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Originally posted by Double D
Many of those involved are spoiled rich kids, whose parents have questionable moral standards, but thick wallets. Their darlings can do no wrong, and they will hire the best attorneys to make that point.
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I take offense to blanket statements such as that. Having grown up about 15-25 minutes away from that neighborhood, and now working with many people from that area, I know that there are plenty of good, decent people who come out of there. Demonizing those who have money is pointless and really just shows a lack of understanding, or, perhaps, caring to understand. As with most things, I don't think the issue is that this is an overall corrupt group of people, just that the corrupt are the most visible. I don't make blanket statements about the African American population in the US just because a disproportionate number of them are incarcerated, just like I don't make blanket statements about all people from an area or who have a significant amount of money just because the most vocal of those groups are people with questionable morals.
Anyway, back on topic. I'm a bit torn on this one. I honestly don't think the school has a right to mete out any punishment to these students BUT I strongly believe that they ought to be punished for their actions. I'd much prefer to see each and every one of them brought to trial and given hefty fines/stays in juvenile hall/prison if applicable. I'm not talking about a year or anything, but I do think a few months of prison time would do them some good. For most, that would leave a life-long impression in their heads as far as thinking about the consequences of their actions.
Unfortunately, I don't trust that punishment to come from the courts considering their age and that they're probably all first time offenders (not to mention, let's face it, that they're female). So, I'mleft with no other choice than to fully support and hope that the school expels every last one of them and that the expulsion is upheld through any appeals, despite the precedent such an action sets.