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Vandals glue doors shut at (Jacksonville) high school
First Coast News - WJXX/WTLV Jacksonville ^
| 4.22.03
Posted on 04/23/2003 9:35:35 AM PDT by mhking
Vandals glue doors shut at high school
Vandals sealed the doors at First Coast High
The vandals sealed 120 doors
Locksmiths are working to replace the locks
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JACKSONVILLE, FL - Students at First Coast High found themselves attending classes in the schools auditorium Tuesday after the doors to their classrooms were found super-glued shut.
School officials discovered the sealed locks at around 6am and also found more damage including walls covered in graffiti. Locksmiths are now at the school working to replace the glued locks with new ones. Officials say that thousands of dollars will have to be spent to repair the locks and repaint walls at the school.
Authorities say that the school was empty from 6pm to 6am when the vandalism was discovered. According to one official, "More than 120 doors were glued. They [the vandals] not only did the classroom doors, of which there are at least 85, but they did every door in the building."
School officials say they hope that whoever is responsible for the damage will brag to their friends with word eventually getting to them so they can apprehend the vandals.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: seniorprank
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To: mhking; OXENinFLA; Search4Truth; seams2me
Given the influence of public schools on our nation, it sounds to me more like a public service than vandalism.
To: mhking
A few doors, maybe, with pencil lead, but this seems over the top. This is WAY beyond just a prank!
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posted on
04/23/2003 9:55:07 AM PDT
by
timestax
To: Orangedog
One of the best pranks I saw at our fraternity was covering every square inch of floorspace in someones room with cups of water filled to the rim.
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posted on
04/23/2003 9:56:52 AM PDT
by
finnman69
(!)
To: ErnBatavia
A few years ago, when my son was in high school, the vandalism of choice was to super glue your enemy's hall locker shut in just this manner. My favorite for lockers was to use clear caulk arounf the door edges and vents, then siphon 5 gallons of water into it from the top vent.
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posted on
04/23/2003 9:57:04 AM PDT
by
Orangedog
(Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
To: GovernmentShrinker
Given the influence of public schools on our nation, it sounds to me more like a public service than vandalism. Amen. Unless it was the work of the leftist NEA/AFT "educrats" attempting to keep the students trapped inside...
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posted on
04/23/2003 9:57:33 AM PDT
by
quark
To: Illbay
Bull! It's funny, period. They'll catch the little delinquents and they'll pay for the prank, lighten up. It could have been a 1000 times worse. Go drink your Geritol.
To: mhking
A practical joker deserves applause for his wit according to its quality. Bastinado is about right. For exceptional wit one might grant keelhauling. But staking out on an anthill should be reserved for the very wittiest.
Heinlein
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posted on
04/23/2003 9:59:01 AM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
( Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed.)
To: quark
Nah, the classrooms were all empty when they were sealed. This was the work of The Forces of Good. And see OXEN's post -- the practice is spreading!
To: finnman69
Good one. One that was always good for a laugh was to put window film (the type that shrinks when you take a hair dryer to it) over a guys toilet. Sometimes we either had to remove one of the light bulbs or replace it with a very dim wattage so there wouldn't be an obvious glare from the film.
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:03:06 AM PDT
by
Orangedog
(Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
To: I still care
Looks like the following:
In May 1997, A jury found Nissa Baillie, 21, her boyfriend Christopher Cole, 20, and their friend Thomas Miller, 20, guilty of grand theft and manslaughter. The three admited they went out on a crime spree, steeling 19 street signs in eastern Hillsborough County, but denied uprooting the stop sign in question. With a case based entirely on circumstantial evidence, prosecutors convinced the jury that the three pulled up the stop sign and left it on the ground.
On February 28, 2001 a Florida appellate court overturned the convictions of Baillie, Cole, and Miller. On March 9, 2001, two of the defendants were granted bail pending the decision by the prosecutor to proceed with a new trial. Only one remains incarcerated on an unrelated drug charge.
The defendants won the appeal on the grounds that, among other things, the jury was tainted by the prosecutions disparaging characterizations of the defandants, incorrect characterization of one witness expertise and misquoted testimony.
In May 2001, the case came to an abrupt end when State Attorney Mark Ober dropped manslaughter charges against Baillie, Cole and Miller, rather than take the case to trial a second time.
"Given the opinion of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, and evidence and testimony as it now exists, we are certain we cannot proceed to trial," said Pam Bondi, Ober's spokeswoman.
[SOURCE: Various Internet Websites Found Through GOOGLE]
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:06:57 AM PDT
by
Illbay
To: trebb
The ones who are losers do **** like this.
The winners join the U.S. Marines, Air Force, Navy or Army.
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:07:56 AM PDT
by
Illbay
To: Poohbah
Ah, to be 16 years old and stupid again.Well, 1 out of 2 ain't bad :o)
Well, are you going to tell us which you are? ;^)
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:08:35 AM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: Newbomb Turk
See No. 30.
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:08:45 AM PDT
by
Illbay
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
One year a friend of ours "borrowed" his dad's work truck (utility truck with a bucket lift on it). We took 4 old tires and used the bucket to drop them over the flag pole in the high school courtyard. The pole was cemented to the ground to keep kids from taking it down. You should have seen the maintenance guys trying to cut through steel-belted radials!
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:09:13 AM PDT
by
Orangedog
(Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
To: bigfootbob
No. Malicious injury or destruction of property are never "funny," except to an adolescent mind.
How old are you?
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:09:32 AM PDT
by
Illbay
To: Orangedog
That was awfully irritating, and inconvenient, but at least it wasn't destructive.
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:11:24 AM PDT
by
Illbay
To: Illbay
I'm sure one of us here has the phone number of a good proctologist who can remove that corn-cob for you. Geeees, Bill, lighten up a little ;). Life's too short to be so ridged all the time.
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:13:02 AM PDT
by
Orangedog
(Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
To: Illbay
then I probably shouldn't tell you about the incident with the exploding portable toilet!
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:14:39 AM PDT
by
Orangedog
(Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
To: Illbay
"No. Malicious injury or destruction of property are never "funny," except to an adolescent mind. How old are you?"Super-Glued doors malicious. Give me a break. I'm 49.
To: ErnBatavia
When I was in HS, we did a variation on the "mess with somebody's locker" prank. One time, we broke into the guy's locker, and put a carton with week-old really ripe urine in it, sealed with plastic wrap, and a string tied to the door. Very carefully close the door shut, and when the guy yanked open the door, he got a surprise. :-)
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posted on
04/23/2003 10:16:45 AM PDT
by
adx
(Will produce tag lines for beer)
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