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This story is just indicative of the perverse nature of publicity: those that break the rules are the ones who reap the rewards and publicity.
What kind of example does this set? Now we're encouraging more kids to blow stuff up at school, great!
If only we really were... Blowing up stuff is one of the best introductions to science a kid can get! If a kid today were to do now what I did as a kid, they'd have a criminal record a mile long, destined to be nothing more than a drain on society since they'd be permanently branded and unemployable in most places. That's not a good way to build up your future economy and industry, not to mention international compet…
I hope some one has sent her a copy of rocket boys Homer Hickam :-)
I read Rocket Boys recently so it was kind of cool finding Homer Hickam in news.
How uncomfortably scripted is that?! It's a really bizarre nod to the allegations that she was being reckless.
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…
> No one was hurt and that fact needs to be considered before ruining a kid's life. 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...
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Consult a lawyer, but there can't be any repercussions to saying "no". Once it's sealed, legally it is as if it never happened.
It still feels like lying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expungement
(and let me emphasize: consult a lawyer. I am not one, and neither this nor my other comments constitute not legal advice)
The issues is that, for every Kiera Wilmot, there are a dozen kids, many of them with substantial potential, who adhere to the rules and elect not to detonate draino bombs in the school bathroom, but no one makes an effort to aid them. This story is just indicative of the perverse nature of publicity: those that break the rules are the ones who reap the rewards and publicity.
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FWIW, USCIS insists on all of its forms that you must tell them if you've ever been charged or convicted of a crime, even if your record was sealed or you were pardoned.
Consult a lawyer, but there can't be any repercussions to saying "no". Once it's sealed, legally it is as if it never happened.