Valedictorian's mic cut after he bashes school

Valedictorian and class president Peter Butera had his microphone cut off after he criticized some school officials during his graduation speech.

[@aarnavs]

“How dare he call us authoritative? We don’t restrict rights. Cut his mic.”

[@fodebic5253]

Takeshi69 graduation after prison: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onTPaHxtpdOaZpo

[@k.byrnmr9402]

What did it cost? The cables....

[@salembeats1875]

He proved their point

[@lukemartin5823]

I think he meant “authoritarian”. A school should be authoritative.

[@JP-vi4ig]

Sounds like cnn

[@cognitio278]

They just proved his point and kicked their own balls.

[@beautifulandmotivated3181]

Yep. Authoritarian as hell.

[@magicaluxray5255]

exactly

[@ballasog]

@@beautifulandmotivated3181 Authoritarian

[@3rdbomb999]

It's a fucking school, does he really expect them to allow fucking kids to run the place?

[@Cam12369]

3rd bomb and why does a school have the right to silence America’s youth? They are there to teach them to speak for what you believe in and to push them towards success. And they aren’t doing those things

[@chrisredfield6274]

He called them authoritarian so they cut his mic. Way to prove his point.

[@brucehanshaw9485]

Chris Redfield was thinking the same thing

[@randomname1915]

Kyle Snyder don’t be a bitch

[@isabellajorge3682]

@Kyle Snyder Alright, i don't think you thought this through. 1. people are saying that they "proved his point" because by shutting his mic off, they showed that they feared what he would say and didn't want people to hear it, which that part i assume your brain is big enough to get. 2. Yes, while you aren't allowed to say whatever you want in high-school, those were some pretty well thought out words, and it implied that the school had an authoritarian view and didn't want anyone criticizing they're school, which also implied that they couldn't take criticism and wanted to mold the students into what they wanted them to be, not what the students themselves wanted to be. 3. don't call people "morons" its rude, and i'm assuming your a grown ass man, who is most likely old enough to know this.

[@onthefrittz6558]

@Kyle Snyder so what your really saying is that your an asshole. got it loud and clear.

[@MalcontentFlower]

@Kyle Snyder It's likely they would not have allowed his final speech, a lie was necessary for his own truth to be spoken. To be granted a pedestal is to claim a responsibility, to speak your own mind, to rob their brightest student of that claim is to fail as a teacher. No-one should claim otherwise.

[@jayati741]

And that's how true his words were, that they literally had to turn the mic off.

[@youreverydaylemonfriend560]

Ok

[@paarthyash2924]

He completed his speech on the Jimmy Fallon shoe Here is the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@joaquinbarron7977]

@@paarthyash2924 you dirty for that

[@elijahgreybosh7882]

He was being a bitch though.. “the lack of a real student government..” lmfao the students don’t run the school.. nor can student ever run the school at all.. if anything he should just be focusing the blame on the school district for incompetence... blame the school administration not doing a better job.. not bitching that a “student government,” can have any real say so lol

[@Suzuha_Amane]

@@elijahgreybosh7882 he was probably making up stuff cuz he finally got the chance to speak out about the abuse, incompetence or corruption going on in the school and if they tried to shut him down, it would just make them more suspicious. It's a win win situation for him anyway

[@citizen-7xl5]

“When you cut out a mans tongue you don’t prove him wrong, you only show the world you’re afraid of his words”

[@julianamangalino8941]

who said it? genuinely curious

[@frame8243]

@@julianamangalino8941George Raymond Richard Martin

[@Danheron2]

One of the most underrated source for great quotes is fantasy novels

[@TheTruthWithin_]

Underrated comment

[@ha1d0g]

Damn, this is a good one

[@joedotphp]

Student: Calls the teachers and administration authoritarian. Teachers and administration: DEMONSTRATES

[@JPxKillz]

This is 100% accurate. Isn't it lovely how karma works

[@Fleeb-pb7zo]

I like how that shutting him up got him on national news for everyone to see

[@calcapone9]

Let the unreasonable opposition speak, so that they make it out to everyone that they are unreasonable.

[@kpaimonia1118]

All Hail DEMON..bitchass Paimon..

[@ismaelsantiago12]

EH, who gives a fuck.

[@epsilon_ai]

This is the kind of person that would be suspended after standing up for themselves against a bully

[@Venom-rr1vg]

That's every school in a nutshell

[@Frankya92]

Been there

[@marutea_]

yep

[@pirahna1548]

Almost didn't graduate because of this, bully cried to the teacher when the shoe was on the other foot

[@vinayakrastogi05]

@@pirahna1548 happens with me every time

[@TomatrontheOne]

Student: Bashes school for unfair treatment. School: Turns off his mic. Student: POINT PROVEN.

[@ankitghosh7892]

True

[@gtgcubing388]

Facts

[@otangclan]

EXACTLY

[@annabellelee9268]

Such a controversial issue! This video just shows that the school doesn't support discourse over controvery. They simply want to cut their voices off instead.

[@larshulleman9621]

So stupid to cut him off, just proves he is right

[@MothafuckinAmerica]

Wow really i didnt know that. I appreciate you copying the comment that has been posted everyday for 2 years

[@rfox2163]

why do all the top comments say the exact same thing

[@sherriwest8935]

@@rfox2163 I know right, it's so unoriginal.

[@psych_up3660]

@@rfox2163 they had the samd thoughts probably and wanted to comment so bad for replies and likes

[@SOUSO991]

MothafuckinAmerica calm your tits, dude. The video pops up as recommended once in a while and people comment again and again. Nothing to whine about.

[@shanechannel7066]

Cutting out a man's tongue doesn't prove him a liar. It only proves you fear what he has to say.

[@jojoo1185]

That's gonna be my senior quote. Thanks

[@jimmykudo11]

Letting anyone to say what they want to say, doesn't mean all the things they will say is true. Right?

[@tyrone2608]

Shane -Huey freeman

[@dudydudefromwiisportsbowli9148]

Damn bro that’s deep af

[@SK-pj8mg]

Jimmy Kudo but they have right to say

[@bongothaplant4730]

School: Let's just prove him right

[@bsghdc2268]

Just like my school. A friend of mine made a speech (for people to vote for him) about how poor the school is and everyone started cheering as everything he was saying was true. He got his tie taken off him as 'he doesn't deserve the right to wear the tie' well at least everyone voted for him

[@Approvedjoey117]

I’m your 1k like. Now you will forever be remembered for having so many likes for 1 second in everyone’s short attention span.

[@alecmontoya2390]

Approved joey wtf

[@Detroit-gx5nd]

bongothaplant why does everyone have that profile pic

[@killahcam8114]

Bsghdc you make no fucking sense first off your friend made a speech about the school being poor to get votes. Wtf are you talking about you are obviously a 9 year old

[@maliceinwonderland4079]

The next valedictorian would be like, "As the previous valedictorian was saying..."

[@whatsinthename21]

And the list will go on until certain actions are taken against those authorities.

[@davidfamous4353]

They might cancel Valedictory service

[@TrickyPJM752]

That would’ve been legendary, he needed to finish what he was saying

[@domiedollarz5649]

Aight yall I will get good grades, email the dude for the script, and finish his speech. If they cut me off, I will pull out a megaphone and continue.

[@lakep7798]

😂LOVE IT!

[@AllAmericanGuy01]

Ironically, his point was proven.

[@seifixnetwork4663]

Lmao so true

[@erikforsgren2285]

Proven & amplified. They'd have been so much better off letting him finish, no matter how critical it got. Irony incarnate....

[@fattimmy2829]

Yup

[@crystalidx]

Some people are scared of the truth and will do whatever to stop it.

[@Thawhid]

@@crystalidx exactly 😂

[@idontwannatalkaboutit8660]

“Let him speak” Even the students defended him. The school must be doing something wrong

[@bryanchavez1362]

Not only that school, but every other school in America is like that.

[@gaygayabrams5455]

Well one of the main reasons why school is wrong in many ways, they have the white man teach about black history. What do you think is really gonna happen when you have a black teacher on the course. You are thought what your school teaches you. Most people will grab their own history books and learn history themselves cause it’s tons of misleading garbage. That only holds a very small real value. That’s public school

[@auph4351]

@@gaygayabrams5455 Always gotta be one guy who brings race into everything.

[@karlanewman9142]

Yeah right. Schools and teachers are the enemy

[@strakdtrooper4094]

GayGay Abrams your schools obviously doing something wrong based on your grammar

[@baybteeth]

EVEN THE VALEDICTORIAN HATES IT THERE. y’all not doing something right.

[@drpepperlover502]

TripJay21 yo being smart doesn’t make you a nerd.

[@cherinorwood5342]

TRUE

[@gemma8373]

TripJay21 my sister was valedictorian and she wasn’t a nerd wtf shes just naturally smart

[@Kferler]

@Lou Fay having good grades also doesn't show that you are naturally smart.

[@bexb3557]

there are definitely other deciding factors for how well a student is going to perform. an iq test measures a portion of your aptitude, as do standardized tests like the act and sat, but ultimately you're not beholden to the numbers. you can succeed regardless if you're determined to do so. data is useful in predicting success though OVERALL.

[@masterfreeze1054]

the fact that the top student at the school was prompted to say something like that really tells you how bad the school system must be. and they had the audacity to silence him.

[@maesaliva]

i hope bros doing well in life he seemed destined for great things by this clip

[@abieads]

@@maesaliva He graduated from a high school located in the Wyoming Area district in 2017. He has recently finished up as a Law student from Temple University in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.1801 Liacouras Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19122. Specifically, James E. Beasley school of law which is a part of the Temple University campus. Hope this helps!

[@maesaliva]

@@abieadsoh my gosh, thank you so much for your kindness, internet stranger :)

[@hollyparker4680]

He helped out with the Johnny Depp trial too!! ​@@maesaliva

[@graysonsorensen5977]

When they cut off his mic they just proved what he was saying

[@CT--gs1wj]

its so hilarious, the student claims that the school's management is authoritative, and they proved it by silencing him.

[@lilcrust3063]

The Guy who hurt you? 😂

[@Ostradocious]

The Guy, damn you massive dork what’s wrong?

[@zombiehunter4920]

The Guy it was during graduation teachers no longer have authority over student once they get handed their diploma lmfao and its not during school most graduations happen on weekends

[@pwnageshow2549]

During your speech only say good things about us 😤😤 usa should be reformed from A to Z. A rich country with third world backward mentality

[@sunofx4142]

Student: “The schools authoritarian attitude...” School: censors him

[@jurikurthambarskjelfir3533]

Let him speak!

[@edgyreggiee]

He actually said authoritative by mistake. He definintely meant authoritarian.

[@gold7649]

I'm your 1000th like

[@Auglet]

*That’s very authoritarian of you*

[@generalyido]

**china moment in a regular school**

[@sergeantmacnuggets1132]

The school literally confirmed his point.

[@weliz02]

Facts

[@weliz02]

how much subscribers i can get from this comment 🤔 Current subs: 1000

[@warflame5912]

@@weliz02 stop it

[@nintendoswitch3709]

@@weliz02 shut up like nobody cares

[@thatoneguywholikesanime5870]

@@weliz02 zero asshole

[@Vinthechad]

School: cuts off mic The valedictorian: "fools. You have only prolonged the inevitable."

[@paarthyash2924]

He completed his speech on the Jimmy Fallon shoe Here is the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@animestigoproductions9602]

@@paarthyash2924 nice one heh

[@yannie_edits]

@@paarthyash2924 I just got rick rolled

[@brainbomb.]

@@paarthyash2924 I saw that shit coming a second before the video popped up on my screen, but an ad was ad survey appeared before the video would begin, which I did not let happen because sometimes bullshit can be seen from thousands of miles away.

[@JinnaiT]

but was it really inevitable? nothing came of it

[@Paolur]

If you strip a man of his ability to speak his mind you're not proving him wrong, you're only proving you fear what he has to say

[@Paolur]

@@ayinalowyck8 of course not, but in this case it is

[@peytonharrell1740]

@@ayinalowyck8 what are you going to cancel him 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@MariaFernandez-id6kp]

Funny cuz school board members and educators are liberals. Not to mention the same educators in Canada impelled people in Campuses to use specific words for trans. Talk about “strip a man of ability to speak”

[@TheBossCK]

@@ayinalowyck8 but it's only men who has something smart to say...

[@uwish5356]

@@TheBossCK wtf uhm no

[@Thewitchofwildlife]

I love how he kept going until he was forced off the stage. You can tell he's a true leader. He will continue to carry his voice, don't worry mic silencers.

[@tiffaniejohnson7902]

I agree. This guy is going to do well in life, he has *just enough* of that “brain -> mouth filter” to keep himself out of trouble, and he’s still able to get his point across perfectly. Few individuals possess this trait.

[@arcaneflame4696]

Complainer doesnt equate to a leader. There is already a billion complainers.

[@eshuhumayun4812]

I agree also. He doesn’t give up, and is persistent on his point. It is a quality that many people want to have; Being able to speak that way. He was confident in his opinion, about the staff, and officials at his school, and wasn’t afraid to say it. I don’t have a opinion about the school, since I didn’t go there, but I do have a good and positive opinion on how he shows his side, and doesn’t stop until it’s through.

[@arcaneflame4696]

Roman Shank a leader leads by example and has followers. His only path he will take is where that diploma takes him. He just makes problems for those that blessed him. If he is a leader then follow him and cry like a baby about your job. Noone in real life will have sympathy.

[@arcaneflame4696]

Roman Shank and what black victimhood mentality types think doesnt matter. They will never have a leader aside from ridiculous rap videos.

[@michaelm2512]

The saddest part about this is that they cut him off right as he was about to start talking about what changes would benefit the school for the good of the students

[@Dr.Elaine1]

I wonder what he was saying and doing all year about the changes that would benefit the school for the good of the students.

[@5928kool]

@@Dr.Elaine1 probably plenty, as student president and valedictorian. not to mention it isn't his responsibility to make any changes, or even propose or identify changes that would benefit the school. I think your blame is miss-placed.

[@neighbor472]

@@Dr.Elaine1 that’s not what the video is about

[@jurikurthambarskjelfir3533]

@tommy aronson Tommy Arson, do not insult Elaine.

[@Burntayo]

@tommy aronson why make this comment?

[@clarafrost3144]

Annnd he finished the speech on the Jimmy Kimmel show in front of the entire nation. Take that suckers.

[@thejokestersquad3686]

Wait really? Is there a link to this?

[@AgeGale]

@@thejokestersquad3686 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXfYhmZoeqyIgNE

[@JoysticKnight]

Yeah he got to wrap it up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXfYhmZoeqyIgNEsi=SBR2zhpgNEnTBLJT

[@MeowHype]

@@thejokestersquad3686 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXfYhmZoeqyIgNEsi=ePzDnamysVBL1jhC

[@deadpoetssociety7741]

@@thejokestersquad3686 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXfYhmZoeqyIgNE this is so late but incase anyone needs it

[@jumpboytae1133]

let him speak

[@lahlisa8521]

*let him speak*

[@dewanmdurnto3592]

JumpBoyTae 11 *let him speak please*

[@alphamoonman]

He was still speaking. I don't see the issue.

[@geopixels6886]

alphamoonman Dumbass. Honestly

[@alphamoonman]

Jokes fly over your head like birds going North all the time, I'm guessing?

[@superkonaa7646]

School system: "We want to make everyone smart!" School system: "NO, NOT THAT SMART!!!"

[@SebastiansSebastian-fc4pj]

Self awareness is one wisdom it darnishes for it makes you see the truth from your perspective rather than a crowd

[@heatherperleberg7816]

As if school made everyone smart

[@heatherperleberg7816]

@@cheio1238 Well, I sort of see it as trivia. Thanks for teaching it to me, now I know it I guess, but where do I redeem these tickets for useful information? Oh, that's 4 years and crippling debt? Thanks, I'll take it!

[@heatherperleberg7816]

@@cheio1238 i know, i was just saying how I saw most things we learn in the U.S school system, not necessarily adding on to your comment.

[@MMA_spects]

You: “THE 2020 ELECTION WAS RIGGED!” You: “Yea, I’m smart.”

[@GrubbyNelson]

“The lack of a real student government, combined with the authoritative attitude that few teachers, administrators, and board members have, prevent students from truly developing as leaders.” The school: We don’t prevent people from becoming leaders. Now, turn off his microphone so that these people stop following his words.

[@IronMaidenDoD]

All the schools i had went too in Virginia were the exact same way. It was do as you are told or ill get ahold of the principal or your parents. It wasnt reall an evironment that inspired students to have fun learning and exercising their strengths. I heard the "youre not here to have fun, youre here to learn" line ALL TOO OFTEN and hated it.

[@MrCaptainTea]

GrubbyNelson Board members*

[@thatonebourson]

All schools worry about is their success rate and name

[@mangorat5380]

IronMaidenDoD fr

[@user-pm7mt7ho9w]

Wait, schools are actually like this? I went to a private school where it was very much the opposite. Obviously, there were ground rules, but as long as you were following them and getting your work done, you could do basically whatever. Like you could go to the gym and play dodgeball with whatever class was in there, or you could go play on the playground, even high schoolers. You could do whatever as long as it wasn't breaking the school rules and you didn't go off school grounds. The teachers taught us well, but they treated us like friends instead of students, so no one really ever rebelled or did something crazy. I don't know if that type of teaching works for everyone, but I mean, my class average was always around 95%, so I think it worked out well for us.

[@notalanjoseph]

The faculty showed the way off the stage for him like “your speech ends here boy”😂

[@paarthyash2924]

He completed his speech on the Jimmy Fallon shoe Here is the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@dictatoroblitorator1115]

@@paarthyash2924 😂😂

[@HomTolland0]

@@paarthyash2924 you can’t trick me I have memorised the link 😏

[@shreklol960]

@@paarthyash2924 nooooooo

[@volrogue]

Student: *criticism* School: "Impossible."

[@luxxers]

School: hate speech, bye 👋.

[@vernandocalvin4373]

Student : "no, it's necessary"

[@belthazarthedestroyer4371]

I read impossible in Thanos's voice

[@Jake38nine]

Schools are like government and social media corporations and media/news. If you don't stay in the box of their rules and guidelines, you're better off dead. I want to see CNN interview someone on the streets during an event, whether good or bad, and start calling out CNN on their bullshit and manipulation and see how fast they cut off the person being interviewed. I would gladly be one of those people. I would also come prepared with my own recording device to be sure I have an unedited version of the interview to prove how much manipulation they put into their stories and interviews. Same with social media and how often they ban people for not staying within the boundaries of their agendas. School systems suck. Government systems suck. Social media systems suck. News systems suck. They're all manipulative.

[@lyvenn]

@@Jake38nineeverything has some level of corruption but you’ve just gotta accept it for what it is because nothing is going to fix it

[@HolyDrugLord]

Lol that one guy yelling “let him speak!” that’s the kinda guy u want in your corner

[@maximusmax4557]

I usually yell, "Take your top off," or "Play 'Free Bird,' dude!"

[@Nexovus]

@WHO WHO WALKWA Nah you stfu, that was funnier than the comment he was replying to.

[@j-ststst7986]

@WHO WHO WALKWA u ok?

[@og_szzl6627]

@WHO WHO WALKWA the hell are you talking about

[@saigie3908]

@WHO WHO WALKWA U need Jesus

[@NeverGonnaGiveyuCheese]

Cutting off his mic is like throwing water at an electrical fire

[@Sadly_Simping]

Your message is unclear. Throwing water at an electrical fire can be beneficial sometimes. like when you want to burn your house down

[@blankblank5409]

@@Sadly_Simping *insurance money* 🤤

[@michaelespeland]

More like trying to choke a deep fat frier fire with a bucket of water

[@user-cp4bt9hc4r]

oh my I see you again,expected.

[@NbaYoungBoyWithABeard]

@@Sadly_Simping you had me in the first half ngl

[@lordsiomai]

There are smart students, and there's students like this dude. massive respect.

[@mollybrolly3523]

Hey look, this guy is making us look bad, let’s make us look even worse.

[@mollybrolly3523]

M H I know! That’s what I was thinking!

[@brendonuriesmilk7968]

Gormet fucking fruit gels

[@mollybrolly3523]

M i x e d N u t s

[@xCastorm]

Mohammed because no one went “OH YEAH I GOTTA REPLY TO THIS” do you really think some guy would get bots for a comment

[@siennaplayz3143]

M H they don’t know how kids function lol

[@The_Horizon]

Turning off his microphone literally proves his point

[@autajaue9467]

verified prson

[@kilogram9559]

@@autajaue9467 yes i shall like

[@trinity_null]

Small world wtf

[@ShuckleDoesGaming]

horizon on top

[@hans3000]

Oh hello there verified person

[@Ireland3]

Did the school not realise they are just proving his point and actually also making the point that they don’t support free speech

[@mrmorrison8712]

Kinda like Twitter and Facebook censoring opinions they don’t like

[@jca_]

@@mrmorrison8712 they’re private companies, they can censor whatever they want on their platform.

[@praneelmajumdar472]

@@jca_ sure they can ,but its not morally correct to do so unless you know, it's something unlawful

[@rydyly1734]

@@jca_ Well that's actually up for debate. They say they are a private company, however, they also want the benefits for being a public platform. A public platform has immunities for the things said and done on that platform, but a private company / publisher doesn't (which is why publishers have the right to monitor and delete posts). KZbin, Insta, and Facebook try to ride a middle ground where they're both a private company/publisher and a forum, but that is wrong and stupid because you can't restrict the things people say on a public platform nor can you not be held reliable in the case that illegal videos are posted onto a publisher's site.

[@jca_]

@Kiriyama Kama lmao says the person who says they’re being suppressed whilst spreading misinformation at the same time.

[@Jhfisibejoso8pkabrvo2is8]

He's absolutely right, and it's sad that they went out of their way to basically prove it. I used to be a double major in Biology and Education, and had an intern position with the local board of education. But the more involved you get, the more corruption you witness, and the more powerless you realize you actually are. Politics govern education, and politics are fickle, subjective, and highly variable across the nation. So while some students are receiving quality education, others are stuck at dated institutions that value obedience above all else.

[@juliusu6615]

This is so true! I could not agree more with you. I have seen corruption on all levels of covernment, local and state, both. And the sad part is, my country is supposed to be one of the least corrupt states in the world, and yet there is corruption everywhere! It is so sickening and sad. Indeed makes one feel powerless and small.

[@user-kt1no7yx1u]

Could you elaborate on corruption?

[@bercalziner722]

@@user-kt1no7yx1uHow much do you want?

[@cipherreese8877]

In cutting off his mic, they ironically made his voice even louder.

[@adrianlentz4029]

Very well put.

[@temavero2124]

His voice with autotune would be: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onTPaHxtpdOaZpo

[@user-ww3js8ci7d]

They proved his point for him

[@biernut8408]

Where my OTLs to defend the school?

[@Macaulyn_97]

Streisand effect.

[@goosebabyj]

The fact that he even got a standing ovation And had parents chanting to let him speak!

[@markscaevola429]

The fact that so many people are unable to see that free speech does not mean you get to speak whatever is on your mind at any place at any time and at any event is rather sad. This is a graduation ceremony. He does not only dump on the school that gave him the knowledge to be able to dump on things in the first place, but also on everyones feelings, who cares even a tiny bit about this ceremony. This kid can go to social media and rant, can go to the mainstream media and and rant, or even take legal measures if he thinks his rights are being violated. There is absolutely no legitimate reason to voice his opinions here. he decided to be a disrespectful and then was surprised that his indecent behavior may not be tolareted. There is a time and place for everything. The same way you dont start talking crap during a lesson, there is a minimum politeness that you should be able to show at an actual ceremony.

[@patrickchoque7720]

@@markscaevola429 Wow you seem like a fun guy..

[@ks.nark.]

@@markscaevola429 I disagree. He spoke that day as a valedictorian of the graduating year, meaning he is by all means the best student of that year. A position earned by hard work and merit. With the position and the platform that he earned, he chose to speak about what he though appropriate to shed light on. He did not dump on the school nor did he use abusive or rude language, he spoke about genuine concerns(as is blatantly shown by the muting of the mic) of his for future students in a respectful way and gave constructive criticism with the right to speak he had earned for himself. To silence someone when they give constructive criticism in a respectful manner from a platform that they earned a right to speak from, isn't keeping decorum, It's being insecure and dumb which is why the education system is the broken mess it is right now.

[@markscaevola429]

@@ks.nark. I do not think that the graduation ceremony would be a place to raise your "concerns" and talk about alleged abusive behavior of your teachers. You have plenty of platforms to do so. It rather feels disrespectful towards the school and the teachers there who put their lives into tgeir work so students can learn and start their lives. I dont know if his criticism is well founded or not. But if it is, he can take have legal measures, and other forums to deal with that

[@larisa7733]

The fact that !

[@ell745]

I loved the way he walked off the stage full of confidence and respectability. He knew he was right. No need for anything else.

[@RoyRope]

he knew, the audience knew, the people cutting off the mic knew; well done.

[@evaniceface]

We all do!

[@jollibee2896]

@@VTSteve mike is injured

[@OhNooJosephJoestar]

the people's champ

[@Milltao3]

@@VTSteve oh no mike got dropped

[@gloria6441]

So proud of this young man for speaking the truth about what all the graduates felt. 💚💛🎓

[@reidlindsey4838]

And a great moment was ruined bc the school couldn’t take criticism.

[@thecommenter578]

Or maybe because that was not the correct place for that.

[@thecommenter578]

@@unknowunknow8637 yep, during parents meetings with teachers

[@gc4346]

@@unknowunknow8637 your probably talking to the same type of person who cut off the mic.

[@sootythunder3111]

the commenter they do that the teachers say “we’ll take it under advisement” few months later nothing happens

[@weathersytv3572]

It only reinforced his point. Made it that much more beautiful to me.

[@AshGeo]

If they hadn’t cut his mic, 11m people wouldn’t have seen this.

[@Cameron-fo7df]

And the man got to finish on jimmy kimmel lmao

[@wedidit8751]

Faxx

[@wedidit8751]

Butterfly effect

[@lyrics2challenged]

@@Cameron-fo7df really? That's great

[@cinnadam]

Ironic

[@emperorpalpatine2531]

The fact that they shut off his mic just proved the kids point.

[@deinemomundich]

@Zachary Williams the third would his script have been approved tho? probably not

[@SomeGlasses]

@Zachary Williams the third they fed him shit tho and he wanted something better

[@davidarruda8400]

@@mariegrant4358 that's not how the first amendment works

[@davidarruda8400]

@@mariegrant4358 He can't be punished by the legal system, so school systems are all game. Still doesn't make it right, but it is legal

[@mathath-yaoh]

@Zachary Williams the third bootlicker school is mindcontrol

[@PlasticDoll.]

The core ideology behind schools is to teach people knowledge. But it's not what it is anymore, is it? Schools now are basically a significant part of where you'll end up in society. It's not just about knowledge, but socials, environment, teachers/adults etc. For a lot of people school would make them depressed. And when they have a really bad system it affects your life negatively.

[@Lex02615]

The guy should’ve said after they cut him off: “And this, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly what I’ve been talkig about.”

[@dreamyanon5151]

Honestly he handled it perfectly. He made sure to be respectful and tell his truth without being bitter.

[@meherzan1616]

He didn't need to say that, because everyone else watching already saw the hypocrisy. By staying quiet he proved his point better and made the school authorities look stupid.

[@camlim896]

Yeah he will explain what he was "talkig" about🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hongyi9949]

@@camlim896 U need help kid

[@blankblank5409]

@@camlim896 I think you were dropped on the head too many times as a baby 🍼

[@chrispyfriedchicken9648]

High school student: our school is authoritarian High school: cut his mic and stop him from talking before people think we are authoritarian

[@ceddub]

Task failed successfully

[@hummingbirdcity]

😂

[@DianneAlexander4858]

@@ceddub if you are saying that the school failed successfully then that would not make sense, are you talking about the student

[@RyanTheHero3]

@@DianneAlexander4858 he was joking

[@JastwatchingYT]

@@DianneAlexander4858 meme

[@matthewspence7476]

They literally are just proving his point by cutting him off

[@brucewayne3003]

EXACTLY they're scared because hes right

[@drazenbudis7881]

Quattro S1 is nice but I always preffered Delta S4

[@ImCeatra]

@@drazenbudis7881 Delta S4 is a crazy machine

[@wesleyklomp8705]

matthew spence Nice S1 buddy, best car ever

[@bern9642]

@@brucewayne3003 nah they just wanna discourage the behavior because they are authoritarians. Authoritarians just like to control people because it feels good to them

[@wickermind6668]

"Noooo how dare you speak up against us, you were taught to be an obedient little worker drone for the rich, not to have opinions and criticism!"

[@cameron8529]

@thesaltwastakenshut the hell up

[@yashwinning]

"Kids these days are too stupid to understand anything about this world" "This kid is speaking the truth, silence him!"

[@temavero2124]

Some kids are super smart... Also kids: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onTPaHxtpdOaZpo

[@slash7303]

@@temavero2124 not the one u linked tho

[@backintimealwyn5736]

or kids today are very entitled.

[@genius1895]

Very very true

[@Dofiji]

Backintime Alwyn Here we go...

[@repdebt]

"student is speaking out against us" "hes calling us authoritarian" "cut off his microphone" "yes my lord"

[@ashroskell]

Yeah. Way to validate his point, school. The student couldn’t have hoped for a better outcome. Talk about, “QED,” Proven, by demonstration? ✌️👍

[@lousiano8813]

They took this dudes valevictorian reward n put this man on a Force hush , this was the last time he was seen 😭😭😭😭 _icant spell 4 shi iDropped out

[@rohin614]

@@ashroskell agreed. I’m sure he was smart enough to foresee this outcome. He made and proved his point. 👏🏼👏🏼

[@rohin614]

Had they not cut his mic this wouldn’t have made the news. And jimmy kimmel let him finish his speech on his show. So the school really messed up lol

[@birdbeakbeardneck3617]

Daniel trasher

[@bizzaromg2903]

Student: Our school doesn't let us express ourselves... School: *cut the mic*

[@questionguy1980]

Cut the cameras

[@J_PIK]

Try expressing yourself with your middle finger and then complain about your rights. Let me know how it goes. :-)

[@spaced6782]

Liitj Do you know how many people have gotten famous from doing exactly that? Did the punk movement teach you nothing?

[@yuveex]

Literally doing the thing infront of basically everyone

[@aleksisuuronen5969]

@@J_PIK I didn't see him being rude, his attitude was more dissapointed and passionated than anything. The school just feared what could come out of his mouth (funny enough rest of the speech is just basically him saying hopefully everyone will do ok in life) aswell couldn't take the criticism. I have met many kinda teacher with attitude like that school, one principal too who had a problem with being fair, criticism and liked to rule with a iron fist up your ass.

[@JackiePlayzzz]

Cutting off his mic just so he won’t embarrass them any longer proves his point completely

[@niftyszn9469]

Saying he "bashed" the school seems a little dramatic, he criticized the system in a pretty respectful way

[@dmc4365]

Yeah true, I was expecting swears or disses to be thrown but it was pretty respectful

[@jeremyaguilar5212]

I like ur profile picture

[@huh4460]

@@jeremyaguilar5212 thanks

[@pizzapestopasta4980]

@@huh4460 you are welcome

[@joseoku6946]

This is CNN, bending headlines however they like

[@cleetismcdougall5425]

The school proved his views.

[@edmaphis9805]

ironic.

[@Highlander1Leo]

provided*

[@VogtTD]

Highlander1Leo Are you daft? He is CRITICISING the school not spewing liberal talking points. Your response makes literally zero sense.

[@sierraevans520]

Liberal? Lmao ppl are so brainwashed

[@flameingo1]

Cleetis McDougall exactly

[@pete1853]

When your best student feels like this, you must really suck as a school.

[@AccountHolder007]

Not necessarily. The schools and their education systems as are very flawed and outdated, and yet they’re applied similarly in many countries. The system overall might be functioning to produce adequete results to an extend, but it’s still very inefficient in my opinion.

[@RagingFireFart2000]

@@AccountHolder007 seems like they're still right and you're just a nitpicky bitch

[@dcbeats1624]

@@AccountHolder007 true, the school system does suck though

[@Snipsey01]

@@AccountHolder007 I agree with you in the US, but not all school systems are like that. I don't know if there's a "perfect" school system in our world, but I don't believe all school systems are inefficient globally, as you said edit: I live in US as well, therefore I needed to fix some grammar LOL

[@AccountHolder007]

spooks Well yes, that too I can agree with. It’s just that it seems many systems and procedures across multiple countries, are almost identical if not similar.

[@vincarro5078]

4 years later and I bet they would still cut off a Student's speech without second thought.

[@widieifkfk]

yep, i go there 😭

[@Yesiknowmom]

Just by how the other students were cheering him on he was speaking for a lot of them.

[@MrDavidCollins]

I kinda thought they were cheering him being removed

[@melodychocolate3694]

@@MrDavidCollins I mean the guy at the end was saying let him speak so they like what he said😅They were cheering him on and booing the guy who unplugged the mic

[@jazzyboi161]

@@MrDavidCollins All perspective really, but if you thought that way, you're wrong. lol

[@charmainedaniels3724]

Kids will cheer for anything. This BOY abused the privilege he had to air grievances that he thinks he knows about. This was a time to motivate his fellow students and celebrate, yet he wanted to embarrass a school and educators who got him there. It is good to know that colleges and universities will note his immature and disrespectful behaviour. I'm so glad future employers will see this. There is a time and place.

[@jazzyboi161]

@@charmainedaniels3724 You're just so fucking wrong though. It's people like you why this young MAN has to stand up for himself and others.

[@CarlosManuelCadena]

School: *shuts off his mic* Valedictorian: Fine, I’ll finish my speech on Kimmel.

[@elxr9434]

Did he really?

[@blueberryblues5644]

@@elxr9434 yup

[@dragonteracorps5059]

Wait really woa

[@sohithbandari6532]

Link?

[@sohithbandari6532]

Nvm, found it kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXfYhmZoeqyIgNE

[@Kenji_195]

Mic: *cuts* Student: *pulls out megaphone* "As I was saying..."

[@thatstimboiii5489]

That would have be SAVAGE

[@paciic]

As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted*

[@tealablu3759]

WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!!!

[@rajns8643]

Like a chad

[@impeach9627]

😂

[@ingkieabm]

the way they cut him off only to prove his point lmaobsiajaoanz

[@spectrive9739]

literally rewording the most liked comment lmaobsiajaoanz

[@tinocabral4201]

@@spectrive9739 toxicc

[@paarthyash2924]

He completed his speech on the Jimmy Fallon shoe Here is the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@kizupi2144]

@@paarthyash2924 dammit, I fell for it

[@philorgneopolotin8762]

“When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say” -George R.R. Martin

[@adib3011]

GoT rocks....

[@triggerfish9967]

Ser Ilyn Payne. Also, the tv show is unwatchable now.

[@philorgneopolotin8762]

Garviel Loken LOL people like you really like to argue the most pedantic, meaningless shit. Why don’t you tell me exactly who first created it? Who was the first person in history to say it? Right. Even if he wasn’t the very first person to ever say a phrase similar to that one, that exact quote, line for line, and word for word, was written by and popularized by George R.R. Martin. I’d hate to be someone who really gets bothered by such unimportant semantics.

[@k.a.r9876]

@Garviel Loken Who said it then? You wrote this big paragraph about how he didn’t say it but fail to put who did.

[@snowxyy]

I'm more of a j.r.r Tolkien dude thank you

[@munks4548]

“When exposing a crime is labeled as one, you are being ruled by criminals”

[@BomChickyBowWow]

Munks - There wasn’t a crime. Anywhere.

[@_RobBanks]

Creepy Dingus “there has never been a crime, anywhere. What the hell is wrong with you DINGUS?

[@TheCyberSatyr]

@@BomChickyBowWow it's more intellectual crime than actual crime. I'd wager if the valedictorian is pissed off the with the school, it's probably worth listening to

[@ceoofsony5924]

@Nathan C been watching too much Fox news. It's state propaganda.

[@ceoofsony5924]

@Nathan C I'm sorry friend it's too late, they've gotten to you.

[@alexmac0]

This proves his point. They silenced him.

[@MrWackydoodles]

kinda like what they did to trump

[@roberttompkins9510]

Except trump deserves all the hate.

[@MrWackydoodles]

@@roberttompkins9510 You don't know what this kid did but that's irrelevant. Deserved to be hated or not, it's still silencing and it's what fucking dictators do.

[@nyan349]

@@MrWackydoodles Yea spreading propaganda and manipulating people into believing lies, is also what dictators do. So maybe before Trump decided to create an account on twitter, he should have read the damn rules.

[@ditzyblues]

@@MrWackydoodles LMFAOOOO

[@LIONFOX09]

The background looks like the same font Kira and L use when they broadcast on television-

[@datboiran8524]

Whats the name of the font please

[@JustSomeGuyWithInfinity]

@@datboiran8524 like Algerian or something

[@thaik56]

Rip Lionfox09

[@noodlepoodleoddle]

Cutting his mic off at that moment was the dumbest move the school could have made. Real class.

[@youthgamngpatnerz3300]

irony : the taught the student how to handle situations but can't apply to them

[@josephassiryani9174]

yes finally I get to see a comment at 69 likes and make that annoying post about not liking it because it’s at 69

[@youthgamngpatnerz3300]

@@josephassiryani9174 dude i did the 69th like

[@josephassiryani9174]

@@youthgamngpatnerz3300 I now envy you

[@youthgamngpatnerz3300]

@@josephassiryani9174 XD

[@The_CIA]

*_Student: "This school suppressed us..."_* *_School: "That's not true! - Cut his mic off!"_*

[@3rdbomb999]

He can get his own platform

[@SpyQ_]

U sound dumb

[@TySteve539]

They can also cancel his degree 😅🤷‍♂️

[@jakea7569]

@@TySteve539 They definitely cannot

[@TySteve539]

@@jakea7569 look it up. It can be done

[@SageOfBlades]

He wasn't even up there to shit talk just as a joke or a viral vid, he was bringing up valid concerns and hopes that it would get better. To cut him off just shows he was 100% right

[@ShadowGaming26548]

787 likes no replies wow

[@JoeMama-kj7bq]

They never cut off the actual jokes...

[@riseandshine5824]

facts

[@Azerkeux]

When I was in school I had a teacher I resonated with a lot and saw a lot of the struggles they go through with supplies and funding, I wrote up a letter to the superintendent and asked that teacher if he would submit it but he was afraid he would lose his job... I signed it with my own name and put it under the dean of students door before I left that school.. I wonder if he ever read it

[@coreyw5981]

Thats why i dont like the title saying "bashes"

[@BobJonesOffical]

I like how they legit proved him right by cutting out the mic. I’m right with him, he is brave and not afraid to show his opinion.

[@jasondeng7677]

By cutting off his microphone, they've ironically spread the message to much more people

[@leehongjin6884]

Streisand effect. By cutting off his mic, they are further validating his point that the school is authoritative.

[@XRemARx]

Teachers are usually flunkie psudeointellectuals lets be real

[@Majigitajog]

I hope you are right, but you comment and 541 likes as of now isn't enough. Fight to those that made the mic cut and fear possible. Make it loud, make it heard...! Please!!!

[@TheTrollMastah]

@@Majigitajog this comment has 2.4K likes

[@jinli4787]

They are famous now, 13m viewings

[@johnalock1201]

The school: "stand up against what you think is wrong" Also the school when a student tried to stand up against what they think is wrong:

[@mason6300]

The same thing happens in companies as well

[@drjonesey5]

I mean...doesn't KZbin do this to anybody that speaks against stuff they don't want them too. Hmmmmmmmm, Facebook, Twitter...Same thing. A school shouldn't do this, but nobody should, especially not a open platform that claims to be neutral when it comes to discussion. What happens to society when school does it, social media does it and a large enough portion of society does it. Hmmmm more and more common at time goes on because less people are not speaking out like this young man. Everybody should, everywhere at the appropriate time.

[@johnalock1201]

@@drjonesey5 bruh I get ur point but that, in my opinion, was the appropriate time to speak up, everyone was listening, he had a microphone infront of him and he got told to say what he wanted, he tried putting it to good use and actually taking advice school gives students to speak up, and school put him down for it

[@Cjjsjwjsk12]

When it comes to school they think that you can’t stand up against it being bad

[@royhuang9715]

Google: do no evil. Also google: speaking bad stuff about the company? Account banned. In case of their own employee speaking concerns, silenced and fired. The purpose of school is to produce obedient worker, so school must be authoritarian to drill this idea you into your brain. School doesn’t want to produce smart people realizing the system has been fucking them for their entire life.

[@yaboigoblinz364]

Him: *Starts speaking truth* School: “Wait, that’s illegal.”

[@davidmckab7527]

True very true

[@omidmahjoub9305]

True True

[@josealvarez1327]

ikr i feel like what he was saying was hella true dudes got a point

[@無題6376]

Snowden: *Speaking the Truth* Government: “Wait, that’s illegal.”. School and Government is same.

[@santiagocortez9554]

School teaches us about freedom of speech but we're not allowed to use it

[@finn54123]

Yes, these kids understand what’s wrong with the American school system.

[@kayv5840]

Yes, we're tired of it. I graduated a few years ago & plan to learn how to homeschool my future kids someday. In my highschool we had a lot of "busy work" and half of my teachers didn't fully explain things. A lot of us self-taught, I'd go to libraries and search Google & KZbin to learn. A lot of our concerns weren't actually listened to, either.

[@R-BURQUENO]

Yep he understands what's wrong with the school system. It leans WAY TO FAR LEFT and not CENTER 50/50 LIBERAL/CONSERVATIVE where it SHOULD STAND!

[@michaelwong6050]

And people wonder why humanity is slipping year after year.

[@aizatabdraz]

Nah more like the American system

[@himanshushah1726]

Not just America schools but schools most around the world care for discipline rather then knowledge and leadership among students, it's like they are developing us to work for the rich and not to be rich. Simply put on to, "Mordern slaves"

[@AsjadSS]

School: cutoff his mic so a 100 student won't hear him. 3 years later:9,000,000 views.

[@mynameiswalterhartwellwhite420]

English 100

[@molly.dog8brooke792]

And honestly, if they would’ve just let him continue, they could’ve handled the small fire he started, it would’ve been forgotten in a week or two- but now they added wood to the fire and took away any chance there was to cast doubt onto his words. So, I’m rather happy they did cut him off, they gave him a bigger audience and proved that he was right.

[@jithinreddy210]

@@molly.dog8brooke792 do they give such speeches when they finish and leave college?? if so then they shouldnt have cut off his mic

[@dhruvshounak5516]

"a" "100" "student" k man sorry for pointing out your mistakes i just wasnt able to control myself xD

[@gilnahnu]

9.5 million views now

[@Nava9380]

“When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” - George R.R. Martin Thanks for all the likes. I never had so much, its insane.

[@caramel9269]

yeah but its hard to speak without a tongue Edit :wow 100 likes i can finally pay my child support with that thx guys

[@jeezyj6697]

Jacob Sirak idk, sounds very relevant

[@tribemaster188]

Jacob Sirak nah u just dumb nigga

[@gabrieljovanbuenaventura9688]

@Jacob Sirak nigga U dumb

[@gabrieljovanbuenaventura9688]

@Jacob Sirak OK GO KEYBOARD WARRIOR. YOU TOO SERIOUS IN THE INTERNET LMAO. DO YOU KNOW WHAT A J IS? NO IT IS NOT JACKASS, JACKASS IS YOU BASICALLY. J STANDS FOR JOKE

[@djnotokay7677]

if the valedictorian complains about the school, you know you fucked up

[@EPICcommando33]

Congrats, you've completely validated his point by attempting to silence him

[@noviedeos]

Mario If what he was saying is true, then it was likely brought up before and ignored before. The kids did not “have their day ruined”, they cheered him on. You can hear it in the clip. If he ruined it for anyone it was for the people who obstructed his education. He specifically said a *few* faculty members. If you went to a school like this you’d know that the chill teachers know what was going on and they traded stories about the faculty’s bullshit throughout the year.

[@noviedeos]

Mario To be really honest they booed when faculty came to stage. When people look back on graduation day they dont just think about the day. They think about the entire high school experience, clearly he is not alone in how he feels. Not with the crowd or with the comments section. It’s not about “sticking it to them” it’s about making your voice heard since this undoubtably came up before, and you saw how they handle criticism. You are just assuming this event is the only thing that occurred and nobody tried anything else. You ever try and complain to your teachers that the principal is a xanax addicted lunatic? “yeah the principals a dick but she’s my boss what can I do?” Talk to your super intendant “yeah we had problems with her but we dont have jurisdiction to do that” Talk to your principal directly “Wow I can’t believe someone like this works here! We will get to the bottom of this immediately” True story “If you didn’t like school you should have just dropped out” The school system failed you if you believe one should just leave when people are mistreated or quit when things are hard. As though that is even an option to begin with. If you can do something to make a positive difference you do it. What is the point of school if you dont believe that?

[@Zepego-jk2iz]

Mario Stop typing lmao

[@smbynum12]

Stfu pussy

[@inmateig935]

Mario Incorrect. You can clearly hear them saying “let him speak” it’s obvious that the other students feel the same and it’s admirable that he brings these issues to everyone’s attention with that platform that he has as Valedictorian. There is also in my opinion no better time to bring these issues to light than graduation day where all the students and faculty are present. Cutting him off only proved what he was trying to say in the first place as well.

[@richjebs4605]

The fact that everybody cheered for him proved that he was stating nothing but facts!

[@cranberry8309]

nordhorny I understand we’re all bored during this quarantine but that doesn’t mean you get to be a complete idiot and get mad for a comment existing in the damn comment section.

[@vantasm]

@nordhorny if I know what you're referring to, you didn't have to go off on him. You could've told that person what was wrong with it rather than belittling the dude

[@richjebs4605]

@@vantasm aww man thanks for having my back jack! No hate on nordhorny, he's probably got a point in his own sweet perspective, sadly we can't see that :) Stay safe mate!

[@richjebs4605]

@@cranberry8309 I know right! :)

[@joephillippe]

@nordhorny you're an IDIOT like a major IDIOT so shutup

[@zrblank]

School: *cuts off mic* Valedictorian: *pulls out megaphone* "As I was SAYING"

[@hussainwazier1690]

LMFAOOO 😂😂

[@AmazingOwnage]

Literally what I was thinking hahaha hindsight is 20/20

[@rafiintishar224]

😂🔥

[@cortezsonnen1693]

Zach B 😂

[@camiller958]

Zach B mood

[@kayloo9427]

the nod that he gave, i bet he almost expected them to do this, America needs to do better!

[@thefoochie2118]

School: well, at least we silenced him, right? 14 million people: allow us to introduce ourselves

[@nc2185]

Make that 14

[@ernestoarellano7869]

Still nothing happened lmao they have us all by the balls

[@handlebendover]

Is it actually 14 million I think that's a bit too much it might be robots

[@panzerabwehrkanonepak-4080]

school: no, I won't allow it. **cuts your mic and closes the door**

[@jj6148]

Streisand effect

[@user-nl6md8pu6y]

"Their authoritarian attitude prevent students from truly developing as leaders." QUICK- CUT HIS MIC TO PROVE HIM RIGHT.

[@nightmare4eVerr1]

It was was an inside job all along

[@igorr9148]

*_They hated him because he was speaking the truth!_*

[@userunknown9947]

Straight fact over there

[@theogdw1]

Eat your cereal Galatians 4:16

[@Sanchez12animation]

Brethren

[@happy369life]

you are genius 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@saiyanc137]

Eat your cereal

[@SmugLilBugger]

"We're not authoritarian" "So why'd you cut the speech?" "It differed from the version Butera submitted, he went AGAINST our control."

[@YK-yy4tk]

Imagine if he pulled out a megaphone and continued his speech

[@GenF91]

That would’ve been a dope backup plan

[@Minceraft69]

It would have been funny if he'd just shouted lol

[@kimbaldun]

@Josiah Oliver But someone forgot to disconnect their porn into that.

[@freshpoison3540]

😂😂😂

[@ExplorerST2023]

Police definitely would've been called

[@speedygun198]

I'm not American but I distinctly remember something about free speech being a thing? Did I imagine that?

[@Casey_Bass]

Oh not in the school system are you mad, they could never allow that

[@hyenahammock451]

The School system takes away your first amendment right

[@takeru51]

Yes, it's a lie

[@craftyranger3717]

Yes free speech is a right but microphones aren’t really a part of that

[@ceasedesist703]

SpeedygunOne depends on the speech😶

[@jjhitm1]

I love how they proved his point lol.

[@brettreid3220]

Yes Man of course you do, yes man

[@dante5909]

Brett Reid r u a teacher lmao

[@brettreid3220]

Legacy how did you know? Did I teach you?

[@dante5909]

Brett Reid cuz i can tell by your way of texting idk haha I just know are you a father or uncle? if so you have a way of texting like a parent

[@brettreid3220]

Legacy haha! I appreciate the positivity in your statements! I'm not a parent, and I'm not a teacher, I'm just a 15 year old boy!

[@The8thblock]

probably one of the only times someone can say "and the entire crowd/class stood up and cheered" and not be lying about it.

[@brianbommarito3376]

“In America, you cannot take away someone’s freedom of speech.” US Schools: “We already have.”

[@ggsmalls5854]

For real, I am in high school and now I have questions

[@mimib5913]

Freedom of speech doesnt mean people have to give you a microphone and stage to insult them.

[@iwatchanimeinenglishcuzimn2808]

@@mimib5913 he wasn't insulting them

[@AquariusSubscribeToTechnoblade]

@@mimib5913 yea that wasnt insulting them. He was criticizing the school. Saying how it is bad and how it can change, that was untill his mic cut out

[@tacoscatsandmangos512]

@@mimib5913 there is a difference between insulting something, and arguing with it

[@scribblelifts]

School: “maybe if we cut his mic, we can avoid receiving a bad rep” CNN: “pshh, I think not”

[@Riley_Christian]

Such karma lol. They stop him from speaking which backfires and gets millions of views instead

[@dnlmk_1638]

@@Riley_Christian school couldn’t handle incredibly valid constructive criticism ahaha

[@bulldozer8950]

12 million people on youtube: YA LOSER SCHOOL Shit we fucked up- the school, probably

[@MariaFernandez-id6kp]

Lol funny cuz most education workers and board members are Democrats

[@Riley_Christian]

@@dnlmk_1638 'School officials never let us speak criticism' *School officials:* *Cuts mic off ... proves his point

[@breannasumner6207]

*LET HIM SPEAK*

[@thesherlockhound]

Exactly

[@Gamechangerr667]

Let him Speak!

[@Gamechangerr667]

Letsroll just go and geth yo GED first! fool!

[@PrinceJes]

letsroll Reported. Jesus is the Judge. All need to repent. Lust destroys the minds of men.

[@PrinceJes]

Autumn2Ashes God bless you

[@UltraCollagenBooster]

Bad teachers, administrators, etc. stay because they do not care, and good teachers, administrators, etc. leave because they care...

[@Ashesinferno28]

He went through school all this time, and is valedictorian. He deserves to speak and be heard!

[@juliarunn5009]

Agreed! Honestly the whole cutting off the microphone thing just showed how the school wasn’t willing to listen to his criticisms

[@limabeans6287]

No more valedictorian speeches at my school not sure if I am happy about that or not

[@3k04t9]

@Yance Taylor lol that’s not how freedom of speech works? Freedom of speech is safety from government censorship, not permission to speak at every public event

[@koostattoos-8859]

exactly. the valedictorian should be allowed to give whatever speech they feel is necessary, they've earned that (but obviously only if it's relevant to the school or students or teachers/administrators).

[@teddnagurski5583]

No he doesn't. He's a child. He doesn't have the same rights as an adult.

[@shubhamuraon3552]

*Disconnects mic so few students won't hear what he's saying. *Ends up more than 7 million views on KZbin

[@coobeeethics4856]

Eight

[@khobymike6755]

Lmaoooo 😂😂😂

[@mazharalibaig8548]

This is why I love the internet!

[@joaquinbatungbacal481]

HAHAHAHAHAH nice one

[@hurshverma]

*Music* Directed by Robert B Weide

[@meatballs7047]

Student: makes school look bad School: cuts off mic CNN: we got ya bro

[@paradox_poyo115]

@joe biden has dementia Chadwick he d

[@sub-zero5433]

@joe biden has dementia it’s both sides. fox news censors dems

[@ReneeSharpie]

CNN: On you left

[@fleafarts3576]

CNN IS the PROBLEM...But they are too “woke” to see it. Fire all of your anchors and bring in real journalist

[@budomk9299]

@@fleafarts3576 when Faux does that then CNN could too

[@tos100returns]

This represents the main lesson that schools teach. Challenge the boss or any authority figure, and get punished.

[@Neo2266.]

_Censorship is the last act of a coward that has lost the argument_ -some quote

[@fatimazz]

This says a lot about society.

[@reagangarrett4107]

@M W cancel culture does that, I know plenty whose ideas are more on the left that are very very welcoming to civil discourse

[@reagangarrett4107]

@M W and I know people on the right who don't as much censor, but have a narrow minded attitude with other ideas

[@reagangarrett4107]

@M W also, I'm not trying to make my side look good, I'm an unbiased (as much as humans can try to be) 3rd party and critical of all sides

[@reagangarrett4107]

@M W facts everyone has a fixed mindset until you step out of your bubble

[@ChristinaWintherLolk]

_"When you tear out a man's tongue, you're not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”_ - George R. R. Martin

[@macieriggle3204]

Christina Winther Lolk breh

[@policebear9347]

Macie Riggle breeehh

[@gamermitch8457]

Pp sex

[@rynfornow3411]

Christina Winther Lolk can you tell me which character said that to whom, please? Thanks!

[@cooldevingames6245]

Uhhhhh i think i fucked that person

[@BoogSReviews]

Bashing? I feel like that was more criticizing. He wasn’t wrong

[@OsvaldoBayerista]

CNN boy

[@ahmedshamy5315]

Boog S Reviews it’s 666 lol

[@doctoreggman7308]

"Hopefully this will change" Yeah, like that's gonna happen.

[@shadowtheedgehog7452]

This kid is an idiot. If he was smart, he would have brought his own voice amplifier, like a megaphone for when the college decided to censor him. What, did he really think the school system takes criticism well.

[@winifycodm]

@@shadowtheedgehog7452 there is no way in the fk that that kid is gonna expect the people to cut of his microphone. Many things could have happened, and if you think he can tell the future, you are the idiot here mate

[@trebelojaques458]

Love how as soon as he said "hopefully", it was cut. It's poetically announced that there wasn't really any hope then-

[@bartkatastroof6150]

the truth hurts

[@joshuafogg6600]

thevoiceofreason And that is why it is suppressed. Some people can't handle the truth. (And yes, I'm referencing _A Few Good Men_.)

[@noobkin6995]

School suppressed him!

[@tyrishart9775]

Skynet Cyborg boi fuck no😭💀💀💀💀

[@addicted2truth408]

all the students shudve left after they cut his Mic like dat.

[@michaelj.caboose5093]

thevoiceofreason just like the truth hurt CNN