Hey funkyderek, Now you've got me confused; you mean to say you're not a jokemeister? The chain of reasoning was provided by yourself, i.e "plagiarism is a serious offense"---remember? Aren't rape and murder serious offenses?
Now seeing that plagiarism is a serious offense for you, how have you been expressing your outrage over the Tony Blair plagiarized Iraq dossier affair? Have you written the PM? The US state department over General Powell's use of the plagiarized material?
In regards the links you failed to find: You asked for evidence which is referenced on the links I provided. You have to make effort to scour the links if you genuinely need to stoke the flames of outrage over this "serious offense". Stop being lazy---I'll not post anymore links!