Thursday, September 27, 2012
TP Night
So I think most of us are aware that the traditional senior TP night is approaching, and that got me to thinking. Personally, I do not understand why such a large portion of our senior class will go tp-ing. I understand the urge to do something rebellious and the fun of participating in school traditions, but I feel like this particular event only leads to trouble. First of all, you are putting yourself at risk to be caught by the police and either receiving a curfew ticket, or even a vandalising charge. Also, we all know that the issue of hazing came into play a couple years ago. Besides the legal risks, people are also missing out on sleep! My shock over this issue might just be my IB-ness talking, but I cannot imagine staying up all night, running around in the cold, and then going to school for 7 hours. Another thing to keep in mind is the fact that people, often parents, will have to spend hours cleaning up the "fun." I know people often TP their friends, but all that really does is punish them. They, or their parents, will have to spend hours removing toilet paper from their yard. Overall, I believe that the risks outweigh the "gains" of this tradition.
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We should host an event in which we hunt down TPers and stun, bag, and tag them for identification by law enforcement ;). I mean, seriously, we can't stand for this. These people are ruining the good image we IB students (and NHS students, come on!) are trying to cultivate. Down with vandalism!
ReplyDeleteLol Cody. It would be people hunting! I'm down, I'll bring the deer stands!
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, I think it is stupid. I wanted to participate in my younger years but came to see how pointless the tradition is. Oftentimes, teenagers go too far and vandalize cars and houses. I think that if you're going tp-ing, all you should bring with you is TOILET PAPER.
If somebody hurts my baby, I'ma cry.
Agreed. It's kind of gotten out of hand. If teenagers want to do something rebellious, they should find something else to do, something more legal? I borrowed my mom's car all day Saturday and did whatever I wanted. That was sort of rebellious, and didn't involve TP. There are other solutions, the only problem is people either aren't creative (or lazy) or they just wanna stick to tradition. But when these kids graduate, they won't still be doing this will they? So how much of a tradition is this?
ReplyDeleteI agree with the disregard to rules and the vast set of consequences that come with going TPing but I also see well sorta see some of the appeal.
ReplyDeleteTPing is an "old tradition" at Champlin Park, one where you disregard rules and become "rebels" with your friends to spend the whole night while most of the rest of the state sleeps to go play "pranks" which the thrill of these and the risks gives an adrenaline rush to some. This rush or feeling of being indestructible is what a lot of people look for in life, at least the part of being indestructible, and TP night is just one way for people to have an outlet, weather acceptable or not, in their mind all it equates to is fun with friends and the thrill of the chase. By the way I did not go TPing, just for factual statements, because I don't get enough sleep as is.
I feel that if these people, some who are great people, would not have had this "tradition" forced upon them by where they live they very well been doing something else that may or may not be a better use of time.