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04-28-2007, 12:56 AM
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How is this possible?
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Marine Crops Drops Student After Essay Friday, April 27, 2007 9:21 PM EDT The Associated Press By MEGAN REICHGOTT CHICAGO (AP) — Allen Lee was on the verge of realizing a dream to become a Marine after signing enlistment papers this month. But one violent, profanity-laced English essay later, the 18-year-old's future with the Marine Corps appears to be over. Because of pending criminal charges stemming from his essay, Lee's recruiter told him Friday that the Marine Corps has discharged him from his contract, said Sgt. Luis R. Agostini, spokesman for the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Chicago. "Basically, he is no longer an applicant to become a Marine," Agostini said. The senior at suburban Cary-Grove High School was charged this week with two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct after the principal turned his creative writing essay over to police. Lee initially faced just one charge, but an amended complaint filed Thursday cited a second passage. "In light of recent events (at Virginia Tech), that is part of the context of what happened that makes the reaction all the more reasonable," said Tom Carroll, first assistant state's attorney in McHenry County. Lee, who has a 4.2 grade-point average and never has been in trouble before, is being tutored at administrative offices while school officials decide his future, said his lawyer, Thomas Loizzo. The charges are a product of paranoia, born of the massacre of 32 students at Virginia Tech by a social outcast who then killed himself, Loizzo said. "Once the dust settles, once they look at this through clearer glasses, we think that the state will do the right thing and dismiss the charges," Loizzo said. The essay, written Monday, reads in part, "Blood, sex and booze. Drugs, drugs, drugs are fun. Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, s...t...a...b...puke. So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P90s and started shooting everyone, then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did." The teacher told students: "'Be creative; there will be no judgment and no censorship,'" Thomas Loizzo said. "There was never any warning from the teacher that if she determined the paper to be offensive, she would then pass it along to the authorities." School district spokesman Jeff Puma declined to discuss the specifics of the essay or Lee's future, citing privacy concerns. "The essay was inappropriate in that it caused a question about safety," Puma said. The charges could result in a $1,500 fine and as many as 30 days in jail if Lee is convicted. Lee hopes to re-enlist if the charges are cleared and he's allowed to return to school, said his other attorney, Dane Loizzo. Lee wrote in a statement provided by his attorney that he has completed military entrance exams, including a psychiatric evaluation. "If I'm qualified to defend the country, I believe I'm qualified to attend school," he wrote. [/ QUOTE ] 
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#2
04-28-2007, 12:59 AM
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Re: How is this possible?
I dunno... a 4.2 GPA, going to the Marines, I mean I realize that sounds bad, but I'd want to read the whole essay before passing any type of judgment. It could have been a bad joke from a great student on his way out, it could have been at attempt at a thematic piece... or he could be nuts, who knows. But I think criminal charges seem a little extreme to me...
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#3
04-28-2007, 01:03 AM
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Re: How is this possible?
I just saw that this was already in politics but yeh, how can they charge you for a crime for writing a story, no matter how much it sucks, its pretty ridiculous and if I was the kid I would be suing everyone involved.
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04-28-2007, 01:05 AM
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Re: How is this possible?
Duh, students don't have any rights.
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04-28-2007, 03:37 AM
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Re: How is this possible?
and i used to think america was a free country...
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04-28-2007, 03:43 AM
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Re: How is this possible?
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So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P90s and started shooting everyone [/ QUOTE ] This is usually enough to become PFC in the armed forces, yet it is keeping him out entirely. Irony?
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#8
04-28-2007, 03:45 AM
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Re: How is this possible?
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Thats actually just a slogan. We use it to get mexicans to come pick stuff off trees. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, and the roads are paved with gold, etc, etc. Haha, suckers.
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#9
04-28-2007, 04:22 AM
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Re: How is this possible?
There have to be several persons that actually decided this would be the proper course of action. First of all the teacher of course, but also whoever processes the 'crime' once it has been submitted to the police.
Those persons deserve to be kicked in the face. Hard.
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04-28-2007, 04:26 AM
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Re: How is this possible?
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I just saw that this was already in politics but yeh, how can they charge you for a crime for writing a story, no matter how much it sucks, its pretty ridiculous and if I was the kid I would be suing everyone involved. [/ QUOTE ] Most people don't realize how dangerous this is to our freedoms. First people get charged for a crime for writing violent stories, but what next? political dissent? where do we draw the line? freedom of speech will be gone sooner or later.
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