Rules.
Posted on: June 1, 2008, at 03:26:49pm

Screw em'. I find rules very weird and sort of in the way. Whenever I find myself braking one, it's usually for the benefit of myself, and no one gets hurt from it.

BUT SOMETIMES. When I get caught and then ask why that rule is in place, the person, usually a teacher, gets all offended like I'm talking back and I should be banished to detention for all eternity. Really what I'm trying to do is ask a question, because I'm genuinely confused as to why that is a rule.

For example, way early in the year I was on the library computer. One of their rules is, no checking email. As soon as I heard it I thought, what a stupid rule, what's the point of that. Well so there I am, checking my email. As I was finishing up and about to close the internet and leave, the librarian, this old bat, comes over and says, "what are you doing? You can't be doing that. These computers are for school work only." In my head I wanted to slap her, but instead I said I was just finishing up anyway and I was about to leave. Well she wouldn't have any of that and said once more that these computers are for school work only, which was very annoying to hear a second time especially with the state of mind of, "get off my back I don't care".

Last friday it was during our 15 minute break in between classes. I was jumping around on ledges that made a little walkway area. (I like free running and there isn't much to practice with, so this was the best I could find.) pretty soon a couple of my friends come over and start walking around on the same things, not jumping though. I challenge one of my friends to jump what I thought was an easy enough jump. He tried, made it, but his left foot didn't and his foot landed bent upon the edge of what he landed on. Nothing was broken or strained, and he was feeling better two minutes later. However, as this was all happening, the principal was walking up to us in a rage like I'd never seen. I was sure she was just coming to see what happened until she started with "go to the office! What do you think you're doing." SO then she drags both us us off and my friend gets an ice pack and I sit there in the front missing valuable class time since all this happened at the end. It takes around five minutes for someone to call me their office. My defense on the matter was that I was just having fun cause that's what I like to do. Jump on stuff. But then it just came back and hit me with, "you're being childish, you want to do that, go to a play ground, what you're doing is not proper conduct."

Later I realized that this was all about the person wanting her power back, wanting me to just go with what she was saying, not be defensive, submit to her crappy rules. Screw proper conduct, I can be an adult like she wanted and still have no political correctness.

In neither of these stories did I ask why. Mostly because I'm afraid to ask and it gets me into more trouble like I explain before.

Fine, say it's all teenage angst behind me, it probably is. But I doubt my views are going to change even if I grow up and get a job and do all that stuff. I'll still be an individual, I'll still be who I want to be, and I'll still have an epic personality.

>=D

1. 1: moondoggie_luv
   Posted at 3:30pm on June 1st, 2008

   OMG!! im glad some1 feels the way i do!!! one time i was dancing in the weight lifting room and accidentally bumped into the teacher and i got a 4hr. it was sooo retrded. btw, i like to jump too XD
2. 2: Zero_Vi2us
   Posted at 9:08pm on June 1st, 2008

   dude you just gotta learn to lie..
   For the computer thing say that your mom had to email you your report and you need to print it.
   For the jumping thing say, I wasn't jumping, it was the other kid's idea
   Plus, when you said... "Valuable" class time.. you were joking right?
   And the epic personality part.. the only epic thing you ever do is stuff your plate down your milk carton.
3. 3: jesseklein
   Posted at 12:16am on June 2nd, 2008

   Carlin, i love the way you wrote the thought, and although i agree with you, there are two sides to every story. Your side: you were checking your email. their side: someone emailed you porno, or about something involving a drug deal. the jumping thing: you could have been injured on school property. the rules are only an illusion. they're not to protect the kids. they're there to protect the school from law suits. Even if your parents aren't the type who would sue for something that was your fault, other peoples parents might be. The district doesnt make the rules to give themselves power, they do it to avoid costly lawsuits. Anyway, as far as your side goes, you're right, and they shouldn't have overreacted the way they did. If schools want to encourage originality and free thought, they have to learn to treat others as adults as well. Anyway, i haven't had time to start on my new random thought (rude people), but i should have it done soon. Well, keep 'em coming! alk to
4. 4: jesseklein
   Posted at 12:17am on June 2nd, 2008

   *talk to you later.
   -jesse
5. 5: Zero_Vi2us
   Posted at 8:18pm on June 2nd, 2008

   Dude trust me.. our school sucks with rules. They're waay to strict. They gotta loosen up...
6. 6: hazard28
   Posted at 10:12pm on June 19th, 2008

   I so agree... ^_^