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immoderate

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4. Is it insanity -- or is it the confirmation bias that flags outrageous shit in the media...

Reply to Zephie (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2012, 11:20 PM

May 2012

and draws it to our attention? How many kids skipped school, justified or not, and didn't get arrested? This is news because somebody fucked up.

That's not to dismiss that this sucks for this young lady.

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Texas Honors Student Jailed For Missing School [View all] Zephie May 2012 OP

Is it really truancy if she is of legal age to drop out anyway bluestateguy May 2012 #1

She isn't of legal age to drop out in Texas. Mariana May 2012 #2

Lordy, this young woman has the weight of the world on her shoulders. demmiblue May 2012 #3

Is it insanity -- or is it the confirmation bias that flags outrageous shit in the media... immoderate May 2012 #4

Jail time (even one night) for truancy is unbelievably stupid Hippo_Tron May 2012 #5

They could have just expelled her, instead of this. Her real crime was being homeless and poor. freshwest May 2012 #6

Even being expelled is wrong in this situation IMO... Zephie May 2012 #7

So, she'll have a record now XanaDUer May 2012 #8

A very unconstructive judgement..... Alice Lee MY May 2012 #9