Moral Editing 101... While We're On the Subject

The mother of one of the teens that bullied Phoebe Prince to suicide is defending her daughter:


1.) "Phoebe was calling her names," Angeles Chanon told the Boston Herald, speaking of her daughter, Sharon Chanon Velazquez, 16, who is charged with stalking and violation of civil rights resulting in bodily injury. "They're teenagers. They call names." 


2.) "My daughter didn't do any of those things, but I guess we have to fight," Chanon said of the charges. "My daughter's not a violent kid." 


3.) While she acknowledges her daughter was once suspended from school for verbally abusing Prince, a new student from Ireland, Chanon insists her daughter never harmed Prince physically or urged her to hurt herself.


4.) "She exchanged a couple of words with her," Chanon told the Herald. "My daughter never fought with her or said, 'Go harm yourself' or 'I hate you.'" 


5.) "We have strong values, and I don't like injustice, and injustice includes bullying or being racist," the suspect's mother said.
(New York Times)


 Dear Mrs. Chanon,


 Besides the fact that you're already discredited by complaining to The Boston Herald, stating that "they're teenagers" and this is what teenagers do- call each other names- sets a caliber of ignorance for yourself, clearly you don't realize the seriousness of the situation. Violence doesn't equate to just physically harming someone. It comes in all forms- verbal, mental, emotional, etc. A 15-year-old kid is dead. Take responsibility for it. I know admitting that your child could possibly be involved in such a moral and legal violation of civil rights makes you look bad. But deal with your parental insecurities elsewhere. No one wants to hear your "fight". Anyone could see where your daughter gets her shit-for-brains from. 


Sincerely, 
 A