"stay away from any student showing signs of . . ."

Holy crap! Do that and you'll have no friends; and they won't get the help they need.

Great point. And I have shown "inappropriate humor" my whole life, and alienation, poor coping skills, access to weapons, are among my checkboxes and/or have been.

* Has "I Don't Like Mondays" on their top-played list on their phone.

(Oops! Inappropriate humor! Slap the cuffs on me!)

More seriously, students who show a lot of those symptoms are precisely the ones that need help. But, particularly if they are boys, they usually just get punishment and/or the school drugs them.

There was an article in the newspaper today citing a new research study: People who like bitter flavors tend to be psychopaths. The more bitter things you like, the more certain it is.

They give specific examples: someone who really enjoys coffee, or really enjoys beer. Given that I love both, well...

Reminds me of when Dan Savage, in 1998, did some online "research" on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, aka FAS (he and his soon-to-be-husband were about to adopt), and found out later from a doctor that contrary to what web sites said, while some of the signs of FAS are unmistakable if you happen to see them, studies had still come a long way from the late 1980s, when Michael Dorris wrote "The Broken Cord." That is, some "signs" of FAS are pretty typical for ordinary children and teens:

(traits listed on a website) "Kindergarten through 6th grade: easily influenced by others; difficulty separating fantasy from reality; temper tantrums; lying, stealing, disobedience; delayed physical/academic/social development; memory loss; impulsiveness; inappropriate social behavior; need for constant and consistent reteaching and repeating."

Also, she (the doctor, a FAS researcher) said, FAS is very rare in a woman's first child, especially if she's under 21, even if she drinks now and again. She added, regarding FAE (Fetal Alcohol Effect, supposedly a milder form of FAS):

"I'm not convinced there IS such a thing as FAE," she said. "Out of every thousand births, fifteen children have learning disabilities. If a child has a disability and there was any drinking during the pregnancy, any drinking at all, the temptation is to blame the drinking. But honestly, we don't always know the cause."

As to why the FAS websites were so scary, like Dorris' book:

"A lot of the information out there about FAS is designed to scare pregnant women away from alcohol, not to provide them with an accurate picture of what we do and do not know about FAS. The people who put those web sites together have a public-health agenda, not a medical agenda. You have to read them with a grain of salt."

What's next, the NSA checklist for privacy rights?

Has anyone seen Crid lately?

I think Crid is quite busy in the real world right now.

um, what teenager DOESN'T show these traits?

'course back-in-my-day™ I couldn'a checked the box for internet, so I read...

But, there is a great deal of difference between CLINICAL depression, and CLINICAL narcissism, and the garden variety that most adolescents have...

I mean, I was in a funk for a week after I got turned down for dates to dances, and such... In college, a friend of mine and I dressed up in dark glasses and black clothing and went to the prom to take pictures, as I was head photographer... We were both also turned down for dates, so... but now,I'm sure that would be seen as a threat.

All of these things they are looking for, can either be shallow things that kids do, or deep issues that need help. But, by phrasing this, like that, you sweep up all sorts of people that are no threat, and probably miss the actual kid/person with a problem.

Oh, and? You make it REALLY EASY for a person with a gripe, to target someone they don't like and get them in trouble.

Can you imagine if you are in an 'out-clique' and a Heather or mean girl doesn't like you?

Violent Femmes say: "I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record"
Oh yeah? Well, don't get so distressed
Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed?" [Kiss-Off]

woah, that was in '82... and somehow we survived.

Pre-crime ala Minority Report anyone? Just arrest everyone and make the USA one big prison police state.

My entire life is wine and inappropriate humor! Jeeze Louise!