tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345346.post115082632795652181..comments2023-10-06T06:08:36.844-05:00Comments on The Daily: Last Year: Father Arrested. This Year: Son JumpedKristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830164887870219100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345346.post-1152404045841650052006-07-08T19:14:00.000-05:002006-07-08T19:14:00.000-05:00Mike, thanks for the link. I think Parker pretty w...Mike, thanks for the link. I think Parker pretty well sums up my general thoughts concerning the situation here:<BR/><BR/><I>"Are parents and administrators telling little children to get [my son] on the playground because of his father's beliefs? No, I doubt it," Parker said, but added: <B>"You have children being exposed to the notion that this guy, or this family, is wrong and maybe is a bad guy. That can influence their actions."</B></I><BR/><BR/>I never meant to imply that parents are giving their kids donuts to jump the boy, simply that kids do get picked on for the things their parents are involved in. And there is/ was a possiblity that this was the case, it may not be why the fight started, but you never know. The article didn't say exactly what the issue was with the seating. Know what I mean? Either way, thanks for the link.Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830164887870219100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345346.post-1152380253103777542006-07-08T12:37:00.000-05:002006-07-08T12:37:00.000-05:00David Parker admitted to The Boston Globe this wee...David Parker <A HREF="http://www.exgaywatch.com/blog/archives/2006/07/schoolyard_frau.html" REL="nofollow">admitted to The Boston Globe</A> this week that the story spread in his name by MassResistance (a Massachusetts antigay group) is false. <BR/><BR/>There was no conspiracy to beat up his kid. The fight was over lunchroom seating, not his father's activism. <BR/><BR/>Parker is still upset at the community for not supporting his activism, but frankly, the community was lied about for a month by MassResistance -- and by other web sites that didn't take time to check the facts from reputable news sources (of which there were several).<BR/><BR/>I don't blame the parents and school officials of Lexington, Mass., for being upset that Parker allowed lies about the schoolyard fight to be spread for a month. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, Parker's paranoia created the very situation that he feared: He alienated an entire community through adversarial accusations, when cooperation, persuasion and charitable compromise might have earned him some support.Mike Airharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285465089325714326noreply@blogger.com