Poll of the Day > West Point accuses 70 cadets of cheating in worst academic scandal in 45 years

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LOL yeah this sort of stuff happens in college all the time but it goes unnoticed because the ones cheating aren't people of color.

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go off king

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I would be lying if I said the OP makes any fucking sense to me.

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what

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If youre gonna cheat you gotta be smart enough to not get caught

Kick those losers out


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kind9 posted...

I would be lying if I said the OP makes any fucking sense to me.

You know when I first read it my racist mind assumed it was because whites are better at cheating. Weird flex, but I would take it. But I guess he meant some systematic racism mumbo jumbo, which prevents white cheaters from being punished which I am imagine is backed up by mountains of evidence and not something Tc pulled out of his butt to troll everyone /s.

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I never had a single decent officer in charge that graduated from West Point.

Mead posted...

Kick those losers out

Looks like they're getting a slap on the wrist:

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/21/949025580/more-than-70-west-point-cadets-accused-of-cheating-in-academic-scandal

Nearly all of those who admitted guilt have been allowed to remain at the academy on the condition that they complete a rehabilitation program that includes meeting with a mentor and after-hours classes aboutthe honor system and the importance of being a better leader, Ophardt said. Students will also be on probation for the remainder of their time at the academy.
The opportunity for rehabilitation is relatively new at West Point; previously, cadets would be expelled after violating the rules. In 2015, Ophardt explained, the academy made changes to the honor code allowing for second chances.
But Tim Bakken, a 20-year professor of law at West Point, said the incident is not a run-of-the-mill offense that should be met with a slap on the wrist.
He called the incident a "national security issue," because senior officers must be truthful to civilian leaders when it comes to military decisions with life-or-death stakes.
"A cheating scandal at a military academy is critical because it indicates a culture that needs correcting," Bakken said.

Disgusting.

So essentially no consequences. What a bunch of brats.

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Honestly Im surprised anyone really gives a shit

Cacciato posted...

Honestly Im surprised anyone really gives a shit

I not am not so outraged as much as I find it pathetic. I went to a low tier state school that is largely known for partying and is full of fratboy idiots and even that school had a tougher academic honestly policy (you cheat, you get expelled) than bloody West Point supposedly a top tier school were the best and brightest go. Plus the kids cheated on a Calc 1 exam of all things, which is even more absurd. Calc 1 is ez. Makes West Point seem like clown school.

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