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