May 4, 200620 yr Link:http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060428/NEWS04/604280326 I think that most of the readers here have gambled before in some way. My friends and I used to bet money on this: RandInt(1,5) The command from the calculator randomly picks a number from 1 to 5 and we would bet on that, the one whose guess is closer to the actual number wins. Well, in this news article, the two students are arrested for flipping coins in school. They were betting on heads or tails and winner gets the coin. Two Greenville Middle Academy students were charged with gambling after authorities said they were caught "flipping" during class. Resource officer Rob Colwell had warned the two previously, so this time he followed up by arresting them, Greenville Police Lt. Mike Gambrell said Thursday. If convicted of gambling in the city, the fine is $295.50 and/or a jail term of 30 days This is more sad and pathetic than the Rune essense update *rimshot*
May 4, 200620 yr I bet you 10 bucks they decide to go to jail rather than pay the fine... For it is the greyness of dusk that reigns.The time when the living and the dead exist as one.
May 4, 200620 yr Well it is a academy, they operate differently from other public schools. But I think the action taken was too extreme for such a small matter. But then again, who am I to judge?
May 4, 200620 yr I bet you 10 bucks they decide to go to jail rather than pay the fine... I don't know, how much is plastic surgery on your butt nowadays? This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you.
May 5, 200620 yr That is a bit extreme. We play poker at lunch all the time, and the principal doesn't care. They were too strict with the students. Trophy Fish Caught: 3/399 Woodcutting 10-30-0599 Firemaking 2-22-0699 Fletching 9-27-07
May 5, 200620 yr wow, sounds like they run that place stricter than a max security prison :-? Do places like this have any kind of common sense :-\
May 5, 200620 yr I bet you 10 bucks they decide to go to jail rather than pay the fine... I don't know, how much is plastic surgery on your butt nowadays? :lol: X 10. Mmeh in our own way I think many people would call there own school strict in ways considering they go there but this, Geez.
May 5, 200620 yr A teacher told the 12-year-old and 15-year-old to stop playing, but the students continued and challenged the teacher, the police report said. Well I guess they deserve to be punished, not necessarily for gambling, but for disobeying the teacher. Typically, a student in such a circumstance would face suspension, said Dr. Robert Palmer, the school's principal. In this case, the school resource officer felt the students were intentionally disobeying him because he'd already spoken with them, he said. Palmer said gambling isn't a widespread problem at the school. Sounds like the school resource officer was kind of abusing his powers, if you ask me. Jail and a 300 dollar fine is probably to strict for "gambling," though they do deserve to be punished. Maybe In School Suspension, or After School Detention for a few days at most. Even suspension is kind of strict, but understandable at least.[/code] Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/user/Aaronm14/MY FAVORITE BAND:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... d=64310717And the bible is the big book of lies, call me a racist if you must.
May 5, 200620 yr Just imagine if they were playing craps. lol :lol: Listen to the mighty words of Bloodredsword. Tip it MGC Xbox live leader board!
May 5, 200620 yr Reminds me of how my old homeroom teacher confiscated cards for "gambling", there was no money involved, and we weren't even playing a gambling game :roll: They should have gotten in school suspention or detention, fining a 12 or 15 year old for flipping a coin is [developmentally delayed]ed
May 5, 200620 yr I know this is a little off topic but, coming from a country where gambling is legal Ive always wondered why USA has such strict gambling laws?(apart from in Nevada and Native American areas as far as I know) He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC)
May 5, 200620 yr Gambling is legal after the age of 21 :roll: Since "we" view ourselves as "christian" they don't want people betraying the bible. It's also only allowed in certain states because it brings down the states reputation...
May 5, 200620 yr Jail or fine for flipping a coin? I would close down that school for their stupidity :? "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is."
May 6, 200620 yr Gambling is legal after the age of 21 :roll: Since "we" view ourselves as "christian" they don't want people betraying the bible. It's also only allowed in certain states because it brings down the states reputation... And yet I don't recall a single passage in the Bible that speaks against gambling... "In so far as I am Man I am the chief of creatures. In so far as I am a man I am the chief of sinners." - G.K. Chesterton
May 6, 200620 yr There are plenty of conservative Christians that condemn gambling though, for it's done for greed, and greed is a Bad Thing . Googling around will show lots of people calling themselves "Real Christians" and condemning gambling to various degrees.
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