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[belgurdo]

Sad

 

[gofreak]

They were put in jail? The article doesn't say that. Just arrested, charged and suspended from school.

 

[belgurdo]

I saw a longer report on television. They were put in juvenile detention.

Now honestly, was there any need to do this? Any kid with a pen does this kind of stuff (even I did it when I was a kid, and I sure as hell know I'm not a (total) mentalcase)

 

[DarienA]

It's so sad and what a statement on our country.... that these kids can't even spell profanities... what the heell are the schools teaching?!?!?!??!

 

[truesayian]

This is the probly what the pic looked like?...

 

[Trevelyon]

"The children, charged with a felony, were taken from school in handcuffs."

Cop: WATCH OUT THEY'RE PACKING CRAYOLA'S! QUICK, CUFF'EM.

 

[goodcow]

 

[joshschw]

video here: http://www.local6.com/news/4130302/detail.html

It is all very dramatic as they zoom in on the red scribbles.

 

[Matlock]

 

[Karg]

Felony charges? What the fuck....whats wrong with getting the parents involved and informing THEM of the picture. Then again they gave the picture to the kid but still not far enough for them to get arrested and given felony charges.

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

It's so sad and what a statement on our country.... that these kids can't even spell profanities... what the heell are the schools teaching?!?!?!??!

I think this is the real tragedy. If anything kids lust to spell profanities correctly. Where did we go wrong

*hangs head in shame*

 

[DarienA]

video here: http://www.local6.com/news/4130302/detail.html

It is all very dramatic as they zoom in on the red scribbles.

Wow.... between this and the HALO competition controversy it's great to see that our schools are right on top of keeping these damn hooligans in LINE!

 

[sefskillz]

The parents are right, the legal system should have nothing to do with this.

 

[Funky Papa]

Don't worry, they will teach them how to love Christ and shit so they will never again fall into the devil's hands.

 

[FortNinety]

As each day goes by, people in this country get dumber and dumber.

Great thread title. I gotta use pussification in conversation later.

 

[DarthWoo]

Good thing they haven't seen my drawings.

 

[Che]

I can't believe that they arrested them for this. This doesn't make sense. It isn't even funny. WTF?

 

[Funky Papa]

I was just trying to pull someone's leg This situation is retarded no matter where it comes.

 

[Gorey]

They took a nine and a ten year old out of school in fucking handcuffs. For drawing nasty pictures.

This isn't even funny. It's insane.

 

[Gek54]

The justification was that the drawing caused fear in the "victum"? So if I show my kid a video for the sole purpose to cause fear then I could face felony charges? wtf?

 

[AntoneM]

I can see the schols point of view, though I dont agree with it.

It is a threat on some ones life which is also a threat on their right to live. This is against the law.

 

[levious]

But it's not even the Christian's who do this dumb shit. Christian retarded stuff is banning books, or even better, burning them. This zero tolerance bullshit is more liberal-retarded.

I don't know how to characterize this situation, but I thought the whole zero tolerance movement started with the education changes Bush made in Texas years ago.

 

[DarienA]

I can see the schols point of view, though I dont agree with it.

It is a threat on some ones life which is also a threat on their right to live. This is against the law.

....my generation would have never made it through school if that was the case... pussified indeed.

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

Threat on his life? Are you fucking joking. Now I'm not an "educator" or anything like this but, how about this you get the 10 year old who drew the picture and pull him to the side and ask him why the kid he is stabbing makes him so mad. What did he do to make him so angry. Then ask him if he understands that when you stab someone in real life they don't come back like a video game. If there was a problem then figure it out. As an educator I'd make the kid who drew the picture work on an assignment with the kid he didn't like. This is something that all the teacher needed to do is keep an eye on. Not send the kids to pound me up the ass penetantary.

 

[Phoenix]

Sad

Legal system will have a hard time putting forth felony charges based on this evidence. I think this case will have a short shelf life.

 

[BuG]

What I find most strange about this is that the reporter in the video on local6.com said one of the boys was involved in actual, physical violence against another child, which didn't result in criminal charges (not saying it should have, I mean he's 9 or 10 years old, all kids have stupid fights), yet a simple drawing had the pair of them escorted from school in handcuffs, facing felony charges. Get the kids some counselling for crying out loud.

 

[Badabing]

Wasn't a kid suspended from a middle school for drawinga G.I Joe a few years back?

 

[UltimateMarioMan]

...how hard would it be to become a citizen of Canada?

 

[GLoK]

I don't know how to characterize this situation, but I thought the whole zero tolerance movement started with the education changes Bush made in Texas years ago.

I'm pretty sure if anything can be pointed to as the "start" of situations like these, it was Columbine. Nothing put the fear of children into everyone's head quite like a few kids shooting up a school.

I never remembered hearing about shit like this before Columbine.. now I hear about it once a month. 2 kids go ape shit and suddenly the world thinks every kid needs to live a life where Violence and depictions there-of are not a reality

 

[MrAngryFace]

This is turning into Escape from LA!

 

[Phoenix]

I'm pretty sure if anything can be pointed to as the "start" of situations like these, it was Columbine. Nothing put the fear of children into everyone's head quite like a few kids shooting up a school.

I never remembered hearing about shit like this before Columbine.. now I hear about it once a month. 2 kids go ape shit and suddenly the world thinks every kid needs to live a life where Violence and depictions there-of are not a reality

And I mean that's fine if you want to monitor a child or send him/her to counseling, but I don't know what would be served by felony prosecution of a 10 year old based on drawings. But heaven forbid a boob get on the screen

 

[RobotChant]

This reminds me of that time a classmate of mine in elementary school got suspended for drawing The Ultimate Warrior from WWF. Just as he was drawing the nipple on the right chest, the Librarian walks by and sees the drawing of basically, a shirtless, nipples exposed, longhaired figure. She yanked the paper away from him and sent him to the office.

It was a pretty intimidating thing to witness. To me it was obvious what he was drawing, but I guess she wasn't a wrestling fan. The kid didn't even speak English, so he probably wasn't even able to explain himself.

 

[Willco]

This is turning into Escape from LA!

ONLY ONE MAN CAN SAVE US...