How insane can things get....

[FishermanTim]

..when a 4th grader gets suspended for 5 days for bringing in a shell casing from a Blank round (fired at a Memorial Day service)?
The casing is nothing more than a hollow metal tube. I mean, a sharpened pencil is much more dangerous that this casing is.
Based on the story, the school wasn't commenting on the subject only to say that the matter was "gun" related.
With that kind of asinine logic, they better stop teaching about ANY historical battles because they too are "gun" related.
This kind of thinking is a sad state of affairs regarding our "so called" educators, and the system that supports them. This whole event was blown completely out of proportion. What should have happened was the boy should have been told that he needs to keep his toys/prized possesions at home.
The school superintendent of the town of Winchendon(?) gets the "moron of the week" award.

[UserRemoved1]

I saw that too and totally agree. Sad. The kid got two from a vet who shot them off in the Memorial day celebration. idiots.

[OX]

Thank a Liberal..........then punch his nose!

[likwid]

Originally Posted by OX

Thank a Liberal..........then punch his nose!

Howabout instead of thanking a liberal, thank the foolish retarded parents of the kids running around with guns in schools? You know, the red neck right wing idiots who let the tv teach their kids and didn't kick them out the door and make them LIVE.

Liberals have nothing to do with this.
Parents have everything to do with it.

[Jimbo]

I've never had the opportunity to use the word ludicrous, but that is the only way to describe the actions of the school administrators for allowing something like this to happen.

[RIJIMMY]

[QUOTE=likwid;593501]Howabout instead of thanking a liberal, thank the foolish retarded parents of the kids running around with guns in schools? You know, the red neck right wing idiots who let the tv teach their kids and didn't kick them out the door and make them LIVE.

Liberals have nothing to do with this.
Parents have everything to do with it.[/QUOTE

I bet you that most of the idiot parents are libs. Don't think conservative parents would let their children look like those Columbine kids . They would have had their asses whipped.

[FishermanTim]

Then there was the story today of a student that tried to rob HIS OWN teacher with a knife. He wanted money to buy the new "Grand Theft Auto" video game. Now that's definitely a parental issue.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I bet you that most of the idiot parents are libs. Don't think conservative parents would let their children look like those Columbine kids . They would have had their asses whipped.

Apparently everything is about politics to you.
I'm not even going to waste my time on this statement.

Funny how most southern redneck retards are conservatives huh?

[Saltheart]

I think the kids who watched war movies over memorial day should be suspended too. Them movies all got guns in them.

Oh yes , and cut off the kids thumb and index fingers too. i saw a few making like they were shooting a pistol by pointing their finger and moving their thumb and saying bang. Can't have them doing that at recess and undoing all the liberal brainwashing we pumped into them all morning!

And finally , we have the punishment movie for the boys who fight at recess. They must watch Broke Back Mountain. That will teach them that there are better things for boys to do together than fighting!!

[rjinhull]

Guns don’t kill ......it’s the idiot in back of it
If people were taught how to handle a gun ..there would be a lot less accidents
And if every body had one crime would drop

So maybe we should do like Israel .....every body has to spend 2 years (I think) in the military

That would be the schooling needed and if we let them keep the gun that would take care of crime

[RIJIMMY]

I too beleive we should hold the parents accountable.

And Likwid - read your initial post, you made this political, I only responded.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I too beleive we should hold the parents accountable.

Well at least we agree on something.

And Likwid - read your initial post, you made this political, I only responded.

I'll bow to your point and apologize.

Schools and other places have NO choice in the matter unfortunately.
The few bad kids that do horrible things ruin it for the rest.

[basswipe]

WTF!!!!!This has nothing to do with liberals or conservatives or zero tolerance.This youngster was given an empty (blank)casing from a 21 gun salute by a war vet and wanted to show his teachers and friends.You people are arguing politics and pro/anti gun crap!Its an empty casing plain and simple and cannot hurt anyone.Grow up.

PS.Likwid don't bother responding as your rhetoric is well documented.Us rednecks have heard enough from the likes of you.Btw can you be from RI and a redneck at the same time?I always thought rednecks came from the south...but no that would be a stereotype and racist,just like all Africans are ni&&ers.Gimme a break Likwid with your stupid redneck racist crap.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by basswipe

Gimme a break Likwid with your stupid redneck racist crap.

Post *THEN* smoke crack next time please.

[Nebe]

Basswipe yer killin me

[Adam_777]

They should have expelled the 9 yr old if the zero tolerance policy is in effect.If you got caught at school with baggies and scale they can't do jack.Neither are illegal for anyone to have and unless they have the stuff that is going in the bags they have nothing.They probably suspended the kid while on the phone with the local news trying to make a breaking news story.Bunch of crap is all it is.This zero tolerance policy means that if you bring a gun you get suspended for 4 days ? Does the situation get reviewed by the superintendant before issuing the suspension ? If so shame on that guy for being clueless to what it was and how the child obtained it.Now if your claiming zero tolerance in this case why isn't the kid expelled ? Zero tolerance is just that.Personally if the principle and teacher sat with the child and called his parents in he would of been forgiven and the whole ugly news story would have never happened.Why did it unfold the way it did ? I'll never know but I'll bet it goes deeper than what you and I know.

[Swimmer]

Say for instance, this kid walks through the park on his way to school and walks by the war memorial where 4, or 5, or 6 guys paid tribute to our fallen soldiers by firing a salute, maybe more than one salute. Little kid finds an empty shell. Taps on it and blows air into the shell and hey he finds out it wistles when you blow air into it real hard. Ah, new toy. How is exited little boy wth new toy supposed to convert this joyous thought into remembering that this item is contraband in school.

How many times as a nine year old did we have to be told something to remember what we had been told? Once, twice, ah.............

Zero tolerance yes, but five day suspension, I don't know.

[buckman]

Likwid,Do you really live in the Popes Island Performing Arts Center?

[buckman]

My son took the hunter education course,has been around firearms his whole life and treats them as tools. Not weapons. Do you want your 16 year old who has never been around a gun, with my son when they find a loaded gun under Grandpa's mattress or Likwids kid.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by buckman

Likwid,Do you really live in the Popes Island Performing Arts Center?

I'm only there for the lunch special.

And "likwids kid"?
I've probably put more rounds of ammo through more interesting guns with far better educated people as far as firearms go than you will in your entire life.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by likwid

I'm only there for the lunch special.

And "likwids kid"?
I've probably put more rounds of ammo through more interesting guns with far better educated people as far as firearms go than you will in your entire life.

Well sh@t. I didn't know you were a redneck.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by buckman

Well sh@t. I didn't know you were a redneck.

Not sure how 'neck offhand double taps for therapy are.