Comments on: Substitute Teacher Finds Porn on Classroom Computer, Can’t Get Rid of It. Railroaded by DA into 40-year Prison Sentence!! http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:18:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Necro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-2/#comment-968443 Necro Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:57:50 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-968443 Pathetic...just pathetic. At first when I read Dvorak's "Computer literacy standard" column article on PCMag.com, I felt a bit of laughs, as well as a bit of thoughts going through my head, most of them a bit of a joke themselves. "That'll kill us in the tech support industry, though it'll also eliminate the Indian Tech support people." ""Yes, but that still won't teach my mother what she needs to know; shes out of school!" "Yes, it'll be standard, but how many people won't just skip it and rely on us tech nerds to take care of it?" Then I read this. 40 years? Really, we're giving a teacher 40 years in prison for popups? ANYONE who uses Windows knows them; how could the state attorney still persecute her in a case like this? We all have popup blockers(Especially government workers,) so the state attorney should've known about the annoyance of popups. >< And 40 years for one child seeing a little porn? This is a sad, sad abuse of justice. -_- Pathetic…just pathetic. At first when I read Dvorak’s “Computer literacy standard” column article on PCMag.com, I felt a bit of laughs, as well as a bit of thoughts going through my head, most of them a bit of a joke themselves. “That’ll kill us in the tech support industry, though it’ll also eliminate the Indian Tech support people.” “”Yes, but that still won’t teach my mother what she needs to know; shes out of school!” “Yes, it’ll be standard, but how many people won’t just skip it and rely on us tech nerds to take care of it?” Then I read this. 40 years? Really, we’re giving a teacher 40 years in prison for popups? ANYONE who uses Windows knows them; how could the state attorney still persecute her in a case like this? We all have popup blockers(Especially government workers,) so the state attorney should’ve known about the annoyance of popups. ><

And 40 years for one child seeing a little porn? This is a sad, sad abuse of justice. -_-

]]> By: matt http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-2/#comment-826760 matt Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:09:44 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-826760 that's weird.. i don't believe it how the judge blame on her like this:( that’s weird.. i don’t believe it how the judge blame on her like this:(

]]> By: Alex M http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-747831 Alex M Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:49:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-747831 In this day and age I would assume everybody (teachers included) should have at least a minimal working knowledge of computers. Regarding the sentence it is a shame on US law system. The quality of law enforment and those who pass the judgments is really no better than those the laws are designed to punish. In this day and age I would assume everybody (teachers included) should have at least a minimal working knowledge of computers. Regarding the sentence it is a shame on US law system. The quality of law enforment and those who pass the judgments is really no better than those the laws are designed to punish.

]]> By: Virtual http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-561360 Virtual Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:14:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-561360 Alas, there is only one way to not get in such troubles - to not live in USA... Alas, there is only one way to not get in such troubles –
to not live in USA…

]]> By: bigmike http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-515653 bigmike Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:59:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-515653 Hey, What is it with girls fighting? BigMike <a href="gross-videos.com" rel="nofollow">gross-videos.com</a> Hey,

What is it with girls fighting?

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]]> By: freddyzdead http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-508936 freddyzdead Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:05:30 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-508936 As an expatriate american living in australia for quite a few years, it is this sort of thing that reminds me why I still live here. Anyone who has had this pop-up storm situation happen to them knows that you are tricked into clicking on the "close" button, but that only results in the generation of still more pop-ups. They appear much too rapidly for any chance of success in closing them. This woman was totally innocent. I like the idea of a nationwide boycott by teachers of classroom computers until the matter is resolved. I bet it would only take a couple of days. The other comment about ruling out any involvement by the students has much merit, too. As an expatriate american living in australia for quite a few years, it is this sort of thing that reminds me why I still live here.

Anyone who has had this pop-up storm situation happen to them knows that you are tricked into clicking on the “close” button, but that only results in the generation of still more pop-ups. They appear much too rapidly for any chance of success in closing them. This woman was totally innocent.

I like the idea of a nationwide boycott by teachers of classroom computers until the matter is resolved. I bet it would only take a couple of days.

The other comment about ruling out any involvement by the students has much merit, too.

]]> By: Ed http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-487323 Ed Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:53:52 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-487323 I don't know what its going to take to get through to people that America is really nothing more than a (VERY) thinly veiled POLICE STATE. This prosecutor should be incarcerated and the jurors appear to have made up of people that all have fallen out of the DUMB TREE and managed to HIT EVERY SINGLE BRANCH ON THE WAY DOWN. It's obvious that not only do they appear CLUELESS about computer technology, they haven't a clue about one of the most powerful tools in this country and ONE OF THE FEW WE HAVE LEFT TO DEFEND OURSELVES AGAINST THIS TYPE OF TYRANNY: JURY NULLIFICATION. Study up people, you may be the ONLY person capable of stopping some of this lawless B.S. and you could do it WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT. AGAIN, THAT'S JURY NULLIFICATION. Use the Scroogle.org search choice but hurry up, soon it'll be illegal (NOT UNLAWFUL MIND YOU) to link. The jurors in this case are flat out PATHETIC. They should be COMPLETELY ASHAMED of themselves. Because of IDIOTS like these, we have prisons FILLED with people who've NEVER COMMITTED A CRIME IN THEIR LIVES. We need to do whatever we can for this woman. I don’t know what its going to take to get through to people that America is really nothing more than a (VERY) thinly veiled POLICE STATE. This prosecutor should be incarcerated and the jurors appear to have made up of people that all have fallen out of the DUMB TREE and managed to HIT EVERY SINGLE BRANCH ON THE WAY DOWN. It’s obvious that not only do they appear CLUELESS about computer technology, they haven’t a clue about one of the most powerful tools in this country and ONE OF THE FEW WE HAVE LEFT TO DEFEND OURSELVES AGAINST THIS TYPE OF TYRANNY: JURY NULLIFICATION. Study up people, you may be the ONLY person capable of stopping some of this lawless B.S. and you could do it WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT. AGAIN, THAT’S JURY NULLIFICATION. Use the Scroogle.org search choice but hurry up, soon it’ll be illegal (NOT UNLAWFUL MIND YOU) to link. The jurors in this case are flat out PATHETIC. They should be COMPLETELY ASHAMED of themselves. Because of IDIOTS like these, we have prisons FILLED with people who’ve NEVER COMMITTED A CRIME IN THEIR LIVES. We need to do whatever we can for this woman.

]]> By: LaughingCanadian http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-469650 LaughingCanadian Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:09:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-469650 Its this type of ignorance that is simply destroying the great country of the USA. 40 years ago you led the world, but your dreadfully funded public school system has led to a country divided by the elite and the illiterate. In too many areas ignorance is dominant. Some areas, such as Norwich, are being run by people who are obviously so unaware of reality that they are returning to the witch hunts of old. Such witch hunts are a sign that the public is abandoning reason - that they are relying upon superstition, scapegoating, and fear. Its a sign of the times - your country is in trouble...and its not the illegal immigrants you need to worry about! Its this type of ignorance that is simply destroying the great country of the USA. 40 years ago you led the world, but your dreadfully funded public school system has led to a country divided by the elite and the illiterate. In too many areas ignorance is dominant. Some areas, such as Norwich, are being run by people who are obviously so unaware of reality that they are returning to the witch hunts of old. Such witch hunts are a sign that the public is abandoning reason – that they are relying upon superstition, scapegoating, and fear. Its a sign of the times – your country is in trouble…and its not the illegal immigrants you need to worry about!

]]> By: Rich Steebe http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-469135 Rich Steebe Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:40:24 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-469135 The state of the justice system should be exampled by the DA in North Carolina whose recent motivation was politics at the assumed expense of wealthy parents of Duke Lacrosse players. Porn is a ripe for the picking subject to get your name in print and make a name for yourself, good and bad. The state of the justice system should be exampled by the DA in North Carolina whose recent motivation was politics at the assumed expense of wealthy parents of Duke Lacrosse players. Porn is a ripe for the picking subject to get your name in print and make a name for yourself, good and bad.

]]> By: Rich Steebe http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-469129 Rich Steebe Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:33:52 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-469129 The only way to interact with justice in the United States of America (almost communist united states of america) is NOT become involved with the justice system, none of it. Don't stare at law enforcement soldiers(criminal, above law group of uniformed thugs), hope that if you do ever get stopped by a LEO, that they graduated at the top of their class in the Sally Struthers University (ITT). I could go on but by now I am sure the government has already seen this post. The quality of law enforment and those who pass the judgments is really no better than those the laws are designed to punish. If the guy would have had sex with one of the students, he could have gotten off with probation. The only way to interact with justice in the United States of America (almost communist united states of america) is NOT become involved with the justice system, none of it. Don’t stare at law enforcement soldiers(criminal, above law group of uniformed thugs), hope that if you do ever get stopped by a LEO, that they graduated at the top of their class in the Sally Struthers University (ITT). I could go on but by now I am sure the government has already seen this post. The quality of law enforment and those who pass the judgments is really no better than those the laws are designed to punish. If the guy would have had sex with one of the students, he could have gotten off with probation.

]]> By: John Millard http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-469128 John Millard Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:33:22 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-469128 The only way to interact with justice in the United States of America (almost communist united states of america) is NOT become involved with the justice system, none of it. Don't stare at law enforcement soldiers(criminal, above law group of uniformed thugs), hope that if you do ever get stopped by a LEO, that they graduated at the top of their class in the Sally Struthers University (ITT). I could go on but by now I am sure the government has already seen this post. The quality of law enforment and those who pass the judgments is really no better than those the laws are designed to punish. If the guy would have had sex with one of the students, he could have gotten off with probation. The only way to interact with justice in the United States of America (almost communist united states of america) is NOT become involved with the justice system, none of it. Don’t stare at law enforcement soldiers(criminal, above law group of uniformed thugs), hope that if you do ever get stopped by a LEO, that they graduated at the top of their class in the Sally Struthers University (ITT). I could go on but by now I am sure the government has already seen this post. The quality of law enforment and those who pass the judgments is really no better than those the laws are designed to punish. If the guy would have had sex with one of the students, he could have gotten off with probation.

]]> By: Jim Vanderwoude http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-468150 Jim Vanderwoude Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:51:01 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-468150 This teacher would have received a lesser sentence, if any at all, if she had been caught having sex with a student in the classroom. This teacher would have received a lesser sentence, if any at all, if she had been caught having sex with a student in the classroom.

]]> By: Bob http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-468143 Bob Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:47:23 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-468143 Post the D.A.'s name. And remind anyone you care about not to move to that state! Post the D.A.’s name. And remind anyone you care about not to move to that state!

]]> By: Michael Spurlock http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-467889 Michael Spurlock Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:44:24 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-467889 A. It's Connecticut, people! B. The DA...he's a LAWYER. Don't expect compassion. C. He's a LIBERAL. Don't expect reason or logic. D. He's a wealthy bureaucrat. Don't expect computer literacy. E. How's he gonna become governor if he doesn't ruin innocent peoples' lives? A. It’s Connecticut, people!
B. The DA…he’s a LAWYER. Don’t expect compassion.
C. He’s a LIBERAL. Don’t expect reason or logic.
D. He’s a wealthy bureaucrat. Don’t expect computer literacy.
E. How’s he gonna become governor if he doesn’t ruin innocent peoples’ lives?

]]> By: Lois Croft http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/01/22/substitute-teacher-finds-porn-on-classroom-computer-cant-get-rid-of-it-railroaded-by-da-into-40-year-prison-sentence/comment-page-1/#comment-467346 Lois Croft Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:46:24 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9366#comment-467346 If the material that popped up showed someone getting hacked to death with a chain saw, this whole event would be a non-issue. Similarly, if she were a Catholic priest molesting young boys or a congressman trolling for pages, she wouldn't get anywhere near 40 years. But since it involved pornography and kids, it's a different story entirely. This despite the fact that the teacher tried her best to fix the problem (she had no intent to commit a crime, no motive, and certainly nothing to gain). To call this a travesty of justice doesn't begin to even scratch the surface. Lawyers are scum, and judges are ex-lawyers. All I can say is: Be afraid America. Be very afraid. If the material that popped up showed someone getting hacked to death with a chain saw, this whole event would be a non-issue. Similarly, if she were a Catholic priest molesting young boys or a congressman trolling for pages, she wouldn’t get anywhere near 40 years. But since it involved pornography and kids, it’s a different story entirely. This despite the fact that the teacher tried her best to fix the problem (she had no intent to commit a crime, no motive, and certainly nothing to gain). To call this a travesty of justice doesn’t begin to even scratch the surface. Lawyers are scum, and judges are ex-lawyers. All I can say is:

Be afraid America. Be very afraid.

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