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Can't anyone be charged with anything? Convictions matter, not charges which could easily be tossed out once they are in front of a judge. Reason.com's article
by craftyguy 8y ago
Can't anyone be charged with anything? Convictions matter, not charges which could easily be tossed out once they are in front of a judge.
Reason.com's article here links to some illinoispolicy.org[1] as the 'original source', and illinoispolicy.org does not provide any citations. The rest of the articles on that site lead me to believe that they are fearmongering and not reporting.
It's blogspam all the way down.
1. https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-13-year-old-charged-with-eavesdropping-felony-for-recording-meeting-with-principal/ https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-13-year-old-charged-...
- naikrovek 8y agoYeah this is a "get yourpitchforks, boys" type of article. I was slightly amused at the notion that this will go on his "permanent record," because that is not a thing that exists. There are databases (plural) that provide data for background checks, social media accounts, etc., but a singular "permanent record" document simply doesn't exist and has never existed.
- craftyguy 8y agoThe "this will go on your permanent record" threat has been used by parents and schools for years. The fact that the author here also believes this leads me to believe that they have no idea what they are talking about.
- objectivetruth 8y agoCome on, nobody really thinks that a singular "permanent record" exists. It's a colloquialism that implies the aggregated collection of all of those databases you mentioned. And this certainly will show up on that permanent record.