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FBI Probing PA School Webcam Spy Case
On Thursday we discussed news that a Pennsylvania high school was spying on students through the webcams in laptops that were issued to the students. The FBI is now taking an interest in the case, investigating whether federal wiretap and computer-intrusion laws were violated in the process. "The FBI opened its investigation after news of the suit broke on Thursday, the law-enforcement official said. Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman may also investigate, she said Friday." Ferman said her office is "looking to see whether there are potential violations of Pennsylvania criminal laws."
For me the first thing I thought of when I heard about this case was that quote from Avatar : "I see you."
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When you get right down to it, the reason our schools SUCK at this point in time is because of power-mad, empire-building administrators that really couldn't give a rat's ass about the students.
That's only one component. The biggest problem is due to hubristic parents who had children to carry on their legacy, but who don't really give a rat's ass about their kids. If they did, they'd be showing up en masse to kick these administrators in the ass. My mother actually told me that she "just felt like [she] had to have a child." My lady's mother is always telling her that her life is meaningless if she doesn't have a child, but can't really explain why; she obviously wants her genes to go forth, although it's not clear that they are really all that valuable to the human race. If you only saw the mother in question, you'd be convinced that they are not; if you spoke to her for any length of time, doubly so.
Parents not really caring enough to support their children is the real reason schools suck. There's lots of other contributing factors, but the ultimate responsibility (and thus, the blame) has to lie with the parents. As a taxpayer without children, I am not welcome at PTA or other school meetings where I would be permitted to voice my opinions as to the misguided actions of educators and administrators, and have to resort to ranting on Slashdot :)
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"