A Bad Ending

A student who turned in an "alarming" creative writing assignment referencing suicide and the Virginia Tech shooter was involuntarily committed, then expelled from the University of Virginia's College at Wise after campus police found loaded guns in his car.

I imagine if you're reading this post from a campus internet connection, you're now reading about Virginia Tech, guns, killing and suicide, so maybe that'll qualify you for a search and commitment, too! No, no, don't thank me, thank them.

It's called "Creative Writing" for a reason. I wonder what the liberal arts gatekeepers of acceptability would do with a young John Ross or Matt Bracken in their classroom?

Me, I'd have insisted on a search warrant, and challenged it later on probable cause.

The victim gives his side of things here (scroll down to comments by capablanca911).

[Via Mack]