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To: Still Thinking
I actually called my local radio station the other day to complain about the news coverage of the SCOTUS finding for the girl (Redding) and against Safford. In the newscast, everything they said was correct but they said the case arose from an incident where the girl was strip searched looking for "drugs".

Most people are going to think strip searching is the nuclear option when it comes to the powers of a school district, to be employed under only the most extreme and unquestionable justification. They hear this and they'll probably think something like "Well, strip searching is pretty severe even for drugs, but maybe her family are known drug dealers or something". The newscast gave no hint that they were stripping her naked to verify an uncorroborated tip that she was doing something that WASN'T EVEN ILLEGAL! Talk about sham reporting.

31 posted on 06/28/2009 9:07:03 AM PDT by Still Thinking (If ignorance is bliss, liberals must be ecstatic!)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Sorry. I meant my post 31 to be addressed to you.


32 posted on 06/28/2009 9:08:23 AM PDT by Still Thinking (If ignorance is bliss, liberals must be ecstatic!)
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