42 years? That must be more than manslaughter.
The reporter just added up the maximum possible sentence for 6 class-3 felonies. This is SOP in reporting on crimes even though there's no way she'll get that.
Mom Hacks Into School Computer, Changes Her Kids' Grades
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#22I had a Marine come into my clinic over the weekend, complaining of a head cold that had lasted for two weeks. His mom came with him. He had a sniffle. The physical exam screamed viral. The rapid strep test was negative. I advised my standard care for viral upper respiratory infections. He was fine with that but looked at me like a whipped puppy while his mom berated me for not prescribing an antibiotic. Later, a 35…
At tumor board a few weeks ago a patient presented with a massive, benign head tumor that had been partially resected.
resident presents the case and asks for surgery's opinion Surgeons: No, it's better to wait until the cavity heals(from the previous surgery) and then evaluate. Resident: His mother is insisting. Surgeons: We're not going to do it because his mom insists. Me: How old is the patient? Resident: late 30s.
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#23"Hacks" is quite an exaggeration. She worked at the school district as a secretary and had access to the grading software.
This seems to be the new definition of "hack", just like when somebody "hacks" into your Facebook account and posts rude messages when they visit your home and find your phone or computer unlocked.
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#24>>According to District Attorney’s office spokeswoman Debbie Garlicki, Venusto could face up to 42 years in prison or a $90,000 fine if convicted.
Something about that statement just seems absurdly wrong. Maybe it's the 42 years of prison or $90,000 for changing her child's grade.
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#25"Hacks" is quite an exaggeration. She worked at the school district as a secretary and had access to the grading software.
This seems to be the new definition of "hack", just like when somebody "hacks" into your Facebook account and posts rude messages when they visit your home and find your phone or computer unlocked.
I agree, but I would also say that the title was trying to evoke the traditional meaning.
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#26I had a Marine come into my clinic over the weekend, complaining of a head cold that had lasted for two weeks. His mom came with him. He had a sniffle. The physical exam screamed viral. The rapid strep test was negative. I advised my standard care for viral upper respiratory infections. He was fine with that but looked at me like a whipped puppy while his mom berated me for not prescribing an antibiotic. Later, a 35…
Related anecdote:
For a time, I volunteered for a charity that provided general advice and support, mainly on issues of welfare, money and debt.
The longer I was there, the more obvious it became that most of the people I saw were simply fuck-ups. Although a minority simply had bad luck, most of them were simply unable and unwilling to responsibly manage even the most basic aspects of their lives. In hindsight, this is completely obvious - responsible, resourceful people rarely have need to seek help in running their lives.
Likewise, medics see a completely distorted picture of human health. They see a grossly disproportionate number of people from the minority of the population who are hypochondriacs, or have some form of somatoform disorder, or who chronically abuse their body. Conversely, they only infrequently come into contact with people who don't like to cause a fuss, or people with medical phobias.
There is data to suggest that police officers believe that they are much better than the general population at spotting lies, but are in fact much worse. The best explanation for this is that police officers habitually deal with people who are simply very bad at deceit - skilled criminals are rarely caught, whilst the most incompetent of petty thieves may be arrested several times a week. Officers believe that they know what a lie looks like because they are constantly dealing with people who lie, but in fact the only know what a very bad lie looks like.
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#27The mom is a douche, but the prison sentence possible is nuts. I doubt she'd be up for such a sentence if she'd rammed a stolen truck into the buildings and changed paper records.
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#28I had a Marine come into my clinic over the weekend, complaining of a head cold that had lasted for two weeks. His mom came with him. He had a sniffle. The physical exam screamed viral. The rapid strep test was negative. I advised my standard care for viral upper respiratory infections. He was fine with that but looked at me like a whipped puppy while his mom berated me for not prescribing an antibiotic. Later, a 35…
Related anecdote: For a time, I volunteered for a charity that provided general advice and support, mainly on issues of welfare, money and debt. The longer I was there, the more obvious it became that most of the people I saw were simply fuck-ups. Although a minority simply had bad luck, most of them were simply unable and unwilling to responsibly manage even the most basic aspects of their lives. In hindsight, this…
Very interesting stuff about police. Do you have citations?
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#29>State police said she admitted to changing the grades, but thought her actions were merely unethical— not illegal. Riiight. I suppose that if 5% of people could possibly believe that, then .95^12 = .5403... could be worse.
I'm guessing people who believe something that dumb will be less likely to get out of jury duty or be excused.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Related anecdote: For a time, I volunteered for a charity that provided general advice and support, mainly on issues of welfare, money and debt. The longer I was there, the more obvious it became that most of the people I saw were simply fuck-ups. Although a minority simply had bad luck, most of them were simply unable and unwilling to responsibly manage even the most basic aspects of their lives. In hindsight, this…
Very interesting stuff about police. Do you have citations?
Many studies have been done about this sort of thing, and I've seen some that put teachers near the top. Most paint police as average.
Example: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6249749/ns/technology_and_scienc...