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Student Arrested for Creating Counter-Strike Map
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Posted by Donster on: 2007-05-02 17:33:11 622
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Thanks 3DGamers
In Fort Bend Texas a Chinese American high school student has been arrested for creating a Counter-Strike level based off of Clements High School for him and his friends to play on. The student’s home was searched and computer removed, including going as far as completely removing Counter-Strike before relocating his PC. Police discovered five decorative swords in the bedroom of the Clements High School senior. The student, whose name has not been release was removed from Clements and transferred to M.R. Wood Alternative Education Center several days ago.
Fort Bend Independent School District Police Department officials said Tuesday:
"School administrators weighed the violent nature of the computer game – a modified version of Counterstrike – along with the discovery of swords in the boy’s room, and other undisclosed information, and decided to classify the matter as a “Level 3” situation."
The district’s student handbook defines “Level 3” as an incident in which a student “engages in conduct relating to a false alarm or report (including a bomb threat) or a terroristic threat involving a public school.” A Level 3 incident, according to district policy, results in mandatory transfer to M.R. Wood.
School district officials initially declined to discuss any details of the case, citing privacy concerns and a general policy against revealing information about disciplinary cases. However, this statement was released late Tuesday:
"We don't believe the boy is a threat to fellow students at Clements, and we don't believe administrators believe he is, either. I feel we went beyond our jurisdiction. If he put something on a computer at Clements, that’s different – but he didn’t do that. I think we’ve jumped the gun here.”
In the end all charges were dropped. Unfortunately the student will not have the option of graduating with friends at Clements High.
We live in a sad world when we jump to such dramatic conclusions and suggest a student modder is involved in "Level 3" terrorist activity before simply talking with the student to conduct a proper investigation.
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