RABIES Alert! A school over in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania now faces lawsuits over allegations that the school was using cameras and laptops to spy on students at home. Though the school claims that the camera and tracking systems on the laptops are used as a method to detect lost or stolen laptops, the claim falls short for a couple of reasons.
1) If the school is loaning out laptops to students to use, it surly has some sort of sign-out procedure that keeps track of which computer is in the hands of which student, and would thus negate any need for the spy system. If the school however, is foolish enough not to use this method, it really has itself to blame, and should implement it immediately.
2)The school did not release this explanation well until after twenty-four hours after the story broke national news (we can assume that the suit was filed well even before this, though his is yet to be verified). If the school’s explanation were truly as benign as it claimed, surely it could have said so from the start. The time lapse points to a PR scramble, like the Thomas Paine Elementary cover-up , to come up with some plausible explanation now that they have been caught.
Of further interest to us is the name and type of class that would be using the laptops, and the teacher involved. What is their union status and affiliation? We shall be watching.
Posted by Hound No. 4
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Bathroom Brawl!
We travel back to Wonderland-but this time it is not 610 N. Buchanan.
Media reports reported early Thursday morning that Crystal Mangum has been arrested on charges of assault, arson, and child endangerment to follow. The “serial fabricator,” as Professor K.C. Johnson has referred to her in the past was fighting with her boyfriend of the time, and attempted to set fire to his clothes. According to the police reports released so far, one of Mangum’s daughters called 911 to report that altercations.
This revelation is interesting for several reasons. First it dispels the image of a innocent, maligned, and over-scrutinized young mother,, that the Mangum Celebrity Tour tried to espouse during her promotion for hr completely negligible book. Rather it further reveals, or rather, adds to the criminal figure that is C.G.M. As the 2006 Lacrosse Case unfolded, Mangum’s criminal record surfaced , and with it a history of armed robbery, false rape accusations, prostitution, drug (both legal and illegal) use, and mental instability.
From K.C. Johnson:
Johnson’s Durham in Wonderland writes, a bit more forgiving than we, suggesting that even a serial fabricator and criminal as her deserves the presumption of innocence (though a second read through may suggest some small level of sarcasm) . Fair enough to her, but unfortunately we are not talking about some parable about tax collectors. It is quite crystal clear to we Hounds that where there is smoke, there is fire. And where there is fire, there is Mangum setting fire to another person’s clothing and her arrest on arson charges. No, we say “fool us once or twice, shame on you. Fool us three or more times, shame on us.”
Johnson points out that the Herald-Sun and New York Times both were loathe to point the finger too much at Mangum, which comes as no surprise Looking for honest reporting from either would be comparable to looking for ethics in Richard Herman, sanity at Northwestern, or a legitimate death certificate from Easter Michigan University. What was disappointing was how the Duke Chronicle did not get around to its “breaking news” concerning Mangum until well after 5pm. The story had been on Fox and ABC. since at least 10 am. [Update a check of both Newsbusters and Media Matters result in nothing].
In other duke news, Larry Moneta has returned from beyond the iron curtain to reign in some more control over student lives. Considering that the Water Buffalo cannot even be trusted to run student affairs, either at Duke or Penn, without garnering civil rights lawsuits, we Hounds are quite surprised that he should be given even more control over student lives. Lest we forget, this was the same man who authorized illegal access to residence hall security information. Now he is in charge of the program? Given the Water Buffalo's track record, be prepared to see U Delaware "ResLife"-style indoctrination.
Posted by Hound No. 2
Media reports reported early Thursday morning that Crystal Mangum has been arrested on charges of assault, arson, and child endangerment to follow. The “serial fabricator,” as Professor K.C. Johnson has referred to her in the past was fighting with her boyfriend of the time, and attempted to set fire to his clothes. According to the police reports released so far, one of Mangum’s daughters called 911 to report that altercations.
This revelation is interesting for several reasons. First it dispels the image of a innocent, maligned, and over-scrutinized young mother,, that the Mangum Celebrity Tour tried to espouse during her promotion for hr completely negligible book. Rather it further reveals, or rather, adds to the criminal figure that is C.G.M. As the 2006 Lacrosse Case unfolded, Mangum’s criminal record surfaced , and with it a history of armed robbery, false rape accusations, prostitution, drug (both legal and illegal) use, and mental instability.
From K.C. Johnson:
'This case will work its way through the system, and it is premature to suggest
guilt or innocence at this stage. Perhaps Mangum’s new boyfriend (whom she
allegedly assaulted and attempted to kill) and one of her children (who
apparently called 911) were lying about what occurred; perhaps the police report
was flawed. And as the police investigation is continuing, perhaps new
information will come to light about the incident."
Johnson’s Durham in Wonderland writes, a bit more forgiving than we, suggesting that even a serial fabricator and criminal as her deserves the presumption of innocence (though a second read through may suggest some small level of sarcasm) . Fair enough to her, but unfortunately we are not talking about some parable about tax collectors. It is quite crystal clear to we Hounds that where there is smoke, there is fire. And where there is fire, there is Mangum setting fire to another person’s clothing and her arrest on arson charges. No, we say “fool us once or twice, shame on you. Fool us three or more times, shame on us.”
Johnson points out that the Herald-Sun and New York Times both were loathe to point the finger too much at Mangum, which comes as no surprise Looking for honest reporting from either would be comparable to looking for ethics in Richard Herman, sanity at Northwestern, or a legitimate death certificate from Easter Michigan University. What was disappointing was how the Duke Chronicle did not get around to its “breaking news” concerning Mangum until well after 5pm. The story had been on Fox and ABC. since at least 10 am. [Update a check of both Newsbusters and Media Matters result in nothing].
In other duke news, Larry Moneta has returned from beyond the iron curtain to reign in some more control over student lives. Considering that the Water Buffalo cannot even be trusted to run student affairs, either at Duke or Penn, without garnering civil rights lawsuits, we Hounds are quite surprised that he should be given even more control over student lives. Lest we forget, this was the same man who authorized illegal access to residence hall security information. Now he is in charge of the program? Given the Water Buffalo's track record, be prepared to see U Delaware "ResLife"-style indoctrination.
Posted by Hound No. 2
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