Genaera 宣布中止營運

"During its three decades, it was never able to get a product in the market."

這句話聽起來匪夷所思，卻是生技產業的事實。以研發創新、智財資產為本質的生技產業與以製造代工為主流的現今當紅電子業是本質迴異的產業，用電子業的思維看待生技業，只有燒錢的瘋子一詞可以形容。於1987年設立，2009年4月底宣布將中止營運的美國Genaera藥廠，在營運的30多年中，總共虧掉近300,000,000美元，相當於100億台幣。其第一階段的產品為治療糖尿病患足潰瘍外敷藥Locilex，Locilex新藥申請不幸於1999年遭FDA拒絕，之後公司轉型並改名，由Maigainin改為目前的 Genaera，以尋求新發展。 Genaera後來轉向糖尿病與肥胖藥物之研究，並以 trodusquemine (MSI-1436)為主力，進行Phase I 試驗，另外還有一項Asthma藥物授權給MedImmune進行Phase II，可惜營運不能只靠研發，資金不足終於導致其董事會於2009年4月底決定進行"a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company "。消息一出，2009-4-29 Genaera股價再挫30%，目前只有0.18美元，相當於5~6元台幣，可謂是雞蛋水餃股了。

 

"酒店關門就走人".......這句話用在生技產業的員工身上，聽起來似乎特別悲涼。

 

回顧這段歷史讓我想起一兩年前DCB授權中天的糖尿病傷口癒合藥藥物DCB-WH1 (新聞稿: 2007/08/29 - DCB-WH1正式進入技術轉移階段，糖尿病患者傷口癒合治療技術向前邁進一大步)，這個藥目前是以合一生技(Oneness Biotech)的名義向FDA申請在台灣針對40名糖尿病患進行Phase IIa的試驗，預計進行12周，將於2009年9月結束：

The primary objective of this Phase 2 study is to evaluate the efficacy of DCB-WH1 ointment in wound closure as compared to vehicle control when applied topically to chronic diabetic foot ulcers for 12 weeks. The secondary objective of this study is to collect safety information of DCB-WH1 ointment.

 

像這類外敷藥膏，若不是藥效特別驚人，我很懷疑能為中天帶來多少利潤。坦白說，台灣生技公司進行此類臨床試驗的目的大概都很模糊，並不特別著重於產品的持續開發；或許，試驗成功的消息所誘發的股價推升能力都遠比產品獲利要來得高得多，因為投資人對此類數據的意義真的外行。

 

新聞來源：

Genaera Corporation Announces Approval of Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution by Board of Directors

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. , April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genaera Corporation (the "Company")(Nasdaq: GENR) today announced that its Board of Directors has determined, after extensive and careful consideration of the Company's strategic alternatives, that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to liquidate the Company's assets and to dissolve the Company. The Company's Board of Directors has approved a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company (the "Plan of Dissolution"), subject to stockholder approval. The Company intends to hold a special meeting of stockholders to seek approval of the Plan of Dissolution and has filed preliminary proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and will file definitive proxy materials in the near future.

The Plan of Dissolution contemplates an orderly wind down of the Company's business and operations. If the Company's stockholders approve the Plan of Dissolution, the Company intends to file articles of dissolution, satisfy or resolve its remaining liabilities and obligations, including but not limited to contingent liabilities and claims, lease obligations, severance for terminated employees and costs associated with the liquidation and dissolution, and attempt to convert all of its remaining assets into cash or cash equivalents. Based on current projections of operating expenses and liquidation costs the Company currently estimates that it will not make liquidating distributions to stockholders unless and until a sale of one or all of its assets has been consummated. Following stockholder approval of the Plan of Dissolution and the filing of articles of dissolution, the Company would delist its common stock from NASDAQ.

If, prior to its dissolution, the Company receives an offer for a corporate transaction that will, in the view of the Board of Directors, provide superior value to stockholders than the value of the estimated distributions under the Plan of Dissolution, taking into account all factors that could affect valuation, including timing and certainty of closing, credit market risks, proposed terms and other factors, the Plan of Dissolution could be abandoned in favor of such a transaction.

Avastin三期臨床試驗C-08失敗

羅氏控股的明星藥癌思停(Avastin)在一項為期6個月的三期臨床試驗中顯示將癌思停與化療併用並不能較單獨使用化療更有效治療早期大腸癌。羅式控股股價單日跌幅達11%，創下1990年以來單日最大跌幅。原先預期若C-08的試驗成功，將為羅氏的癌思停增加約40%~50%的銷售量，此項失敗亦使市場認為羅氏先前購併Genentech的價格可能太高。

 

相關報導：

Bloomberg: Roche’s Avastin Misses Goal in Colon-Cancer Study; Shares Slump
WSJ: Does Avastin Trial Mean Roche Paid Too Much for Genentech?

Phase III C-08 study of Avastin in early-stage colon cancer does not meet primary endpoint
Roche and Genentech remain committed to Avastin adjuvant programs

Roche today announced the results of the first phase III trial evaluating the use of Avastin (bevacizumab) plus chemotherapy (FOLFOX) for the treatment of colon cancer immediately following surgery (adjuvant therapy) compared to chemotherapy alone. The study, known as NSABP C-08, did not meet its primary endpoint of lowering the risk of the cancer returning (disease-free survival). This is the first trial of Avastin in early-stage cancer and results do not affect approved indications in advanced (metastatic) disease.

Safety findings were consistent with those presented from this study at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting (Allegra et al.)

"While we are disappointed the C-08 study did not meet its primary endpoint, our initial review of the data leads us to continue to believe Avastin may be active in patients with early-stage colon cancer and look forward to NSABP's presentation at ASCO," said Hal Barron, M.D., senior vice president, Development and chief medical officer, Genentech. "We remain fully committed to the ongoing Avastin adjuvant programs in early-stage colon, breast and lung cancers."

"In order to provide patients with the full potential benefit of Avastin in early-stage cancer, we believe the findings of the C-08 trial should be considered for the ongoing adjuvant trial programs," said William M. Burns, CEO of Roche's Pharmaceuticals Division. "The current studies and indications in advanced disease are not affected."

Data from the trial have been submitted for presentation at the upcoming ASCO annual meeting, May 29 - June 2, 2009.

About the NSABP C-08 Trial
This trial was initiated based on the improvement in overall survival observed in metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with Avastin plus chemotherapy and positive results from two other adjuvant colon cancer studies (MOSAIC and NSABP C-07) with an oxaliplatin containing regimen.

C-08, a phase III randomised, multi-centre study designed to measure disease-free survival as primary endpoint in patients with resected stage II or III adenocarcinoma of the colon, is conducted by the NSABP and sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Patients enrolled in the study were randomised to receive treatment with adjuvant Avastin [5 mg/kg intravenous every two weeks for six months] in combination with mFOLFOX6 (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin and oxaliplatin) chemotherapy, followed by Avastin alone every two weeks for an additional six months, or chemotherapy alone for six months. Overall survival is the secondary endpoint of the study.

Swine Flu 2009 Outbreak -- Sequence information from CDC

This is the general structure of  an influenza A virion. You can reference the corresponding functions for the abbreviations (PB2, PB1, PA, HA, NP, NA, NS) used in following table from CDC.

 

The following swine influenza A (H1N1) sequences were submitted to NCBI and are available in GenBank:

April 27, 2009, submitted by CDC:

	PB2	PB1	PA	HA	NP	NA	MP	NS
Influenza A virus (A/California/04/2009(H1N1))	FJ966079	FJ966080	FJ966081	FJ966082	FJ966083	FJ966084	FJ966085	FJ966086
Influenza A virus (A/California/05/2009(H1N1))	FJ966955	FJ966958	FJ966957	FJ966952	FJ966953	FJ966956	FJ966954
Influenza A virus (A/California/06/2009(H1N1))	FJ966963	FJ966965	FJ966964	FJ966960	FJ966961		FJ966962
Influenza A virus (A/California/07/2009(H1N1))	FJ966976	FJ966978	FJ966977	FJ966974			FJ966975
Influenza A virus (A/California/09/2009(H1N1))				FJ966971		FJ966973	FJ966972
Influenza A virus (A/Texas/04/2009(H1N1))				FJ966982	FJ966979	FJ966981	FJ966983
Influenza A virus (A/Texas/05/2009(H1N1))			FJ966970	FJ966959	FJ966967	FJ966969	FJ966968	FJ966966

You can find more information by clicking following website:

 

In fact, CDC has pointed this out in an article "Surveillance for neuraminidase inhibitor resistance among human influenza A and B viruses circulating worldwide from 2004 to 2008." published on Antimicribial Agents and Chemotherapy, September 2008, p. 3284-3292, Vol. 52, No. 9.

Following is a table for characterization of extreme and mild outliers among A(H1N1) viruses from past seasons in 2007:

TABLE 3. Characterization of extreme and mild outliers among A(H1N1) viruses from three previous seasons^a

Season Strain Mean IC50 ± SDc (nM) Outlier(s)/drug(s)d NA mutation(s)e Accession no. Oseltamivir Zanamivir 2005-2006 A/Zhejiang/Xiangshan522/2006b 131.85 ± 31.55 2.56 ± 0.01 E/O H274Y EU879082 2006-2007 A/Georgia/20/2006b 383.01 ± 143.69f 2.55 ± 1.02 E/O H274Y EU516197i 2006-2007 A/Massachusetts/5/2007b 258.48 ± 41.56g 1.71 ± 0.28 E/O H274Y EU516028 2006-2007 A/Texas/31/2007b 285.56 ± 18.05 1.14 ± 0.33 E/O H274Y EU516027 2006-2007 A/Minnesota/23/2007b 225.61 ± 13.85 0.99 ± 0.05 E/O H274Y EU516141 2006-2007 A/Gansu/Chenguan/1129/2007b 126.89 ± 1.96 0.49 ± 0.25 E/O H274Y EU879064 2005-2006 A/Guangdongluohu/1232/2006 8.76 ± 4.68 2.33 ± 1.47 M/O D79G, S247G EU879081 2006-2007 A/Hubei/Jiangan/1251/2006 6.75 ± 5.24 13.50 ± 12.24 M/Z, M/O H126N EU879078 2006-2007 A/Thailand/708/2006 4.51 ± 1.36 2.76 ± 0.01h M/O None EU879083 2005-2006 A/Zhejiang/Xiaocheng/1345/2006 4.21 ± 0.68 0.54 ± 0.12 M/O S247G EU879079 2005-2006 A/Thailand/674/2006 1.95 ± 0.69 7.12 ± 3.64 M/Z G248R EU879080

^a Includes viruses collected from 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2007.

^b Resistant virus.

^c Mean IC₅₀ ± SD values were calculated from data collected from at least three independent experiments.

^d E, extreme; M, mild; O, oseltamivir (IC₅₀s > 2.89 nM); Z, zanamivir (IC₅₀s > 3.89 nM).

^e Boldface type indicates a mutation in the NA active site.

^f A 638-fold increase in the IC₅₀ for oseltamivir compared to that of the matching virus A/Georgia/17/2006 (accession no. EU100630).

^g A 1,616-fold increase in IC₅₀ for oseltamivir compared to that of the matching virus A/Massachusetts/6/2006 (accession no. EU100634).

^h IC₅₀s were below the cutoff after retesting.

ⁱ Additional sequences for this virus are those of accession no. EU516198 and EU516199.

 

H247Y is quite resistant to Roche's Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate). I am not very sure if the strain found in Mexico with the same mutation H247Y. However, the news from the World Health Organization seems good for us, and, of course, for Roche...........“The information we have to far is the strain is receptive to Tamiflu,” WHO spokesman Aphaluck Bhatiasevi told Dow Jones Newswires.

Taiwan Surpasses U.S. on Key Achievements: Health Care, High Speed Rail and Fiscal Responsibility

 

Sunday, April 26, 2009 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Key concepts: Taiwan, America and Health

Taiwan Surpasses U.S. on Key Achievements: Health Care, High Speed Rail and Fiscal Responsibility

(NaturalNews) After living in Ecuador for some time, I recently traveled to Taiwan, where Truth Publishing is headquartered. Returning to the United States after spending time in Taiwan has allowed me the perspective to make some observations about the differences between the USA and Taiwan.

The bottom line on these observations? The USA is falling behind the world in many important areas, and unless we reprioritize our spending, with each passing year we are looking less and less like a world leader and more and more like an agricultural exporter "developing" nation.

For example, Taiwan now boasts a stunningly-efficient high-speed rail transportation system that zips passengers from one city to another in mere minutes. Last week, as I was zooming along the Taiwan countryside at 300 kilometers per hour, experiencing the remarkable comfort and ease of travel (no silly security checks, no long lines, just automated ticketing machines and on-time departures), I asked myself the obvious question: "Where is America's high-speed rail?"

The answer, of course, is that it's still on the drawing board. America virtually abandoned rail travel in the 1960's, allowing a once-great network of rail lines to become largely defunct. So today, America lacks the kind of efficient transportation infrastructure that Europeans, Japanese and even Taiwanese citizens enjoy every day. And this means Americans burn more oil and waste more time driving from one place to another.

The lack of high-speed rail harms America's efficiencies and international competitiveness because it raises the prices of virtually everything that has a transportation component (food, oil, concrete, raw materials, people, mail, etc.). Trucking all these goods around costs roughly ten times what it costs to move them via rail. It does sell more oil, though, which is probably one of the reasons why rail was abandoned in America in the first place (to appease the powerful oil companies).

Smoking bans and national health care

Taiwan has also passed and enforced a nationwide ban on smoking indoors. No smoking is allowed in restaurants, hotels, train stations, airports or anywhere other than private homes. The fine for violating this smoking ban? About 1/3rd of an average citizen's monthly wage.

This progressive, health-oriented initiative could never happen in America due to the highly influential (and destructive) tobacco lobby. In states like North Carolina, where tobacco is still big industry, anti-smoking laws get virtually no traction. The result is that North Carolina feels like a third world country, whereas Taiwan feels like a progressive world leader. Seriously, the last time I visited North Carolina (in 2008), I thought I had been teleported to a third-world nation full of race cars (NASCAR), tobacco and religious evangelists.

Speaking of health-related issues, Taiwan also has an extremely efficient, affordable health care system that covers everyone for just a few dollars a month. Using high-tech hospital equipment and U.S.-trained doctors, the Taiwan health care system still manages to cover virtually all medical needs (pregnancy, dental and vision included) for about $30 / month through your employer -- which includes coverage of your entire family, including children. Your employer pays about $25 / month in addition to what you pay, so it's roughly $50 / month for full coverage of you and your entire family. Not bad, huh? Why can't America do this?

For those citizens who don't have employment, they can purchase full coverage for about $20 / month. Yep, that's twenty bucks a month for full health care, even if you don't have a job.

This isn't for shoddy, low-tech health services, by the way. This is for state-of-the-art specialist coverage, including cardiology, reproductive health, internal medicine, urgent care, pediatrics, cancer treatments, surgery and just about every area of medicine you can think of. That an Asian nation can provide these high-tech services at such an affordable cost is astonishing to most Americans who are used to paying the highest prices in the world for not-so-great health care services.

Providing affordable, state-of-the-art (westernized) health care is something that seemingly can never be accomplished in the U.S. due to all the powerful, profitable corporations making money off disease. The health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and health service providers are all making too much money off sickness and disease to give up those profits for the common good. In America, health care is a for-profit industry, not a benefit to its citizens. And legislators in Washington repeatedly favor the profits of corporations over the health care needs of Americans. (This stance, as I've explained before, will spell the doom of America. You cannot have a strong nation if your people are all diseased and medicated...)

Banning plastic bags and cleaning up the cities

On the issue of pollution and the environment, Taiwan has made huge strides in the last ten years, demonstrating progressive, mindful solutions that help protect the environment. For example, a few years ago they banned the giving away of plastic bags by all retailers (especially grocery stores). Customers can still buy plastic bags for a few cents each, but they can no longer be given away.

The result? Overnight, the country's plastic bag pollution problem virtually disappeared. Suddenly, customers were bringing their own cloth bags or packing up groceries in recyclable cardboard boxes. Suddenly the streets were cleaner and landfill use was drastically reduced. In the United States, only progressive cities like San Francisco have managed to pull off something like this, but Taiwan did it nation-wide.

Speaking of pollution, Taiwan's parks and cities are super clean. You'll rarely see trash just thrown around, and cleaning crews are regularly sweeping up the city parks and roadways.

Getting back to the infrastructure, Taiwan's system of roads and bridges is hugely impressive. With ongoing government investment, the roadways, railways, bridges keep getting better every year. Today, Taiwan's transportation infrastructure rivals that of any first-world nation, leaving the U.S. and its crumbling roadways in the dust. Remember: The United States is sitting on an aging transportation infrastructure where bridges literally fall apart when people are driving over them. Road maintenance is disastrous in places like L.A., Chicago and New York, and the nation's railways, as previously discussed, have been virtually abandoned.

In terms of transportation, the U.S. truly feels more and more like a third-world country with each passing year. It's not as bad as Peru or Ecuador -- yet! -- but it's getting there. After visiting Taiwan, returning to the United States feels a lot like visiting some developing nation where the travel infrastructure isn't really done being built yet. Plus, the increasing number of "immigration checkpoints" in the highways makes you feel like you're visiting Eastern Europe or the former Soviet Union. Welcome to the U.S.S.A.

All this and zero debt, too?

What's most remarkable about all this is that Taiwan has no national debt whatsoever. In fact, Taiwan is sitting on some of the largest financial reserves of any nation in the world. It's been socking away savings even while managing to build impressive transportation infrastructure and health care solutions for its citizens.

How can this be? How can Taiwan accomplish so much and still have no national debt like the U.S.? And why is the U.S. so hopelessly mired in debt, even as its national infrastructure is in many ways falling apart?

The answers, I believe, are cultural. There are some rather noticeable differences between Taiwan (Chinese) culture and American culture. Notably:

• Taiwanese are thrifty - They tend to save money. Lots of it. Sure, they like to buy stuff from time to time, but they always SAVE money before spending it. Americans, on the other hand, tend to spend more than they have, resulting in negative savings rates.

• Taiwanese are industrious - They tend to work diligently, with discipline, and they're not afraid of long hours. As a result, this island nation that lacks virtually all natural resources has become a manufacturing leader in the world, amassing huge revenues and savings by buying raw materials from other countries and transforming them into value-added products through advanced manufacturing processes. Americans, in comparison, tend to whine at the prospect of working more than 8 hours a day, and they tend to spend time at work surfing the 'net (if they can get away with it) rather than actually getting any work done. By any honest assessment, the American workforce isn't hard working. On the entrepreneurial side, of course, there are many exceptions to this (business owners tend to work very hard for themselves), but as far as the general labor force goes, only the immigrants seem willing to actually work hard. As I've discovered from living in Arizona (and virtually everybody in California already knows), if you have a job that requires a lot of work, hire a Mexican!

• They have better national spending priorities: While America's spending priorities have focused on imperialism and military conquest, Taiwan's spending priorities have been more in the realm of national infrastructure, education and national savings. Even so, Taiwan has been able to spend billions on national defense to help protect it from mainland China, which continues to insist that Taiwan is its "territory."

It's not Paradise, though

Despite all these remarkable accomplishments, Taiwan isn't quite a paradise yet. It suffers from several problems that need additional work:

• Noise pollution - This seems common among both Asian and South American nations. Noise remains a big issue, as there is really no legal recognition of the right to "peace and quiet."

• Population density - Taiwan has a very high population density, translating into extreme crowding of its cities (well, not as bad as Tokyo, but still crowded). A few days in a typical Taiwan city makes foreigners like me feel downright claustrophobic.

• Abusive academics - Taiwan's emphasis on academics is so strong that many children spend literally 16 hours a day in public school and private "cram schools." They grow up into adults with amazing academic skills, but utterly lacking social skills or the kind of adventurous experiences that are supposed to define childhood. (No sleepovers, no Little League baseball, no parties or field trips... just study, study, study.)

• Air quality - Due to the widespread use of gasoline-powered motor scooters, Taiwan's cities have miserable air quality (not as bad as Mexico City, but still bad). Notably, China recently solved this problem virtually overnight in several areas by simply banning gasoline motor scooters and requiring citizens to ride e-bikes! The future of Taiwan will likely see a similar shift to electric motor scooters or e-bikes, too. The days of gasoline-powered scooters are numbered, and that's a good thing for Taiwan's air quality.

• Dependence on exports - Taiwan's economy depends largely on exports: About 40% to Europe, 40% to the USA and 20% elsewhere (Middle East, Australia, etc.). With the world economy in a depression, Taiwan's exports have suffered tremendously, and the nation is right now in a serious economic slump that's causing high rates of unemployment. Notably, instead of just firing people, most employers are opting for "mandatory non-paid vacation days" where workers keep their jobs but are asked to work fewer days each month.

All this adds up to a remarkable story of a hugely successful island nation that has managed to accomplish many things that still elude the world's largest military superpower (the USA). While the U.S. may be great at building (and dropping) bombs, Taiwan has affordable national healthcare for all its citizens. While the U.S. may have a military presence in 133 countries (or so), Taiwan has high-speed rail that saves its citizens countless hours in travel between cities. While the U.S. may boast the world's largest collection of fast food chains anywhere in the world, Taiwan is good at actually making things like computers, furniture and electronics.

In many ways, in fact, Taiwan is what the U.S. used to be -- nimble, productive and smart. Twenty years ago, when I first lived in Taiwan, I never could have imagined writing this article: The U.S. was superior in almost every way, and Taiwan was a dingy, small-scale developing nation. One generation later, however, Taiwan has surpassed the U.S. in numerous ways, proving that a nation that finds the courage to make smart, progressive decisions can accomplish amazing things, even if it hasn't been gifted with abundant natural resources.

There's a lot to love about America, of course, and America will always be my home. But there's little question that the days of the American Empire are waning. America's position as the leader of the world is history. The one thing that America is really, really good at -- killing enemy combatants -- isn't much to brag about. America doesn't manufacture much of anything, it's way behind the rest of the world on transportation and education, and it can't even offer its citizens basic health care services. It's a high-tax, low-service, police state country with $12 trillion in suffocating debt.

How much debt is that, exactly? Consider this: The world population is approaching seven billion people. $12 trillion in debt is nearly $2,000 for every person living in the world today. That's how much the U.S. owes -- nearly $2,000 for every man, woman and child living in every nation in the world, including China and India, by the way.

With that much debt, America has secured its position in the history of the world: It is a bankrupt empire whose days are numbered. Its People have become complacent and lazy, its manufacturing base has been gutted, its economy has become stagnant and its finances are beyond recovery.

Perhaps out of the ashes of America, a smart, nimble nation can arise and follow in Taiwan's footsteps to make smarter decisions about spending priorities. The formula isn't that difficult to figure out: Spend less than what you earn, invest in your People and your infrastructure rather than fighting wars. Promote entrepreneurism, thriftiness and hard work. In a few generations, you too can create a hugely successful nation that takes its place among the leaders of the world.

希特勒的怨念

花蓮縣瑞穗國中十二人集體痛毆一智能障礙學生

[2013-09-23更新]

網路上已經找不到可分享的原始影片檔，看來是被和諧了，想看影片者可以到這裡：

我所見之校園霸凌-愚人劫

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強凌弱、眾暴寡！

我心痛地看完這段影片………尤其聽到他在喊"媽媽"時，痛恨自己幫不上忙…………如果有上帝……如果真的有……當時祢在哪裡？公義對窮人與弱勢者而言，只不過是個遙不可及名詞…………………

轉(貼)寄這份資料，或許是我唯一能盡的一份力。

感謝這位勇敢揭露社會醜惡面的路人甲乙丙，也感謝得自網路的通緝名單與校長資料。這些孩子或許現在並不認為自己有錯，但我相信他們並不是天生就是壞胚子，所以我把他們的名字修飾了一下，只留下帳號，希望經過這次事件後，他們仍有機會能重新定義自己。我仍然保留了最後一項資料，希望知道這個消息的人，能寫信給蔡女士表達你們的憤怒。原則上，除了新聞報導之外，其它相關資料會在七天後刪除。

4/21 補上教育部民意信箱：http://email.moe.gov.tw/EDU_WEB/sendmail/send.php?open

4/23 補上泰北高中發生霸凌事件

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我所見之校園霸凌-愚人劫   (2009/04/16 12:11)

影片連結：http://wenews.nownews.com/news/4/news_4368.htm

四月一日－愚人劫，在純樸的花蓮縣某國中，發生十二人集體鬥毆一智能障礙學生情事。一行人就因為這用手機錄下全程的女學生唆使，而將該受害學生架到某鄉老人館前施以暴力。

影片中第一為出手打人的學生，是該校三年x班的劉xx；第二位揮拳的是該校三年x班的林x；第三位施暴的是該校三年x班黃xx；架人的兩位學生是二年x班的李xx及張xx，舉止一樣令人憤怒，身為該受害學生的同班同學，不但沒制止此一霸凌行為，反而助紂為虐。這受害學生愈昰大聲哀嚎，這些惡棍愈昰加重下手，甚至要脅這學生下跪求饒。如果您是該受害學生的家長，作何感受？

據有心人指出，這已是該校一個月內第二起霸凌事件，校長蔡xx女士，於影片在校園內曝光後，即刻下令各處室封鎖消息，且銷毀所有現存影片檔案，企圖將此校園霸凌事件壓下，瞞天過海。

另外，施暴學生家長也曾找來當地代表，對這智能也不很正常的家長施壓，試圖要將此重傷害罪彌平。在調解數次仍未同意和解時，這錄影學生的家長不但不自我反省，還指責受害學生家長－原住民真是難搞。試問，這話您聽得進去嗎？

筆者在此呼籲相關機構及正義感尚存於心的社會人士們，一同站出來為這弱勢的一家人出聲，為這日益沉淪的校園盡點心力，早日還給學生一單純、無暴力的學習環境！！

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圍毆弱智生／瑞穗國中12男女霸凌　受害學生肋骨裂傷

(2009/04/16 11:57)

今日新聞（NOWnews.com）於4月中接獲WEnews公民新聞記者投稿，指稱花蓮瑞穗國中於4月1日 發生校園霸凌事件，並附上事發過程影片。由於影片中5名同學合力毆打欺凌一位同學，並將其打倒在地腳踹踢頭，手法之殘暴讓人震驚，因此NOWnews也立即展開調查，分別向各相關單位求證。

據花蓮鳳林分局瑞穗派出所值班員警表示，確實瑞穗國中校園霸凌事件屬實，事發原因為該校國二男性A同學，不小心與同校國一女同學發生擦撞，女同學隨後向熟識國三學長抱怨，4月1日 放學後，10多名國三、國二男同學與該女同學合力將A同學帶至校外凌虐毆打，其中共有5人動手，其他人袖手圍觀喝彩，女同學自己以手機拍下影片，最後以強迫A同學向女同學深深鞠躬道歉收場。

整個毆打凌虐過程約2分多鐘，手段相當殘暴。但讓人匪夷所思的是，事件發生之後，10多名同學中僅有4名受到記過懲處，遭霸凌的A同學卻反而從普通班被調到「特教班」，所有影片紀錄與消息也立即遭到校方封鎖或銷毀，而當記者透過電話聯繫瑞穗國中校長蔡惠銘求證，蔡校長卻將此事定調為「同學間的鬥毆」，直到記者表示看過影片，蔡校長才在訝異之後改口稱為「欺侮」。

蔡校長表示，由於事件是發生在放學後的校園之外，學校直到隔天家長與員警到校後才知情，並已立即依校安通報程序通報花蓮縣政府教育處；花蓮縣政府教育處學管科科長李志成表示，確實縣政府已接獲此一通報，並已進行瞭解。

蔡校長澄清，懲處名單目前雖然僅有4位，但還在持續瞭解中，而之所以將A同學調往特教班，是經過特教委員會評估會議並取得家長同意後才做的緊急安置措施，並無刻意打壓受害者之意。但校長也承認，近日間並未與A同學碰面，不瞭解其適應現狀，學生家長也表示，進入特教班之後校方未曾告知她孩子適應狀況如何。

A同學母親表示，4月1日 當晚她發現小孩臉部腫漲，經追問後才知是遭同學霸凌，並隨後帶往醫院檢查，發現除了臉上腫漲與傷痕外，另外肋骨有輕微裂傷，視力也出現模糊雙影，疑似傷到視神經，目前已經好轉，但仍需持續觀察。整件事情在司法部份目前雙方已經和解，學校也已介入輔導，但她的小孩因為受到驚嚇，因此一度想要轉學，心理的恐懼創傷還須一段時間才能復原。

A同學母親澄清，和解過程中確實女同學家長態度強勢，但並無民代介入施壓之事，協助調停的紅葉村村長嚴秋谷與員警都態度良好；但因他是單親媽媽，這些年來獨力扶養兩名孩子，但兩個小孩都曾多次遭受同學或外校高年級毆打欺侮情事，也讓她對於校園安全非常憂心。

兒福聯盟表示，1年多前曾針對台灣校園進行調查，發現全台灣至少有2萬個「校園小霸王」經常會對同學「肢體霸凌」，平均每兩個孩子中就有一人有被霸凌的經驗，更可怕的是，這些霸凌者中約有35%是過去曾有被霸凌經驗而造成的「反擊型霸凌」，以暴制暴的惡性循環正在台灣校園不斷上演，也顯示校園霸凌預防的重要性。

花蓮縣政府教育處學管科與兒福聯盟兩個單位均表示，緊急安置於特教班是可接受的處置，但更重要的是隨後的輔導以及與家長的溝通，另外對於霸凌者與圍觀喝采者，也建議學校應該加強對施暴者的輔導，而不是只有記過處罰，也建議學校應該以更好的態度來面對校園霸凌，而不是封鎖隱瞞，如此才能真正面對問題、解決問題。

打人被抓「從容就義」？　霸凌學生價值錯亂

社會中心／綜合報導

花蓮某國中霸凌事件被WEnews公民記者報導後，在網路上掀起軒然大波，看過此新聞的網友甚至發動「人肉」搜索，把該國中所有有網誌的學生都翻出來並找到涉案學生。不過，從他們網誌中可以看出，他們不但沒有悔意，反而還有種把自己當成英雄，從容就義的荒謬感。此外，雖然群起圍毆的確不對，但在網誌曝光後，網友紛紛湧入留下許多辱罵性不堪的字眼，也是一種「網路霸凌」，希望網友能適可而止。

Nownews.com「今日新聞網」底下所屬的Wenews公民記者投稿，憤憤不平的表示花蓮瑞穗國中於4月1日發生校園霸凌事件，並附上事發過程影片。由於影片中多人圍毆1人的情節過於暴力，使得Nownews新聞部立刻展開調查。

根據花蓮鳳林分局瑞穗派出所值班員警表示，確實該校園霸凌事件屬實，事發原因為該校國二男性A同學，不小心與同校國一女同學發生擦撞，女同學隨後向熟識國三學長抱怨，4月1日放學後，10多名國三、國二男同學與該女同學合力將A同學帶至校外凌虐毆打。而且在10多名學生中，僅有4名同學遭記過處分，校方還企圖掩蓋事實，以「同學間的鬥毆」為此事件定調。

新聞發出後，掀起網友怒火，一面倒的指責這些學生，更有人以人肉搜索方式搜尋，將該校所有有網誌的學生通通翻出來，就是要找到肇事學生。

在找到肇事學生的網誌之後，網友們又掀起另一波怒火，因為在那些學生的文字當中，非但看不出有任何悔意、反省的跡象，甚至幾個下手的男同學開始「道別」，有人要同學、女友等他，有人則灑脫的表示「打了都打了，他們要如何處置，我無話可說」；涉嫌教唆打人的女學生，則是在自己網誌中對打人的男友表示一定會等對方，兩人還約好21歲要結婚。字裡行間，反而透露著一種「從容就義」的荒謬感。

而從他們的文字中可以看出，其實他們的生長環境也不十分健全，有人割腕後將照片PO上網，有人小小年紀就會抽菸、喝酒，也有人多次透露輕生的念頭，而打架對他們來說，不過就是家常便飯，嚴格來說，這是一個大環境下的悲劇。

圍毆弱智生／白目國中生　激網友連署：馬總統處理霸凌

(2009/04/18 16:10)

社會中心／綜合報導

要花多大的力氣，才能讓全台灣的網友團結一致？答案很簡單，一段影片就好。自《今日新聞》NOWnews.com16日獨家踢爆花蓮瑞穗國中霸凌事件後，雖然在報導中事件看似落幕，但在網路上卻是越演越烈，校方企圖掩飾，及打人學生始終不認錯的態度，讓網友決定轉向公權力，不但發起連署，還寫信給花蓮縣長、花蓮地檢署、花蓮教育局，甚至給馬英九總統，希望能得到一個合理的交待。

《今日新聞》NOWnews.com16日獨家踢爆花蓮瑞穗國中霸凌事件後，多人圍毆1人的影片讓網友是怒火中燒，發動人肉搜索將影片中打人的學生網誌給挖出來，而網誌中荒謬的文字、高張的氣燄，更是令網友們怒氣上升至最高點，紛紛湧入留言撻伐。沒想到，這群學生不但不認錯，反倒在網誌上與網友們對罵起來，讓事情變得更加不可收拾。

↑上圖：打人的學生竟向學生自治協會告狀「我們被PTT鄉民欺負了」。留言表示：「學生自治協會你好。我是就讀瑞穗國中的Yumi，我們最近只是K一個欠打的同學，就被一些很無理的大學生PTT的鄉民嗆，還來我網誌洗板，這樣可以跟教育部申訴嗎？幫我一下，感覺被欺負了很慘，幫幫我們好嗎」。

同一時間，也有知內情的人士上網爆料指出，整件霸凌事件最後是以2萬元和解收場，也就是說，那群打人國中生所得到的教訓，僅是大過或小過一支，以及一人6千多元(3個人繳)的和解金，被處罰還可以擺出「從容就義」的態度，然後得到同儕英雄般的待遇。自始至終，他們都不認為自己有做錯事，不過就是「K一個欠打的同學」、「打一個賺和解金的人」。

不少網友也認為，打人學生僅被記過實在是處分太輕，更何況該校校長一開始還企圖掩飾真相，於是開始寄信至相關單位，例如：花蓮縣長信箱、花蓮地檢署、花蓮教育局，附上那些打人學生的網誌(抽菸照、炫耀自己打人、不認錯等文字)以凸顯他們的惡形惡狀，希望該國中校長能出面開記者會道歉，最重要的是：加重那些同學的處分。

 

圍毆弱智生／霸凌學生無悔：已經和解還想怎樣

(2009/04/19 10:03)

社會中心／綜合報導

身為公民新聞平台WEnews，十分歡迎民眾上網報導被媒體所忽略的消息，並能協助網友踢爆社會不公義之事，花蓮瑞穗國中霸凌事件即為一例。而新聞曝光後，在網路上吸引大批網友的注意，其中不乏與該校相關之人士。

WEnews在18日就接到自稱瑞穗國中學生的網友表示，雖然校方表面上迅速的在2日(霸凌事件發生在1日)對相關學生進行懲處，但「這件事情校長是第一時間就下令封鎖而且還要求銷毀影片」。

由於當時現場是有2支手機在拍攝，也才會有影片外流的事件發生，至於被銷毀的影片，內容有「是他們要求他(指被圍毆的學生)下跪並磕頭道歉」的情節；至於所謂的「肋骨輕微斷裂」，其實現在醫生已經做完傷勢評估，確定需要開刀治療。

該名網友向WEnews表示，自己勇敢站出來留言，就不怕被學校處分，畢竟這麼嚴重的事情，連他這個國中生都知道是非道理。

而另有網友在網路上表示，自己的家人在瑞穗國中任職，甚至在事發當天還有目睹，只是，當時圍毆已經結束，家人上前詢問時，學生是以「跌倒」來帶過，雖然心覺有異但畢竟沒有目睹經過，因此也無法強制介入。學校第二天就接到家長控訴，因此趕緊對參與學生進行處分。

在圍毆事件發生的後幾天，因為其中旁觀(並錄影)的女學生在班上使用手機跟同學一起觀看影片，當場被班導師抓包，校方才知道有影片的存在，在看過內容之後，訓導主任立即做出銷毀決定，而且沒有上報校長，理由不明。

雖然校方已對霸凌的學生做了記過的處置，但霸凌的學生及其朋友的網誌中，還會看見「都已經和解還想怎樣」、「事情已經解決你們吵什麼」的文字，可見並無悔意。

校園霸凌 不可和解了事
【聯合報╱記者洪肇君】 2009.04.20
花蓮瑞穗國中爆發校園霸凌事件，12名學生圍毆領有殘障手冊的智能障礙學生，雖然雙方家長達成和解，但鳳林警方主動偵辦，將涉案少年移送少年法庭處理，明確的處理態度，值得嘉許。

過去類似案例，一般人都以為傷害罪屬告訴乃論，秉持不告不理原則，只要達成和解就沒事。其實我國的少年事件處理法傾向日本式保護主義，少年法庭對非行少年的管教範圍很廣，只要經常逃學、出入不正當場所，少庭法官都可以介入。

本案當中，12名學生毆打學弟的手段兇殘，出拳起腳還飛踢，甚至凌辱當事人自尊，打完了還要求被害人對著鏡頭道歉。將手機錄下的打人影片貼上網路炫耀，完全不知法律為何物，小流氓習氣展露無遺。

即使雙方家長已達成和解，但教育局不能對此事善罷干休，必須追蹤這起霸凌事件後續，務必從家庭與學校雙管齊下，輔導孩子走上正軌。

警方在移送少年法庭之後，未來還要運用警察權，適度警告這些孩子不得報復，預防非行少年拉幫結派恃強凌弱。總之，在純樸的瑞穗鄉間發生這種事，不可等閒視之，須持續關心，避免霸凌效應擴大。

圍毆弱智生／瑞穗國中霸凌事發20天　教長鄭瑞城不知情

(2009/04/20 13:43)

生活中心／綜合報導

花蓮瑞穗國中月初爆發嚴重的校園霸凌事件，好幾個學生圍毆一名智能障礙的學生！今(20)天在教委會上，教育部長鄭瑞城對這件事竟然一問三不知，不僅被藍綠立委痛批，還現場播放錄影帶讓教長相當尷尬。

學生被十幾個人圍毆哭得傷心，這段畫面讓很多人看了好不忍心，但事情發生20天了，教育部長鄭瑞城竟然完全不知情。國民黨立委洪秀柱問教長鄭瑞城「知不知道有霸凌事件？」鄭瑞城答「不知情。」

民進黨立委管碧玲質詢指出，「4/2就報回來軍訓處，部長現在還說(螢幕)太遠看不到」，鄭瑞城回應，「我真的不曉得這件事情。」管說，「今天早上才知道對不對？」鄭瑞城坦言「是」。

立委現場播放由WEnews公民記者提供的學生霸凌影帶，鄭瑞城面色凝重，表示「這是很令人痛心的事情」，也說一定會檢討。但整起霸凌事件發展到現在，竟然是被打的學生被調班，打人的只被記大過罰2萬元，連一句道歉也沒有。

洪秀柱說，「這個孩子被打後調到那個班級，校長連問都沒有去問過、看都沒有看過，這孩子調到那個班級能不能適應 ？(校方)完全不知道，也沒跟家長講。」

學校處理態度荒腔走板，據傳校方對於被害學生不但沒有積極輔導，還只關心畫面怎麼會曝光？校園霸凌事件頻傳，透露出教育的危機，教育部得好好管一管，不能再說不知情。(新聞來源：東森新聞記者陳智菡、莊勝利)

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