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...imagine most of us were shocked to learn that one of our peers could go to prison for 20 years for perpetrating an ultimately harmless--though badly botched--prank. But this surprise only reflects the extent to which we are sheltered from the harsh reality of our country's system of punishment. Many of us can use illegal drugs without fear of prison, we can drink while underage. We know that we, like our President, will be given second (and third and fourth) chances when we make mistakes, when our judgment errs...
...Crimson makes the fine point that "no action occurs in a vacuum." Vali, the editors argue, is to be excused and shown leniency because he was performing "nothing more than a typical college prank." How much more leniency are we to expect, then, when the offending actions are taken out of the direst economic necessity? When the actions stem from long-standing, verifiable physical addiction? Was Vali unaware of the law he was breaking? Was he not in control over what he was doing...
...horrified by the prospect that an age-old rivalry could potentially ruin a student's career. The crime committed was nothing more than a harmless prank, and it is sobering to think that this small mistake could bring a student a felony conviction and 20 years in jail. A short prison term could still have disastrous consequences--not even a Poonster deserves such severe punishment...
Chandraskearan said he was trying to sneak into The Crimson as a prank in the long-running Harvard-Lampoon rivalry, which dates back...
...York working for an Internet startup, Dotson-Westphalen saw Hulsey's quote online and devised a prank to make his wish a reality...