Student mocked by adults after talking about grandma who died of Covid

[left-of-center2012]

MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV)
"This time last year, my grandmother, who was a former teacher at the Rutherford County school system died of Covid because someone wasn't wearing a mask,” Grady Knox, a Rutherford County student said. Knox spoke in front of the Rutherford County school board Tuesday night in favor of a mask mandate. He tried to continue his speech, but got interrupted by laughing and heckling from adults in attendance ... a number of parents laughing and expressing disagreement at the student's remark. Others in the audience can be heard shouting at him.

The school board chairman ended up stepping in. "Hey guys, we're here to act professional,” he said.

Grady then goes on with his statement. 'This is an avoidable issue and by not wearing masks in schools, it's irresponsible,' he says to the room, before adding, 'We're killing people.'
This garnered a loud sigh from one of the women behind him.

For Knox, he said the laughing will not stop him from speaking up again. “As long as I can get my message across, I don't really think it matters what the crowd thinks of me.” Knox said.

https://www.wsmv.com/news/local/student-mocked-by-adults-after-sharing-personal-covid-19-connection-at-school-board-meeting/article_6c18121e-1115-11ec-9a36-37576ac1e7e8.html?block_id=994460

[Skittles]

1. very impressive young man

yes indeed

[elleng]

2. a nation of fools, or 1/3 fools.

[unblock]

5. Murderous fools. It's one thing if they were only endangering themselves

It's astounding that we collectively allow them to harm others.

Mask/vax requirements should be the least of it.

Refusing, and then exposing others, ought to be considered a violent crime. Reckless endangerment at the very least, if not biological terrorism.

[elleng]

7. Yes. Reckless endangerment

[Roxi]

3. Wow

This really shows how low people will go to protect their ability to infect other people with a deadly disease.

Mocking a kid for the death of his grandmother is just awful behavior. All of those adults need to step back and actually think about what they just did. How little empathy they showed.

[littlemissmartypants]

13. I suspect they're psychopaths. I know I won't be holding my breath.

I agree it's despicable behavior. I don't have hope for their enlightenment.

[SoCalDavidS]

4. That Is One Awesome Student

I'm sure someone on the internets will successfully identify the 2 Morons yucking it up behind him.

[SheltieLover]

6. Typical TN

Good for this young man not caring what the scum thinks of him!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. These parents are assholes and showed no class

[Beakybird]

9. Toxic personality syndrome. NT

[LuckyCharms]

10. Proud of that young man. n/t

[smirkymonkey]

11. What horrible people!

Laughing at a student who is speaking about the death of his grandmother?!

How low can you go? They are just sick, sick individuals!

[LakeArenal]

38. Just laughing at a somber moment for a boy.

That’s owning libs? Just cruel.

GOP adds “Party of blatant cruelty”.

[littlemissmartypants]

12. Great job, Grady Knox. Don't let the haters steal your joy.

I admire his bravery.

[vercetti2021]

14. Good on the kid

When the kid is more of an adult than these fucking scumbag troglodytes. They mocked the child because an adult would have leaped off that stage and rammed someone into the wall head first. God knows I would've.

[KT2000]

15. People who were raised poorly

are taking over with their lack of manners and respect for others. This event was most shameful for those women and others who yelled at him - a public event no less. They have found their tribe and are just glad to have someone to hang out with even if it means yelling at this young man. We know that people in groups are more brazen and possibly violent.
Our School Board meeting was cancelled after just a few minutes because of fools yelling about masks. Future meetings to be held on ZOOM.

This young man was courageous to speak while being taunted by adult fools. He will do much better in life than the screamers and bra strap adjusters in this video.

[PatSeg]

16. Wow

That woman smiling and chewing her gum - her face should be all over social media right now. It is horrifying to think that she is raising children.

[dalton99a]

32. +1

[Moebym]

17. I recall how, some years back, a boy younger than Grady

Had received horrific threats from adult anti-vaxxers for laying out the truth about vaccines. (Sorry, his name escapes me at the moment.)

These people are vile.

[left-of-center2012]

18. What vaccine was that about?

[alphafemale]

20. Maybe the HPV vaccine?

That is the only other one I have seen religios be specifically against because it is related to sexual activity.

They are already deciding their 12 year old is going to be mutually sexually monogamous for life

[dsc]

33. I did have some sympathy for those who didn't want that vaccine

since it was quite expensive. For many families the $500 plus cost was a non trivial expense. But the solution to that was to lower the cost not do without.

[Blue_Adept]

19. This made it onto some of the national news programs last night

It's only going to reinforce the anger of many of those that are vaccinated against those who aren't.

[David__77]

21. Wanton lynch mob vibe.

More opposition in the face of it is a good thing.

[Champp]

22. The Republicans of yesteryear mocked JESUS, too

Back in the day, Republicans were known as the fat-cat Pharisees. They were all about grift and lies. As you can imagine, the Pharisees were the trouble-making, bullshit-spewing, hypocritical a-holes of their era, they just hadn't yet coined the word "Republican."

But gosh darn if it ain't true. You don't have to take it from me. It's all in The Bible.

[Kid Berwyn]

23. "As long as I can get my message across..."

“… I don't really think it matters what the crowd thinks of me.” — Grady Knox

Now THERE is a real American.

[kacekwl]

24. The behavior from those people was

one of the most repulsive things I've ever seen. I agree their faces should be posted everywhere. They may be celebrated in their group of assholes but other more civil people will see them for the trash they are.

[Chili]

28. I seriously hope...

... that this young generation, now under this Delta pandemic attack, watching the ugliness of the right endanger their lives and their families, will grow up to be determined liberals who will wipe out the right's power at least for a decade. It will happen soon. We're talking about vaxxed 12-18 year olds... who WILL VOTE.

[luckone]

29. I saw this on twitter a day or 2 ago and one of my thoughts was that they have kids that

probably now will harass this young man @ school with their mother’s approval and glee.
These are mean sick stupid people imagine the kids they are raising how they turn out

[BidenRocks]

30. Grady Knox needs to connect with

David Hogg.
Both too young to put up with this crap!

[lambchopp59]

31. The bullies empowerment syndrome

Now tested all the way to their own graves, taking some reasonable people with them if possible.
The back of the classroom flunkies got their validation stamp for 4 agonizing years.
They've demonstrated complete lack of shame, decorum and logic at every Trump rally and public displays of their ignorant, gun-totin' stupidity are rampant. This is the stuff I want to wake up from this PTSD nightmare, somehow cannot.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

34. I suspect we'll see and hear more from Mr. Knox.

As for the scum laughing at him behind his back (chickenshit cowards, I’m implying) your place in history is secured. Go ahead suck Covid and die now.

[durablend]

35. The "woman" in the black blouse was fired from her job, BTW

Next stop, Fox News commentator, no doubt.

[liberal_mama]

40. That's good news! What a horrible woman she is. n/t

[moose65]

36. There's only one word for this:

Deplorable.

[FelineOverlord]

37. Erika Casher

Erika Casher was/is a nurse for Cigna.

People on Twitter have been begging Cigna to fire her. I don’t know if it actually happened. There are rumors she was “quietly” fired, but no confirmation, so people are still going after Cigna.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

39. +1