Hey all, today our school freaked out. I go to a Prep school in Philadelphia, all guys (I think that it's pertinent to the story).
Around 10 A.M. this morning a student noticed an intricately drawn handgun on the stall wall. Underneath the gun, it read "January 19, 2007; It's going down."
Naturally, the kid felt that the dean needed to know. The dean came down, shat himself at the sight of this message and called the police. So, now we have the cops, our dean, principal and entire student body in uproar. The entire day, rumors were circulating of the story and most kids decided that they were not going to school tomorrow in order to avoid being shot.
I had this discussion with my mother:
My mother, forcing me to go to school tomorrow said, "Are you afraid?" Of course, being a senior in High school, I immediately responded with a YES! This prompted her to retort "It's just a drawing, honey." To which I replied that it might not be just a sick joke. I asked her how she would feel if two (my brother attends as well, sophomore) of her sons were killed in another school shooting. She retaliated with "Well, my work receives 3 bomb threats daily" (She works at a government building, I am not willing to reveal which). Getting fed up, I screamed that "SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ACTUALLY HAPPEN MOM" and left.
Do you feel that I should or should not attend school tomorrow (Friday)? And if you feel that it is just a sick joke (all guys school = many twisted pranks)?
Discuss.
Around 10 A.M. this morning a student noticed an intricately drawn handgun on the stall wall. Underneath the gun, it read "January 19, 2007; It's going down."
Naturally, the kid felt that the dean needed to know. The dean came down, shat himself at the sight of this message and called the police. So, now we have the cops, our dean, principal and entire student body in uproar. The entire day, rumors were circulating of the story and most kids decided that they were not going to school tomorrow in order to avoid being shot.
I had this discussion with my mother:
My mother, forcing me to go to school tomorrow said, "Are you afraid?" Of course, being a senior in High school, I immediately responded with a YES! This prompted her to retort "It's just a drawing, honey." To which I replied that it might not be just a sick joke. I asked her how she would feel if two (my brother attends as well, sophomore) of her sons were killed in another school shooting. She retaliated with "Well, my work receives 3 bomb threats daily" (She works at a government building, I am not willing to reveal which). Getting fed up, I screamed that "SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ACTUALLY HAPPEN MOM" and left.
Do you feel that I should or should not attend school tomorrow (Friday)? And if you feel that it is just a sick joke (all guys school = many twisted pranks)?
Discuss.