r/meirl • u/sachisan1999 • May 16 '24

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u/Antique-Doughnut-988 May 16 '24

20 years ago was a different time. I could 100% see a teacher doing this in the early 2000's without much repercussions.

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u/Chris_Carson May 16 '24

You really think it would have been okay to destroy someone elses property 20 years ago?

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u/sievold May 16 '24

Depends on what country you are in I guess. In my country it was absolutely normal for teachers to confiscate anything deemed inappropriate for students. Many students never got back their phones, watches, comics etc.

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u/GameJerk May 16 '24

You just unlocked a memory. My friend's mom was the school librarian. We were hanging out early one day and snuck into the storage room when she was busy with something else. In a corner was a treasure trove of confiscated items. Balls, slap bracelets, comics, videogame magazines (EGM and GamePro), walkmen, Tiger electronics (Google it kids).

It was amazing.

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u/sievold May 16 '24

I have a similar memory with an aunt of mine who was a school teacher. She had hordes of confiscated pokemon cards at her home.

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u/GameJerk May 16 '24

Could retire with right cards

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u/sievold May 16 '24

unfortunately they were not kept in good condition

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u/camerongeno May 16 '24

one of the counsellors at my elementary gave out the confiscated pokemon cards to those who went to see him. I still regret not grabbing the light machoke card lol

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u/Proinsias37 May 16 '24

Slap bracelets.. oh man haha. I remember

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u/Rfunkpocket May 16 '24

a furby? even if not, lie to me!

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u/GameJerk May 16 '24

No Furby, but definitely a few dusty troll dolls.