as the world sucks

as fucked up and close to my heart as my last post was, i believe this one is even worse.

Mom says teacher let classmates vote autistic son out of class

yes that's right. to punish him, a child in kindergarten who has asperger's syndrome was voted out of class, weakest link style. then the teacher had each student say what they did not like about the kid. the kid has not been back to school since. every time his mother takes his sibling to school, he screams when she pulls up to the school.
this is not a suitable form of punishment. children, even moreso than adults are so vulnerable. i understand that a kid with discipline problems is frustrating, but to publicly ridicule him is not only unprofessional, it is downright cruel.
what i want to know is why this teacher has not been fired, or even suspended.
so, i'm taking opinions on this one too.

as we descend into the dark ages...

a friend sent me a link to an article in the news and observer today. apparently one of my old friends was arrested for sodomy in private. what is wrong with this city? (this world for that matter) i am really just stunned by this. apparently, my friend had someone over, they had sex, then the guy went wacko on him, threatening to disembowel him. my friend called the raliegh police, who arrested them both for sodomy in private. and he had to pay $3000 bail to get out of jail for having sex in his home. does anyone else have issue with this?