I live near the town where this happened. This is not a bad town any more than the town you live in. A few kids have given it a bad name. Not all parents are model parents, everyone knows that. Do YOU know what YOUR kids say and do every minute of the day? I think not. Hopefully you have taught them better than these parents taught their children, but, don’t judge an entire community based on the actions of a few. We have a college here that has students of various nationalities and backgrounds. Rexburg is a welcoming, friendly community where we will welcome you with open arms.
I live in Rexburg. This is not an isolated incident. I used to be a member of the LDS Church, but I left it because it no longer made sense to me. I can tell you that the Madison County School District has a discriminatory hiring policy that basically bars alternative opinion from even existing at its schools. That’s why this happened: Intolerance and bigotry is protected and allowed in the Madison County school system and at BYU-Idaho.
But this story about a few ignorant kids should not take away from the fact that Rexburg is an awesome place to live. If you want more information about this area, please email me at wcsl.02@gmail.com. We are in the process of moving a more progressive agenda into this area, and we feel confident that the outdated and racial ideas of the people who have called this place home for the last 80 years or so will eventually be gone from this area.
Don’t spread gossip on the internet about this town, just pray for it. Thank you.
I can tell you that in all of my years living in Idaho and knowing many people from Rexburg, until this campaign began, I had never, ever heard the hate and anger spitting out of their mouths. Not any election in over 3 decades in Idaho. Rexburg has some real answering to do.
The scariest thing here is that these kids probably got this from their parents. So here’s a question: if someone under 18 is in a drunk driving accident, the parent is responsible, right? How about in this case? I’m fairly certain threatening the President, even the President-elect, is a very serious crime.
That would be “killing the president-elect,” and it’s nothing to joke about, not even if you’re a brat on a bus. What the hell is wrong with these people? I am so damn glad my parents moved away from Idaho when I was little; I can’t even imagine growing up in that sort of culture.
You were right – this did nothing to improve my day. Twice in the last 8 years, many Americans (myself included) were bitterly disappointed when Bush won. I didn’t hear very many people talking about assassinating him, though. I also don’t remember people getting in trouble at school or work for just mentioning his name. It seems like race is playing a big role here, and I agree with Matthew Whoolery that the kids on that bus most likely picked up this unacceptable talk from their parents. It seems like there is a lot of this nonsense going on in “real America” ever since Obama won the election, and it’s quite disgusting.
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I live near the town where this happened. This is not a bad town any more than the town you live in. A few kids have given it a bad name. Not all parents are model parents, everyone knows that. Do YOU know what YOUR kids say and do every minute of the day? I think not. Hopefully you have taught them better than these parents taught their children, but, don’t judge an entire community based on the actions of a few. We have a college here that has students of various nationalities and backgrounds. Rexburg is a welcoming, friendly community where we will welcome you with open arms.
I live in Rexburg. This is not an isolated incident. I used to be a member of the LDS Church, but I left it because it no longer made sense to me. I can tell you that the Madison County School District has a discriminatory hiring policy that basically bars alternative opinion from even existing at its schools. That’s why this happened: Intolerance and bigotry is protected and allowed in the Madison County school system and at BYU-Idaho.
But this story about a few ignorant kids should not take away from the fact that Rexburg is an awesome place to live. If you want more information about this area, please email me at wcsl.02@gmail.com. We are in the process of moving a more progressive agenda into this area, and we feel confident that the outdated and racial ideas of the people who have called this place home for the last 80 years or so will eventually be gone from this area.
Don’t spread gossip on the internet about this town, just pray for it. Thank you.
It’s true, Rexburg is the new cesspool of the US. It made AP, it’s everywhere! I first found it here http://localnews8.com and here http://eaglerocktalks.com
I can tell you that in all of my years living in Idaho and knowing many people from Rexburg, until this campaign began, I had never, ever heard the hate and anger spitting out of their mouths. Not any election in over 3 decades in Idaho. Rexburg has some real answering to do.
oh crap…I mean Rexburg! My bad…sorry Idaho!
Rexford, Idaho….the secret service knows where you are now…hope you are ready!
The scariest thing here is that these kids probably got this from their parents. So here’s a question: if someone under 18 is in a drunk driving accident, the parent is responsible, right? How about in this case? I’m fairly certain threatening the President, even the President-elect, is a very serious crime.
That would be “killing the president-elect,” and it’s nothing to joke about, not even if you’re a brat on a bus. What the hell is wrong with these people? I am so damn glad my parents moved away from Idaho when I was little; I can’t even imagine growing up in that sort of culture.
You were right – this did nothing to improve my day. Twice in the last 8 years, many Americans (myself included) were bitterly disappointed when Bush won. I didn’t hear very many people talking about assassinating him, though. I also don’t remember people getting in trouble at school or work for just mentioning his name. It seems like race is playing a big role here, and I agree with Matthew Whoolery that the kids on that bus most likely picked up this unacceptable talk from their parents. It seems like there is a lot of this nonsense going on in “real America” ever since Obama won the election, and it’s quite disgusting.
Poor Kate — that’s gonna a leave a bad memory.