are free to ignore whomever you want, but this is "i have a last word" button and that is retarded.

you can't have the power to say whatever bullshit you want publicly and then prevent people from calling you out.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You make a good point, upon thinking about it more!

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

i mean it really can go both ways. you definitely can have some troll that is bothering you in a way where having such block power could be useful, but it can also be abused in a way i described. assholes will weaponize anything i guess.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

But if you don't see their comments, who cares if they're shouting into the void?

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 hours ago

just because i don't see their comments doesn't mean they are shouting into the void. most of the time when you have discussion ~~with~~ alongside someone who is really crazy, it is not for them. you are not going to convince some antivaxer/election liar/other type of mental, it is not to convince them, it is just not to let their bullshit go unopposed, because there are few people out there who see the topic being discussed for the first time, and if no one contradicts that bullshit, it might seem that the bullshit is generally acceptable take.

it is tiresome, but if no one opens their mouth, they won.

and that is why i prefer "ignore" over "i have last word" button. if you want to opt out, that is fine, but you shouldn't have the option to censor other people.