[pchelpers] Re: Teacher convicted of showing porn to students

Scott McNay wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> Friday, February 23, 2007, 12:56:16 PM, you wrote:
> 
>>> http://windowssecrets.com/comp/070222/#story0
> 
> JD> An interesting article. After reading it, one might think only a
> JD> combination of gross ignorance or stupidity would convict the
> JD> teacher concerned.
> 
> Take a look at the SecurityFocus article, which is quite detailed and
> covers both sides of the story, including why the defense failed. It
> says that she was justifiably fired for not paying attention to the
> class; the evidence showed that she'd been surfing during the class.
> It also says that the popups were definitely popups (and not
> click-throughs) and that the kids were probably the ones responsible
> for them.
> 
> It also says that under Connecticut law, she technically violated the
> law simply by being there, and that it's not clear whether the jury
> convicted her for that or for actually causing the situation.
> 
> http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/434
> 
Curious grey area stuff. Do they really litigate about the details to 
such an extent? Can someone really be put in jail for 40 years due to a 
technicality? Isn't it supposed to be for a crime?

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