Friday, April 27, 2007

Thought police. No, seriously. The fucking thought police

This is not a straining leap coupled with extrapolation and assumptions. This is not like when someone yells,

"THOUGHT POLICE! 1984! DOUBLEPLUS UNGOOD!"

This is like;

Well shit. The motherfucking thought police... Never thought I'd see the day.

Massacre fallout: Charges for essay
High school teacher 'disturbed' by violent content of assignment

Told to express emotion for a creative-writing class, high school senior Allen Lee penned an essay so disturbing to his teacher, school administrators and police that he was charged with disorderly conduct, officials said Wednesday.

Lee, 18, a straight-A student at Cary-Grove High School, was arrested Tuesday near his home and charged with the misdemeanor for an essay police described as violently disturbing but not directed toward any specific person or location.


That had to be one hell of an essay. This straight "A" student didn't make specific threats or threaten specific people, but the police saw fit to actually charge him with a crime for his writings.

A student was charged with a crime for writing something that was construed as threatening, even with no corroborating evidence. I, like Uncle am speechless.

Hat tip to Uncle

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