Boys Accused of Spiking Teacher's Coffee - Comments

I realize what they did was dangerous because of the ipecan... but 10 years is alot to throw away in some ones lives because of a prank that didn't even have serious consequences (sp?) o.k she went to the hospital but she's fine what about them there losing 10 years and it'll mark their lives forever...

ipecan can cause serious physical and phycological damage, in fact, one of the things that it can cause is emetophobia.
and that hits home for me becuase i suffer from it.
i do think that 10 years would be harsh if she suffered from damage, but if she was fine and she did not suffer from emetophobia, iether as a result or a standing issue, then suspension, community work, and a huge fine (plus a police recond) should be sufice. at least in my mind.=]

The teacher was probably a bitch anyways.

I doubt the boys will get a ten year prison scentence, because they aren't adults yet. But they may be charged as adults for commiting a felony. I'm not sure, I don't devel in law and order.
But this is a prime example of why I can't wait to graduate high school. Kids pull immature and stupid stunts all the time without thinking of the harm they may do.
Who are they to play such a mean prank on that teacher? Especially when she uses her time teaching, mentoring and trying to make sure they succeed in life?! Well, hopefully those boys know now that when you don't do good in school you end up with a hard life.

ummm....ok i have no word ok

Maybe ten years is a little harsh but I'm 13 and I know better then to do anything related to that. My friends do also. You have to be pretty stupid or cruel to do that to someone.

Whos thats stupid to spike a teachers coffie?

Really now?

Ten years is the [i]maximum[/i] punishment for a Class B felony.
I'm sure they didn't [b]actually[/b] get ten years.

Those boys were immature, stupid, and just disgusting.
Anyone who thinks this is funny is the same way.

I think the punishment is just, maybe even a little less than what the nitwits should get.

thats messed up. although i think 10 years in jail is a bit too much. send em to juvie. hey, it works!

This is why you use good old fashion SPIT.
...what is wrong with todays children?!

Heh, they did something like this at my school...not funny since the teacher cried...really bad... >.<

Ten years? I'm not defending what they did , but still ten years? And what about all the kids that are bullied physically at school or wherever? Why don't they get punished, all they usually get is a couple days suspension and that's it.

Ten years?

Extreme.

10 years? That seems kinda harsh.
What they did was still really stupid though. They clearly don't appreciate the teachers.

What they did was stupid, but their punishment was pretty harsh.

[b]irockharderthenyou[/b]

No :-)

I wouldn't have laughed.

A ten year sentence is completely exaggerated. Ipecac is only meant to induce vomiting. Perhaps the teacher had an allergic reaction, but clearly the boys' intent was to irritate, not to kill or really harm.
It was a stupid prank, yes, but who the hell sends children to jail just because of a prank?
That's modern-day justice for you...i.e. not just at all. If this prank had been done on a fellow student, they'd be looking at probation or something.

Come on, yes it's bad, and they shouldn't have done it, but if she had not been hospitalized, wouldn't you have laughed? and Ten years? They are 13 and 14, the can't be charged with adult standards.

Perfectly Imperfect, guess what? That's just wrong. Just because you don't like a teacher doesn't mean that you can put laxatives in someone's food.

Grow up. Stop being so immature. God.

It wasn't in any way funny, it was dangerous, and she could've died. You never know what medical problems a person can have, and if someone has a bad reaction to it, they can die. So GROW. THE. HELL. UP.

This really wasn't funny. It's not really funny when some has a potential of getting seriously hurt.

I have to agree with [b]It's In The Blood[/b].