mr_pikachu
24th September 2007, 06:53 AM
Students face criminal charges for cheating (http://www.yahoo.com/s/686492)
This is an interesting issue, because there are two separate issues to be considered. The first is that the students were, rather obviously, trying to cheat. The second is that in order to cheat, they (apparently) broke into the school and took literal "cheat sheets." While the cheating is probably something that could be handled internally, doing the same with the breaking and entering is a little more of a stretch - possible, but not necessarily required from my point of view.
It did seem like the video tended to side with the students, and perhaps that's the reason my opinion swung the other way as a counterbalance; I think that minor charges are probably warranted for the offense, should the school choose to take the matter to the police. Of course, the other point of view that "they're just high school students" has its merits. But to compare it with another ongoing story, if we're going to charge students with attempted murder for a schoolyard fight (http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16509), I don't see any reason to pull punches here. (Granted, that case seemed way, way over-the-top to me, but I'm making a point about equal leniency.)
Anyway, I've jabbered on for far too long, and I'm probably getting onto a bit of a tangent with that last part. *absconds self* But what do you think should be done in this case? Discuss!
This is an interesting issue, because there are two separate issues to be considered. The first is that the students were, rather obviously, trying to cheat. The second is that in order to cheat, they (apparently) broke into the school and took literal "cheat sheets." While the cheating is probably something that could be handled internally, doing the same with the breaking and entering is a little more of a stretch - possible, but not necessarily required from my point of view.
It did seem like the video tended to side with the students, and perhaps that's the reason my opinion swung the other way as a counterbalance; I think that minor charges are probably warranted for the offense, should the school choose to take the matter to the police. Of course, the other point of view that "they're just high school students" has its merits. But to compare it with another ongoing story, if we're going to charge students with attempted murder for a schoolyard fight (http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16509), I don't see any reason to pull punches here. (Granted, that case seemed way, way over-the-top to me, but I'm making a point about equal leniency.)
Anyway, I've jabbered on for far too long, and I'm probably getting onto a bit of a tangent with that last part. *absconds self* But what do you think should be done in this case? Discuss!