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The headline is a really dumb conclusion to draw. What happened is that the prosecutor (ie. the US Attorney) declined to prosecute. They have the autonomy to do
by duffbeer703 16y ago
The headline is a really dumb conclusion to draw. What happened is that the prosecutor (ie. the US Attorney) declined to prosecute. They have the autonomy to do that. The school district managed to levy enough political influence to convince the prosecutor to look the other way.
The conclusion to draw is that justice in the US is up for sale. Another US Attorney successfully prosecuted a the principals of a seafood wholesaler, and imprisoned them for 8 years for importing lobsters in plastic bags instead of cardboard boxes. (True story: http://www.economist.com/node/16640389/comments?page=2 http://www.economist.com/node/16640389/comments?page=2)
- sprout 16y agoBecause the alternative, that the parents of these students drummed up a flurry of Internet rumors over nothing, is impossible.
- hga 16y agoGiven that that is the subject of a civil suit we may find out if it's nothing or something.
- duffbeer703 16y agoSure its possible. The stories written about this seemed credible enough to show that something very wrong was happening. It's also possible that the US Attorney concluded that the admin at the school was incompetent, but not intentionally acting in a criminal way.