Posted on 06/20/2008 8:05:00 PM PDT by Coleus
Whole lot of assuming in that. If I bit into anything that tasted like insecticide, I’d sure as hell not just keep chewing it and swallow the dang stuff.
There’s also lots of assuming going on in this thread. Overdose this and overdose that. Has anyone actually gotten a peek at the medical records?
The prank was a dumb*** thing to pull, for sure. But prison worthy?
And what of Grace Slick's effort to dose Nixon's coffee (or was it tea) with a massive quantity of LSD?
John Lennon plotted the same sort of attack and yet his defenders wonder why the government had him under surveillance.
SeeBS’s parent company Viacommie owns MTV.
Heh. We’ve all done similar things or known someone who has. I got some crushed viagra in my milk in middle school. As if keeping the man downstairs under control wasn’t hard enough at that age... hahah.
I just hope this kid gets to the point where he’s able to laugh about this.
Amazing..Here the kids and teachers are from the Brooklyn HS for Global Warming and the kids are like rejects from Kotter’s class..rejects...so if you’re a teacher would you eat or drink anything these class clowns throw your way ?...Were they that hungry that the local dinosaur leg eatery has turned them off...
The kids should get Comminuty Service..The teachers should get a dunce cap plus community service alongside the kids...
Moral: never ever accept anything cooked or poured by a student..
How do they know what insecticide tastes like?
The dude's name is "Quashon" and he attends a "School for Global Studies". As far as "possibilities" go I reckon that what you see is what you get.
The Raid rumor may have played a large part in the teachers going to the hospital.
The actual punishment should involve sincere apologies and repayment of hospital bills instead of taxpayers having to support even more prisoners. I don’t mind the pranksters getting a good scare about possible consequences, though. It appears to be making a serious impression on at least one young man.
True, 100% story.... I had to prepare for a colonoscopy. Because I am sensitive digestively the doctor reduced even the half prep for me. After taking ONE dulcolax tablet I became incredibly ill, horrible spasms, incredible pain, I was literally on the floor screaming in agony. There is a funny part though. My then 16 year old called 911 and the first words out of her mouth were 'Uhm, my mom took some drugs and now she is sick and I think we need an ambulance." Bet you can guess who got there first - yep the police. Thankfully the EMT was right behind him and when he saw what I had taken he explained everything to the cop and took me in.
So, yes I completely believe that it could have put them in the hospital because it happened to me - on one pill.
The parent deserves prison time for naming the child Quashon .
Since you qualified this in racial terms, it would be O.K. if a "white" kid ended up in the slammer for doing the same thing ?
Wow, do they do a dynamic no knock entry, shoot your dog, handcuff your kid and Tazer you before asking you the first question ?
If not, what a bunch of slackers
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The policeman did scare my child with his demeanor, but in his defense, my kid did start the call with "My Mom took some drugs......" But no tazer and the dog is fine.
Probably dehydration. It's what make dysentery and other digestive diseases so deadly. It can be a very deadly condition if not taken seriously.
In addition, some of those laxatives aren't so gentle. We don't know if the teachers were subject to other medications. Mixing laxatives with some medications can cause serious problems as well. Finally, the cramping that can occur for someone who "isn't prepared" to take a laxative could make one wish they were dead. We're talking about some serious pain.
Yep, I'd be worried if I was one of these idiot "young, prosecutable adults".
I thought he was white and was ready to convict him if found guilty.
Rules have changed. There is no "I was just joking" when it comes to poisoning someone these days, even when it's an overdose of ex-lax. Dehydration kills as surely as a bullet, it's just slower and more painful.
Here is another golden opportunity for you to put your money where your mouth is.
How about taking in some of the other youths that attend this school and see what you can do with them.
I asked you if you wanted to take in that delightful little waif that beat up her teacher and you never responded. I asked if you were interested in taking in the precious little princess that ganged up on the teacher with her mother and you never responded.
I am seriously beginning to wonder if you are all talk and no action.
BTW I left your misspelling of Home schoolers intact, just so we could see how your level of literacy
I occasionally get a newsletter from our state department of nursing listing suspensions and revoked licenses. There was one nurse that put Lasix (major diuretic) in the coffee in the break room as a joke. He had his license revoked for an extended period (a year, IIRC).
People don’t realize that what might seem harmless can actually be harmful. Diarrhea (from too much Ex Lax) or excessive urination (as in the case of Lasix) can alter levels of electrolytes in the blood, leading to potentially life-threatening conditions.
As a teacher, I am actually all for good, safe pratical jokes.
We had pigs let go in our school for a senior prank (our mascot is a hog) but nothing or anyone was hurt, only inconvenienced.
Severe abdominal distention is not funny. If this student was as bright as he claims to be, surely he could have come up with something original to do.
Well, as far as I am concerned, the school has done its real job, teaching the student that there are real consequences to behaviors. It is about time.:)
seems, appears to have, might have, could have... but what did it actually do?
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