People have used internet sites to say things they plan, thats obvious. I know in one of the emails on this thread there was a link to an article where it had happened. I don't think we need to be playing detective. Lets leave that to the detectives (or police in general). Specifically speaking on the issue that I started this thread with (the posts at AN), at the *very least*, the school should have been immediately contacted. If somebody called 911 and said the things that were posted on the article, they would take it seriously, and we should too.
On Dec 21, 2007 12:48 PM, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
On 21/12/2007, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
I think Jimbo himself has made it clear on several occasions that we
should take these things seriously. Instead, whenever these are brought to AN / ANI, some people take it upon themselves to declare these as pranks, or jokes. Is that really appropriate?
If you take them seriously (and everyone follows up) you end up with the FBI coming down on a 13 year old. If you don't there is a slight chance a serious crime will occur which you might have prevented.
On the other hand, you end up with the FBI coming down on a 13 year old. In terms of preventing recidivism, this is fairly powerful...
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- Andrew Gray andrew.gray@dunelm.org.uk
Depends on both how it is handled and the kid. Pray for luck...
Fred
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