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United States News Title: This is School in a Police State - Yearbook Photo Prank Lands Teen in Jail with 70 Criminal Charges Mesa, AZ — After the Red Mountain High School released their yearbooks this year, someone noticed a peculiar image that had made it to print. That image has landed senior Hunter Osborn, 19, in jail and facing dozens of charges. This week, Osborn was arrested and charged with 69 counts of indecent exposure, a Class 1 misdemeanor, and one count of furnishing harmful items to minors, a Class 4 felony — all over a dare. The charges occurred after Osborn’s teammates on the Red Mountain High football team dared him to expose his penis during the photo for the yearbook. Mesa police Det. Steve Berry explained the dozens of charges stem from the number of students, ages 15 to 19, who were present at the time the photograph was taken. In spite of no student reporting it, or even noticing it prior to the yearbook being printed, Osborn still faces the charges. The yearbook was distributed to some 3,400 students and apparently none of the staff noticed the blunder. None of the staff, who printed the actual photo of the penis have been charged. Of course, exposing your penis is not the wisest move in the world. However, this was a high school kid’s prank. He wasn’t flashing children at a local park. These charges are ridiculous and show just how far the police state has progressed in the last decade. The statement from the Mesa Public Schools system says it all:
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#2. To: misterwhite (#1) Kick his ass out of school, charge him with a felony Attaboy! Of course, you are in favor of charging those who distributed the books with felonies as well, right? ... the small size of the photograph as published makes the details difficult to discern... A felony you say? Your totalitarian posting streak continues.
#17. To: Deckard (#2) Attaboy! You're stupid. You would defend a pedophile exposing himself to your daughter.
#20. To: A K A Stone (#17) You would defend a pedophile exposing himself to your daughter. You know what Stone? You're a real asshole. Comparing this kid to a pedophile is just ridiculous. If a pedophile exposed himself to my daughter, I'd beat the shit out of him. If I knew where you lived, I'd come over and beat the shit out of you just on general principle. This was a stupid prank you blithering simpleton, not a felony.
#26. To: Deckard (#20) "If a pedophile exposed himself to my daughter, I'd beat the shit out of him." If your daughter was one of those 3600 high school students, he did. But she wasn't so you can give a FF.
#29. To: misterwhite (#26) he did. Wrong again.
...the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it would not pursue the felony charge because "evidence does not establish a violation of the statute." I'll tell you the same thing I told the other asshat. No no evidence - no crime. Stop whining.
#31. To: Deckard (#29) "he did." "Wrong again." Anyone opening their yearbook saw him with his dick hanging out. So yes. He did. No different than if he sent that photo over the Internet to every student in the school.
#32. To: misterwhite (#31) Anyone opening their yearbook saw him with his dick hanging out. So yes. He did. ...(the) "Evidence does not establish a violation of the statute." No evidence, no crime. Oh wait, I forgot who I'm talking with - the asshat who believes possessing cash is "evidence" of crime.
Replies to Comment # 32. Oh wait, I forgot who I'm talking with - the asshat who believes possessing cash is "evidence" of crime. If the cash is a product of a crime, then yes, ITS CALLED EVIDENCE. Dumb dumb.
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