Boys' basketball players walk off court in support of cheerleader with Down's syndrome.

[aceplace57]

There’s a lot of bad stuff in today’s news. I appreciated seeing this positive story.

Great bunch of kids. I bet their parents are quite proud of them for stepping up and supporting their friend.

When a cheerleader with Down syndrome is bullied, boys’ basketball players...

Middle school hasn’t always been the kindest of places, and when a cheerleader with Down syndrome was bullied from the stands during a boys’ basketball game, it seemed to be just another example of kids being cruel — until a few players stepped up to make it stop.

It turns out that Desiree Andrews, an eighth grader from Kenosha, Wis., had some friends in her corner.

“The kids in the audience were picking on D, so we all stepped forward,” said Lincoln Middle School basketball player Chase Vasquez, who told TMJ4 in Milwaukee about the moment a teammate finally left the court to ask for the harassment to stop.

Then all the players gathered together, throwing their support behind Desiree.

[Typo_Negative]

Maybe there’s hope for our species yet…

[handsomeharry]

Well, the team didn’t kick the shit out of the worthless fucks, but, I guess it’s a start.

[aceplace57]

@Typo_Negative

Maybe there’s hope for our species yet…

I wonder sometimes in which direction humanity is headed. I made the mistake of reading the article and watching the video of the girl beaten at McDonalds. Pretty barbaric. Nobody tried to stop it. Nobody calls 911. They film it like an event at the Roman Colosseum 2000 years ago.

There are a lot of good kids out there. The kids on that basketball team are awesome for handling that situation responsibly.

[JKellyMap]

We have a four-year-old, and as his peer group slowly expands (pre-school, play dates, kids met in the park…), we are finding out that there really are “nice kids,” and “jerky kids.”

All my life, I’ve advocated seeing the good and bad in each of us, but lately I’ve seen the practical benefits of a little oversimplifying. Life’s too short to waste much of one’s time with jerks.

[kopek]

Ahhhh - for more news stories like that.

[chaika]

Well done, boys. You are champions even if you never win another game.

[Northern_Piper]

@JKellyMap

We have a four-year-old, and as his peer group slowly expands (pre-school, play dates, kids met in the park…), we are finding out that there really are “nice kids,” and “jerky kids.”

All my life, I’ve advocated seeing the good and bad in each of us, but lately I’ve seen the practical benefits of a little oversimplifying. Life’s too short to waste much of one’s time with jerks.

For Piper Cub’s last birthday, we exercised parental veto on the guest list. Only nice kids made the cut, even tho the Cub argued strenuously for one of his friends who in our opinion didn’t meet the nice kid test.