Byron TauVerified account

I think you’re missing the point. It’s not that the kids are irredeemable; they’re kids. It’s that their behavior reflects with clarity the unambiguous message they are receiving from authority figures; in this case, the president.

Also—no Catholic School chaperones jump in to stop it?

Oddly enough, my high school friends and I never surrounded an elderly veteran and taunted him.

#AtThatAge I was applying for an ROTC scholarship to earn my way through school. Sure I did dumb stuff like stay out too late or sneak to a party but would have never thought it funny to dishonor an elderly veteran or any human beings regardless of age, religion, or ethnicity.

Just speaking for myself @byrontau I didn’t mock anyone praying or mock Native Americans as a teenager.

Yeah, and some of us were victims of this type of behavior, not perpetrators.

I teach middle school students and almost all of them know the difference between right and wrong and also as digital natives they are well aware of how much things will be shared and broadcasted

"posturing" Right, because someone couldn't possibly just be sincerely troubled by all these kids surrounding and harassing this elder.

Byron. Your take is deeply offensive and infantilizes these young men who feel empowered to express their racism and feelings of entitlement. White supremacy should not be considered a right of passage. They need to be held accountable for their hateful actions.