I am certain that others have already made this prediction but in the past I have argued (though perhaps not on TIPS) that one of these days a graduate who never acquired the level of academic proficiency (e.g., basic writing skills) expected of a college student will some day sue their institution for failing to adequately prepare him/her. Well, the following case, which surprisingly did not happen in the US first, may very well set the precedent.
"A British student who has plagiarized throughout his undergraduate career is threatening to sue his university for negligence for failing to inform him that such conduct is against the rules".
The student claims that he "always used the Internet, cutting and pasting stuff and matching it with my own points" and never thought "it was a problem".
One should note that anyone can file a lawsuit.
What will make it interesting is how seriously the legal systems of Britain and the United States treat such lawsuits.
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* PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
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