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Regarding the article concerning the former principal of Anderson school, I think it is totally ridiculous that the newspaper felt that it was so important that they publish a huge picture of this man in handcuffs being led into the detention center. There was no reason to publish that picture. I am quiet sure that this man is humiliated enough without having his picture plastered all over your all important newspaper. I understand that he has to answer for his indiscretions but really, was publishing that particular picture so important?
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Originally posted by grammahall48:
Regarding the article concerning the former principal of Anderson school, I think it is totally ridiculous that the newspaper felt that it was so important that they publish a huge picture of this man in handcuffs being led into the detention center. There was no reason to publish that picture. I am quiet sure that this man is humiliated enough without having his picture plastered all over your all important newspaper. I understand that he has to answer for his indiscretions but really, was publishing that particular picture so important?


grammahall48, that is a dumb question.
He was a Public Figure!
One that CHILDREN looked up to & respected.
He is supposed to be an educated man with enough common sense to know better than to do something like this!

Why wouldn't it be in the paper.
Quite honestly, I'd be upset if it wasn't!

I see you are a grandmother, I bet you would have a problem with it if it was your
grandchild's principal who got caught stealing from her.
You can't pick & chose who you nail to the fence.

He may have been a great guy at one time, but as of today, he is just another criminal.
The fact is, It doesn't matter how good he was to the kids at Anderson,
he turned right around & stole from those vary kids.

I do feel bad for his family having to go through this public humiliation, yes,
but I do not think he deserves any special treatment because of his job title,
that obviously didn't mean as much to him as some may think.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be splattered all over the Times Daily!

And yes, anyone arrested is innocent until proven guilty, but I am 100% sure
that Lauderdale County Sheriffs Department didn't just wake up & say
"Hey, Lets Go Get Us One Of Them Good Ole Boys Today Just For Some Fun".
I seriously doubt their lives are that dull at the Courthouse!
Last edited by FloTownDown
All I have to say on this matter is the Lauderdale County Sheriffs Department and the Lauderdale Board of Education have been conducting their investigation since October so I think they would have to have some evidence to make them go out and arrest him. I'm with you they didn't just wake up and say "Let's go arrest us a principal today." Everyone is usually downing the Board for not doing their job...they and the police dept. have done it this time. Things take time...investigations have to be done. Now let's see what happens next.
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Originally posted by FloTownDown08:
And yes, anyone arrested is innocent until proven guilty, but I am 100% sure
that Lauderdale County Sheriffs Department didn't just wake up & say
"Hey, Lets Go Get Us One Of Them Good Ole Boys Today Just For Some Fun".
I seriously doubt their lives are that dull at the Courthouse!


Do you realize that statement is self-contradictory? The presumption is arrest = guilt. That is not necessarily so.
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Originally posted by logical:
Do you realize that statement is self-contradictory? The presumption is arrest = guilt. That is not necessarily so.


LoL! Do you even know the definition of
self-contradictory?

self-contradictory - in disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"

F.Y.I~ He wasn't arrested on "suspicion" of committing a crime. There was no vindictiveness.
Ever heard of EVIDENCE? Cold hard facts?
The school had stolen equipment (laptops, etc.) and the Lauderdale County Sheriffs Department found said items in a Pawn Shop with his name on the receiving end of the ticket.
He did not deposit the money that the Cheerleaders & Basketball teams raised to help pay for their extra curricular activities & travel expenses. The proof is in the pudding!
Goodness did I start a discussion or what? I didn't say whether I thought the man was guilty or innocent, I just said I didn't think it was that important for the newspaper to publish that particular picture. Like I said, I am sure he was humiliated enough by being accused.I still think most of you are like they were in the old western days and ready to hang someone without all the facts. But then again, I am sure that most of you are able to stand in judgment against others, since you have never done anything to be judged for. He will get his day in court and in the end of it all, he will be judged by the One who counts most of all. What a land I live in, where there are so many perfect people.
I watched the video on the front page of the TD website..a policeman explaining the charges. He said that some school equipment was pawned. IF that's so, and he pawned the stuff, that would be pretty good evidence. And he was apparently the last person to handle the money that went missing.

Don't principals make pretty good money? Usually when there's petty theft like this, there are money troubles in the person's life.

I'm sorry this happened. Anderson is a very good school.
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Originally posted by HomesickGirl:
I watched the video on the front page of the TD website..a policeman explaining the charges. He said that some school equipment was pawned. IF that's so, and he pawned the stuff, that would be pretty good evidence. And he was apparently the last person to handle the money that went missing.

Don't principals make pretty good money? Usually when there's petty theft like this, there are money troubles in the person's life.

I'm sorry this happened. Anderson is a very good school.


I have known David and his family for many, many years. I also know that he has been to treatment for other personal problems surrounding these events. I'm not making excuses for him, but there are definitely pieces of this story that weren't in the article (at least the one of the arrest).

If he is guilty, he should take responsibility and be properly punished. And I also wish him and his family the best during these difficult times now and the ones that are surely ahead.
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Originally posted by grammahall48:
Goodness did I start a discussion or what? I didn't say whether I thought the man was guilty or innocent, I just said I didn't think it was that important for the newspaper to publish that particular picture. Like I said, I am sure he was humiliated enough by being accused.I still think most of you are like they were in the old western days and ready to hang someone without all the facts. But then again, I am sure that most of you are able to stand in judgment against others, since you have never done anything to be judged for. He will get his day in court and in the end of it all, he will be judged by the One who counts most of all. What a land I live in, where there are so many perfect people.


Heres the facts. He stole money & equipment & took them to a pawn shop. Thats all the facts anyone needs!
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Originally posted by grammahall48:
Regarding the article concerning the former principal of Anderson school, I think it is totally ridiculous that the newspaper felt that it was so important that they publish a huge picture of this man in handcuffs being led into the detention center. There was no reason to publish that picture. I am quiet sure that this man is humiliated enough without having his picture plastered all over your all important newspaper. I understand that he has to answer for his indiscretions but really, was publishing that particular picture so important?


Actually making the public aware is exactly what the media is supposed to do so I think they were very right for posting an article about it. He is innocent until proven guilty, but just like with the guy from Speake accused of sexual harassment -- had the media brought it to the public's attention that guy might not have had the chance to go to another school and commit the same offenses...The media does a lot of things I don't like and the TD is not exactly the best news source there is, but in this case -- I think they were right...now if he is convicted they should post the rest of the story and IF HE IS INNOCENT they should post that story as well...we will see what happens when all of the evidence comes in...
Yes if you have been watching the 2 people that was involved with 6 million problem was kept silent. Maybe he should use her get out of jail card by saying he wasnt properly trained. That he didnt know he was doing anything wrong. The system doesnt work the same for everyone. You never saw them in handcuffs or heard when they turned their selves in. But its usually who you know and how much they can pay to make it go away.
You know the old saying that you are presumed innocent until proven guilty, well that should be changed to you are guilty until proven innocent. Most people believe that just because something is said or reported in the paper or on the news that it is true no matter what. I believe that people deserve the benefit of a doubt. I don't know if he is guilty or not but I do know that I sure am glad that I am not in his shoes. I would hate to have to put my life in the hands of a jury. I would surely take a deal from the prosecutor if it were placed on the table, regardless of guilt or innocence. Most of you have already declared him guilty and have a jail cell warmed up for him.
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Originally posted by Shugpie:
How in the h-ll do you know that is a fact. What gives you the inside track that nobody else has. I believe you are just being a smart a-- and trying to make people think you know what you're talking about.


Can You Read?
You can type & spell, so I'm guessing you can read too.
Tell me if I'm going to far out on the limb here.
READ THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER OR CUT ON THE TV & WATCH THE NEWS!
That's How!!!
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Can You Read?
You can type & spell, so I'm guessing you can read too.
Tell me if I'm going to far out on the limb here.
READ THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER OR CUT ON THE TV & WATCH THE NEWS!
That's How!!!


And of course the news media always gets it right, 100% of the time. I guess the recent article about a division or Robbins being sold is a good example. The media had their FACTS right there didn't they? I guess you believe everything you read on the thousands of blogs on the internet. All that is fact, right? This man may be guilty, but you don't know that for a FACT until there is a trial. You absolutely did not get your True FACTS from TV & Newspaper.

By the way, I don't "CUT ON MY TV" I turn it on.
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Originally posted by Shugpie:
quote:
Can You Read?
You can type & spell, so I'm guessing you can read too.
Tell me if I'm going to far out on the limb here.
READ THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER OR CUT ON THE TV & WATCH THE NEWS!
That's How!!!


And of course the news media always gets it right, 100% of the time. I guess the recent article about a division or Robbins being sold is a good example. The media had their FACTS right there didn't they? I guess you believe everything you read on the thousands of blogs on the internet. All that is fact, right? This man may be guilty, but you don't know that for a FACT until there is a trial. You absolutely did not get your True FACTS from TV & Newspaper.

By the way, I don't "CUT ON MY TV" I turn it on.


Whatever made you think I got all my facts from the Times Daily or a Media Source?
Did I ever say that or wasn't that just your assumption? ALL of my information was from Sheriff Ronnie Willis. ALL I (or anyone else) had to do was watch the video on the front page that morning or listen to what he had to say on the television.
But I guess Ronnie Willis must have been REALLY bored & decided he was going to fabricate this entire "scandal", huh?
Produce "stolen items" from Anderson School?
Produce "pawn tickets" from a local pawn shop with HIS signature on it?
& I guess Ronnie stole ALL that money from those KIDS who got out & RAISED IT for their squads & teams.
That sure is alot of work just to frame a man, isn't it. Lauderdale County Board of Education sure has wasted alot of time & energy investigating all of this since last October too.
Shugpie, you can get off that high horse you rode in on. You can sugar coat it all you want to but EVIDENCE is EVIDENCE.
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EVIDENCE is EVIDENCE


Exactly, when it's presented in a Court of Law and not a Court of Forum or a Court of Press Release by the Sheriff.
Jurys many, many don't take the Sheriff's word for what evidence he has, But you swallow hook line and sinker. Not saying the Sheriff fabricated anything or that he's not right, I'm saying the only time anyone's guilty is when declared so by a Court of Law not just by the Sheriff and and the TD forum.
Law enforcement has never been wrong have they? Yeah right.

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"Don't argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."
I will take the advice of your signature and not argue with you anymore.
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Originally posted by Shugpie:
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EVIDENCE is EVIDENCE


Exactly, when it's presented in a Court of Law and not a Court of Forum or a Court of Press Release by the Sheriff.
Jurys many, many don't take the Sheriff's word for what evidence he has, But you swallow hook line and sinker. Not saying the Sheriff fabricated anything or that he's not right, I'm saying the only time anyone's guilty is when declared so by a Court of Law not just by the Sheriff and and the TD forum.
Law enforcement has never been wrong have they? Yeah right.

quote:
"Don't argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."
I will take the advice of your signature and not argue with you anymore.


You have completely took everything I have said & twisted & turned it however you wanted to, completely making my statements misleading.
Did I ever say he was guilty?
No I said from post 1 that he was innocent until proven guilty. I am very aware of how the legal system works. I also know it would take a real piece of trash to steal from children. Maybe that is just my point that you can not understand! Surely you do not think that was okay.

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