I think it is a little sad that you take joy in busting students, but you are doing the right thing. Part of writing a paper isn't showing that you can research or how much you know, but showing you can actually write that paper and commit the time necessary to completing the task. School is about gaining knowledge, but without the proper skills to harness that knowledge it is wasted.
Just.. be easy on the kid, I have never done this myself, but with 3 papers due in one week I was very tempted at one point, all I did was explain my situation to one of my profs and he gladly extended my deadline over the weekend. Claiming that he would much rather give me the extra three days then see dribble or copied work handed in.
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