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Originally Posted by mcrowder
As bad as these kids actions may have been, the charge they were convicted of was a misdemeanor. You really think that students need to be deprived of extracurricular activities (like band, football, math club, etc) if they commit a misdemeanor away from school?
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No. It's a small price to pay after doing an action that led to someone breaking his neck, collarbone, and arm. Heck...I didn't say execute the kid!
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Originally Posted by mcrowder
I think the person who should be making that decision (i.e. the judge) is in a much better position to weigh the plusses and minuses against the gravity of the particular offense than any of us here would be.
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I agree. But it was the judge himself who said he shouldn't be doing this. The beautiful thing about America is the right to express an opinion.