Student Expelled From Indiana High School For Tweeting Profanity 349
First time accepted submitter OopsIDied writes with the story that high-school senior Austin Carroll of Garrett, Indiana was recently expelled after tweeting profanity from his own home, writing "Supposedly the school has a system which tracks students' social networks after they have logged in at school. Although the tweet was done at home at 2 AM, the school decided that such behavior was unacceptable and that the most fitting punishment was expulsion. He did use a school computer, but it was set up to use the school network even when used outside the school because the school claimed the tweet was associated with the school's IP address." As usual, TechDirt has some biting commentary about the expulsion. But Hey, at least they didn't throw him in jail.
Re:It's their network (Score:5, Funny)
He fucking did fucking use his fucking home network as you would fucking know if you had just fucking read the fucking article about his fucking post containing fucking lots of use of the fucking word fucking.
First amendment indeed.
Re:It's their network (Score:5, Funny)
I fucking agree with this comment 100 fucking %.
Oblig (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps one of the most interesting words in the English language today, is the word fuck. Out of all the English words that begin with the letter 'f'
In English, fuck falls into many grammatical categories:
As a transitive verb for instance.. John fucked Shirley.
As an intransitive verb... Shirley fucks.
Its meaning is not always sexual, it can be used as...
An adjective such as... John's doing all the fucking work.
As part of an adverb... Shirley talks too fucking much.
As an adverb enhancing an adjective... Shirley is fucking beautiful.
As a noun... I don't give a fuck.
As part of a word... absofuckinglutely -or- infuckingcredible.
And as almost every word in a sentence... Fuck the fucking fuckers.
As you must realize, there aren't too many words with the versatility of fuck...such as these examples describing situations such as:
Fraud: I got fucked at the used car lot.
Dismay: ahhh fuck it.
Trouble: I guess I'm really fucked now.
Aggression: Don't fuck with me buddy.
Difficulty: I don't understand this fucking question.
Inquiry: Who the fuck was that?
Dissatisfaction: I don't like what the fuck is going on here.
Incompetence: He's a fuck-off.
Dismissal: Why don't you go outside and play hide and go fuck yourself...
I'm sure you can think of many more examples.
With all these multi-purpose applications, how can anyone be offended when you use the word. We say use this unique, flexible word more often in your daily speech.
It will identify the quality of your character immediately.
Say it loudly and proudly: FUCK YOU!
Re:On the fence on this. (Score:2, Funny)
He did use a school computer, but it was set up to use the school network even when used outside the school.
I'm used to pointing people to quotes from the article linked, but this is the first time I've had to point to damn summary.
Re:Step up that Expulsion (Score:5, Funny)
this gives me an idea for a device that would use speech recognition to detect profanities. it could be an android pda in a box, rigged with a flashing light and a siren that would go off if they detected a profanity.
John Spartan, you are fined five credits for repeated violations of the verbal morality statute.
Re:High school student != Expert (Score:5, Funny)
Yes a student should know not to use profanity on the school network, just as he knows not to use it in the school building. (IMHO)
Because, heretofore, using four letter words at school was an unheard of atrocity that would have surprised even dear old mom, right?
Come on. I think I learned the f-bomb well before second grade. He wasn't selling drugs, carrying weapons, threatening a teacher, or being a repeat offender of general delinquency. He didn't even do it at school so you can't argue he was disrupting class. Expulsion is way over the top, this is worth a letter home to mom and dad, with the exact text of his message included.
The most extreme, maybe they should sue him for stealing George Carlin's material.
Re:High school student != Expert (Score:4, Funny)
Why do some people seem to have this mentality that someone getting offended will bring about the apocalypse?
Lo it is written, that the first seal shall break when some-random-school-marm-in-Minnesota hears the harsh sound of a cuss word uttered across the internet. On that day the skys shall darken with Orrlys and the deeps shall spill forth their Trolls. Also, 4chan and Reddit will merge.
Pray for the hour of thy death and be spared this dread vision.
-GiH
Re:High school student != Expert (Score:3, Funny)
I agree with your first sentence. Not sure about the rest.... it was too much to read.