{"id":92,"date":"2007-05-03T08:18:40","date_gmt":"2007-05-03T08:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fulgerica.com\/en\/?p=92"},"modified":"2011-02-20T11:14:41","modified_gmt":"2011-02-20T11:14:41","slug":"student-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fulgerica.com\/en\/2007\/05\/03\/student-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaming News: Student arrested for making a map of his school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Ffulgerica.com%2Fen%2F2007%2F05%2F03%2Fstudent-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"fulgerica\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/fulgerica.com\/en\/2007\/05\/03\/student-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/178\/481769660_cca3007990.jpg?v=0\" alt=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/178\/481769660_cca3007990.jpg?v=0\" \/><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/button.js?t=2\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\nA Chinese student was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortbendnow.com\/news\/2847\/chinese-community-rallies-behind-student-removed-from-clements-over-pc-game-map\">removed from Clements High School<\/a> in Fort Bend, Texas after parents complained he had re-created the school grounds in a game and uploaded the map for his friends to play. The boy was placed in the district&#8217;s alternate education school and later arrested, as the police considered him a &#8220;t erroristic threat&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;They arrested him, Chen said of FBISD police, and also went to the house to search&#8221;.The Lin family consented to the search, and a hammer was found in the boy&#8217;s room, which he used to fix his bed, because it wasn&#8217;t in good shape, Chen said. He indicated police seized the hammer as a potential weapon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Chinese community and the boy&#8217;s mother have rallied behind him, saying the school has acted too harshly in the wake of the Virginia Tech shoot ings. No charges were filed, though the boy won&#8217;t be allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>Photos of the CS map can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8082096@N02\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>: (what a shame! this map looks pretty good!)<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s the actual map, minus the textures:<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.megaupload.com\/?d=F48893HJ\" target=\"_blank\">www.megaupload.com\/?d=F48893HJ<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/rapidshare.com\/files\/29195663\/clmbsp.rar.html\" target=\"_blank\">rapidshare.com\/files\/29195663\/clmbsp.rar.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.megashare.com\/165325\" target=\"_blank\">www.megashare.com\/165325<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Later Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I found the whole story (originally hosted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortbendnow.com\/news\/2847\/chinese-community-rallies-behind-student-removed-from-clements-over-pc-game-map\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Bend Now<\/a>):<br \/>\nA Chinese student has been arrested in Texas, charged with \u201cSuspected  T errorist Activity\u201d. This student was apprehended after parents  discovered that he had used plans of his High School in the creation of a  map for an online first person shooter. The authorities were notified  after parents learned of the map from their children, who had downloaded  it off of the internet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They arrested him,. Chen said of FBISD police, .and also went to  the house to search.. The Lin family consented to the search, and a  hammer was found in the boy&#8217;s room, which he used to fix his bed,  because it wasn&#8217;t in good shape, Chen said. He indicated police seized  the hammer as a potential weapon.<\/p>\n<p>While no charges have been filed against the student, he has been  removed from Clements High School and will not be allowed to graduate  with his former classmates.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know what to say. For most of us who have ever designed a 3D  environment, using familiar surroundings is very common place. With no  sinister motive, designers use plans for all sorts of different areas to  add variety to their designs. I don\u2019t understand the punishment given  to this student, who has been cleared of any premonitions for violence.<\/p>\n<p>He has been convicted of no crime but then the school expels him? I  guess \u201cinnocent until proven guilty\u201d has no merit with the school board.  Even with the authorities finding no evidence of gaming-related causes  for the Virginia Tech shootings\u2026 It seems that we, as gamers, still are  targeted as warped killers.<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Ffulgerica.com%2Fen%2F2007%2F05%2F03%2Fstudent-arrested-for-making-a-map-of-his-school%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet A Chinese student was removed from Clements High School in Fort Bend, Texas after parents complained he had re-created the school grounds in a game and uploaded the map for his friends to play. 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