Jewish family flees Lancaster County after wrongly being blamed for Christmas play cancellation - Polidicks

[URL="http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Jewish-family-flees-Lancaster-County.html"]http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Jewish-family-flees-Lancaster-County.html[/URL] [QUOTE] A Jewish family has fled Lancaster County after the cancellation of a fifth grade production of A Christmas Carol was partially blamed on them by conservative news outlets. The play has been a holiday tradition at the Centerville Elementary School for more than three decades. In September, the Jewish parents asked if their child could be excused from the play, and were told yes. After the decision to cancel the play in November, their child was harassed at school When news stories, which portray the school’s move as part of a “war on Christmas," broke on Fox and Breitbart News Network, the school received more than 200 complaints. When the parents saw the reader comments to the Breitbart story suggesting their address should be published, they pulled their child from school and temporarily left the area, according to the LancasterOnline story. “There’s no way we’re going to take a chance after the pizza incident,” they told the website.[/QUOTE]

Remember when people here were trying to say that giving validity to the alt-right wouldn't make shit like this happen? I do.

Goddamn jews ruining our christmas. [sp]/s[/sp]

[QUOTE=F.X Clampazzo;51570292]Remember when people here were trying to say that giving validity to the alt-right wouldn't make shit like this happen? I do.[/QUOTE] Yeah man, the alt right has really corrupted our elementary school children to harass each other. [quote]After the decision to cancel the play in November, their child was harassed at school, according to a story on LancasterOnline.[/quote] I remember before the alt-right and Trump when there was no bullying.

[QUOTE=MadPro119;51570305]Yeah man, the alt right has really corrupted our elementary school children to harass each other. I remember before the alt-right and Trump when there was no bullying.[/QUOTE] How to cherrypick an article. You ignored the rest, it went beyond a kid being bullied. And parents can also be complicit in bullying as well.

[QUOTE=thelurker1234;51570323]How to cherrypick an article. You ignored the rest, it went beyond a kid being bullied. And parents can also be complicit in bullying as well.[/QUOTE] Its a very short article are you for real. The only other part of substance is [quote]When the parents saw the reader comments to the Breitbart story suggesting their address should be published, they pulled their child from school and temporarily left the area, according to the LancasterOnline story.[/quote]

Here are the two articles from Fox News and Breibart. [url]http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/12/18/school-cancels-production-christmas-carol-due-complaints-famous-line-education-concerns/[/url] [url]http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/17/scrooge-grade-school-cancels-performance-christmas-story.html[/url] I personally don't think this is either of the publications fault. Just internet commentators spouting their shit in the comments.

[QUOTE=Tudd;51570347]Just insane internet commentators spouting their shit in the comments.[/QUOTE] No, its the alt-right's fault, why can't you see that Tudd.

They should've done a Hannukah play, Jewish holiday plots are far more spicy.

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That's a fucking petty thing to do over a school play. Why can't people stop being dicks for like, five minutes?

[QUOTE=MadPro119;51570356]No, its the alt-right's fault, why can't you see that Tudd.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/17/scrooge-grade-school-cancels-performance-christmas-story.html[/url] So this article isn't misleading at all? So we can't aim justified frustrations at Fox for publishing a fairly misleading article?

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;51570550][url]http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/17/scrooge-grade-school-cancels-performance-christmas-story.html[/url] So this article isn't misleading at all? So we can't aim justified frustrations at Fox for publishing a fairly misleading article?[/QUOTE] [quote]Kramer went on to reject reports that their decision was based on one or two families. “That’s just not true,” he said. He did not specifically address the parents’ allegations that the play was cancelled because of the line, “God bless us, every one.” But he did seem to hint at some sort of issue.[/quote] Wow the article says it was based on the reports of multiple families. Why the hell are you asking me to justify the article isn't misleading. You show me how its misleading.

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;51570550][url]http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/17/scrooge-grade-school-cancels-performance-christmas-story.html[/url] So this article isn't misleading at all? So we can't aim justified frustrations at Fox for publishing a fairly misleading article?[/QUOTE] Aiming frustrations at Fox is perfectly reasonable, it's the "Trump getting elected validated the alt-right and caused this!" reach that is a bit unreasonable.

The ADL said this was "Untrue and damaging": [URL="http://www.adl.org/press-center/press-releases/miscellaneous/adl-calls-reports-of-family-lancaster.html?"]http://www.adl.org/press-center/press-releases/miscellaneous/adl-calls-reports-of-family-lancaster.html?[/URL] [QUOTE]Philadelphia, PA, December 22, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), like many, read many numerous local and national news stories reporting that a Jewish family allegedly “fled” Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The reports claimed that the family feared retribution after being wrongfully blamed for the cancellation of the school production of A Christmas Carol. ADL investigated, and found that in actuality, the family left on vacation for winter break. “News reports alleging that a Jewish family has ‘fled’ Lancaster County are untrue and damaging,” said Nancy Baron-Baer, ADL Regional Director. “We spoke with the family, who explained that they went on a previously-planned vacation for the holidays. Stories like this can sow fear in the Jewish community and beyond, and it is important to stop the spread of misinformation. “There is no truth to the rumor that the school cancelled A Christmas Carol at the request of parents. The Hempfield School District released a FAQ clearly stating that the play was cancelled due to the inordinate amount of class time taken up by rehearsals. We commend the district for setting the record straight.”[/QUOTE]

Fox and Breitbart should both be sued for spreading clear defamation and libel.

[QUOTE=MadPro119;51570564]Wow the article says it was based on the reports of multiple families. Why the hell are you asking me to justify the article isn't misleading. You show me how its misleading.[/QUOTE] [quote= DID YOU EVEN READ THE ARTICLE]“Parents told local reporters the play was canceled because two parents complained about a line in the Charles Dickens holiday classic.”[/quote] You don't see how including a quote that singles out one family as the cause of this whole thing is misleading? [QUOTE=Svinnik;51573309]The ADL said this was "Untrue and damaging"[/QUOTE] So now it gets interesting. LNP and Lancaster Online still maintain they reported what the family told them. The Lancaster Online requires an account though and fuck signing up for that.

[QUOTE=AnnieOakley;51573420]defamation and libel.[/QUOTE] I don't think you know what those words really mean.