Daria1997

Ms. Angela Li:
[over the telephone] Mrs Morgendorfer, I'm afraid I have some rather bad news. Your daughter Daria appears to have been involved in an act of vandalism.

Helen:
What?

Ms. Angela Li:
Mrs. Morgendoffer, your daughter collaborated with Jane Lane in the creation of a poster for our art contest.

Helen:
Yes, I'm aware of that.

Ms. Angela Li:
We found part of the poster unacceptable. So it was altered prior to it's entry. Unfortunatley someone defaced the poster while it was on display and since your daughter and Miss Lane were objecting to changing it, I must assume that they were the vandals. I'm going to have to take drastic action.

Helen:
Wait a moment. You're saying the girls were against changing the poster but entered it into the contest anyway?

Ms. Angela Li:
It was entered for them.

Helen:
I was under the impression that participation in this contest was voluntary.

Ms. Angela Li:
Yes, but your daughter refused to volunteer, so in her case I made it mandatory.

Helen:
All right Ms. Li, let me make sure I have this straight. You took my daughter's poster from her, altered its content, exhibited it against her will and are now threatening discipline because you claim she defaced her own property which you admit to stealing?

Ms. Angela Li:
That's not what I said at all!

Helen:
Ms. Li, are you familiar with the phrase, violation of civil liberties?

[Ms. Li stammers in terror]

Helen:
And the phrase - Big, fat lawsuit?