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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/kiera-wilmot-arrested-science-experiment_n_3194768.html
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/urban-scientist/2013/05/03/scientists-support-for-kiera-wilmot-solidarity4wilmot/

Did it count as WMD?

Well, thank god she didn't try the old "lit splint in a test tube of hydrogen" experiment... She might have been charged with possession of a hydrogen bomb.

Does everyone believe what I was saying about explosives being more dangerous than guns now? They're also a lot easier to assemble :D

But seriously I fucking hate these people, the sooner Bitcoin puts them out of business the better, every time I think about giving them the benefit of the doubt something like this gets posted up.

I wonder what they think they'll accomplish by jailing her.  I wonder if they think.

WTF? Jailed for a Diet Coke and Mentos bomb?

Basically, yes.

The plot thickens: "Kiera is, as one might expect, black"

http://my.firedoglake.com/jlava/tag/tammy-glotfelty/

As a non-american, seeing things like this... I just shock my head in disbelief. Americans seems to always be overreacting, and being unable to exercise logic and intelligent thoughts. It's a culture of fear that's far outside anything I can comprehend.

In my country, some teacher would've told her - oh - you blew something up ? Then perhaps a meet with the headmaster to let her know this is not approved of and that she should refrain from such experiments on the school in the future, and that would be it.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/kiera-wilmot-arrested-science-experiment_n_3194768.html



That statement from Wilmot's school district is a complete joke, and the charges are a complete joke as well. In the eyes of a non-american individual, you're making a mockery of yourselves.

Edit: Sorry for generalizing all americans. If you feel offended, then go for a walk. ;)

>:( I challenge you to a duel of fisticuffs!

Perhaps you're one of the Americans with an actual brain. In that case, it would be a draw right of the bat.  ;D

Zero tolerance makes a mockery of us all.

And your point would be ? If you didn't grasp it, my view is that they're overreacting and overreaching. She's a 16 year old girl that wondered what would happen if she mixed some chemicals. She didn't intend to blow up a building or harm anyone.

In that light, how can the handling of her case be right ?

And yes, you're right - there should be zero tolerance for idiots.  ;D

Actually, that's my point. Here in the US, we have this "Zero tolerance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_tolerance)" thing, which treats a drawing of a gun or a bottle of aspirin as just as bad as an actual pistol or bag of crack.

Ah... I thought you were implying that I had zero tolerance, and by extension, I didn't quite get where you had that from. Lol.

I get what you're saying though. I'm not a fan of 'zero tolerance'.

This is seriously fucked up. Back at school I made numerous explosions as a direct result of my interest in chemistry. It all ended by intentionally blowing up bookshelf with nitroglycerine. Nobody could do anything about it and probably they were happy as my interests turned from chemistry to math and computers.

American society is seriously in trouble. That Zero tolerance and the paranoia stuff. Too dumb to reasonably think and too corrupt government and justice system to do that really matters.

 :P I remember setting off a (semi-failed) smoke bomb on the school field some time back.

Society has gone mad in the present culture of surrender to fear and paranoia. Because the primary guiding factor of our culture is fear, we do ridiculous and self-destructive things. When a bright, inquisitive young mid comes along, our reaction is that this must be eliminated in the name of "public safety". Disgusting and pathetic.

Fear is a natural emotion, and can even be constructive. But when you surrender to it and make it the guiding principle of your life, terrible things happen.

Fear was useful when we were the weakest species on the planet. When there were things in the dark that could kill us and eat us. Now, we control the lightning, the fire. We have nothing to fear on this planet. Fear is of no use to a civilized race.

It's also an element of not admitting to fault. I see this over and over again, officials overreach, but then they're too ashamed to admit fault, so they'll never admit to it. And since they're the top bully in the schoolyard, there's nobody to set them straight.

The presence of fear is a good thing, but only if accompanied by the guidance of wisdom.

Fear abolishes wisdom. Like the litany says, it is the mind-killer.

Reasoned caution is a good thing, but fear is not.

Enforcers of law do not think.  The thinking is left up to the judicial process.


Let's hope the judge in the case sees that the incident does not meet the important standard of "spirit of the law."


If the judge doesn't apply critical thinking to this case then this incident is another example of a country that may be becoming a police state.

Hah, Dune reference.  Not enough of those around.

Lawyers will be tripping over themselves to draft the coming lawsuit against the school district. There is no way in hell she will be formally charged with a felony crime for this.

Coming up next: a call for a TSA like ban of household goods into public schools.

Bloody ridiculous! If she gets charged with anything it will be outrageous. I understand to some extent the expulsion, but marching her out in hand cuffs. My days..

As I understand it, the whole thing was witnessed by school staff, who stood by and made no attempt to intervene. Even the expulsion is preposterous.