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Kristen - Mar 05, 2008 8:25:12 am PST #3095 of 10001

That is understandable. But I don't have two forms of ID. My passport is expired, and I'm not a student.

An expired passport can usually be used as a second form of ID, depending on how long ago it expired.

But then I think maybe it is just that I a) watch a LOT of TV and b) hang out on-line and in person with people who watch A LOT of TV that I even notice the Hallelujah thing.

The two instances that have stuck with me (in a good way) are West Wing and Without a Trace.


Kat - Mar 05, 2008 8:27:48 am PST #3096 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I didn't get a weird vibe off him, Kristin. He was well-liked by kids. And he was known as a hard-ass disciplinarian; he became a Dean that handled all of the kids being referred out by teachers. Hence the gun thing NOT surprising me.


Kat - Mar 05, 2008 8:34:00 am PST #3097 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Also, I'm not intending to defend him but:

Lizarraga said the victim, who enrolled at Markham in December, attended Saturday English classes on the campus at East 104th Street.

The girl, who does not speak English, was near a restaurant in the neighborhood when Rooney approached her and "forced her into the car," Lizarraga said, adding that he knew of no relationship between the two.

Faye Banton, an L.A. Unified director of school services said that on Monday the parents of the alleged victim went to the principal's office to ask where their daughter had been Saturday.

It's sort of a clusterfuck of stupidity (and would make a good novel). The girl WASN'T where she was supposed to be and he allegedly picked her up and sexually assaulted her. And she doesn't admit that it happened until AFTER her parents go to the school to figure out where she was when she was supposed to be at school.


Nutty - Mar 05, 2008 8:39:56 am PST #3098 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

My mother and I were walking in Woods Hole, MA a year ago, and went into the aquarium, which because it is on federal property requires ID to enter. She didn't have her wallet with her, so I got to be her "custodian" while we looked at the fish. Womanfully, she restrained herself from any illegal shenanigans while in my custody.


bon bon - Mar 05, 2008 8:46:28 am PST #3099 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Given that a janitor was recently arrested here in NY for an assault that rested on the statement of one young student, and that statement turned out to be false, I would be willing to suspend judgment on the principal if the only evidence is the girl's statement.


Aims - Mar 05, 2008 8:48:29 am PST #3100 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Wasn't there a case yonks ago about a runaway who was picked up by a police officer and allegedly assaulted, but then it turns out she wasn't?

ETA: Tawana Brawley! That was it.


Pix - Mar 05, 2008 8:48:57 am PST #3101 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

I didn't get a weird vibe off him, Kristin. He was well-liked by kids. And he was known as a hard-ass disciplinarian; he became a Dean that handled all of the kids being referred out by teachers.
Interesting, Kat, and scary. I like the myth that I would "know" somehow if I worked with someone capable of kidnapping or assaulting a student; it's so unsettling to realize how little we really know about the people we work with.

It's sort of a clusterfuck of stupidity
Sounds that way. I am going to wait and see what happens since (as those above said) we don't have much to go on at this point.

By the way, I know your move is over, but I actually have some time this weekend if I can help you settle in at all. Unpacking is sometimes the hardest part, so let me know if I can help. (Or play with Noah while you and K. work.)


shrift - Mar 05, 2008 9:02:05 am PST #3102 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Called venue and confirmed that 2 forms of ID is pretty much a crock of shit unless you look underage or your ID is hinky, go team hates-to-talk-on-the-phone.

I mean, I figured as much, but a) I'm bored, and b) it's always good to check.


Kathy A - Mar 05, 2008 9:02:25 am PST #3103 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Today is Uno the Beagle Day in Illinois!

I heard him (and his trainer) being interviewed on the radio this morning, and he sounded very cute barking for his cookie. At the end, he leapt into the traffic reporter's lap unexpectedly, looking for some petting. They were saying how it seemed like everyone in the Tribune Tower had come over to peer at Uno through the studio windows.


Jesse - Mar 05, 2008 9:16:17 am PST #3104 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Called venue and confirmed that 2 forms of ID is pretty much a crock of shit unless you look underage or your ID is hinky, go team hates-to-talk-on-the-phone.

I was also just thinking that I've often seen a credit card be OK as secondary ID. Since you probably won't also get a credit card under the name McLovin' or similar.