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Azred · 03-04-2005, 05:55 PM

It is because the student was still in school they are all freaking out about it. As soon as you graduate you can write about such things, but until then the assumption today is that "this person is about to commit some sort of violent crime against this school". This is what zero-tolerance thinking will get you.

Technically, an 18-year-old does have an adult level of expectation of privacy, even if still "living at home" while in school. A good lawyer will use this to great advantage.

We are the land of the mostly free, because we still have the plague of the Patriot Act hanging over our heads....

03-04-2005, 05:55 PM	#14
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	It is because the student was still in school they are all freaking out about it. As soon as you graduate you can write about such things, but until then the assumption today is that "this person is about to commit some sort of violent crime against this school". This is what zero-tolerance thinking will get you. Technically, an 18-year-old does have an adult level of expectation of privacy, even if still "living at home" while in school. A good lawyer will use this to great advantage. We are the land of the mostly free, because we still have the plague of the Patriot Act hanging over our heads.... __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.