Middle School Cheerleaders Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime.

Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities say harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crackdown has unintended consequences.

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@TheWarOnCars I remember how in one of my favorite podcasts, one of the hosts is heavily limited in her sight, and still her parents bought her a car as a gift without realizing that she isn't legally allowed to drive.

Americans do have a one-track mind when it comes to going to places.

#Urbansim #warOnCars #JustAmericanThings

@mw1cgg "had to sign a new contract"

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repeatedly destroying my bank account for food until I can get a good enough night's sleep to drive to the grocery store #justamericanthings
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Misread that; so she isn't the princess over all the other crowns, then?
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It's funny how #Americans coined the term "expatriate" to avoid recognizing the fact that they're migrants.

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That moment, when your own country's welfare system has become the biggest threat to your own well being after the cold war was over. #justamericanthings