Members of the group “sent each other memes and other images mocking sexual assault, the Holocaust, and the deaths of children … Some of the messages joked that abusing children was sexually arousing, while others had punchlines directed at specific ethnic or racial groups. One called the hypothetical hanging of a Mexican child ‘piñata time.'” Sadly, the sharing of this kind of content is hardly a surprise on today’s Internet. What makes this particular exchange a story is that it was shared in a private Facebook group populated by students who had recently been accepted into Harvard’s freshman class. After some of the content leaked to administrators, at least ten acceptance letters turned into rejections. On one hand, the material shared in the group (“Harvard memes for horny bourgeois teens”) was clearly over the line. On the other hand, you can be sickened by the content, but still be wary of a world in which private teenage conversations can have a dramatic effect on your future. And on the other hand, while some punishment may be called for, what these kids obviously need is an education (in using your brain on social networks, and in general). Yes, that was three hands. I didn’t get accepted to Harvard undergrad either…