# RO: Florida town asks to be burned flat and have its ground salted **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 20, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717 "2008-08-20T20:30:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/41 "2008-08-21T19:12:35Z")
[QUOTE=Dung Beetle] Also rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists. [/QUOTE] …oh my! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/42 "2008-08-21T19:19:52Z")
[QUOTE=Dung Beetle] Also rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists. [/QUOTE] They all love him. They think he’s a righteous dude. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/43 "2008-08-21T19:45:57Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t Call Me Shirley] They all love him. They think he’s a righteous dude. [/QUOTE] You beat me to it. Darn you to heck! ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/44 "2008-08-21T19:52:16Z")
[QUOTE=Dung Beetle] Also rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists. [/QUOTE] Could you repeat that? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/45 "2008-08-21T20:28:17Z")
How long 'til someone finds girl-on-girl porn in his office? ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/46 "2008-08-21T20:44:10Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] Correction…it’s north Florida. Don’t wave that broad brush over in my direction. [/QUOTE] Or mine, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/47 "2008-08-21T21:07:24Z")
[QUOTE=Thalion] Every inch of this story infuriated me, but there’s one part no one else hit on - the principal “ordered her to stay away from children”. That’s how far back in the dark ages this nutcase lives. “She’s a lesbian. She’ll molest all the little girls!”. This is why I donate regularly to the ACLU. They are the only group out there protecting us from nuts like this, who believe they can do what they want because their particular superstition is held by the majority. [/QUOTE] See posts #7 and #20. I also support the ACLU for stuff like this. I really have to say I’m almost impressed at the depth of ignorance re mainstream liability issues and appropriate professional conduct on the part of school administrators. These people are in charge of TEACHING children. That alone makes me want to weep. Yes, Mr. Scott, you are that bad. Change. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/48 "2008-08-21T21:21:35Z")
Sometimes, I think that the ACLU is a bunch of busy-body-butt-inski’s. If the facts in the OP are correct (and I have no reason to doubt the truth, other than “I can’t believe people _still do that_” kind of doubt), this is not one of those times. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/49 "2008-08-21T21:25:29Z")
**mlees** , I agree with you - about 90% of the cases I hear about that the ACLU takes make me do this :rolleyes:. But for that other 10% I support them when I can, and will continue to be glad that they’re out there. ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/50 "2008-08-21T22:50:10Z")
[QUOTE=Homer Simpson] Florida! But that’s America’s wang! [/QUOTE] Once again,_The Simpsons_ have covered it 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/51 "2008-08-21T22:59:49Z")
[QUOTE=Steve MB] Really, the legal system should have 1)put him in jail and 2)made quite sure that the other prisoners knew he was in for “lift[ing] the shirts of female students”. [/QUOTE] Oh, well, we **all** do **that!** ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/52 "2008-08-22T13:09:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Florida! But that’s America’s wang! [QUOTE=3waygeek] Once again,_The Simpsons_ have covered it 😉 [/QUOTE] Not in the Simpsons Movie 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/53 "2008-08-24T05:18:24Z")
[QUOTE=LouisB] You left out Texas. Go sling your brush over in that direction. Add in Kansas while you are in it. [/QUOTE] Yeah, GO AHEAD and sling that brush over Texas. You will hope your mother will find enough of your body to hold an open casket funeral. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/54 "2008-08-24T06:05:15Z")
[QUOTE=Morbo] Maybe he thought their shirts were on fire. [/QUOTE] Well, at least one person’s out. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/55 "2008-08-24T07:02:57Z")
[QUOTE=WOOKINPANUB] You beat me to it. Darn you to heck! [/QUOTE] Hi I’m Phil from accounting, all the other demons and trolls from Heck were busy. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/56 "2008-08-24T13:57:03Z")
Fuck this shit. Let’s set aside the homophobic shit, if someome tried to feel up my (hypothetical) daughter’s shirt, there would be hell to pay. Are these people so bible blinded that they can’t see that women folk are being molested? Goood God, what is wrong with these people? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/57 "2008-08-24T14:08:56Z")
[QUOTE=Abby\_Emma\_Sasha] Fuck this shit. Let’s set aside the homophobic shit, if someome tried to feel up my (hypothetical) daughter’s shirt, there would be hell to pay. Are these people so bible blinded that they can’t see that women folk are being molested? Goood God, what is wrong with these people? [/QUOTE] That was my point–NOT to disregard the homophobia, mind you, BUT. You said it–if they were blind to the mistreatment of gays, surely they should have clued into the mistreatment of their girls? Methinks they are that ignorant and stupid. I pity those kids. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/58 "2008-08-24T16:43:36Z")
[QUOTE=Uncle Brother Walker] Yeah, GO AHEAD and sling that brush over Texas. You will hope your mother will find enough of your body to hold an open casket funeral. 🆒 [/QUOTE] Are you threatening me? If so, make it plain. If not, then what the hell does your post mean? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/59 "2008-08-24T16:48:07Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] That was my point–NOT to disregard the homophobia, mind you, BUT. You said it–if they were blind to the mistreatment of gays, surely they should have clued into the mistreatment of their girls? Methinks they are that ignorant and stupid. I pity those kids. [/QUOTE] Those girls are fag enablers, so it doesn’t matter what happens to them. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717/60 "2008-08-24T18:05:02Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t Call Me Shirley] Those girls are fag enablers, so it doesn’t matter what happens to them. [/QUOTE] And that may well be how some of these people “think”. Ye gods. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-florida-town-asks-to-be-burned-flat-and-have-its-ground-salted/460717.md?page=4)