
Originally Posted by
ReikoChan
Agoy, magbuot naman hinoun nganung nagpasaka ug kaso, tsk3x.
Everyone has a right to pursue justice, bai, if he feels that his/her rights are being violated - in this case, being banned from joining the graduation exercises. They DID try to talk it out it within a private setting, but no settlement was reached - hence, the lawsuit. Many times people have filed cases and lost to their own embarrassment. This case is different since the judge granted the plaintiff's favor already.
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You know, I just can't help but notice, but maybe the reason why the pro-STC folks here blame the parents for suing the school is because they don't want this issue to be discussed out in the open. Reading it from a non-sectarian-school graduate's stand point, it's almost like some of us here wanted to HIDE this issue and keep it in the dark.
This case is like watching how a respected mother punishes her child severely for misbehaving. To some it may seem harsh, to others it may not. Some of us here want to talk some reason into the mother, others just want to push away the curious on lookers and told them to mind their own business.
If this is the reason, then I guess these people are just concerned of how that publicized punishment would affect the reputation of the mother - a symbol of authority. Perhaps these people are affectionate to the mother as well and want to protect her image. (Maybe because these people also believe that in some way the mother was wrong, and didn't want to make it so obvious. Why else would they want to quiet the fuss down?)
They keep saying "Serves the kid right, she misbehaved," but then the real issue here is not about what the child did anymore. It's how the mother PUNISHED the child. Was it fair? Was it legal? Was it fit to the child's offense?
This is understandable, but sometimes it distorts one's judgment of right and wrong. If this is indeed the case, try to reevaluate yourself on how much you lean on to either sides of the story. Er, coin.