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positive misprision

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A quick definition of positive misprision:

Term: POSITIVE MISPRISION

Definition: Positive misprision is a legal term that refers to a situation where someone unintentionally commits a mistake or error, but the outcome of that mistake is actually beneficial or positive. It is a type of misprision, which is a failure to report or disclose a crime or wrongdoing. In positive misprision, the mistake or error leads to a good result, rather than a negative one.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Positive misprision is a legal term that refers to a situation where someone unintentionally fails to report a crime or wrongdoing, but their failure to report actually benefits the victim or society as a whole.

For example, if a person witnesses a drug dealer selling drugs to a known addict, but instead of reporting it to the police, they intervene and convince the addict to seek help for their addiction, this would be considered positive misprision. Although the witness did not report the crime, their actions ultimately helped the victim (the addict) and benefited society by reducing drug use.

Another example of positive misprision could be a doctor who discovers that their patient is engaging in illegal activity, but instead of reporting it to the authorities, they use their medical expertise to help the patient overcome their addiction or mental health issues.

These examples illustrate how positive misprision can be a gray area in the law, as it involves a failure to report a crime, but with good intentions and ultimately positive outcomes.

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I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
How else will they know we fuck
Need to know aboot 6 pack abs
How many 666 people apply?
lolololol
soapy
10:34
Ah that's frightening
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