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But in all likelihood she built a Drano bomb, probably after watching one of the millions of YouTube videos on the subject, and blew it up on school property. She's not a martyr for science, nor a role model for girls in STEM, and frankly it is a little offensive that's the line people are sticking with.
I'm glad the charges were dropped. No one was hurt and that fact needs to be considered before ruining a kid's life. But in all likelihood she built a Drano bomb, probably after watching one of the millions of YouTube videos on the subject, and blew it up on school property. She's not a martyr for science, nor a role model for girls in STEM, and frankly it is a little offensive that's the line people are sticking wit…
Victimless crimes are 86% of the federal prison population. There is a bigger problem of what types of crimes the state is spending it's time enforcing.
http://www.policymic.com/articles/8558/why-we-need-prison-re...
I thought what happened to her was outrageous when it first came to light. Now I am not so sure. If she purposely made a drano bomb (google it) it's not exactly a "science experiment". Still, she had good grades supposedly and had never been in trouble before, so expulsion was extreme until proven otherwise I guess. So maybe she can make something good happen from this offer.
Why doesn't being curious about a Drano bomb count as a valid intellectual or scientific curiosity? I personally think its a rather easy topic to be scientifically curious about.
We should value things besides curiosity in our scientists. Responsibility and safety matter too.
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Why doesn't being curious about a Drano bomb count as a valid intellectual or scientific curiosity? I personally think its a rather easy topic to be scientifically curious about.
You can be curious about a Drano bomb while simultaneously not building and detonating one on school property. We should value things besides curiosity in our scientists. Responsibility and safety matter too.
I thought what happened to her was outrageous when it first came to light. Now I am not so sure. If she purposely made a drano bomb (google it) it's not exactly a "science experiment". Still, she had good grades supposedly and had never been in trouble before, so expulsion was extreme until proven otherwise I guess. So maybe she can make something good happen from this offer.
Why doesn't being curious about a Drano bomb count as a valid intellectual or scientific curiosity? I personally think its a rather easy topic to be scientifically curious about.
Drano bomb idea had to come from online or a friend demonstrating it previously.
I think expulsion is too far. I think suspension would be appropriate at best.
That's nice of Space Camp to reach out to her like that. I don't know if Kiera Wilmot is going to be the next brilliant scientist or not but I do know she seemed like a bright, interested student who was unfairly targeted by our schools' protofascist zero tolerance policies. I could imagine it would put a distaste for involvement in science in your mouth if you were persecuted for what's an obvious nothing story, so…
I'm glad the charges were dropped. No one was hurt and that fact needs to be considered before ruining a kid's life. But in all likelihood she built a Drano bomb, probably after watching one of the millions of YouTube videos on the subject, and blew it up on school property. She's not a martyr for science, nor a role model for girls in STEM, and frankly it is a little offensive that's the line people are sticking wit…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why doesn't being curious about a Drano bomb count as a valid intellectual or scientific curiosity? I personally think its a rather easy topic to be scientifically curious about.
You can be curious about a Drano bomb while simultaneously not building and detonating one on school property. We should value things besides curiosity in our scientists. Responsibility and safety matter too.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
You can be curious about a Drano bomb while simultaneously not building and detonating one on school property. We should value things besides curiosity in our scientists. Responsibility and safety matter too.
Yeah but for chrissakes she's just a kid.