Thursday, December 16, 2004
Asido bin Laden
Sigh. More fun from the D.C. metro area. From the WaPo:
You know, when I think back to the kind of anti-authority tantrums I was wont to throw in elementary school, I bet if you rounded up all the shit I said back then to teachers, or other kids, or just muttering to myself--by today's standards, I would have been locked up by age 7. Shit, by 11 I would have been off to Guantanamo.
Oh, and the Post's "analysis" of the interrogation?
"Balancing act." So, so true...shitheads.
posted by Blicero : 12/16/2004 02:28:00 AM
Investigators Visit Home After Student Allegedly Wishes Harm on Americans
When the two plainclothes Loudoun County sheriff's investigators showed up on her Leesburg doorstep, Pamela Albaugh got nervous. But when they told her why they were there, she got angry: A complaint had been filed alleging that her 11-year old son had made "anti-American and violent" statements in school.
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They asked how she felt about 9/11 and the military. They asked whether she knows any foreigners who have trouble with American policy. They mentioned a German friend who had been staying with the family and asked whether the friend sympathized with the Taliban. They also inquired whether she might be teaching her children "anti-American values," she said.
You know, when I think back to the kind of anti-authority tantrums I was wont to throw in elementary school, I bet if you rounded up all the shit I said back then to teachers, or other kids, or just muttering to myself--by today's standards, I would have been locked up by age 7. Shit, by 11 I would have been off to Guantanamo.
Oh, and the Post's "analysis" of the interrogation?
The case illustrates the balancing act that schools and law enforcement must find between the free speech of minors and community safety.
"Balancing act." So, so true...shitheads.
posted by Blicero : 12/16/2004 02:28:00 AM
