Thanks for a clear reminder of why I am glad I no longer work with juveniles. The saddest thing is, he'll have his record expunged when he's 18 and we'll have to find him again, hopefully before he does something really awful.
What this young person is doing here is seeking to improve his/her presentation. He's not seeking legal advice, he's perfecting his ability to argue with "normal" people, trying to understand how we think and perceive so he can mess with us more effectively in the future. He's got a deficit, you see, and he's trying to understand us and learn to fake thinking more like we think.
He slipped up before and ended up on probation because his teacher understood that people talk about what they're interested in. And when he did, she rightfully interpreted the message and headed it off. Bravo to her.
The only thing that group counseling does for sociopathic individuals is make them better at lying and manipulating others. I don't want us to give this OP any more help.
I'm sorry, You'll have to find me again before I do something awful? You are making one hell of an assumption considering you know nothing about me. Yes, by definition I am a sociopath but I am not without my reasons for being so. Simply because I think differently than you does not make me less than you. Simply because I am heartless does not make me a violent person. I slipped up? Barely. If I could, I would love to introduce you to my teacher, or any of my teachers. I assure you, that is not at all what she thought.
Sorry to revive an old thread, but I saw this and could not simply ignore some random person on the internet passing judgement as if he/she has any idea what he/she is saying.
And clearly, I misused the term "recourse". Sorry about that. Yes, I wanted advice. I did not expect a backlash from the community, especially to this degree. The fact that you all pass judgement on someone you do not know based around a single opinion that I have is sad. I'll be watching this, but I won't reply anymore unless this person wants to defend himself, or someone else wants to make arrogant assumptions. I have been very polite and respectful to all of you, and considering you are most likely well-educated adults I am surprised at how I have been treated.