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11 year old faces felony charge of shooting or throwing a deadly weapon
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Boy, 11, released from jail
Whatever happened to kids will be kids? It was a damn slingshot and a plastic pellet. Worst that could happen is someone get hit in the eye.
He says it richocheted off of a locker. Even if it didn't, and he aimed it at the kid, a felony charge isn't warrented.
The pricipal wants to expell the kid because "weapons aren't allowed". It's a ****ing slingshot! Kids play with them all the time! It's a toy, not a weapon. I've never seen a headline of "Man dies from slingshot wound". Maybe a bird or other small animal.
Criminal charges seem completely inappropriate in this case. Whatever happened to detention or a three day suspension? Yard duty?
(Last edited by Rumor; Feb 22, 2007 at 06:53 PM.
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You're right, the worst that could happen is someone gets hit in the eye. I mean, you have two of them, right?
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I don't know what is going on but everyone seems to overreact to this stuff these days. Parents, school administrators and law enforcement--they are all hysterical maniacs. No one seems to be able to recognize genuine dangerous behavior and so kids get thrown in jail whether they come to class with a slingshot or a machine gun.
However, I still think most schools would treat this with a detention or something. This is making news because this particular district is clearly over the top.
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A slingshot is not a weapon? Say what?
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A pencil is a weapon if you stab someone in the eye with it.
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Originally Posted by Tomchu 
A slingshot is not a weapon? Say what?
A slingshot made up of stretched balloons is not a weapon. It's a child's toy. Granted, one that shouldn't be used during school hours or on other students. So send the kid to detention. The reaction to incidents like this need to be appropriate. A kid bringing a gun to school definitely needs to be addressed by law enforcement but a kid's slingshot--such as the type used by naughty students for a hundred years--only requires mild discipline from school administrators. The adults involved in these maniacal overreactions just want attention for themselves to spice up their boring lives.
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