Results: High school science experiment leads to felony charges
Kiera Wilmot, a 16-year-old high school student in Florida, has been charged with a couple of felonies for bringing a plastic water bottle to school and mixing a few household chemicals to create a small explosion and a billow of smoke. People who know her call it a "science experiment gone wrong" and say that she has never been in trouble before. She has been expelled and faces the real possibility of prison time, since she will be tried as an adult.
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Do you think the felony charges are acceptable in this case? Yes, they are justified
24%
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159 votes
No, they are outrageous
69%
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451 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
•
42 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.23% | 8 | |
| undecided | 0.61% | 4 |
| need more info | 0.31% | 2 |
| i would need to know more details | 0.15% | 1 |
| lesser charge | 0.15% | 1 |
| i have to hear everything first | 0.15% | 1 |
| canadian | 0.15% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.15% | 1 |
| needs to be examined | 0.15% | 1 |
| misdeneanor | 0.15% | 1 |
| yes in light of everything in the news | 0.15% | 1 |
| h | 0.15% | 1 |
| idk | 0.15% | 1 |
| not entirely sure. | 0.15% | 1 |
| depends where it was done | 0.15% | 1 |
| there should certain disciplinary action but not felony charges | 0.15% | 1 |
| an intense investigation into the situation, before charges | 0.15% | 1 |
| i don't know the real story. just what the media has told me. and honestly i don't care | 0.15% | 1 |
| do not know | 0.15% | 1 |
| students or others could have been hurt | 0.15% | 1 |
| i'd have to know the whole story. | 0.15% | 1 |
| i do not feel this gives me enough information to respond accurately | 0.15% | 1 |
| tell her to go to madscience.com | 0.15% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.15% | 1 |
| depends on the some of the situations that aren't explained in the text | 0.15% | 1 |
| i don't know enough about the situation to vote. | 0.15% | 1 |
| not enough info to make that kind of decision. | 0.15% | 1 |
| just make her have a lie detector | 0.15% | 1 |
| was this in actual science class? or was this some random stupid thing she did for fun......??? | 0.15% | 1 |
| anyone dumb enough to pull a stunt like that -especially now- should face the consequences. she should have her mental stability checked out. | 0.15% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.15% | 1 |
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The school cites a zero tolerance policy. Their statement: "We urge our parents to join us in conveying the message that there are consequences to actions. We will not compromise the safety and security of our students and staff." Do you believe a zero tolerance policy is a good idea or should each incident be reviewed on a case-by-case basis? Zero tolerance policy
25%
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164 votes
Review individual cases
72%
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472 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
16 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.07% | 7 | |
| other | 0.15% | 1 |
| undecided | 0.15% | 1 |
| na | 0.15% | 1 |
| i'd have to know the whole story. | 0.15% | 1 |
| don't care | 0.15% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.15% | 1 |
| too bad school don't have a zero tolerance policy about bullying,as they sure don't do much on that matter. | 0.15% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.15% | 1 |
| u | 0.15% | 1 |
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3.
Do you believe 9/11 and the recent events in Boston have contributed to a "culture of paranoia" in the United States? Yes
68%
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444 votes
No
15%
•
99 votes
Undecided
17%
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109 votes
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4.
Have you ever performed a science experiment with explosive results, such as a baking soda and vinegar volcano or a Diet Coke and Mentos geyser? Yes
38%
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247 votes
No
46%
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303 votes
Undecided
8%
•
55 votes
Not Applicable
7%
•
47 votes
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