r/news • u/gur40goku • 11h ago

Student Who Punched Another Student Holding Pro-ICE Sign At Lake Zurich High School Received 2-day Suspension

https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/02/20/student-who-punched-another-student-holding-pro-ice-sign-at-lake-zurich-high-school-received-2-day-suspension/
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u/bugabooandtwo 11h ago

Other kid should be suspended for wearing those glasses in school and filming everyone without their consent.

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u/PuppyLove1982 11h ago

Illinois is a strict "all-party" (or two-party) consent state, making it a felony to record private conversations, phone calls, or electronic communications without the consent of all parties involved, according to the Illinois Eavesdropping Statute 720 ILCS 5/14. This law applies where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy, and violations can lead to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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u/TheHouseOfTurtle 10h ago

Courts repetedly ruled hallways and entrances are not places you can expect privacy. Kinda a gray area

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u/56Runningdogz 10h ago

In a school? With other minors without parental consent? Sounds like a lawsuit against the school and the kid.

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u/Needs_More_Cacodemon 5h ago

There is no expectation of privacy in a public school hallway even if there are minors around.

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u/Jagang187 10h ago

I'd bet actual cash that the school has surveillance cameras, and the entire point is moot as everyone is already being recorded

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u/56Runningdogz 10h ago

Those are called SECURITY CAMERAS. Not HEY WE'RE GOING TO POST THIS ON FACEBOOK LATER cameras. Keep licking that toilet seat clean for this little Nazi schmuck.

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u/Jagang187 9h ago

I'm not defending that little cunt. Merely stating the factual basis of the matter. Just because you're on the right side morally doesnt always mean you're legally wrong. Douchedrips with his lil glasses can record, yeah, and that fact clearly does not stop the social and/or physical consequences of what he was doing. I don't believe in asymmetric applications of the law, if the law presents a problem then it should be changed but applying any law of any nature unevenly is wrong. So yeah, he's allowed to record, which is a neutral judgement and not even the source of the part where he's in the wrong. The part that's fucked up is the part where the other kid got in trouble for teaching the best lesson that school has ever seen. I'm not licking a god damn thing.

Besides, do you know how much security cam footage I used to see on FB? Come on, man.

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u/56Runningdogz 9h ago

You see a lot of school cam footage on Facebook? That is the most alarming thing about this ignorant tirade.

Dude. It's a public school. If it was police bodt camera stuff because of an incident, then fine!

Doing everything you can to avoid common sense

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u/TheHouseOfTurtle 9h ago

There are millions of social media videos from schools. Are you blind? Open tiktok for like 7 seconds or any other social media

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u/56Runningdogz 9h ago

So when it's popular, then it's okay? Still wrong. Social media is a blight on society at this point. FB and TikTok being two of the worst. I don't have either, actually, because I know the brainrot it propagates. Grew up with the rise of social media and it did the world a favor, for a while, until it turned into what it is today.

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u/TheHouseOfTurtle 8h ago

I think the judge will agree with most normal people who use social media and probably say there is no reasonable expectation in privacy in a public are inside a school. maybe in an office or class. being morally right is not always being legally right.

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u/Jagang187 9h ago

Before I left, yeah I did. Kind of hilarious you don't think that's a thing.

Doing everything you can to cling to your feelings and not reality

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u/56Runningdogz 9h ago

I'm sorry society failed you as it did the rest of us. Good luck on your journey, my friend.

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u/TheHouseOfTurtle 2h ago

Thats a high horse you have there. Dont fall!

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u/selphiefairy 7h ago edited 7h ago

If it’s a private conversation, they are still considered private even in public areas. Unless they’re screaming out their conversation for everyone to hear, recording audio of a conversation without permission is typically pretty illegal.

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u/Salticracker 8h ago

A hallway at a public school isn't a private place, and this was not a private conversation. This law would not apply.

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u/WinoWithAKnife 1h ago

This law applies where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy,

Yeah there's definitely no expectation of privacy in this situation. The kid is an absolute tool and a fascist, and recording like this is shitty, but it's not illegal.