You say you're done then go on to ask more questions. You should have said I'm dumb here.
Kade Blume
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You say you're done then go on to ask more questions. You should have said I'm dumb here.
The case isn't going to criminal trial. The case isn't getting thrown out. HE PLED GUILTY as a way to avoid more harsh punishment that would have come if he were tried as an adult.
Hey dumb a$$ - you might want to actually learn how the pleas were changed. Let those who actually know what they are doing do their job.
Nah - I have a hard time backing off when the ignorant chime in.
Sounds like you're too much of a liberal and may be wasting time posting tripe on this board. 😉
But you do have sentencing. And are you bright enough to understand that the very earliest a school Board can act on something like this would be a minimum of 48 hours after. The minimum. So you say semantics, I say laws and facts. I get that is hard to wrap your head around but you keep being you.
Funny - I'm anything but a liberal but I do believe in the law.
There was a Roland-Story board member. She seemed to be of an opinion that differed from the approach taken by board leadership, so she resigned.
It doesn’t matter. The criminal charge adjudication is separate from school policy procedures. Your son pled guilty to raping a person with a foreign object. That’s formal enough for me.
No he was right. You're a dumba$$. Maybe this will help. There was a plea hearing. It went like this:
These are the charges they have brought on you. How do you plead?
Blume: "Guilty."
Maybe there was a deal where you plead guilty you get aggravated assault and not sexual assault, or rape. Nobody cares. He plead guilty.
Without question, that's some Twilight Zone stuff, right there.
Great, in that they appropriately appllied expectations in the Roland-Story Student Handbook that delineates potential ineligibility in its Student Conduct section.
And if that section of the Student Handbook was somehow a legal overreach (although I don't know how it could be), then it might spur lawmakers and the IHSAA into corrective action. That should eliminate any future potential hand wringing of any backroom lawyers or advisors to board members.
Do you know how replies work on this board? How about a wink emoji?
I was replying to Gonzo Bloor, tongue in cheek.
When? Everything so far is an absolutely embarrassment.
For everyone but the perp and his family, apparently…
Perhaps the opposing teams should not field a wrestler at his weight. Give Blume the forfeit rather than let him compete until clear direction/decision by the school board/superintendent. Dont give the guy a platform until things are cleared up.
At this point, yes. They could co a million things right now to stop it and they won't do it.
Not quite. Facts include:
- Incident occurred New Years.
- Victim transferred.
- Roland-Story Student Handbook includes a Code of Conduct with ineligibility that could (and appears to have been) applied
- School District discipline was 3 meet suspension.
- Assailant subsequently wrestled for school.
- Community parents expressed outrage, and some claimed first hand knowledge of systemic issues in Roland-Story district.
- Assailant pled guilty.
Really? You'll let them?
I don't know. That could be risky. Better consult the advisors and lawyers. Don't want to negatively affect the cash cow that is the Roland-Story district.
So - you're saying liberals believe in the law but conservatives don't? Makes so much sense. Pretty sure liberals views are heavily weighed on emotions and those don't always align with the law. But again, far be it from me to provide some basic procedures that have to be followed.
I think you are using a connotation devised by liberal antagonists.
Liberal derived from liberty, as in the protection of individual liberties, including the elimination of unjust laws or inequal treatment under the law.
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Keith Murphy just reported that Knoxville has pulled out of the tournament in Story City this weekend and will wrestle in Iowa City instead. Good for you Knoxville!
You're right - judgement needs to be made now because I demand it so! And if you don't think the school district is considered, as you say it with a rolling eyes emoji, a cash cow, then you're pretty dim. Was that better? Did I catch what you're throwing?I don't know. That could be risky. Better consult the advisors and lawyers. Don't want to negatively affect the cash cow that is the Roland-Story district.
But seriously, what does the school have to gain by allowing this person to wrestle? I honestly don't understand why it would take on this degree of criticism if it was not strongly advised to do so. Fair enough? Maybe someone with not an axe to grind with the school can respond.
Well again - I'm not a liberal but I do understand how and why a public body must protect itself. And some times that takes a little more time than the general public thinks it should. Blame the law(s), not the body that has to follow them. Because there are plenty of liberal lawyers who will jump all over them
Thought you said you were done here 7 messages ago.Well again - I'm not a liberal but I do understand how and why a public body must protect itself. And some times that takes a little more time than the general public thinks it should. Blame the law(s), not the body that has to follow them. Because there are plenty of liberal lawyers who will jump all over them
They are elected officials and the president and vice president seem to be local businessman, who are not educational professionals. According to the board member who retired, the two board executives decided things behind close doors without seeking broader board input.
I will go with Occam's Razor, and choose to believe it was incompetence over some vast conspiracy. I just don't believe the board president tried to sweep things under the rug for fear of a mass exodus from the district negatively affecting the family funeral business.
My expectation is that eventually they will resign, not seek reelection, or get voted out. I'd think it would be very easy to run a successful campaign against them.
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I think they decided the school district shit the bed. And the perps’s family seems to be the only party wishing to cover that fact up.
That appears to be a collective opinion supported by the facts... "The Wisdom of Crowds" and all.
I agree that if the worst I’ve read is true that it is embarrassing for the school to impose a three meet suspension.
A news report from 2 days ago states that Blume was charged as a juvenile for the charges we are familiar with:
Roland-Story teen pleads guilty to assault in juvenile court
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Lets hypothetically say that the school district is waiting for the final sentencing to be made by the courts before they impose more punishment at school or for sports. Don't think that the family hasn't already been told that and will have their lawyer get continuances on the sentencing until after wrestling season is over. Then I would say the school would impose a punishment at school for probably spring / summer and possibly fall sports. Then would be eligible for wrestling next year as well.
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Why?
Contrition and possibly some form of restitution by a 16 year old, at the time, might be enough to consider a plea to move the case from adult to juvenile court--especially considering a second assailant was destined for juvenile court from the get go.
So far I haven't read the plea includes a change to charges (e.g. felony assault to misdemeanor hazing). Has it? If that's the case, then maybe the district attorney will find himself in a political quagmire.
The current details of any prosecution at this time aren't relevant to the school board past activities. Sure, earlier on they might have inquired about the potential prosecution. But normally police don't comment on an ongoing investigation, so what would they be waiting for. And they took the 3 week suspension action based on the information they had. Now (or shortly) it seems they will have more, and an opportunity to take further action.
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The district attorney has nothing to do with school district code of conduct. Those are separate entities with different focuses and mandates.
Blume's Dad is a world class a-hole. I've seen him at tournaments. From what I gather he is threatening to sue no matter what. He also has the good 'ole boy network in Story City and they have all the influence over the school admins.
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