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Student Arrested for Writing Essay

Posted by Zonk on from the thinkofthechildren-tag-is-appropriate-here dept.

mcgrew writes "The Chicago Tribune reports that an eighteen year old straight-A High School student was arrested for writing an essay that 'disturbed' his teacher. Even though no threats were made to a specific person, 18 year-old Allen Lee's English teacher convened a panel to discuss the work. As a result of that discussion, the police were called in. 'The youth's father said his son was not suspended or expelled but was forced to attend classes elsewhere for now. Today, Cary-Grove students rallied behind the arrested teen by organizing a petition drive to let him back in their school. They posted on walls quotes from the English teacher in which she had encouraged students to express their emotions through writing.'"

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  1. The arresting officers by zoomshorts · · Score: 0, Troll

    Need to be shot at dawn.

    1. Re:The arresting officers by BiggerIsBetter · · Score: 0, Troll

      This is hilarious!!!! So he got arrested over this? Come on now...

      Regardless of the article content, this is a long way from hilarious. In fact, this situation is fucking disgusting.

      Because it's not in the article, I'll ask a homework question for you all: Is Allen Lee of Asian descent?

      America, it's high time you got over your racism and xenophobic ways.

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  2. I'm confused by scottennis · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is posted under the heading "Your Rights Online". I RTFA, but I didn't see anything about this being an online event. Did I miss something?

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  3. Re:Almost happend to me by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 0, Troll

    You where referred to the school psychologist in a wasted attempt to get you to take your studies more seriously.

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  4. Re:Freedom? What freedom? by c6gunner · · Score: 1, Troll

    Yeah, and why can the government tell me how old the people I marry have to be?
    And why can they tell me what animals I can own? What's wrong with having a tiger on a leash right beside a schoolyard?
    And I totally hear you on the substances thing. Storing highly radioactive material in your garage should SO be legal.
    And why should the government stop two consenting adults from murdering someone? What's wrong with a bit of mindless homicide every now and then?

    Sheesh. What tyrants they are.

  5. Re:Well there you go... by Hognoxious · · Score: 0, Troll

    He should convert to islam and murder a few people. He'll suddenly be the most popular kid in the school!

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  6. Re:Freedom? What freedom? by Hognoxious · · Score: 1, Troll

    I listed a bunch of things that harm no one
    You mentioned laws on who can marry - when close relatives breed it does affect other people: we have to put up with the crap their retarded offspring write here.
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