Comments on: 7 Charged With Cheering At Graduation

Spectators Arrested, Accused Of Disorderly Conduct At High School Ceremony In Columbia, S.C.

[missybelle-2009]

And don''t compare Southerners to North Koreans and expect to be taken seriously, jlagat. Just goes to show how ignorant you are.

[missybelle-2009]

This crime should be punished with a long prison term and possibly even execution by lethal injection. But, seriously, ARREST? Escorting them out would have been enough.

[impeach_w]

I''d like to see a large redneck family start cheering and turn that place into a wresting match as soon as even one of those goon cops took a step in thier direction.

If it was me, I''d still be beating on them. You are protected from fasle arrests by the law. If the cops don''t seem to know the law, Until you see a judge enforce your rights by any means necessary.

[briannorwood]

Maybe they should assign Jim Nifong as District Attorney in this case!

[jlagat]

lol @ the South.... again.

CBS might as well get the headline ready:

"Eleven people promptly executed at University of South Carolina for smiling at relative''s graduation."

In all seriousness, this story is along the lines of North Koreans being thrown in prison of they didn''t cry enough when their "Great Leader" Kim Il-sung died.

Yes Southerners... I just compared you to North Koreans.

[gbdmd]

Okay, this is got to be the stupidest thing I''ve ever heard. There is a difference between cheering and disorderly conduct. It seems as if schools across America have lost the ability to exercise common sense and a total lack of ability to evaluate reasonable behavior. There''s a huge difference between someone cheering, "You go girl" or "That''s right baby" and someone sounding an airhorn or other extremely loud behavior. It seems everyday saddens me to be American.

[displeased]

These graduations are for the children so let them make the rules. If they want their family to cheer when their name is called so be it. Further more the schools decision to punish the students for the actions of friends and family sounds like something out of a Facist regime.
Posted by cbscrash07

Are the students being punished? They should be on stage. I think it''s the parents and friends that do the cheering from the audience that are requested to refrain. This is a public ceremony. If your cheering is to the point where it''s affecting somebody else''s participation, then it''s not right. It''s a matter of consideration and respect, not free speech.

[credibility2]

Good. I''m sick and tired of being at gatherings where moronic ignorant individuals yell, scream, whistle and carry-on like a bunch of barbarians just to draw attention to themselves. Too many individuals nowadays are rude and disrespectful of the rights of others. In the setting of the graduation, the rules and laws were clearly in place. This is another example of some trying to push the envelope and thumb their noses at order, rules and laws. The majority of those in attendance didn''t have any problem complying, but it''s always a few who think they''re special and can do whatever they want. It''s called thinking I''m entitled to anything and everything without having to be considerate for anything else. This is part of the declining culture of idiots who continue to try and ruin everything and in many instances are winning. They''re a bunch of imbeciles and morons.

[bobnjersey]

[All the cases, except for one that includes a resisting arrest charge, will be handled in city court and are punishable by a maximum of 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. ]

arrested for cheering? maybe thinking will be next.

[rf35]

I fully support the rule but not the reaction. When you have a large graduating class, it would take hours if each one was cheered for individually. I, for one, just wanted to get the ceremony over with. The offenders could have just been removed...the jail stay is really pushing it.