Ms. Gentry is entitled to the presumption of innocence under the law until her guilt has been proved, beyond reasonable doubt, in a court of law.

Lynch mobs are so 19th century.

I agree with this:

Never admit guilt or responsibility, use every loophole you can find, get a good lawyer, tie up the already burdened court system, and under no circumstances let them try to remove you from your job, even though it entails being a mentor and an example to the future young adults of this city, state, nation.

If this was the "average" person, then you wouldn't be here, Enforcer.

Aw heck....we know Enforcer is just jealous because she is so far BELOW average. Therefore she attempts to compensate by trashing other people, since she didn't get all the attention she was hoping for with her legal problems. Probably didn't get any sympathy either and that's my quess as to why she is so hateful!

Posted by enforcer (anonymous) on June 6, 2006 at 7:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)

here is a stark reality, if it were any average person they would come down with the hammer. Money talks and Bulls*** walks., this is your system love it or leave it.

If this was the "average" person, then you wouldn't be here, Enforcer. The average person wouldn't have been criticized for hiring an attorney to advise them on a legal matter. The average person wouldn't have had it published that the sheriff's deputy forgot to sign his own name on the form. The average person wouldn't have had people call Driver Control to check it out.

Too many people are treating Ms. Gentry like she is supposed to be some kind of celebrity in this town. And like most "celebrities", there are those who take great glee in their less than perfect lives.

People, Ms. Gentry is an assistant principal. It is not really a position of power. She does not control the district nor the students' lives. She is a mentor but a mentor is not infallible. In fact, the best mentors are the ones that make mistakes & learn from them. She can take this & use it as an example to the students. "See students. This is what happens when you drink & drive. You get caught. You get in trouble. You have insults against your character thrown at you. You can put your job in jeopardy. Everyone scrutinizes what you do. And to top all of it off (and this is the zinger for teenagers) it is downrght embarrassing & humiliating to have happen."

I vote for Ms. Gentry to represent Lawrence as the "Average Person".

Not Guilty.

Look at some of the school districts around Lawrence. Basehor-Linwood just fired their high school principle for being a b*tch. Easton voted in a new school board, sacked the principle and then recalled the board and reinstated the principle. Tonganoxie's principle had an affair with the Junior HS vice principle. Resulted in divorce and set a very bad moral example but she's still the principle.

Ms. Gentry is exemplary, discipline her if she's guilty but don't lose her.

Solution: Dissolve public education.

pundit:

You are 100% correct and I ahve stated several times on the other thread concerning this matter that I support Ms. Gentry's plea of "Not Guilty".

One should never plead "Guilty" unless on the specific advice of a competent (Good luck on that one!) attorney or unless a plea bargain or diversion has been worked out and firmly in place.

It is STILL the obligation the prosecution to PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that the party charged is guilty of that charge.

In our legal system, some of which still exists, it is required that the State PROVE the charge and if the State cannot do that, then in the eyes of the law, the accused is "Not Guilty".

I support Ms. Gentry in her plea and encourage others to respect the legal system and allow it to work itself through the process.

Thanks.

Marion.

Many here should take a chill-pill,

NOBODY should plead anything but innocent at this point (first appearance).

I bet Marion and others here would too.

Let the process work.

Ms. Gentry was my vice principal for two years in Jr. High and was an assistant principal at LHS all three years I was there. She is, without a doubt, one of the best administrators I have met. She is a wise counselor for students and an intelligent source of leadership for LHS and the entire school district. Despite how many tasks she had on her plate, she was always willing to sit down and talk with me when there was an issue I needed to speak with her about. And she always had a fair balance of benevolence and strictness that kept her in the role she had at LHS.

Do I think corrective action should be taken? Sure. Do I think it should be termination? DEFINITELY NOT! Suspension for a portion of the school year with an interim administrator filling the void would be sufficient. One incident does not a horrible administrator make. When it boils down we are all important people to someone and we all make mistakes. I think firing someone for one mistake after a career of wise decisions and great counsel is irresponsible. I cringe to think of our ever-weakening staff and faculty at USD 497 losing a great principal like Ms. Gentry.

--Danny Speicher

I see who cast the first stone...

It must be wonderful to be perfect. It is so easy for you A** holes to sit in the comfort of your easy chair and find others guilty. What a bunch of Schmucks...

i see the message going out as this:

parents...if you're depending on a random, solitary school official to be the only guiding influence in your child's life, you have bigger problems than you think.

children...if you think "but ms. gentry did it" is an viable excuse for drinking and driving, you have bigger problems than you think.

I doubt that our high school students think this is a dead horse. She is irresponsible enough to drink and drive, keeps her driver's license because of a legal loophole, and now is not even being responsible enough to take the consequences of her bad judgment.

The message going out is: Listen up kids! Never admit guilt or responsibility, use every loophole you can find, get a good lawyer, tie up the already burdened court system, and under no circumstances let them try to remove you from your job, even though it entails being a mentor and an example to the future young adults of this city, state, nation.

Neigh!

Neigh!

Whinny!

Whinny!

Neigh!

Flog!

Neigh!

Flog, flog!

Whinny, Whinny!

opps

no pulse

dead horse

Thanks.

Marion.