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CARY ILLINOIS - COPS GONE WILD: Bogus Disorderly Conduct Charges Dropped Against Teen Who Wrote Essay - Police Chief Ron Delelio “An Utter Moron”

May 23rd, 2007

WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS - The disorderly conduct case against a high school student who wrote a disturbing essay has been dismissed.

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Prosecutors said they dropped the charges partly because the teacher at Cary-Grove High School in McHenry County didn’t want the case to continue.

As CBS 2’s North Suburban Bureau Chief Katie McCall reports, Cary-Grove senior Allen Lee will now be able enlist with the U.S. Marine Corps in 5 months.

Just a month ago, his dream of becoming a marine was nearly shattered when he was charged with disorderly conduct for alleged threats he made in a school essay.

On Wednesday, the McHenry County State’s Attorney?s office dropped the charges.

CARY ILLINOIS - COPS GONE WILD: An 18-Year-Old High School Student Made A Big Mistake Last Week. He Did His Homework. Police Chief Ron Delelio Needs A Copy Of The U.S. Constitution, Quick!

April 30th, 2007

CARY, ILLINOIS ? An 18-year-old Cary, Ill., high school student made a big mistake last week.

He did his homework.

As part of his creative writing class, Allen Lee was told to write an essay expressing emotion.

He did just that. And apparently did a heck of a good job. Because the essay raised such emotions in his teacher that she took that matter to school officials who, after some discussion, called in the cops.

And the young author soon found himself under arrest on a charge of disorderly conduct.

Disorderly conduct? For doing his homework?

Cary police officials describe the essay as ?violently disturbing? but say it doesnt target any person or location.

So Lee faces a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a $1,500 fine.

CARY ILLINOIS - COPS GONE WILD: Police Charge High School Student With Two Totally Bogus Disorderly Conduct Charges For Writing Essay

April 29th, 2007

CARY, ILLINOIS ? Police Thursday released portions of an essay used to charge a Cary-Grove High School student with disorderly conduct, leaving several experts puzzled at an arrest based on such schoolwork.

Asked to write about whatever he wanted in a creative writing class, would-be Marine and honors student Allen Lee, 18, described a violent dream in which he shot people and then “had sex with the dead bodies.”

But then he immediately dismissed the idea as a mere joke, writing, “not really, but it would be funny if I did.”

A second disorderly count accuses Lee of alarming first-year teacher Nora Capron by writing that “as a teacher, don’t be surprised on [sic] inspiring the first CG shooting,” an apparent reference to Cary-Grove High.

Lee said Thursday he was “completely shocked” to be arrested Tuesday for his essay, especially because written instructions told kids not to “censor” what they wrote.

“In creative writing, you’re told to exaggerate,” said Lee. “It was supposed to be just junk. . . .

CARY ILLINOIS - COPS GONE WILD: Student Arrested For Essay’s Imaginary Violence - Police Chief Ron Delelio Sucks!

April 27th, 2007

CARY, ILLINOIS ? In Cary, Illinois, a high school senior by the name of Allen Lee was arrested for his disturbing essay for a creative-writing assignment he turned to his teacher last Monday. The words written in his essay such as, ?it would be funny to dream about opening fire in a building and having sex with the dead victims,? brought a disturbing and inappropriate take on the school. As of now, Allen, 18, faces two disorderly conduct charges over his creative-writing assignment. But, is the charge placed upon Allen one that is just, because according to the assignment, it stated, ?write whatever come to your mind. Do not judge or censor what you are writing.? And thus, as Lee believes as well as father that he simply abided by the assignment?s directions and did nothing to astray from the topic. In addition, Lee says, ?In creative writing, you?re told to exaggerate?It was supposed to be just junk?.There definitely is violent content, but they?re taking it out of context and making it something it isn?t.? This leads to question whether his arrest was based on the affects of the Virginia Tech shootings and how the shooter was inspired by his appalling writings, or was it simply an outburst pertaining to Allen?s ethnicity. Nonetheless, Puma believes that the content of Allen?s essay ?went beyond that.?

CARY ILLINOIS - COPS GONE WILD: Allen Lee’s Essay

April 27th, 2007

CARY, ILLINOIS ? Blood sex and Booze. Drugs Drugs Drugs are fun. Stab, Stab, Stab, S?t?a?b?, poke. “So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P90s and started shooting everyone?, then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did.” Umm, yeah, what to wright about?? I’m leaving to join the Marines and I really don’t give a F… about my academics, so why does the only class that’s complete Bull Shit, happen to be the only required class?enough said. The model citizen would stay around to vote in new board member to change the 4 years of English policy, but no one really stays around to vote for that kind of local crap, so whoever gets there name on the Ballet with a pretty face gets to do what the F… ever they want with local ordinance. A person is smart, but people are dumb selfish animals. We can’t make rules for ourselves so we vote others to do it for us, but we can’t even do that right, I meen seriously, Bush for President? And our other option was John Kerry who claimed to parktake in Vietnam Special Forces missions that haven’t been declassified?. F…… Bull Shit. So Power Flower Super Mario. Pudge, hook, rot, dismember “Fresh Meat.” Mostly new/young teachers are laid back, and cooperative with students as feedback and input into the curriculum and atmosphere. My current English teacher is a control freak intent on setting a gap between herself and her students like a 63 year old white male fortune 500 company CEO, and a illegal immigrant. If CG was a private catholic school, I could understand, but wtf is her problem. And baking brownies and rice crispies does not make up for it, way to try and justify yourself as a good teacher while underhandedly looking for complements on your cooking. No quarrel on you qualifications as a writer, but as a teacher, don’t be surprised on inspiring the first cg shooting.

CARY ILLINOIS - COPS GONE WILD: Crazed Police Department’s Totally Bogus Criminal Charges Against Student For Essay Cause U.S. Marines To Cancel Enlistment Contract

April 27th, 2007

CARY, ILLINOIS ? One violent, profanity-laced English essay later and Allen Lee’s future with the Marine Corps appears to be over.

Because of pending criminal charges stemming from his essay, Lee’s recruiter told him Friday evening that the Marine Corps has discharged him from his contract, said Sgt. Luis R. Agostini, spokesman for the Marine Corps Recruiting Station Chicago.

”Basically he is no longer an applicant to become a Marine,” Agostini said.

Police Thursday released portions of an essay used to charge a Cary-Grove High School student with disorderly conduct, leaving several experts puzzled at an arrest based on such schoolwork.

Asked to write about whatever he wanted in a creative writing class, would-be Marine and honors student Lee, 18, described a violent dream in which he shot people and then “had sex with the dead bodies.”

CARY ILLINOIS - COPS GONE WILD: Student Arrested On B.S. Charges For Essay’s Imaginary Content - Ron Delilio, Chief Of The Cary Thought Police!

April 27th, 2007

CARY, ILLINOIS - A high school senior was arrested after writing that “it would be funny” to dream about opening fire in a building and having sex with the dead victims, authorities said.

Another passage in the essay advised his teacher at Cary-Grove High School: “don’t be surprised on inspiring the first CG shooting,” according to a criminal complaint filed this week.

Allen Lee, 18, faces two disorderly conduct charges over the creative-writing assignment, which he was given on Monday in English class at the northern Illinois school.

Students were told to “write whatever comes to your mind. Do not judge or censor what you are writing,” according to a copy of the assignment.

According to the complaint, Lee’s essay reads in part, “Blood, sex and booze. Drugs, drugs, drugs are fun. Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, s…t…a…b…puke. So I had this dream last night where I went into a building, pulled out two P90s and started shooting everyone, then had sex with the dead bodies. Well, not really, but it would be funny if I did.”

CARY, ILLINOIS - COPS GONE WILD: Student Arrested After Turning In Violent Essay To Creative Writing Teacher - Police Chief Ron Delelio Is Responsible Party For Arrest

April 26th, 2007

CARY, ILLINOIS ? High school students in Cary, Illinois, have begun a petition drive aimed at getting classmate Allen Lee reinstated.

The 18-year-old student was barred from classes this week after turning in a creative writing assignment which authorities say was violent and disturbing. Lee’s English teacher notified the principal, and district officials summoned police.

Lee is due in court in June to face charges of disorderly conduct.

The assignment was to write an essay expressing ideas and emotions using poetic conventions. Lee says he intended his essay as a joke, including the last sentence, in which he said the teacher’s method of teaching “could lead to a school shooting.”

The Cary police chief [ RON DELELIO ] says the essay didn’t mention any specific locations or names but depicted violence. And a school spokesman says it raised “red flags.”

CARY ILLINOIS - COPS GONE WILD: Student Writes Essay, Arrested By Police

April 25th, 2007

CARY, ILLINOIS ? High school senior Allen Lee sat down with his creative writing class on Monday and penned an essay that so disturbed his teacher, school administrators and police that he was charged with disorderly conduct.

“I understand what happened recently at Virginia Tech,” said the teen’s father, Albert Lee, referring to last week’s massacre of 32 students by gunman Seung-Hui Cho. “I understand the situation.”

But he added: “I don’t see how somebody can get charged by writing in their homework. The teacher asked them to express themselves, and he followed instructions.”

Allen Lee, an 18-year-old straight-A student at Cary-Grove High School, was arrested Tuesday near his home and charged with disorderly conduct for an essay police described as violently disturbing but not directed toward any specific person or location.

The youth’s father said his son was not suspended or expelled but was forced to attend classes elsewhere for now.

Windham Vermont Sheriff Sheila Prue Denies Continuning Harassment of Local Lawmaker

January 24th, 2006

VERMONT, BRATTLEBORO - The local sheriff is denying claims that her department is harassing a Dummerston lawmaker.

Sheila Prue, Windham County sheriff, told the Reformer that she is not aware of any current deputies in her department that bear any ill will toward Rep. Steve Darrow.

“I would not tolerate that kind of behavior,” said Prue.

Last week Darrow, a Democrat, was cited by the sheriff’s department for allegedly shooting a neighbor’s 7-year-old rottweiler on Dec. 22. He has denied the shooting, and in a story that appeared in the Weekend Reformer, he was quoted as saying Prue and her department were waging a campaign of harassment against him.

On Monday, Darrow said those comments were misconstrued and, in some cases, false.

“I didn’t point the finger at Sheriff Prue or mean to impugn her in any way,” said Darrow. “I have not been harassed since she became sheriff.”

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