Latest Techdirt Comments http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c967 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:26 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c967
Are you seriously freaking serious? What the christ are you made out of? 100% lithium, sodium, and potassium?

The *ONLY* way water balloons can hurt is if you leave them in the freezer for 2 hours before throwing.

Yes, I *HAVE* been hit with water balloons. An uncountable multitude of them over my 50 years on the planet. Not one of them has EVER hurt, even when I was hit in the face, ears, throat, and nads. Soaked? sure. Pain? gimmeafrackingbreak.]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c963 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c963 > coming up the steps and caught her in the face.

> I have to support the school administrators and
> the school district because this [water balloon fight]
> amounts to an assault.

It's ironic that what you did to the girl was actually more of a criminal assault than a couple of kids engaging in horselplay with water balloons. And yet you only got suspended for it. These kids now have criminal arrest records.]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c940 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c940 > water balloon. Hint: they hurt. A LOT. Yes that's assault.

So is an arrest and criminal record warranted? Is violence by police warranted?

How about just a suspension?

Clue: getting snapped by a towel in the shower hurts too, but I don't know anyone who got arrested and injured in a police takedown over it.]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c936 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:54:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c936 Re: Copyright http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c242 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c242 https://www.scrollkit.com/s/Cy0mzoK]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c927 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c927
Moreover, why should a punishment change simply because someone else committed some other crime. A punishment should fit the crime. How can that change because of something else? Why are we re-defining what fits the crime? It's the same crime. Who cares what someone else did. Why is that related? Same crime? No. Same person? No. Why is there an impact? That boggles my mind. Something terrible happens and some people lose the ability to be reasonable.]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c222 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c222 /S]]> Re: Re: Precedents. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/11032823096/how-low-can-drones-go.shtml#c718 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/11032823096/how-low-can-drones-go.shtml#c718
f) within 50 metres of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft;]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c908 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:52:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c908
I remember as a high school senior, driving by the local movie theater while my friends super-soaked the crowd from the other side of the car that were waiting in line...

Glad I never got caught for this post-9/11, I'm sure I'd be detained as a terrorist.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c198 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:52:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c198 Re: Re: I don't want to live on this planet anymore. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c897 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c897 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c896 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:51:17 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c896

That parent wasn't happy at all. I, like you, read lawsuit.]]> The Farmer and the Viper http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c174 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c174 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c168 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:31 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c168 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c893 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c893
History repeats. Human nature doesn't change.]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c885 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c885 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c1114 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/19190923142/if-youre-going-to-illegally-seize-citizens-cell-phones-least-make-sure-youre-grabbing-right-ones.shtml#c1114 Or maybe this whole thing could be a circus to cover something up, who knows.

Or John Tello could wind up as a witness.
"When I arrived to the home of one of the witnesses that had video footage, she was with her family sitting down on the couch, surrounded by three deputies," Tello said.

Tello said the witness was not allowed to go anywhere with her phone and was being quarantined inside her home.

When Tello tried to talk to the witness in private and with the phone, one of the deputies stopped him and told him he couldn't take the phone anywhere because it was evidence to the investigation, the attorney said.

(source: Californian)

Kind of unfortunate when someone's attorney gets called to testify. Does John Tello have his own personal attorney? Or is Rodriguez representing him too?]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c860 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:47:55 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c860 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c852 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:47:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c852 > "disorderly conduct". That's what it was.

Weird. I've never been able to find the section of the law that requires every citizen to be orderly at all times.]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c850 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:46:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c850
Not sure if trolling or just stupid...]]>