Randy is a student at the California State University. He has a keen interest in pornography and its impact on mental health. As part of his research Randy uses the University's T1 line and Web server from his dorm room to download pornographic images onto his laptop computer. The University authorities enter his room, confiscate his laptop computer and send him a letter informing him that he has been dismissed from the University for downloading obscene material. Is this action legal? Discuss the arguments that Randy can advance.
2007-05-14 14:20:10 · 2 answers · asked by M_E_M_P_H_I_S 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, it is legal for them to arrest him under the Laws in California and he is likely to serve the appropriate jail sentence.
No accredited University would ever take the chance of ending up in litigation over an undergrad, or even a Grad or Doctorate level's student searching and downloading porn off the internet for any reason.
Randy is a perv that has screwed himself (just mega-rich with expensive lawyers Pete Townsend from the "Who" or Gary Glitter that claimed that they only downloaded underage porn for "research" purposes for their books).
2007-05-14 18:22:05 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe so.
2007-05-14 21:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by Chris C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋