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Teen Girls Reportedly Make Pregancy Pledge
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bucheon bum



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:28 pm    Post subject: Teen Girls Reportedly Make Pregancy Pledge Reply with quote
CNN story

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GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (AP) -- A pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and raise their babies together is at least partly behind a sudden spike in pregnancies at Gloucester High School, school officials said.

Principal Joseph Sullivan told Time magazine in a story published Wednesday that the girls confessed to making the pact after the school began investigating a rise in pregnancies that has left 17 girls at the school carrying a child. Normally, there are about four pregnancies a year at the school.


Hmm, guess teenagers are a bit tired of the virginity pledges and figured they'd do the opposite. Wonder what people think sometimes.
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PRagic



Joined: 24 Feb 2006
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
And in a related report, all the children look like Principal Joseph Sullivan.
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Was it all with one guy?

I wonder if publicizing this all over the news, if there will be a lot of copycat pledges at other high schools.

Where the men involved also involved in the pledge?
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matthews_world



Joined: 15 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Read the article.

One of the fathers as mentioned in another article was a 24-year old 'homeless' man.

The aforementioned article also links the act to a copycat of the 'Juno' movie which I also believe that this stemmed from.

Another reason why America sucks. Too many problems at home to be going off fighting wars. Broken levees, higher food and oil prices, single mothers and teen pregnancies. Rubbish.
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crusher_of_heads



Joined: 23 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is a basketball coach part of the equation?
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Beej



Joined: 05 Mar 2005
Location: Eungam Loop
PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
No matter how much you hate George Bush, he didnt go and impregnate these girls and there is nothing he could have done to stop this.
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Cherbear



Joined: 17 Mar 2008
PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
These girls are obviously emotionally disturbed or crazy, or both. I read the article and it said that having babies was a way for these girls to get status in their little town. I think the only status they should get is being stupid, skanks.
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Young FRANKenstein



Joined: 02 Oct 2006
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd like to know how the guys were involved:

1) they knew they were getting the girls pregnant, and they were told they wouldn't be responsible for it
2) they knew they were getting the girls pregnant, knew they'd be responsible for it, and went ahead and did it anyway
3) they didn't know the girl's plan, but didn't use protection (idiots)
4) they didn't know the girls plan, DID use protection, but the girls sabotaged it

If (1), they're idiots. The law will make them responsible for it regardless of the wishes of the girl. If (2), they're idiots. Taking responsibility for a kid WITH a kid, and pretty much owning up to a future statutory rape conviction. If (3), they're idiots. Who has sex these days without protection? If (4), sucks to be them, but the law will hold them responsible regardless, and the girl won't be punished for her deception/"oops"ing.

I find (4) reprehensible, but tough luck for them in the other cases. Enjoy their ball-and-chain for the next 18 years. With luck they won't spend it inside prison for statutory rape (if the girls give up their names).
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matthews_world



Joined: 15 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
[quote="Young FRANKenstein"]I'd like to know how the guys were involved:

1) they knew they were getting the girls pregnant, and they were told they wouldn't be responsible for it
2) they knew they were getting the girls pregnant, knew they'd be responsible for it, and went ahead and did it anyway
3) they didn't know the girl's plan, but didn't use protection (idiots)
4) they didn't know the girls plan, DID use protection, but the girls sabotaged it


Who are you? Sherlock Holmes?
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bobranger



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The parents are responsible but the tax payers and the babies of the baby mamas will suffer.
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crusher_of_heads



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Abort them. All of them.
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Young FRANKenstein



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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