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The user's account has a stark message for Burnside's new principal

The user's account has a stark message for Burnside's new principal

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:16p.m.

By Dan Satherley

A new death threat has been made on Facebook against the new principal of Burnside High School tonight.

A group called 'I hate Burnside's new principal!' was removed earlier today after the student responsible became "horrified" at what he had unleashed.

Tonight however a new group, with the same name as the old one, has appeared, claiming it is "dedicated to the original one".

Over the past few hours students have posted their thoughts on the new principal, Warwick Maguire, some for and some against.

But one user, under the name of 'Dogfrom Samfka', posted what appears to be a direct death threat.

The user's profile pic is a crude, computer-drawn image of a stick figure labelled 'Burnside Principl Tuesday Morning (sic)', and the badly-misspelled message reads:

"We hate Burnside's new principal so much we've planned something special for him. We know where you live. I wouldn't recommend coming to school next Monday if you wish to keep your life, as it will end, very shorty. Say goodbye to your loved ones. P.S. if the pigshits are watching all we gotta say is just try and stop ...us this guy is as good as d3ad by tuesday 12.01am guarnateed. ftp"

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Comments [11]

a.me
12 Feb 2010 6:45p.m.

students at BHS get reported if they are heard talking about this issue at school. Thanks, The Press.

Michael
10 Feb 2010 6:51p.m.

oh it has just begun!

steve
10 Feb 2010 6:41p.m.

Could we have the names of these "students". We wish to put them on an employment blacklist :)))

Chris
10 Feb 2010 2:30p.m.

They should redirect their hate towards art. I think the abstract tree is really something. gooood stuff.

Ruth
10 Feb 2010 10:09a.m.

Just to let everyone know that it is some students writing on this page as they say quite openly that they are Burnside high students. And a picture added by Jamie Lennon (not a student at Burnside) has depicted that Mr Maguire is the Nazi leader, with the words "Sig Heil".
And it is current and ex students of Wanganui High School that are defending them. One parent has even mad a fan page for Mr. Maguire, which she has been asked to remove by one students of Burnside High, as it is seen as inflammatory.

Jim
10 Feb 2010 9:49a.m.

Lorraine & T
I hope the cops get you 2 first. I think people like you need forced military training you spoiled little pieces of crap!!!

Lightseed
10 Feb 2010 7:40a.m.

Since the media ran the story there is every possibility John that this new site is not connected to any of the students there, it could even be some adults doing this now. We'll find out soon as a death threat is something the police can act on with facebook to find their ip

Lorraine
10 Feb 2010 6:02a.m.

T, I'm still laughing.

Taylor
10 Feb 2010 12:59a.m.

They need more than detention, the fact that the students have gone ahead and made another facebook page shows how disrespectful they are, I agree with John, name and shame them, however they would probably like the attention,.. and i know that it isnt all students at burnside with this anger, as i have seen positive comments about rick posted by burnside students, This new death threat is disgusting, The pictures they are posting of him, everything, it is absolutely disgusting, and I didnt think this kind of wrongly justified hatred existed in good old NZ, I have unfortunately been proved wrong - Ex WHS pupil

T
10 Feb 2010 12:41a.m.

I laughed when I saw this: http://tinyurl.com/ybqw973 Bet he thinks he's real tough.

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