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Re:Berkeley HS student tried to rig his own election, exposi... by ilikehurdles on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @08:53AM (#19624090)
A student election is absolutely worthless. This is not like stealing money from a convenience store β€” that has value - it’s more like taking home a paperclip from your office once. I see absolutely no reason that someone taking an office supply item home should be treated differently.
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Re:Berkeley HS student tried to rig his own election, exposi... by kelnos on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @02:44PM (#19627592)
To kids in school, the election is not worthless. Even when I was in HS that wasn't the case, and the article mentions that with college admissions so competitive now, every edge -- including being elected to a student government -- is important.

Even if it's not actually important, it's the perception of importance to the student that matters. The idea that "it's ok to commit fraud if I think it's something important" is definitely one we don't want becoming widespread.

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