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Had a similar problem with feeling betrayed by authority figures when I was called in to be questioned about a hacking incident while in middle school just because I was good at VB in programming glass. Can really ruin a kid's confidence for years to come in case anyone in such position is reading this now.

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I can point to several false accusations I suffered as an elementary school student that made me deeply skeptical and wary of authority.

"Even if I color in the lines, or intentionally dabble in creative thinking, some adult might yell at me... Hm. I don't need their permissions. They obviously don't see how great I am so they are a dumb nuisance."

Same thing happened to my friend in high school, there was someone causing some mischief with some of the school computers, and just because he was into BBSs and computers, he was a big suspect, but he was a good talker and was able to avoid any punishment.

He was a good friend because he kept silent about the fact that I was the one doing it ;)

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