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UnrepentantLiberal

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14. For all that they received a slap on the wrist.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 03:52 PM
Mar 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/11/us/around-the-nation-texas-school-vigilantes-are-given-jail-terms.html

AROUND THE NATION; Texas School Vigilantes Are Given Jail Terms

AP Published: June 11, 1986

FORT WORTH, June 10— Five members of the Legion of Doom, a student vigilante group that sought to eliminate crime and drug abuse at a high school by intimidating suspected wrongdoers, have been sent to jail.

Four of the teen-agers were sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail and 10 years of probation. Another was sentenced to 14 days in jail and 10 years of probation. The other two received five years of probation.

Judge Don Leonard of State District Court also ordered members of the group at Paschal High School to pay about $8,000 in restitution, write 1,000-word reports on the ''value of probation'' and spend up to 200 hours in community service.


And they made a movie about them.

Brotherhood of Justice

These are dangerous times. A group of high school students are inspired enough by their Headmaster's anti-vandalism campaign to actively pursue a cure for the problem. Rich kid, jock hero Derek (KEANU REEVES) leads the class debate.

The mahogany actor waxing lyrical to his entire class about the state of affairs is an experience not to be missed. Weary of the escalating vandalism and drug peddling at their school, a select few jocks (led by Derek) become a group of masked vigilantes called 'The Brotherhood of Justice'.

They begin with a system of 'watching people,' in order to put fear into the hearts of the criminals, but their actions soon become less passive and more aggressive. Drug dealers are attacked and stabbed, even on school grounds and at parties.

'Dammit man, I been stabbed' (drug dealer)

Before long, even their lofty ideals are beginning to crumble. Brotherhood members remember old, petty, unsettled scores they would like to settle.

More: http://www.fast-rewind.com/boj.htm
white boys will be boys datasuspect Mar 2013 #1
Where is Towson University ? olddots Mar 2013 #2
The liberal state of MD MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #5
Baltimore County, Maryland nt Common Sense Party Mar 2013 #6
What an embarrassment to all Caucasoids. Rex Mar 2013 #3
Next, they'll have logos and uniforms... pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #4
umm these people are not likely to join the police department :-) nt msongs Mar 2013 #7
Well, there's always the priesthood theHandpuppet Mar 2013 #13
Why not? They already have "ranks" Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #18
They sound like the 'Legion of Doom' from Paschal High back in the 80's devilgrrl Mar 2013 #8
For all that they received a slap on the wrist. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #14
There were two movies made. Brotherhood of Justice and Dangerously Close. devilgrrl Mar 2013 #15
Oh I'm sure they're Freepers in good standing. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #20
The one I found on facebook "liked" Rmoney, Freedom Works and rest of the miscreant right. devilgrrl Mar 2013 #21
I hate Towson University Nazis. edbermac Mar 2013 #9
I sense a lawsuit against the college and that group in the very near future. nt TheBlackAdder Mar 2013 #10
Yeah, and "Commander Heimbach" wants to be a priest theHandpuppet Mar 2013 #11
I'll take a wild guess and say he'll be ordained in some "Christian Identity" church Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #19
maybe the black panther party should start patroling, too. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #12
I hate Maryland Nazis. Iggo Mar 2013 #16
Yeah I expect this won't end well. Initech Mar 2013 #17
Here's a member of Towson's White Students Union at work name not needed Mar 2013 #22
IOW they're look for minorities to harass. SpartanDem Mar 2013 #23
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