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Teen Arrested After 'Almost Inciting Riot' Wearing NRA Shirt to School
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cartoon_soldier
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The teacher should have just worn a "Let Gays Marry" shirt next day and see this kid's parents flip out.
Also, why Uniforms are best. No clothing controversy ever.
Also, why Uniforms are best. No clothing controversy ever.
speculawyer
Member
Hard to know exactly what happened but I don't see why they are complaining about a T-shirt.
ShadyLurker
Member
Maybe the schools dress code forbids wearing clothes with guns on them. If it violated dress code the teacher was right. If it didnt and the teacher just didnt like it, he can't make him remove his shirt.
Angry Puppy
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I don't agree with the NRA but I don't agree with silencing their opinions either. Kid should be allowed to wear shirt.
Angry Fork
Member
Proud of him for being principled and sticking his ground, even though the principle is stupid. Bullshit 'arrest'.
BigJonsson
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Don't think schools are the place to wear clothing with images of guns on them
The kid's smart, though I don't agree with what he believes in. That is, if this report is true he handled himself perfectly and that teacher was in the wrong for his behavior.
Unless of course a dress code banning such things was in place (thought that still wouldn't excuse a teacher raising his voice).
EDIT: Also, it's unfortunate that the shirt had a hunting rifle on it, since no lawmaker was ever talking about banning hunting rifles, nor would any lawmaker or the American public likely support such an act. So maybe the kid's not so smart in that sense.
Unless of course a dress code banning such things was in place (thought that still wouldn't excuse a teacher raising his voice).
EDIT: Also, it's unfortunate that the shirt had a hunting rifle on it, since no lawmaker was ever talking about banning hunting rifles, nor would any lawmaker or the American public likely support such an act. So maybe the kid's not so smart in that sense.
cartoon_soldier
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Also, fox news will be fun tomorrow with this story.
Since when do teachers get to dictate clothing policy's? I mean the kid seems arrogant, but what gives the teacher the right to tell him to take the shirt off in the hall or turn it out.
It's like that other teacher who publicly shamed a girl for wearing a Romney shirt.
Look, I have great respect for teachers. I actually feel they don't get paid enough for the job they do, but unless rules change, you can't just abuse your authority or overstep it.
Things like this is why I believe in school uniforms. You wouldn't wear an NRA shirt to any workplace or job, why is school different? Schools in India and China still allow corporal punishment, majority have uniforms and they teach manners and other things. There is a reason they come here then and are far more regimented and capable to learn or work ie post secondary or a job.
It's like that other teacher who publicly shamed a girl for wearing a Romney shirt.
Look, I have great respect for teachers. I actually feel they don't get paid enough for the job they do, but unless rules change, you can't just abuse your authority or overstep it.
Things like this is why I believe in school uniforms. You wouldn't wear an NRA shirt to any workplace or job, why is school different? Schools in India and China still allow corporal punishment, majority have uniforms and they teach manners and other things. There is a reason they come here then and are far more regimented and capable to learn or work ie post secondary or a job.
cartoon_soldier
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Yup, He wore the shirt to School with a purpose and looks like it worked.
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Cheesemeister
Member
While I'm not a fan of the ultra-broad interpretation of the 2nd Amendment, I think it's hilarious how the 1st Amendment stops at the school doors.
Devolution
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Most schools I know of frown of political messages on clothes.
timetokill
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Sounds like an overzealous liberal teacher got trolled hard. It'll be interesting to see if any other details come out.
Unless the gun is going to magically transform into a real gun, who gives a fuck?
Nobody had a problem until the teacher came up to him at lunch and started shit. It wasn't even in his classroom.
Sounds like the only person disrupting anything was the teacher disrupting everyone's lunch, and this kid's education.
Unless the gun is going to magically transform into a real gun, who gives a fuck?
Nobody had a problem until the teacher came up to him at lunch and started shit. It wasn't even in his classroom.
Sounds like the only person disrupting anything was the teacher disrupting everyone's lunch, and this kid's education.
teh_J0kerer
Member
Kid should obviously be allowed to wear his shirt, but this story sounds like it could be missing important details. What disruption was occurring exactly?
bigboss370
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Many schools have dress codes and the vast majority of them ban political shirts. A lot don't even allow graphics/text on clothing at all.
Umm what? Your school allowed shirts with guns on them?
Mine didnt allow guns, liquor brands, images of drugs, violent images or curses. Didnt have anything to do with politics.
Wuthering_Heights
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Probably the try-hard school staff making a big deal out of something that nobody would have noticed, otherwise.
grandjedi6
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Was the problem that the shirt said NRA or that it had a gun on it? Because I remember my high school banned any shirts related to guns, crowns or any assortment of colors associated with the Crips/Bloods/etc. The school having a policy against shirts with guns on them is a lot more defensible than a teacher getting uppity about the NRA.
The Culture Vulture
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One dumb teacher had to take the kid's bait.
Is a t-shirt featuring a logo of a legal union/organization banned in the US? The NRA, however repugnant, isn't illegal. I wonder if the same policy would ban a student from wearing a GLAAD shirt that was rainbow tie dye or something.
When I was in high school, my friend got in trouble for wearing a T shirt that had 'Cop Killa' on it. He was approached by an assistant principal and asked to take the shirt off since it condoned violence. I don't know if this would be similar.
Look I dislike the NRA, I feel they represent gun makers and sellers and not the average gun toting citizen, buy I'm not going to deny a students right to support them.
EDIT: on second thought, the fact there is a picture of a gun on the shirt could violate this code. You wouldn't be allowed to wear a shirt with AK-47's would you? Please disregard what I wrote above, but I'll keep it because I like good discussion.
That's probably the case. Practically a non-story, fuck I saw many a kids in high school told to turn their shirt inside out or go home.
But hey, due to the gun climate right now they ran with this story.
"image of a hunting rifle"
Get a new symbol.
What the fuck is on that kids head?
ClovingWestbrook
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Did they ever find where you buried his body?
Some sort of woodland creature.
IHaveCandy
Banned
I have a feeling the kid was trying to argue why he has every right to wear a shirt that expresses his views on the 2nd amendment, and the teacher and cops replied with "no kid you just can't wear a shirt with a gun on it."
RiccochetJ
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I've seen kids getting sent home. Haven't seen cops getting involved.
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I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here.
Lazy Man's Wallpaper
Member
You tuck in that shirt, mister! And you, Sally, that skirt looks a little too short... where's my ruler?
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Send them to private school then. 1st amendment is why there shouldn't be school uniforms in public schools.
The Faceless Master
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i don't see why it would matter if there was a PICTURE OF A GUN on a t-shirt. it's not like it fires bullets. i mean, i could understand if it were porn...
You know what else was weird about that kid? One time, in physics class, we were forced to work on something in groups, and me and Bryce were in the same group. We needed to measure the distance between two objects on a table but we didn't have a ruler. So one of us volunteers to go and look for one, and Bryce says, "Wait." And he stretched out his thumb and forefinger in a practiced way and measured the distance using his hand. He proudly exclaimed, "It's exactly 5 inches." I say, "How do you know that?" Suddenly, Bryce became very nervous and left the room. Weird dude.
This is the first thing you learn in any high school journalism class. A student's First Amendment rights are basically surrendered by your parents to the school administrators while you are on campus.
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