Latest Techdirt Comments http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c289 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:07:14 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c289 Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/16402423161/first-hand-account-judicial-smackdown-prenda-minnesota.shtml#c1173 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/16402423161/first-hand-account-judicial-smackdown-prenda-minnesota.shtml#c1173 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1154 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1154 Re: Re: Copyright http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c267 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:03:49 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c267 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1132 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:03:24 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1132
If you are trolling, well played sir... if not may dog have mercy on your soul.

Zero tolerance policies are the hallmark of punting responsibility by the very people we are supposed to be relying on to have sound judgement and exercise discretion with the education and well being of our children. This trend in our schools is extremely disturbing and needs to be corrected. I am typically never a fan of additional legislation, but no amount of local or even national backlash is getting any of these schools to back down from these ridiculous policies. I thin there is a strong argument that can be made that this behavior could be construed as unconstitutional as a violation of the 8th amendment.]]> Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/16402423161/first-hand-account-judicial-smackdown-prenda-minnesota.shtml#c1148 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:02:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/16402423161/first-hand-account-judicial-smackdown-prenda-minnesota.shtml#c1148 Prenda waived their due process by refusing to testify when compelled.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1119 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1119 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.

Give it some time.....]]> Re: 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#c1102 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1102 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#c1087 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1087 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1074 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1074 > been hit with a water balloon.

I have. Many times. It's fun.

> Hint: they hurt. A LOT.

Man up, Sally.]]> respect authority for the sake of authority...... circlejerk of the stupid submissive http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1059 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:59:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1059 People who willfully bow down to, and make excuses to be submissive to "authority" for authoritarians sake, disgust me too.
"disorderly conduct" my ass.
The school authorities conduct ?????
The security guards conduct ?????
The police officers conduct ?????


To serve the people
or
To serve the circlejerk of authority serving authority for authorities sake

/\.... pick one ...../\


Also implying kids having a water balloon fight is not proper conduct for kids.

Next up : Baby tazered for shitting in diaper. Charged with "Disorderly Conduct"]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1043 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:58:34 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1043
I have many times and they don't. At all. Spitballs hurt worse and are more dangerous.]]> Re: "no crime too small" IS A CRIME. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1019 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:57:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1019 Re: "no crime too small" IS A CRIME. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1014 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:57:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1014 > NOT agreeing to the "fun" -- unless you want
> a CRIMINAL record.

My god, you're an utter twat.]]> Re: "no crime too small" IS A CRIME. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1012 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:57:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c1012 Re: Water Blasts are nice, but... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/11032823096/how-low-can-drones-go.shtml#c721 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:57:13 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130515/11032823096/how-low-can-drones-go.shtml#c721
In the UK you are not allowed to fly within 50 metres of someone else's house.]]> Re: How the mighty have fallen. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c994 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:57:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c994
Others say the downfall of America can be traced back to when the Mars company introduced the blue M&M.]]> Re: "no crime too small" IS A CRIME. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c988 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:56:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130519/18102623141/so-its-come-to-this-seven-high-school-students-arrested-throwing-water-balloons.shtml#c988
This has nothing to do with the definition of assualt and battery.

"adults don't wish to run a risk"

There isn't any risk.]]> Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c260 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:55:27 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/01382223168/new-york-times-tells-startup-it-cant-even-mention-ny-times.shtml#c260 https://medium.com/meta/503b9c22080b

If you wouldn
]]> 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.]]>