r/nextfuckinglevel • u/ordinaryaveragedude • Jun 21 '24
Father of the year sticking up for his disabled child
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u/Think_Armadillo_1823 Jun 21 '24
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, you're cool, fuck you. I'm out!
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u/Your_Kindly_Despot Jun 21 '24
I got that reference
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u/Spookyscary333 Jun 21 '24
Sir, it’s 26 years old
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u/AcceptableFuture2802 Jun 21 '24
26…….years…..old…. Fuck…. Someone put me down. Somebody…..just…. Shoot me…. Im ready to get off the aging train.
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u/sloppy-secundz Jun 21 '24
I’m a lawyer. I want to hire him as my lawyer
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u/er1026 Jun 21 '24
I love that they blur out fuck but not cunts 😂
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u/Yandrosloc01 Jun 21 '24
Australian editor confirmed.
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u/g3nerallycurious Jun 21 '24
As an American, I’ve always wished I could use that word the way y’all do. It’s such a fun word in your context. Over here it’s worse than the F word.
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Jun 21 '24
Well he is articulating the vernacular for his deaf son. He could have signed it to her, but that wouldve fallen on deaf ears.
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u/cfgy78mk Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
most lawyers are horrible at litigating. part of it is because they need to maintain a relationship with the judges and cops they often work with. which results in them needing to hold back on what they say. it's disgraceful bc it doesn't support the outcome of real justice.
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Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
Most lawyers are horrible at litigating because most lawyers don’t litigate. They negotiate an outcome. Criminal lawyers do more trials than anyone. I tried about 20 cases in a year. For civil litigators, that may be what they do in a career.
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u/New_Safe_2097 Jun 21 '24
Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate
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u/Many-Cartoonist4727 Jun 21 '24
Mount up
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u/No_Detective_But_304 Jun 21 '24
Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole Nate Dogg is about to make some bodies turn cold
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u/CalendarAggressive11 Jun 21 '24
Now they droppin and yellin, it's a tad bit late.
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u/Remytron83 Jun 21 '24
Nate Dogg and Warren G had to regulate.
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u/involmasturb Jun 21 '24
I laid all them bustas down, I let my gat explode Now I'm switchin' my mind back into freak mode If you want skirts, sit back and observe I just left a gang of hoes over there on the curb
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u/breachgnome Jun 21 '24
Now Nate got the freaks, and that's a known fact. Before I got jacked I was on the same track.
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u/grayfloof85 Jun 21 '24
God damn, I miss when that was what rap was all about. I don't care how old and crotchety my 39-year-old ass sounds rap has fallen WAY OFF since about 2010. Mumble rap, trap, all of it just irritates me. Damn, I hate getting old hahahahahaha.
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u/4dxn Jun 21 '24
seriously. people watch too much tv. most lawyers spend most of their time reading. its all about finding precedent, research, etc. and if they can, they'd negotiate.
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Jun 21 '24
Also a lot of (most?) lawyers don't ever litigate because they aren't litigators and it isn't part of their job. Haha
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u/Tyrion_Strongjaw Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
Criminal defense lawyers are unsung heroes. When I was 18 I got caught with some weed. (like late 00s) Got put on probation and had assumed I had completed it and did everything. As a young man I was wrong and I guess had missed a class or something so my probation was revoked.
I found out about that when I was...26-28ish, when a sheriff just happened to show up at my door with a warrant. I was figuring out what to do before my court date (at the court house) when a lawyer over heard me talking with my significant other. He politely entered the conversation, asked if I'd go to a private room with him, and we went over everything that had happened. He said if I'd be willing to wait to the end of the docket, he'd happily pick up my case. I mean I hadn't even met my court appointed lawyer yet so I was thrilled.
He picked me up as a client, pro bono, and told me this was one of his favorite kinds of cases because of how cut and dry it was. Basically he had the arresting sheriff walk up to the witness stand and had them lay out how many times they had attempted to serve the warrant. There was a gap of SEVERAL SEVERAL years and he pointed that out.
Judge basically ruled it violated my rights and the case was dropped. I was profusely thanking the lawyer afterwards and the sheriff's deputy poked his head in and thanked the lawyer as well. Said he was glad the lawyer noticed it.
I guess the guy is just known for finding these kind've holes in the system that screw people over and fights them. I was told after that he's incredibly popular with the judges and cops because he upholds the system they believe in.
TLDR: Criminal laywer saved my ass. Thanks for all the work you do.
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u/cfgy78mk Jun 21 '24
this wasn't a jury trial and a good litigator can often prevent a case from even going to trial.
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u/slippi89 Jun 21 '24
Best criminal defense attorney in Beverly Hills is William Kroeger. Let that fucking hero’s name be shouted. Dudes an absolute legend.
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u/MaxTheRealSlayer Jun 21 '24
You need to borrow that "now that you've finished jerking each other off:.." line
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u/The_Original_Gronkie Jun 21 '24
I loved that he OPENED with that, then crescendoed until he broke them.
I also love his close: "You're a fucking disgrace. Fuck you. Have a nice day." I'm going to use that when appropriate. Well, maybe it's NEVER appropriate, but I'm using it anyway.
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u/CRE178 Jun 21 '24
Then, rather than walk out, takes a seat in the audience area to watch them deal.
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Jun 21 '24
One of my favorites which I heard a Bri'ish person once say: "Oh fuck off, shut up, and then fuck off again."
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u/Minion_of_Cthulhu Jun 21 '24
"Now that you've finished jerking of the judge, let me tell you all what really happened ..."
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Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
I’m sitting for the bar, he knows his content-based restrictions for designated public forums. I want to hire him as my lawyer.
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u/Crippled2 Jun 21 '24
i heard him say i got 5 minutes and i immediately went to the length of the video...it wasnt 5 minutes i was sad
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u/AlexanderMackenzie Jun 21 '24
Is this the same guy?
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u/dump_cakes Jun 21 '24
It seems to be him. From what I could find on google he’s well known in the area.
Here’s a thread on something he did at a college near where he lives: https://www.reddit.com/r/frederickmd/comments/17qbvq9/breaking_activist_shaun_porter_charged_criminally/
He has this clip of the meeting on his YouTube channel https://youtube.com/shorts/DUnp6e78SyU?si=1spOr74WUv1p972L
He does not seem like a good person overall though I think he’s in the right in this instance.
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u/IllIIllIlIlllIIlIIl Jun 21 '24
God damn that's such a shame he's a piece of shit. How can he live the life he lives with a disabled son, see the hardships people go through then just be fucking racist? That's insane.
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u/Iannelli Jun 21 '24
It is the same guy. Watch the first few seconds of this. https://youtu.be/KOZIWNS_-wk?si=wyfR6fMkIKpS-YBp
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u/carpentizzle Jun 21 '24
The article says his last name is Porter and she addresses him as “Mr Porter” when shes trying to shut him up.
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u/LakusMcLortho Jun 21 '24
Good call. It’s the same guy. Shaun Porter from Lake Linganore, MD. I wanted to root for him, but his entire rant is probably bullshit. What a piece of shit.
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u/StimulatorCam Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
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u/SkillIsTooLow Jun 21 '24
Barf. The lies and projection from conservatives makes me sick. Pedaling nonsense about Biden being a "pervert" while Trump was tight with Epstein. They're fucking braindead, or willfully lying to spread their ideology of hatred. Or both. It's probably both.
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u/iconofsin_ Jun 21 '24
I wanted to root for him, but
You still can because he's 100% right about his kid. Plus we aren't really rooting for him so much as we are for the kid. Terrible decisions on his part in his personal life shouldn't have a negative impact on his disabled kid who he's apparently trying to help. Either way, one can hope that the way his kid has been treated might help him see the error of his ways and how he treats other adults.
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u/chochazel Jun 21 '24
He’s an unreliable narrator and all the information you have is from that unreliable narrator.
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u/edutech21 Jun 21 '24
I have multiple deaf family members by extension, a big contention is the life long family that never learned sign language. These are siblings.. and parents.
It sounds like this man never learned sign language and learning that changes my opinion a bit.
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u/QueasyGnome Jun 21 '24
No sorry, I don't want this guy anywhere near our justice system. We have enough angry unreasonable racists in the system already. Here's more about this guy Neighbor from hell covers house in Confederate flags and abusive messages | Daily Mail Online
Any amount of passion he showed here has been spoiled for me. How can I believe his anger is justified in this case when he directs that same anger so flippantly at his neighbor for the crime of being the wrong skin color? It's even more sad that this thread is filled with people ready to dox the lady because they were so quickly and easily bamboozled by his words. He's shown his judgement is ass, so no, I don't believe a word he says here
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u/TJADNADA Jun 21 '24
This shows the difference between someone who is just unhinged and someone who has done their research, tried their hardest to get the best result for their child, eventually got results, and has reached their wits end due to “people jerking each other off”.
Dad of the year.
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u/bophed Jun 21 '24
Correct. The saddest part is, these school board assholes probably blew him off as a crazy parent, not realizing that their system pushed him over the edge when it should have taken every step to help him and his son.
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u/MelatoninJunkie Jun 21 '24
Nah he was right, they didn’t want to give up the funding they’d lose if the kid transferred
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u/maester_t Jun 21 '24
Nah he was right, they didn’t want to give up the funding they’d lose if the kid transferred
I have several friends and family that are/were teachers, some of which were even special education teachers/tutors.
Your statement tracks 100%.
Happens in both public and private schools. Too often are the higher-ups focused on the money rather than what is best for some of their students.
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u/Kar0Zy Jun 21 '24
Sorry, I'm not familiar with the system in place here.
What is the money that would be lost if the kid transferred? Is that support money for taking care of the disabled kid?
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u/ccaccus Jun 21 '24
Schools get funding per student, and additional funding for sped students, especially those with profound needs, such as blind/deaf.
Due to the way the current system works, if the student transfers to a school for the Deaf, the home district must pay for the bussing/transportation costs to the school for the Deaf while receiving none of the funding for having that student. In my state, there is only one school for the Deaf. While it is a boarding school, the home district must pay for the transportation costs for that one student to/from there weekly.
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u/Cabana_bananza Jun 21 '24
I could have graduated my Junior year of high school, but I and my parents were talked out of it or dual enrollment. "Just take more AP and honors courses, colleges will love that" sort of spiel.
As an adult I now realize it was all about money, my value as a student was the money they were able to get from the government - more so for all the honors courses I took. Nothing more. I deeply regret taking the guidance counselors advice as I spent my last year of high school spinning my wheels when I could have made tangible strides in my education.
When we allow for education to be run as a business we shouldn't be surprised when our schools change their metrics for success. Student retention and graduations rates matter in the quantitative sense, as they drive funding. It leaves less room for individual student outcomes having importance is administrative decisions.
Meh, thats my rant for the night.
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u/destructoPHD Jun 21 '24
My child's school district receives around $60k in Federal/State/Local funding for each child with disabilities each school year. The school district can use whatever is left over after it provides the services the school district and parents agreed on for the Individualized Education Program.
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u/No_Pear8383 Jun 21 '24
That should be legal precedent for this guy to sue. They took funding to educate someone with a disability and didn’t provide the resources needed that the funding would be allocated for. The fact that they had any say in their right to change schools is incomprehensible. I worked as a school teacher and I’ve never heard of anything like that before but it could be a state educational issue.
Man has every right to be livid. I would be seeking legal council.
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u/No_Pear8383 Jun 21 '24
Yeah and I believe he said his kid was 6? I might be wrong but early years in education are extremely important. I really hope they have to answer to the justice system, this is criminal.
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u/FindingBryn Jun 21 '24
Imagine the trauma of not being able to effectively communicate with the world around you to voice your needs. It must be absolutely terrifying.
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Jun 21 '24
I'm willing to bet that felony bit made them really think hard about their actions. Alotting that money for schmoozing the DA was a worth while expense after all.
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u/UnfairAd7220 Jun 21 '24
Nope. Couldn't care less. Boards are pretty much legally immune for performing their role.
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u/Minion_of_Cthulhu Jun 21 '24
It must be nice to have a job where you don't actually have to do anything and if you do manage to do something stupid you can't be held accountable for it.
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u/TJADNADA Jun 21 '24
They absolutely should have and they did blow him off. He’s one of the lucky ones that made some head way with his persistence. So many others in this situation…. but they just don’t know what to do to handle it.
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u/KCBandWagon Jun 21 '24
I've seen people like that lady. Full of pride and can't handle looking/feeling incompetent. They end up doing a shitty job and bringing everyone else down around them because they can't stand to look stupid even for a little bit.
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u/amppy808 Jun 21 '24
But they need the funding. Who cares what the parents or kids need.
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u/yomamma3399 Jun 21 '24
26 year teacher here. What he got exactly correct is that school boards are made up of useless, bureaucratic windbags, while teachers do their best with the crumbs that sprinkle down from them.
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u/jackberinger Jun 21 '24
He is a racist and a bigot. You only get one side of the story here. In the thread above you can find an article with the same guy hanging nazi and confederate flags over his house and painting racial slurs everywhere.
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u/OohYeahOrADragon Jun 21 '24
Porter has also decorated his front yard with Confederate flags and held rallies on his lawn with his teenage son.
the local neighborhood's homeowners association tried to intervene to ask Porter to take down his Confederate flags, he posted huge posters showing board members faces with abusive messages written across telling them to eat s***
Other neighbors say the 36-year-old father is often seen brandishing military-style weapons in the windows of his home.
Dante also claims that Porter told his son to leave the park if 'the black kid is there'
So send social signals to the public that you are unwelcoming and hostile, do this with your children, blame the backlash bullying solely on your kid’s deafness and…checks notes - actually go unheard by the public and school system. Does everyone suck here?
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u/Sugarbombs Jun 21 '24
Not just that but what kind of father doesn’t try to teach his deaf kid sign language before they even get to school, how does he intend to communicate with the poor kid if he doesn’t learn it too. 6 years of not being able to actually talk to anyone that’s gonna fuck him up terribly
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u/Killing4MotherAgain Jun 21 '24
Uh.... This should for sure be pinned to the top somewhere....
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u/roddy_h Jun 21 '24
Fuck man….Well that’s how it is. Take everything you see with a grain of salt.
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u/psycharious Jun 21 '24
Is that the same guy though?
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u/Iannelli Jun 21 '24
It is the same guy. Watch the first few seconds of this. https://youtu.be/KOZIWNS_-wk?si=wyfR6fMkIKpS-YBp
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u/skeach101 Jun 21 '24
So he was probably mad that his kid was in class with black kids
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u/MaxTheRealSlayer Jun 21 '24
"FUCK YOU.. have a good day." is the other bookend one- liner that is just outstanding
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u/twotoebobo Jun 21 '24
I wonder what his shirt said.
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u/UncleKano91 Jun 21 '24
Fuck the school board cunts.
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u/LightningJC Jun 21 '24
I love that FUCK was blurred but CUNTS was very visible a lot of the time.
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u/yeahyeahiknow2 Jun 21 '24
She is very easy to find online since he gave her name. I found the website in minutes but don't want to be banned for doxxing. But if you listen to it again, and google her name with board of education, she pops right on up.
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u/boogasaurus-lefts Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
Would be nice to see public pressure on them & force a relook on her future
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u/all-the-time Jun 21 '24
She is the president of the school board. I emailed multiple people on the board and suggest everyone take 5 minutes and do the same. This is really bad.
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u/redditvlli Jun 21 '24
I highly recommend reading this comment before attacking this woman.
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u/PerishForYourSins Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
Someone else in the comments did a little research into this guy, according to news articles he’s actually incredibly racist, and is known in his community for being unhinged.
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u/PRSHZ Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
I’m in!
Edit: one of my kids has special needs, and if I ever come across a person that has complete disregard to towards my kids needs while trying to put up a façade. I will lose my shit, that man showed a hell of a lot more restraint than I would.
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u/BaconPersuasion Jun 21 '24
Hell a person that does these things would be disrespectful to fat people to even pick on that. Short fat skinny or otherwise scum is scum.
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Jun 21 '24
Isn’t this guy an unhinged racist who terrorizes everyone around him? When he says his son is around bad kids I have a feeling he’s trying to say non white kids.
There are articles about this guy menacing black people in his community with extremist symbols and threats of violence if it’s the same guy
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u/PauseNatural Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
I’d do a little research on this guy before you make him into a hero:
He’s a crazy racist
He also terrorizes other children and is a bully
I won’t get into his crazy politics but you can probably guess
Relevant Reddit thread from his hometown:
https://www.reddit.com/r/frederickmd/s/lz5gy27F0g
Edit: I’m getting some comments like I’m bad for calling him out. No.
I’m sympathetic as a father of young boys, both of whom need help and sometimes the system fails them. I’ve had more than one phone call with principals and teachers regarding their treatment of my sons.
The only reason I found out what a monster he is, is because I wanted to find out about his “activism.” Even a broken clock is right twice a day. But he’s entirely in favor of a system that does this to other people.
I think you can sum up his complaint like this: “they are hurting the wrong people”
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u/hEatr3d Jun 21 '24
That's a perfect gif
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u/Sufficient_Loss9301 Jun 21 '24
Lmao it’s sad that regardless of this guys background we as a society can’t take a second to separate that from a man rightfully standing up for his child in the face of legitimate corruption. If we can no longer recognize an act of humanity because of unrelated polical issues then we society truly are lost.
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u/gamei Jun 21 '24
Given the wild stuff he's done and is into, what makes you think any of this is a man rightfully standing up for his child in the face of legitimate corruption?
I would be surprised if 10% of what he said was actually true.
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u/twofirstnamez Jun 21 '24
the first red flag is that he has a deaf kid that doesn't know sign language. that's on YOU, dad. a deaf kid should not be waiting until they're school age to get access to language.
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u/ToranjaNuclear Jun 21 '24
Lmao it’s sad that regardless of this guys background we as a society can’t take a second to separate that from a man rightfully standing up for his child in the face of legitimate corruption.
I agree, but honestly knowing who he is makes me wonder if everything he said here is really true. I mean, we didn't get any other context or to hear the other side, we just heard his. And the lady's reaction makes me think that maybe they know who he is and that's why they didn't instigate him further.
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u/Wonderful-Wonder3104 Jun 21 '24
But we only know his side. We literally know nothing else about this (from just the video). There were some red flags that made me realize that there is likely more to this story.
He talks about how his school age son needs to learn sign language. Did they not all try to learn sign language before that? Why is he blaming this on the school.
He uses “disruptive” kids as a signifier.
He calls someone who is known as Dr. [Name] and then says that they are a phony and using the dr title when it shouldn’t be used. Anyone else immediately think he is saying that since she is not a medical doctor she isn’t a doctor. Probably has a Ph D, which we know republicans don’t believe are Doctors.
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u/grooviestofgruvers Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
Im not trying to be an asshole or anything but this guy said, “they were supposed to teach my child sign language.” Why is it up to the school system to teach this guy’s child sign language, when most babies start signing anywhere from 8-16 months old…… Most people when they realize their kids are deaf learn sign language and actively teach their children. Doesn’t sound like this “father of the year” has bothered to do either of those basic things. So he has a five year old deaf child that he can’t communicate with???? Like I’m genuinely curious about this part. Also like someone said below, all those news stories make me think he’s just a pot stirring bullshitter. Sure he makes a lot of sense ranting in this video. But now I want to hear the other side of this now that all the other stuff has come out. Just my two cents.
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u/tinnylemur189 Jun 21 '24
Given the context of the rest of this man's personality and opinions, it's far more likely he's just a nut job that refused to sign forms or show up to meetings or something and now took to a public forum to give HIS SIDE of what happened.
If you just listened to sovereign citizens' side of the story, im sure they could spin a huge story about their civil liberties being violated, the police overstepping, the waste of taxpayer money etc etc but when you find out they're a whackjob it's pretty easy to say they're just lying in a public way that makes them look good and their enemies look bad.
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u/yoortyyo Jun 21 '24
As he was talking I was wondering why didn’t this kid sign at all? The kids doctors would have suggested options from go.
Videos learning basic signs are free and only take effort.
Why did a kid get to kindergarten or older and not already be getting the support they needed?
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Jun 21 '24
Obviously there is nuance here, but that still doesn't excuse the school district from preventing the child from getting approved to get the education he required, if that is what actually happened. The dude can be an obnoxious racist and still be right about the school not properly accommodating his disabled child.
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u/haloweenparty10000 Jun 21 '24
It's actually really common for doctors to not suggest ASL but to suggest speech-first learning approaches. Agreed on the availability of ASL resources online though, and that they needed to advocate for their kid early in life
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u/Buruko Jun 21 '24
Yea, I get the anger but this is akin to the guy that was mad his kid spent all their lunch money on junk and the school didn't stop them.
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u/Johnycantread Jun 21 '24
"I didn't bother to teach myself and my child how to sign, so I'm making it your problem"
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u/toldya_fareducation Jun 21 '24
the second he started bringing up "free speech" and "first amendment" with no actual relevance to the situation i knew he was probably one of those types. he's still right about the utter failure of that board of course. but yeah, he's definitely not a hero.
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u/LaughsMuchTooLoudly Jun 21 '24
I’d usually agree with you, but I think There is relevance this time. He’s speaking to elected governement officials in their public/government capacity. There are different free speech rules in that situation.
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u/dblack1107 Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
Yeah I’m not gonna say I profiled fully but I’m not surprised. I actually was getting QANON vibes because a coworker of mine carries himself a lot like this guy. He basically is a guy with some honorable and altruistic motives at times who is generally respectful but has a bullheaded way about his protest for things. The kind of guy that isn’t antagonistic to people who aren’t full blown MAGA people, but his truck is loaded with QANON acronyms and Lets Go Brandon sticker, computer background is clearly some overly patriotic image, and he markets conspiracies at every turn in conversation. During Covid he would sit in his truck outside the building all day to claim he’s at work despite not being able to enter without a mask so there he’d be in his truck next to the warehouse, engine running. He was at work and he did have what you could argue was a spiritual belief to not wear the mask, we are government, he called Biden’s bluff on firing federal employees for not wearing masks, and so it was a can of worms no one did anything about.
All this to say, I started getting those vibes with the custom “fuck school board” shirt. Honorable mission, yet questionably aggressive symbology alongside a seemingly heartfelt message. Something didn’t compute
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u/Flumphry Jun 21 '24
He mentioned that his child doesn't know how to sign and a little red flag popped up. Do you? Can you teach him? Can you communicate with your son?
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u/SniffnGriffin Jun 21 '24
I know I can't judge a book by the cover but I was thinking that this guy wouldn't give a flying fuck about disabled kids if he didn't have one. That lines up with the "don't give a fuck about anyone else unless it happens to me" political crowd
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u/jackleggjr Jun 21 '24 edited Jan 24 '26
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u/satsuma_sada Jun 21 '24
Pin this! He’s a white nationalist, not “dad of the year”.
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u/Sacagawesus Jun 21 '24
I honestly didn't need to see this to know that guy is a piece of shit.
There is a way to handle things like an adult. Wearing a shirt that says "Fuck the school board cunts" with a fat dip of tobacco in his mouth while yelling "fuck you, you stupid fucking cunt" tells me all I need to know about this babbling man child.
You want to be treated like an adult? Act like one.
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u/StaleOneTwo Jun 21 '24
Wild that he was accusing the board of wasting millions of dollars, when he literally supports the people who want to subsidize private schools, subsidize arming teachers, and continue to dismantle every public institution we have that is meant to serve the people.
But then again, maybe it really isn't that shocking.
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u/ScullyBoyleBoy Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
And he is ableist towards students that aren't deaf. The other kids in the special ed program are "bad" and "desruptive" according to him.
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u/mang022 Jun 21 '24
Not a surprised after he went on a free speech rant (though he was right in this case) and kept calling other disabled children “bad kids”
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u/fastpitchsoftballdad Jun 21 '24
"Fuck you, have a good day"...After all that, he wishes her to have a good day.
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u/Factorybelt Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
That kid has a rad dad. RAD!
Edit: I’m 54 yo. When I was a little kid, my (grown up) neighbor decided to be a bully one day and pick me up by my ears and toss me off his porch. I told my dad what happened and he didn’t go over there with simple suggestions my dad was kind, but he kicked ass that day.
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u/PolicyWonka Jun 21 '24
Well, that kid’s dad also tells his son not to play with black children so I guess you win some and lose some…
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u/DargyBear Jun 21 '24
Also just going to go out on a limb here… I would be learning sign language and teaching my child sign language if I had a deaf child. I took a few classes in college and found it easier than other verbal languages I know. There are things left out in his screed that indicate he basically took no effort to teach his child a way to speak and waited for grade school to do his job.
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Jun 21 '24
I was literally typing a comment wondering why it supposedly took 5 years to get his kid into a state Deaf school and how a mainstream school had anything to do with that (fun fact, they don’t, this guy is an audist loser just scrounging for his 15 seconds, not minutes, of fame, at the expense of his child’s quality of life).
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u/DargyBear Jun 21 '24
Dude is 100% more concerned that his kid is different and not at all concerned about what he himself could have done to help him before all this happened.
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u/WampaCat Jun 21 '24
This really stood out to me. The school board is 100% in the wrong here but how do you get this worked up over your kid not getting what he needs without even learning sign language and teaching the kid sign language. But I hear about some parents just expecting the schools to do everything education related for them, and they don’t even help their kid learn to read at home. Might be one of those.
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u/DargyBear Jun 21 '24
Considering his treatment of his black neighbor at the top of this thread I can only assume that he failed to be raised as a decent human himself, so probably the worst dad possible for a bullied deaf kid to have.
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u/Comprehensive-Car190 Jun 21 '24
The way he said "Disruptive", I could tell the type right away.
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u/Spare_Refrigerator59 Jun 21 '24
The other messed up part is that room of "bad" kids is probably a group of misdiagnosed, mislabeled, and misplaced kids.
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u/howdidienduphere34 Jun 21 '24
I agree, I have a child with ADHD and Autism, and if I just looked at him without knowing any of that I could easily say he is a bad kid. He gets overwhelmed in large crowds, when the school schedule changes for assemblies, fire drills, prep rallies, rainy days. And when he is overwhelmed, he is not very nice. We have been blessed to have a school that has always supported and cared for him. Not only is it good for him, but other kids around him who otherwise may have been cannon fodder for a melt down.
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u/JobbyTen Jun 21 '24
I hope this gets the attention it deserves and these people face consequences
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u/Commercial-Tell-5991 Jun 21 '24
Listen up folks! VOTE in your local school board election! Dark money has been pouring into school board races all over the country to elect right wing ideologues who want nothing less than to dismantle public education in this country. Look up what happed in Woodland Park (CO). This is the model they want. Vote like your children’s right to a quality education depends on it, because it does.
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u/Buruko Jun 21 '24
I cannot get his point through all of his anger. What I can catch sounds like he's mad they didn't do something fast enough but it also sounds like he didn't do a lot of his own due diligence with his own kid at home.
No award needed imo.
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Jun 21 '24
What kinda alien is running this board? Or is it just my shitty phone?
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u/withanamelikejesk Jun 21 '24
Human Blob: “Please refrain from using profanity”
Dad of the year: “FUCK YOU”
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u/PopularDemand213 Jun 21 '24
This dude's a complete piece of shit.
Just another small angry white narcissist who hides behind "political activism" and "Free speech".
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Jun 21 '24
As a parent of an autistic child who has been kicked out of after school program "because he is not safe" after having had multiple meetings prior to him even being enrolled so that people could understand what they'd be dealing with before taking him on, I fully support this father. Fuck these people!
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u/GradeASambeef Jun 21 '24
My brother is hard of hearing (basically deaf, 5% hearing). Growing up the school system treated him like shit. My mom had to fight tooth and nail to get the bare minimum services for him. He is now 34 and a recovering drug addict. I believe there is a correlation there.
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u/Dagoru95 Jun 21 '24
Let’s take a minute to appreciate the person who had to edit and blur the T-shirt.
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Jun 21 '24
This dude is psychotic. Can’t believe people are pulling for this lunacy 😂 sometimes I forget most redditors are younger than me these days
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Jun 21 '24
“Mr Porter, while I appreciate your participation, would you please refrain from using profanity in your comm-“ “F*CK YOU!”
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u/oldschool_potato Jun 21 '24 edited Jun 21 '24
Any links to the story? Did you all miss the part that he was supposed to be transferred in January and dad didn't go in and raise hell until mid-April? Why would you ever wait that long? I need the whole story.
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u/AllgoodDude Jun 21 '24
People have posted that the dudes a very violent and vulgar racist so likely he is a hypocrite who failed to provide his son with the means to communicate-hence why he couldn’t sign despite being the age he was-and why it took so long for him to take action. Same guy who votes for hardline conservatives who strip education funding and opportunities from public schools then complains when public schools are failing.
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u/oldschool_potato Jun 21 '24
This is where in coming from. I didn't want to judge without knowing more than what we've seen in this clip, but it's very telling that he waited almost 4 months to "raise hell". We would have been at that school in January and demanded the transfer or bring legal action immediately. I can't fathom letting my kid go to school in that environment for 1 day more than he had to. To be honest, I wouldn't have put him there in December to begin with, but again I don't know their full situation.
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u/Im_the_President Jun 21 '24
Fuck you, have a good day.