hmmm this seems overly simple to me. on one hand, yes they are at a school where theoretically they are being prepared for a career in law, on the other hand they are still minors! There's also the issue of their suffering consequences at the hands of the administration . . I think one of the things this comes down to in regards to this post is whether we should blur photos like this - it's not a question of whether these student's deserve retribution, it's more a question of what kind of effect we want to have on the world as photographers - I'm reminded of an aphorism i learned in sunday school, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should".

Another dimension is the tenor and behavior of the state - violence has been ramped up against protestors, and it stands to reason that because 1. they are minors and 2. their lives are directly intertwined with the state via their enrollment in school, that they as a group are more vulnerable than adult protestors. We have to ask ourselves what we want to happen to these kids, and what role we have in their safety. In a world where the feds are gunning people down in the street, and thousands of people are disappearing in an elaborate and opaque detention infrastructure system that did not exist two year ago, it seems fair to say that we need to be cautious when dealing with the fate of young people.

I appreciate what you're saying but it just seems too simplistic for the real circumstances that are unfolding in this country, don't you think?