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Work in a middle school(grades 6-8). Hear real profanity almost every day. Each situation is different. Do the student and the teacher have a history with each other? Is the student showing off for his peers? Did dad/mom berate the student before he got to school? Is there any food in the home? There are so many issues that have to be considered. It is STILL difficult to be a kid.
If the Student code of conduct is vague, whether the student was being a pain or not, crap is not a profanity.
What kind of probation? School or court ordered?
AND I gotta agree with Steve. Lots of time homework is crap. I did mine cause it was easier than dealing with my dad, but it was still mostly crap.
Law, is he a good kid? Then save him.

I'd say this is interresting stuff Luvunlife, 61 posts in less than 6 hrs HOLY CRAP!!

Luvnlife and Bing Crosby have some very similar qualities. Once poster above (nameless for now) inadvertently(?) hit on one of them.

You certainly received lots of commentary Law, and I do not think I could add anything to the dialogue (or diatribe in one poster's case) to persuade your argument one way or the other. It's all pretty much been said.

I wonder if we would be even having this discussion if 1) the 15 yr old was NOT on probation or 2) and this may be a stretch, the 15 yr old was a white female whose father was a "well respected citizen"

You is a smart man klc!

guys, dont give your time to these 'new' posters. this is a CHAT area. we created it so we could CHAT with our friends and keep our silliness and thought-provoking conversation off the 'about AC' board.

users with no interest here: please see the "about ambergris caye" board.

thanks,

the self-appointed management

I didn't represent the minor in the case that originally got him probation, so I don't know what that was all about. The alleged violation is that he failed to follow school rules.

windyw - I agree with all you said except the "is he a good kid part" I believe he deserves the best defense there is whether he's "good" or not. It's not my job to make moral judgments, it's my job to make sure the law gets followed and that my client is well-represented.

Thanks for all the input everyone (well, almost everyone). I still say, if ya don't find it interesting - don't read it!

Self-Appointment is an option on the new board SJ? Cool!

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Actually, "truth" in that sense is completely irrelevant in this case.
For example there could have been a discussion of sexual intercourse, and use of the word "f*ck" would have been in violation of school profanity rules.
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If the truth is irrelevant, why do we have to swear to tell it in court? The trouble with law and lawyers (I have friends who are) is president. My trial is MINE damn it not the culmination of centuries of mishandled, misunderstood, misinterpreted, and politically motivated fact manipulation.

Let the MY chips fall where they may.

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and yes I ran this thru a spell checker.

Steve, you misread my post. I said "'truth' in that sense" meaning that even if the homework truly was a load of sh*t, my kid wouldn't be allowed to say that because that specific word is in the profanity category. Thus making the quality of the homework completely irrelevant to the language used by the student to comment upon it.

Also, spellcheckers have their limits - I think you meant precedent not president! But you know I like you anyway!