uziq wrote:
lmao
Demanding food from locals as if they are on a crusade.An Ottawa homeless shelter says protesters from the "Freedom Convoy" harassed staff and volunteers Saturday, demanding food from their soup kitchen, and one shelter client was allegedly assaulted.
The convoy, billed as a protest against COVID-19 mandates, brought thousands of people to downtown Ottawa. While the bulk of the crowd remained on Parliament Hill and was largely peaceful, the Shepherds of Good Hope said on social media that there was an incident at its shelter.
"Earlier today, our staff and volunteers experienced harassment from convoy protestors seeking meals from our soup kitchen," the Shepherds said on Twitter. "The individuals were given meals to diffuse the conflict. Management was then informed of the issue and no further meals were given to protesters. Our soup kitchen is committed to providing meals to people experiencing and at risk of homelessness in Ottawa. This weekend’s events have caused significant strain to our operations at an already difficult time."
I still remember the Fox Lake cop that died and how there was a funeral procession for him and such a big deal made. Later evidence showed he was not a good cop.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Maybe a growing disinfatuation. I don't personally begrudge them their funeral processions, but maybe these grander and grander events aren't a good look when the police have been used to break up far less disruptive gatherings.
Those photos of cop-packed subways are pretty unsettling in light of police violence, questionable work culture, and their adversarial relationship with the rest of the populace. Wouldn't feel comfortable down there.
I bet they demand overtime for attending those events, and wouldn't go if they didn't get paid.SuperJail Warden wrote:
Saw a picture of the funeral those guys attended. They had snipers and God knows what else to protect them.
I wouldn't be surprised if they had antitank weapons ready to go at some vans. NYPD ATGM.
It's interesting that it listed the three stats but didn't go so far as to graph performance to teacher:student ratio and % economically disadvantaged students, but maybe they didn't want to get into the business of specifically identifying a trend.SuperJail Warden wrote:
I am less interested in the reading and writing scores than I am in the discipline records.
A lot of discipline issues generally means dysfunctional learning environments. Low reading and math scores just means a lot of kids aren't testing well. Which is easier to fix: violence, disruption, and disorder or test scores? Stick a smart kid in a room with a bunch of dummies and a teacher who tries hard and the kid will be no worse off. Stick a smart kid in a chaotic room (where people throw things and talk over the teachers. Break and steak stuff etc.) and they will really be fucked.
All of the demographic info that was posted is no help unless you are looking to buy a home in the area and want an idea of the people your kid will grow up with.
That reminds me of the funny bit about the school Jay's kids go to across the street. Apparently it has a lot refugees from Latin America. I wonder if he even looked up the school.
There's some pretty sad schools out there. This one is underperforming to district averages iirc, but not the worst in the country. Didn't need to check stats to estimate that.SuperJail Warden wrote:
The site does list the student to teacher ratio. 14:1. Pretty good actually. The whole school really isn't that bad. The thing that really bothers me is that they have 1 guidance counselor for 600 kids. But that is just how it goes.
Here is a local school that was closed by the state due to a legion of issues. This was a failed schooled. Compare the stats from Four Horseman school and the below school.
https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/ne … ool-110491
Dang, I wish I could hang out there for a few weeks.“I have something incredible to share,” said US athlete Summer Britcher in a TikTok video, in which she shows off and details the luxurious remote-controlled beds the athletes sleep in at the Olympic Village in Beijing. In a follow-up clip, Britcher was seen happily tucked in and said, “I’m in Zero-G mode now. It’s phenomenal.”
More than that, videos showing athletes learning Chinese Kung Fu, high-tech setups unveiled in the villages, such as robots bartenders and meals delivered from the ceiling in the restaurants of the Beijing Winter Olympics villages also went viral online.
… Many athletes who’ve been approaching the end of their Olympic careers also thanked China’s efforts in holding the once in a four-year international sports event during such a difficult time as pandemic still rages across the world
