Lik

True, they are a private school and thus have the right to select their own students. But once the kids have been admitted, on what grounds does WPG have to expel them unless the kids have done something wrong at the school themselves?

Taken to a slightly higher level, the equivalent thing would be for an immigrant who has attained citizenship status, only to have his citizenship revoked because his wife is known to be involved with criminal activity. Unless the ex-citizen has committed some kind of treasonous act, how can his citizenship be revoked?!

HUGE thumbsdown to West Point Gray!

-Lik

Lik

Lemme ask this again: what have the kids done?

If the kids have done something wrong, fine, kick them out. But as far as we can tell right now, the kids have done absolutely nothing that makes them deserve the expulsion. Of course, the principal would at least be smart enough so that officially, the kids are simply "voluntarily transferring" to another school. But any semi-intelligent person will know that the kids have most likely been pressured to leave.

It just boils down to baseless discrimination and unjust bias, plain and simple.

-Lik

Lik

Ultraman,

Of course I understand, and I'd dare say that I understand it better than you do because I see the injustice of it while you don't.

The difference between the kids here and the examples you listed are the kids were already studying at WPG. They were in the system already, and thus it becomes unfair to expel them when they have done no wrongs themselves.

On the other hand, an immigration applicant has yet to be accepted into the country. A police applicant has yet to be accepted into the academy. That is where the difference lie.

To kick the kids out when they have already been accepted while they have done nothing wrong means the school is exercising double standards.

-Lik

Lik

A current cop's family member just committed a crime recently, would that cop be fired?
Since he/she is already being a cop but not under the procedure of application, any of his/her family member's behavior won't affect him/her at all?
Ultraman 發表於 2009-4-23 16:03

Your argument here is flawed because it amounts to saying that a mere highschool student should be held to the same high moral standards the general public expects in law enforcement officers. Of course, cops do not always possess the high moral standards that the general public expects of them, but the expectation is there. To apply this high a level of moral standard on highschool kids is absurd.

And, if it is ok for the WPG to expel the children like this, does it mean it is also ok for another private school to do the same thing? Is it also ok then for public school to discriminate against these children and not admit them on the grounds that their mother is involved with criminal activity?

Ideally, civil society does not function on double standards. Unfortunately, it always does so in practice. Your views here are precisely the reasons why this happens.

-Lik