Thread: Teen Charged With "Disorderly Conduct" For Creative Writing Assignment
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Old 04-28-2007, 10:04 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I think the boy had a right to write what he wanted. Fiction is fiction. I think this may point to some problems the kid has but that is not reason to take such actions against him.
Could this kid need counselling? Probably yes. Should he have been made to get it? Yes. Writing about shooting up his school was a bit much.
Half the writers in the world would be locked up if this was reason to be arrested.
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