Yeah... You're going to get a lot of sales from this group. Keep plugging away!

My mid-2010 Macbook Pro has run pretty much non-stop since the day it was new. I installed Lion the day it was released. This machine has never had a kernel panic. Never... I wish I could say the same for my Fedora Thinkpad.

This is the best grammar nazi post I have seen on Slashdot in a long time... Sadly, it will not be understood by many...

Don't forget the "W" allignment, such as the W-12 used in the Volkswagen Phaeton...

Well... That's one way to make sure she never dates.

I think the families of the Fort Hood victims may have a problem with that. But... You go right on with your moral equivalency theory.

Did you have blinders on and earplugs firmly inserted during the Bush years? Olbermann called Bush a fascist, and called for his resignation... repeatedly. Do you need more? You only called for one.

Would you like salt or pepper with your words?

I'm not a fan of Olbermann or Beck... They are both nuts.

Um... Your article is further proof that Van Jones was a communist. Your proof that Beck is wrong hangs on the fact that Van Jones hasn't given a recent interview claiming to be a commie? Seriously? Are you that blind?

Is it OK on the left to be a former commie? Is it OK on the left to be a radical muslim in the U.S. military?

Ah, yes... Another liberal who is above the fray. And, for the record, I am not a Beck fan. After reading your post, however, I may become one.

"Here I come to save the day!"

The Supreme Court has been pretty consistent on this. A school administrator has the right to search a student when the administrator has a "reasonable suspicion" that an infraction has been committed. Police work under the tougher standard of probable cause. Students' writings are also generally off-limits, and considered personal, unless the admin has specific knowledge that the writings are the infraction... ex: Tipped off that a drug dealer has a "ledger" in his notebook. Sounds dumb, but I've been there... I believe the case that settled this was in New Jersey a few years back.

In my past experience- No search should ever be conducted by a classroom teacher. No search should ever be conducted without a witness. And most importantly- No search should ever be conducted without the reasonable suspicion that a student has actually done something. No "body" search should ever be conducted... ever.

I've been on the witness stand quite a few times, and the defense attorney always (read: always, always, always) goes after the legality of the search.

My opinion is that this teacher went too far... If she were one of mine, she would receive some instruction on her own limits.