Apparently Ohio State students think Flint's poisoned water is something to joke about

[Siwsan]

There are so many things I could say about these photos, but I will refrain from doing so.

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[MFM008]

1. Maggot voters

........

[alittlelark]

2. That is disgusting....Hope their parents are proud

[DK504]

3. Maybe these little punks

should have their water changed out to Flint River water without notice? Is that mean?

[Travis_0004]

8. the logistics would be quite difficult.

[Mendocino]

4. Should be lounge material

or sports group. Who cares?

[Siwsan]

10. As someone who has family and friends still dealing with this, I care

And I am pretty sure others do, too.

[Mendocino]

20. I don't care about what

a bunch of 19 something year olds spouted off about surrounding a stupid football game. What I care about is that people were deprived of a basic human need. I live near Toledo OH. We had our own water crisis in August 2014. I personally took over 300 gallons of water to Flint during their water needs. I paid for about the half water myself, made appeals for the rest, all the gas used in transporting, and was able to get donations for over 50 Sawyer water filters. All the water had to be in commercially packaged containers, no home done old milk containers allowed. Tell me what you did?

[Siwsan]

22. Thank you for what you did.

I do care about what those kids did, but I also know you and I will never agree on it and it's not worth getting into a posting brawl.

And you know what, I donated money, since I was dealing with 3 deaths in my family and trying to settle 2 estates, get two houses ready to sell, and working a full time job. That didn't leave me much time, energy or strength to work the water stations. So it is people like you, who went above and beyond to help, that merit my respect and heartfelt thanks.

[ornotna]

35. Well, how condescending of you

Bravo, well done.

[Mendocino]

37. Yeah, when I dropped off the water,

the volunteers collecting it said "thanks for being condescending".

[ornotna]

38. You're on a roll

for someone who didn't care about the story to begin with.

[Mendocino]

40. OK, what did you

do for the people of Flint? My guess is nothing, other than post outrage on a thread regarding what a bunch of silly college age kids said about them?

[ornotna]

41. It's not about what you or I did for the people of Flint

It's about what you did to the OP, here, now, today. Keep ranting away, I'm sure in your eyes I'm just one of those "miscreants."

We're done here, have a good night.

[Mendocino]

43. The OP and I came together

at least as far as I saw, check it all out. This thread has turned into some kind of geographic bashing, which under the principles of DU is not allowed. I'm sorry the rest of Ohio didn't vote the correct way, I guess I should have knocked on another hundred doors. The "miscreants" were the students who posed under this banner. So because a bunch of students in Ohio said and did something stupid, that means the entire state is suspect?

[Barack_America]

5. Yeah, well, it's Ohio State.

Intelligence and tact isn't really their thing.

[Mendocino]

33. Well I guess you

and these miscreants have some things in common.

[Barack_America]

45. Possibly.

Let's just say that I have been to many cities in OH, hell, I almost moved to Cleveland. Certainly considered moving to Cincinnati. But Columbus, and Ohio State in particular, just unnecessarily nasty to a Michigander with no ties (at the time) to "the school up north".

[Bear Creek]

6. Do you know

What a buckeye is? It is a poisonous nut

[Oneironaut]

7. It's dark humor. I don't see the problem, to be honest.

At least one good thing - it helps people remember that Flint still has a problem with their drinking water.

[Travis_0004]

9. Its college kids taking shots at their rivals

I don't really give a crap.

[Siwsan]

14. Their rival is in Ann Arbor. Their water is safe

It is easy to not "give a crap" when it doesn't affect your family and friends.

[Travis_0004]

19. I guess so.

[TheDebbieDee]

11. I think there are many more cities like Flint

Across America. Maybe their water isn't as bad but it's bad enough!

[Siwsan]

13. I think the arsenic situation on the Navajo Reservation is probably as bad, or even worse

And none of it is funny.

[Siwsan]

12. Sorry, but I absolutely don't see the humor.

The kids in Flint will suffer for the rest of their lives, from effects of lead poisoning. People have contracted and several have died of Legionnaires' Disease, because of the water situation. It has affected my friends and family. There is nothing funny about it.

[Oneironaut]

17. I agree, but I don't think the intent was malicious or worthy of becoming viral.

Of all the hills to die on, this picture is an anthill. If anything, it might remind people about Flint (which as fallen out of the news).

[Siwsan]

21. I see it as very malicious, since it affects me in a very personal way.

People here just don't see anything even remotely amusing about being made the butt of jokes, when people are still dealing with lead tainted water.

The ONLY way it will help is if it raises people's ire, along with their attention.

[kcr]

15. I think Flint could do without such reminders. To be honest.

Because who wants to lie? Honestly speaking, I'm going to truthfully say that most of the world could do without that kind of "reminding". Strictly speaking in a lie detector friendly manor, a vast majority of the universe would be a much better place if it didn't have such hateful, ignorant pieces of shit in it.

[roamer65]

16. The directions to Columbus.

South till you smell it. East till you step in it.

[Siwsan]

18. Columbus does have a nice zoo, I hear.

My only contact with Ohio, other than a few trips to Cedar Point amusement park, has been driving straight through it, without stopping.

[Mendocino]

24. So you live in a state

where teenagers don't say and do stupid things? Where is this utopia? Oh... I worked at Cedar Point for two summers during college. Bless your heart that you judge an entire state on based your extensive life experiences at an amusement park.

[Siwsan]

27. We have gotten off on a bad foot, Mendocino. I do apologize if I have mis-stepped.

Feel free to bash Michigan. In so many ways we probably deserve it, and I won't object. I don't follow sports, but you can gloat about today's game, too.

Other than Cedar Point, I have had actually only driving straight through Ohio, on my way to see family. I'd love to stop in Cincinnati - it looks beautiful. I'd love to go to the Columbus Zoo - I hear it is fantastic. I also hear Toledo has a nice zoo. Yea, I love zoos. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Hell yes, I'd love to see it. I just haven't done those things.

I hope we can smooth over this rough start.

[Mendocino]

32. I actually don't care a wit about sports,

and where did I bash the state of Michigan or UM? My point was that college-agers are basically the same anywhere. They say and do stupid crap. I think you or I would be hard pressed to find a place where that demographic isn't culpable of stupidity.

When and where did you serve in the USN? My father was a Lt.jg on a LST in the South Pacific, got there in time for operations in Leyte, Mindanao and Balikpapan.

Have a good evening and sorry if I was bit snarky.

[Siwsan]

44. I guess my attempt at gentle humor was a complete miss

Might just be time for me to stop trying.

I was in the Navy from 1977 through 1984.

[Mendocino]

25. And where is it that you live?

It just must be heaven.

[malaise]

23. How sad

[HassleCat]

26. You expected what?

They're college kids, football fans, probably frat boys, almost certainly drunk.

[muntrv]

28. These buckeyes drank Sebring, Ohio water.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sebring-ohio-next-flint-water-crisis-lead-copper/

[Siwsan]

29. I remember hearing about that, a while back.

I think if they did a massive water testing, in this country, there would be a whole lot of really angry people.

Might be a good idea if every blood test also included checking lead levels.

[LenaBaby61]

30. IF they end up playing ....

Alabama in the National Championship, we'll see whose laughing last.

[Calista241]

31. This is who were expecting to save the Democratic party. n/t

[SHRED]

34. Fly over fuck ups

[Mendocino]

39. Fly over

Bless your heart!

[roamer65]

36. Obviously the Columbus water is poisoned as well.

[GoCubsGo]

42. I guess because the Cuyahoga River can no longer be lit on fire,

it makes Ohio's water somehow superior?