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This made me properly laugh. Teacher must have got such a brassneck.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jun/27/boy-11-referred-to-prevent-for-wanting-to-give-alms-to-the-oppressed


 
Posted : 27/06/2021 8:39 pm
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Excellent work with the thread title 👏👏


 
Posted : 27/06/2021 8:49 pm
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Read that earlier.
As above chapeau for the title


 
Posted : 27/06/2021 10:14 pm
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I’d imagine the teacher would make the easy assumption that an 11 yr old is not going to even know what Alms are.

And that Alms are for the poor and arms are for the oppressed.

Smacks of parents managing to find a way out of an awkward situation and trying to get damages paid to boot.

I’ll also admit the title is very clever.


 
Posted : 27/06/2021 10:41 pm
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*applauds*

We get everyone at work to take the course for Prevent.

It's laughable. Properly crap.


 
Posted : 27/06/2021 10:42 pm
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We have a row of almshouses here in Stafford. That's where I go for my ammo.


 
Posted : 27/06/2021 11:36 pm
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Given the number of “terraced” houses, we should all be worried. Fortunately we have semi-detached houses rather than “semi-terrorist”.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 9:42 am
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We get everyone at work to take the course for Prevent.

We have to as well, it's a massive waste of evryone's time.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 9:42 am
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I’d imagine the teacher would make the easy assumption that an 11 yr old is not going to even know what Alms are.

Imagine what you want. I know school teachers who wouldn’t have a clue what alms are, and gloriously nerdy school kids who do.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 10:14 am
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Smacks of parents managing to find a way out of an awkward situation and trying to get damages paid to boot.

Yeah, that's how I read it, too. But maybe that's my bias showing. This is difficult.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 10:24 am
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Alms.... Lots of them in the alps.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 11:20 am
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Imagine what you want

I always do but thanks for the blessing.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 11:35 am
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the third pillar of islam is called Zakat but is also known as Almsgiving.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 11:36 am
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Roddy Moreno will be thrilled with the support.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 11:44 am
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I used to walk past the Alms Houses on my way to primary school and  knew what they were


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 11:57 am
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Are Hand-outs found at the end of your alms?

I too probably knew what alms were by 11 even with a very un relgious upbringing.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 12:52 pm
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Anyway is wanting to arm the oppressed such a bad thing? Would that have made him a terrorist?
And they could spend the alms on arms anyway..


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 12:59 pm
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Are Hand-outs found at the end of your alms?

Like!


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 1:27 pm
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Anyway is wanting to arm the oppressed such a bad thing? Would that have made him a terrorist?

All depends on who the oppressed are and whether they are the good oppressed or the bad oppressed.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 1:59 pm
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Clickbait title of the best kind.

His father says that he reads widely. The Prevent referral states that his comments are starting to stick out as “non-typical” for a boy his age due to his interest in medieval history, war, siege engines and soldiers.

Wtf + lol. Illustrated history book in reach of young boy? Young boy goes straight to the medieval nastiness section with blood and guts. Would make a great series of kids books eh..


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 2:53 pm
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Aha haha find a boy who would.'t kill for his own trebuchet.


 
Posted : 28/06/2021 7:51 pm