<p>Fine. Someone already said that Oab is a troll, so I'm not wasting anymore time with him. I just think that this is big-deal cheating, and the kid deserves whatever punishment he gets. I doubt it would ruin his life, but I honestly don't care what consequences he would face--cheating is rightly a huge deal-breaker at the top cholleges, and with so many people with the stats who don't get in who DON'T cheat (at least not llike this), I'm not losing any sleep over a cheater like this.</p>
<p>what the heck was that person thinking when they decided to cheat? i mean, for someone with high stats, they lack alot of common sense</p>
<p>i have faced the same situation where a somewhat distant friend of mine pratically c/p someone else's personal statement (other pple knew about it too) and confronted this person about it, however, i didn't tell an authority figure cuz i figured that they will eventually screw themselves up cuz cheaters don't get far in life and will always have this hanging over them</p>
<p>Kaavya Viswanathan</p>
<p>If you gave him/her a warning and he/she ignores it, then that person deserves the punishment.</p>
<p>If you did that to someone at our school, you would have got locked in the dumpster for the weekend or something.
If you did that to me, I would have got a Beretta and shot you in middle of snack. And I would have laughed until the cops took me in.</p>
<p>For you, mind your own business. If that person has any sense of decency, he/she will jump you after school with friends and I hope you break a lot of ribs. And don't call him/her a friend. It's sickening. </p>
<p>-- I love trolls. :)</p>
<p>We don't need cheaters taking over spots that belong to non-cheaters at top colleges. You basically weeded one more that admissions should reject.</p>
<p>And cheating scandals...one of the topics that society is never too sure on. So cheating isn't okay, but let's keep silent. The "brave" ones who do report are considered "snitches" because it was "dishonorable". What a load of crap. If your position at "x" college or job was taken over by a cheater, how would you feel? Bystanders might say: "Oh who cares? Just a minor cheater" but I doubt you would say the same. It's funny -- if you're not the victim, you take completley different sides.</p>
<p>Also, plagiarism is one of those cheats that often pass unnoticed -- and when a person get's caught, that person might retalitate by saying: "But they did it too!" There are millions of cases like this -- and it somehow affects one future event after another. So don't say it's minor. Most cases start very small, and the ones that go unchecked are the most potent.</p>
<p>According to my English teacher's lecture today, there is a law that requires you to report a crime if you overheard it/saw it happening, even though you didn't participate in it and was a bystander. Legally, you could get sued for not reporting this. Even if the OP presented a hypothetical situation, the person should be lawfully punished.</p>
<p>any see shattered glass? </p>
<p>the person got themselves in trouble, the OP didn't...why is everyne so quick to blame the reporter and not the rule breaker and law breaker?</p>
<p>wow</p>
<p>It's not the fact that the person "snitched" that ****es me off, but the fact that "snitcher" is claiming to be his/her friend. Where did the definition of friendship go out the window? And saying that you did it for his/her own good is just retarded. You don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.</p>
<p>if my "friend" did that to me i would be ****ed..seeing as how i dont agree with that sort of thing that would never happen but just for the record....He is probably ruined at least getting into great colleges</p>
<p>Well...hypothetically speaking, if that person continued to cheat and got caught in some major scandal, it would in a sense be "helping" the person by stopping them early and teaching him/her a lesson in ethics. </p>
<p>Perhaps 1 or 2 more warning were necessary for the friend to get the full message though.</p>
<p>The plagiarizer is a common thief. Taking someone else's work without attribution is a scumbag thing to do.</p>
<p>I hope he/she doesn't get into any college, anywhere. Good for you!</p>
<p>Don't listen to what everyone else said, these message boards are geared towards college and obviously attract the most opportunistic s.o.b.s who only care about getting into good colleges and 'getting ahead'</p>
<p>We should all be so lucky to get warnings like the one you gave your friend, that's definitely enough
If he/she got your warning and STILL chose not to follow, then you did the right thing, and don't be too hard on yourself</p>
<p>Obviously it being on the permanent record isn't too good for the future, but if you at least gave the guy a warning that was enough (I've had nightmares of doing something similar and having my life ruined outright, without any warning or chance to explain whatsoever, not that I'm academically dishonest)</p>
<p>Yeah, you did the right thing. I would have given him another chance but w/e</p>
<p>The kid tries to game the system and doesn't even realize when he's been caught? An idiot like that deserves to get messed up. </p>
<p>I've noticed that anyone who says "no snitching" has something to lose if the system is changed. Just like drug kinpins enforce "no snitching", school cheaters make it seem as if saying "no snitching" is cool or something.</p>
<p>I don't think I would say that because of a mistake, or even two mistakes that they don't deserve to go to any school anywhere. They deserve to take a significant hit, but not to have their lives permanently screwed up.</p>
<p>lol@ppl who said I'll kill you or I'll beat the ***** out of you for snitching.</p>
<p>Cheaters have no more business in college than alcoholics have in bars. They can get good jobs in plumbing or being electricians or cable technicians.</p>
<p>you're a horrible friend. seriously why would you snitch on your friend?</p>
<p>bannana_girl:</p>
<p>Mmm. Maybe because his friend is a scumbag?</p>
<p>Just a comment from my side of the desk...</p>
<p>The student who plagiarized is clearly in the wrong. The student who confronted the situation doesn't deserve ridicule. Two attempts were made to resolve the situation "off line" before a third party took the complaint to a school official.</p>
<p>The reactions here tell me that many students aren't able to confront a friend who is doing something wrong.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that some schools have a "do something" clause in their honor code that requires students to take action when they see violations.</p>
<p>Dean J:</p>
<p>I'd say the reaction here are also indicative of a culture in which taking intellectual property that doesn't belong to you is perfectly OK.</p>