{"id":192950,"date":"2009-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2009\/02\/02\/broken-news-and-accusations-of-witchcraft\/"},"modified":"2009-02-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-02T05:00:00","slug":"broken-news-and-accusations-of-witchcraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2009\/02\/02\/broken-news-and-accusations-of-witchcraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken News and Accusations of Witchcraft"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I’m surfing the net and come across PZ Myers on his blog Pharyngula<\/a> talking about an ACLU press release<\/a> about a student in Oklahoma who was suspended for allegedly placing a hex on a teacher which resulted in a “mystery illness”<\/span>.<\/p>\n

So I set fingers to keyboard, and write a ferociously critical piece, invoking knowledge, Texas, and, of course Monty Python and the Holy Grail<\/span>, and while I’m Googling to see the outcome of the case I notice something in the ACLU press release:<\/p>\n

ACLU of Oklahoma Files Federal Lawsuit on Behalf of Student Accused of “Hexing” a Teacher (10\/26\/2000)<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(emphasis mine<\/span>)<\/p>\n

It’s from almost 9 years ago, and the events in question occurred 10 years ago, and Lifetime made a TV Movie about it<\/a>, but that still does not mean that you can’t have a minor Blogasm over this<\/a>. (Google Search Link)<\/p>\n

I’m just glad that I noticed the dateline before I made a complete ass of myself.<\/p>\n

For those of you wondering, the judge dismissed the case, and assessed legal fees against the parents, who then dropped the case in exchange for the fees being waived.<\/p>\n

I still need an excuse to invoke Monty Python though….I’m Jonesing for it right now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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