Secret Service Question Students

KRON 4 ^ | May 7, 2003 | KRON 4

[Amelia]

I remember when Gonzo was interrogated because of things he posted on FR about Clinton.

Don't know that he'll be answering today though, Jim Robinson posted a thread yesterday saying Gonzo's in the hospital with a bad infection, but recovering.

[jackbill]

Something is missing in this story.

Couldn't be intentional, now could it?

[Amelia]

Yeah, but if you're not under arrest, you're free to get up and leave whenever you want. It doesn't sound like these kids were.

At most schools I'm familiar with, if a student is being questioned about a serious offense in the principal's office, the student will be told to sit down and answer the questions.

I'm not positive about schools in California, but in Georgia a student is supposed to be where the adult in charge has told him or her to be, and no where else. (Conversely, the adults are held responsible for the safety and well-being of the students in their charge.)

[FreePaul]

I wonder if one of the boys had said they were going to shoot and kill several of the teachers,...

Or even worse what if one said that they were going to lead the class in prayer or someone said that they were going to burn a cross? Yeah, free expression. Just as long as it conforms to the party line.

[bvw]

To act like bozos? Bullying schoolkids? Yeah, right. Good idea.

[Beck_isright]

You're correct. If they threatened the Prez, they got what they deserved.

[SC Swamp Fox]

Something is missing in this story.

There is more than "something" missing, almost everything. This reporter apparently spoke to two people, teachers Lopez and Felson, who are upset about the incident. Notice that there is not a single quote from anyone who was involved in or witnessed the the classroom discussion or the subsequent interrogations first hand.

No quotes from:
The students or their parents.
The students who witnessed the comments.
The teacher involved.
The principal involved.
The U.S. Secret Service.

This passes for professional journalism?

[jellybean]

Jim Robinson posted a thread yesterday saying Gonzo's in the hospital with a bad infection, but recovering.

Yes, someone freep mailed me that info. I found the thread and have added my prayers to the chorus of good wishes headed gonzo's way.

[DLfromthedesert]

That was a joke. Of course newspapers frequently get their facts wrong. But my concern is that if it IS true, there seems to be a few people on this forum that think it's OK for government agents to behave in this manner.

[Amelia]

But my concern is that if it IS true, there seems to be a few people on this forum that think it's OK for government agents to behave in this manner.

Perhaps. It appears to me that most of the people on this thread think (1) the story was poorly written to give the impression that the students were mistreated, the teacher who reported them was a lunatic, and the USSS agents were jack-booted thugs, and (2) threatening the president is not a smart idea.

[TalBlack]

These kids are just saying what many a LIBERAL has said PUBLICLY since the ramp up to the war in Iraq. Some Lib language has gone well over the top!

[muggs]

The Secret Service would NEVER use language such as "You have no rights. the government owns you".

Get real. THis is simply the communist/socialist state of disrepair Kalifornia baby-coms trying to cover their A**e* by lying like hell.

I would like to know much more than the article says, in order to have an opinion on this but I can say positively that USSS agents in the Cincy area don't talk that way.

[Coleus]

Yes, something is missing in the story. The students probably threatened the president and the teacher did the right thing and once again, the biased press left out something very salient facts. I'm sure if Clinton were president, the exact words would have been printed.