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Hot Rod Revved Up	Tue Dec 10 19:50:30 Students “Freeze Out” to help out Posted on: 10:58 pm, December 6, 2013, by Robert Townsend LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — On a frigid Friday night when so many teenagers were inside warm shopping malls, at the movies or perhaps just at home, several dozen students from Lee’s Summit were participating in what they call a “life-changing project.” “It’s definitely interesting living in this box,” said 18-year-old Neha Dixit, a senior at Lee’s Summit West High School. Friday night Neha and several of her schoolmates spent the 17-degree night sitting in cardboard boxes, huddling in blankets and standing around a small fire. “To do something like this isn’t comparable to people who have to spend it out here all season,” said Dixit. “I can help them in whatever way I can,” said Savanah Thorne, a senior at Lee’s Summit West. About 60 students from the Lee’s Summit High School, Lee’s Summit North and West were shivering for “Freeze Out.” The brave, young souls spent four hours in below-freezing temperatures to get a glimpse of what it’s like to be homeless or needy in this bone chilling, cold conditions. The students also collected lots of coats, sweaters, all kinds of winter clothing to donate to charities. The boys and girls had a great incentive to encourage donations: they were only allowed to put on clothes or blankets that were donated. The students’ Freeze Out annual event is a reality for 15% of Americans, 47 million people who live at or below the poverty line, according to a recent study. Researchers also report approximately 3.5 million people experience homelessness each year. More than one million of those are children. “It definitely cuts you to the bone and to imaging living like that every day, it’s just mind-blowing, ” said A.J. Cott, from Lee’s Summit High School. “I’m glad we did this. It really has taught me what they have to go through. We are so blessed,” said Catie Adams, also a senior at Lee’s Summit High. http://fox...udents-freeze-out-to-help-out/
chuck Member	Tue Dec 10 20:05:38 Without reading the article or even being able to discern what your take on this might be, I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you. Your move, old man.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Tue Dec 10 20:16:35 Never criticize a man until you’ve walked a mile in his moccasins. ~American Indian Proverb These kids are learning an important lesson, hopefully they won't feel guilty because of it.
chuck Member	Tue Dec 10 20:20:08 How far is an Indian mile? Personally, I think these kids have failed to learn anything. It's a banal situation and everybody involved should feel ashamed.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Tue Dec 10 20:25:07 That is a typical liberal position. Any act of just plain kindness is to be avoided because the poor are to be despised for being poor because the liberals have no true compassion. They only care about the votes they can buy from the poor. By, by.
chuck Member	Tue Dec 10 20:31:28 What a typical conservative position! Personally, I don't think it was an "act of plain kindness". It was clearly a derisive act and yeah those should be avoided. Furthermore, liberals are the only ones who have true compassion. They care about so much more than the votes they can buy from the poor. Hello, hello.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Tue Dec 10 20:36:13 I have stated my position concerning the OP and you are just looking for a fight that I am not interested in. I have much more important things to do such as watching The Benny Goodman Story.
Wrath of Orion Member	Tue Dec 10 20:40:24 I'm sure Pedo Rod stopped by and asked why younger kids weren't participating.
chuck Member	Tue Dec 10 20:41:17 Personally, I think I've been equally clear in stating my position on the OP. Furthermore, I think it is YOU who is interested in a fight *I* am not interested in. I too have more important things to do. Like not watching the Benny Goodman story. I take it you concede the point?
kargen Member	Tue Dec 10 20:42:36 I'm not sure four hours in the cold is much of a lesson. A full day at a soup kitchen might have been a better way to spend some time. Sitting in a box for four hours they kind of made the story about them instead of the homeless.
chuck Member	Tue Dec 10 20:44:17 I disagree, kargen.
Cherub Cow Member	Tue Dec 10 21:20:16 "Never criticize a man until you’ve walked a mile in his moccasins. " I think that quote is actually: "Never judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes, that way you're a mile away and you've got their shoes!"
Cherub Cow Member	Tue Dec 10 21:25:10 Oh, it's a Jack Handey quote: "Before criticizing someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then when you do criticize them, you will be a mile away and have their shoes."
chuck Member	Tue Dec 10 21:27:54 Oh yeah, that's definitely Jack Handey. Ahh memories.
chuck Member	Tue Dec 10 21:32:45 I once had a friend who spent an entire year sending me Jack Handey quotes on AIM, but then she moved to Denmark and I never heard what happened to her after that. Sometimes I think it would be fun to visit Denmark.
Aeros Member	Tue Dec 10 22:21:48 People who live in boxes tend to be insane, not poor.
murder Member	Tue Dec 10 22:29:49 Insanity frequently leads to poverty.
Laura Palmer Member	Tue Dec 10 22:35:28 poverty frequently leads to insanity which leads to increased poverty.
pillz Member	Tue Dec 10 22:45:36 I can say with some certainty that mental illness is more likely to cause poverty than poverty is to cause mental illness. Poverty certainly does make it worse though, and may trigger preexisting but dormant issues.
Aeros Member	Wed Dec 11 00:10:39 Mental Illness however is the root cause. Even for shitty wages its possible to find a bed somewhere.
jergul large member	Wed Dec 11 03:15:39 In a car for example. Problem is if all your worldly belongings are in a vehicle, then you sort of need to keep an eye on it at night.
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