Family members no longer facing charges for cheering at a graduation

[Tommy_Carcetti]

Last edited Tue Jun 9, 2015, 09:20 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: http://wreg.com/2015/06/08/charges-dropped-in-sena

SENATOBIA, Miss. — A North Mississippi superintendent is no longer pressing charges against family members for cheering at a high school graduation.

Some of those family members charged told WREG the damage was already done.

They were taunted and harassed at work and on the internet.

“It gave me a bad name like I’m a hoodlum or like I’m a delinquent or something,” said Henry Walker.


Read more: WREG Memphis

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I still think Jay Foster has to go:

https://www.change.org/p/senatobia-public-school-district-demand-the-immediate-resignation-or-termination-of-senatobia-ms-public-school-district-superintendent-jay-foster

[loooneranger]

1. Good, that whole thing was stupid

[GGJohn]

2. Good, but it should never have come to this.

I can imagine the DA looking at him and saying, "Are you a fucking moron? You want me to prosecute those 4 for cheering their kids graduation? I should be charging you for contempt of court for wasting the courts time."

[questionseverything]

3. sigh

i am old enough to remember when we were encouraged to be individuals

[Jefferson23]

4. Good, sue them.n/t

[SunSeeker]

5. K & R

[cstanleytech]

6. The link to the article isnt working.

The "arges-dropped-against-4-cited-in-graduation-ceremony-disruption_68122042" is missing.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Added a different link. Thanks. nt

[bluestateguy]

8. I knew they'd never actually be convicted

The DA would either decline to prosecute, or a judge with throw the charges out or a jury would just go down the nullification route. Or the superintendent would be shamed into backing off.

But they never should have been charged in the 1st place, with all the concurrent shaming that followed and will always be on google with their names now too.