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ghost
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 Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:45 pm Post subject: Teacher faces 40 years in jail for obscene computer use! |
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A female substitute teacher in the United States faces 40 years in jail, for accessing porn sites during class time at school, and letting her students view the sites.
What she did was wrong, without a doubt, but 40 years in jail seems way over the top for the offense. Even in Turkey, which takes those kinds of things very seriously, it is doubtful that the punishment meted out would be as harsh as it is in the U.S.
The teacher in question claims her innocence, stating that the porn sites "popped up" without notice and without her wanting them to be shown, but prosecuters contend the teacher voluntarily accessed and showed the sites to students because she would have had to physically click onto the links to download the sites.
Check this out:
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/NEWS01/701060312/1002/NEWS17
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ghost
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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More evidence points to the teacher being completely innocent of the charges laid out, but the school board will not support the unfortunate teacher.
But the teacher still faces the original charges despite growing evidence that she did not have criminal intentions. The point being: U.S. law is inflexible, and when the powers that be deem that a law has been "broken" there is little that can be done to change the situation and exonerate the person facing the music, even if the defendant did not have criminal intentions.
Check this out.
http://www.courant.com/news/local/columnists/hc-rgreen0130.artjan30,0,6064060.column
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dmb
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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The teacher in question claims her innocence, stating that the porn sites "popped up" without notice and without her wanting them to be shown, |
That's a b*gger that one. Happens to me all the time. |
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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Once again "ghost" gets it wrong before "it" gets it right. What a loose cannon.
Does "ghost" have nothing better to do than post -- and misinterpret -- trivia from the Internet? |
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jamessmart50
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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....says the sad sack who's posted 2400 wind-up posts since May 2005.
Try getting a life, mate. |
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ghost
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:55 pm Post subject: response |
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| Does "ghost" have nothing better to do than post -- and misinterpret -- trivia from the Internet? |
The "trivia" posted is, or should be of interest to most ESL/EFL teachers who have access to computers/internet at work, because no matter how innocent their intentions, teachers can fall victim to "pop ups" and other computer usage by products which might pose problems somewhere down the road, and also, many teachers do not even realize that their internet use at work is being monitored by their bosses or even the school boards.
Many bosses know who the teachers are who post comments on this forum, and actively monitor what their employees are saying or doing online.
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:35 am Post subject: |
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"ghost" was originally so eager to point an accusatory finger at the teacher in question that "it" couldn't wait three minutes to check another source for the real story. Or perhaps "ghost" just didn't read "its" original source completely before "its" breathless first summary. Sure enough, three minutes later "its" tone abruptly changed.
That's pathetic -- but typical of beings of no substance. |
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Baba Alex
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:54 am Post subject: |
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The teacher in question claims her innocence, stating that the porn sites "popped up" without notice and without her wanting them to be shown, |
That's a b*gger that one. Happens to me all the time. |
Tell me about it. It's very embarrassing when the they "pop up" like that and someone sees you. Especially if, at the same time, your old fella has accidentally "popped out" and a tissue has accidentally "pop into" your hand.
Took some explaining that one, I can tell you. |
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tvik
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| Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:59 am Post subject: |
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| i think henry could use a little time on those same sites, because he/she/it obviously isn't getting much otherwise |
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Henry_Cowell
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Here is the gist of this story:***A classroom's computer has no antivirus software, no pop-up blockers, no "malware" blockers, and absolutely no security in general. Many people have access to it.
***The computer is infected with "malware" BEFORE the substitute teacher arrives at the school for her first assignment there.
***When the teacher tries to use the computer to access the Internet, pornographic pop-ups begin to appear when she attempts to enter innocuous Websites (not pornographic sites). This is exactly what "malware" does.
***The defense in the trial is not allowed to present all of its expert testimony about the state of the classroom computer (due to pre-trial mistakes).
***The jury convicts based primarily on a police expert who "maintained that Amero [the teacher] was intentionally surfing for pornography while her seventh grade class busied itself with language arts. [The police witness] told the court that Amero musts have "physically clicked" on pornographic links during class time in order to unleash the pornographic pictures. However, he admitted under cross-examination that the prosecution never even checked the computer for malware."
That's it. So much for blaming the teacher for accessing pornography during class. 
http://www.freepress.net/news/20542 |
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furiousmilksheikali
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| Someone once posted an obscene avatar on this very site which remained there for a good few hours before the Mods pulled it. I never check the China (Off-topic) Forum at work these days unless I am sure no one is watching over my shoulder. |
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Henry_Cowell
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Just as Christopher Hitchens doesn't write a story these days without glancing over his shoulder to make sure that Alex C*o*ckburn isn't watching.  |
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thrifty
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject: ESLwindup |
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| jamessmart50 wrote: |
....says the sad sack who's posted 2400 wind-up posts since May 2005.
Try getting a life, mate. |
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Henry_Cowell
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"thrifty"!!!!
Where ya been, mate? We've missed you. Was rehab beneficial?  |
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ghost
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject: the answer |
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| "ghost" was originally so eager to point an accusatory finger at the teacher in question that "it" couldn't wait three minutes to check another source for the real story. |
No this is wrong...ghost only showed a "sympathetic" finger toward the unfortunate Ms. Amero (the teacher who was accused in the case of the porn 'pop ups').
1. Ghost never believed that Amero was "guilty as charged" and anyone who thinks for a few seconds will come to realize how absurd the whole saga was, because -first of all - females, unlike males - do not get worked up about that sort of thing (online porn) and second of all - it would have been inconceivable for a teacher on duty to goof off on that sort of thing during class time. Ghost knows all about that - because it is a substitute teacher and knows that if you give the kids a few seconds of freedom in the class - they (the kids) are "away" and the result in the classroom is chaos and anarchy......in other words subs. like Amero and ghost have to keep an extra tight rein on their charges - much more so than the regular classroom teachers who instill more respect and compliance in their students.
Ghost, Montreal French school board supply teacher |
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