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I think Bors is right on with this one. Kids being sent home suspended because they played cowboys and indians and pointed their fingers made shooting noises is ridiculous. We are trying so hard to be politically correct it would probably be better to just home school our grammar school kids so they don’t make a childish mistake and say or do something that offends a teacher or a parent.
Repressive totalitarian prohibition isn’t the answer to a question? Then you aren’t asking the right questions. The proper question is, “How do we suppress a technology that is too powerful to be in the hands of monkey-people who are not among the ruling elite?”
Gotta love zero tolerance accompanied with zero sense. Zero tolerance applied to children of that age still learning is usually nonsensical. It has to make you wonder about the teaching & school admin staff applying it. Would you want these people teaching your children “values”?
It was over ten years ago now, but a friend of mine who is an antique weapons collector and war reenactor helped his daughter with a display of the battlefield at Yorktown, Va. where the Revolutionary War ended. As markers for where unit were placed, tiny lead cannons and figurines of appropriately dressed and armed soldiers standing at attention, were set into the styrofoam base. The teacher sent the display home with instructions that the 1/8th of an inch long rifle and bayonet tips on the soldiers’ backs had to be cut off, not as a puncture hazard, but because they represented guns. The display was returned with paper markers and looked much less impressive than it had at first. The line separating intelligent caution and foolish over caution is not that narrow. A cap gun, or noise maker gun at school is not appropriate. A nerf gun and squirt gun is not appropriate in school settings. Pointing a finger and going “bang-bang”, or chewing a food item into a weapon shaped ‘toy’ does not warrant putting a child in the principal’s office or making a notation on a child’s permanent record. With all of the childish adults not willing to support Universal background checks, punishing children for being children is ridiculous and immature. Respectfully, C.
Next up: Banning foreign-exchange students named Gunnar. You never know when they might start spitting bullets! Who’s training these school officials? Where are they getting these ridiculous mandates from? And why can’t we institute a “zero-tolerance” rule for stupidity? This knee-jerk cover-your-butt crap is doing nothing to help and only inures us to signs of what might be an actual problem.
Having spoken with some school administrators and teachers regarding the zero tolerance position in our school system, their consensus was that it was forced upon them by district level executives based on (1) elimination of liability by the school and (2) Protect teachers and staff by giving no options, therefor no repercussions from their decisions, should the decision be wrong. Since that first talk 3 or so years ago policies have been clarified reducing some of the silliness.
I read in today’s paper that a man in Virginia Beach faces a $2500 fine and five years in prison for wearing a clown mask while entering a movie theater.
Guns: no problem. Clown masks? Throw away the key.
“With all of the childish adults not willing to support Universal background checks, punishing children for being children is ridiculous and immature.” There you summed it up in one simple sentence. If we don’t get control of the situation and demand some intelligent dialogue we are doomed as a species.
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mickey1339
said, 2 months ago
I think Bors is right on with this one. Kids being sent home suspended because they played cowboys and indians and pointed their fingers made shooting noises is ridiculous. We are trying so hard to be politically correct it would probably be better to just home school our grammar school kids so they don’t make a childish mistake and say or do something that offends a teacher or a parent.
Radish
said, 2 months ago
But don’t take the guns away from the nuts who shoot children, you might offend the NRA.
Tue Elung-Jensen said, 2 months ago
Think the kid, or the school read Zack Hill :p
BrassOrchid
said, 2 months ago
Repressive totalitarian prohibition isn’t the answer to a question?
Then you aren’t asking the right questions.
The proper question is,
“How do we suppress a technology that is too powerful to be in the hands of monkey-people who are not among the ruling elite?”
Ottodesu said, 2 months ago
[facepalm]
omQ R said, 2 months ago
Gotta love zero tolerance accompanied with zero sense.
Zero tolerance applied to children of that age still learning is usually nonsensical. It has to make you wonder about the teaching & school admin staff applying it. Would you want these people teaching your children “values”?
masterskrain said, 2 months ago
I have to wonder…how many of those nitwit school “administrators” played “Cowboys and Indians” or “Soldier” when THEY were kids??
Respectful Troll said, 2 months ago
It was over ten years ago now, but a friend of mine who is an antique weapons collector and war reenactor helped his daughter with a display of the battlefield at Yorktown, Va. where the Revolutionary War ended. As markers for where unit were placed, tiny lead cannons and figurines of appropriately dressed and armed soldiers standing at attention, were set into the styrofoam base. The teacher sent the display home with instructions that the 1/8th of an inch long rifle and bayonet tips on the soldiers’ backs had to be cut off, not as a puncture hazard, but because they represented guns. The display was returned with paper markers and looked much less impressive than it had at first.
The line separating intelligent caution and foolish over caution is not that narrow. A cap gun, or noise maker gun at school is not appropriate. A nerf gun and squirt gun is not appropriate in school settings. Pointing a finger and going “bang-bang”, or chewing a food item into a weapon shaped ‘toy’ does not warrant putting a child in the principal’s office or making a notation on a child’s permanent record.
With all of the childish adults not willing to support Universal background checks, punishing children for being children is ridiculous and immature.
Respectfully,
C.
Ms. Ima said, 2 months ago
Liberalism gone WILD!!! The xxx version will be available on DVD for only $19.99 a month plus shipping!
fredgold said, 2 months ago
@Ms. Ima
Why do you interrupt rational discussions with your usual inaneities? Just shut up while the grown-ups talk.
The Wolf In Your Midst said, 2 months ago
Next up: Banning foreign-exchange students named Gunnar. You never know when they might start spitting bullets!
Who’s training these school officials? Where are they getting these ridiculous mandates from? And why can’t we institute a “zero-tolerance” rule for stupidity? This knee-jerk cover-your-butt crap is doing nothing to help and only inures us to signs of what might be an actual problem.
David
said, 2 months ago
Having spoken with some school administrators and teachers regarding the zero tolerance position in our school system, their consensus was that it was forced upon them by district level executives based on (1) elimination of liability by the school and (2) Protect teachers and staff by giving no options, therefor no repercussions from their decisions, should the decision be wrong.
Since that first talk 3 or so years ago policies have been clarified reducing some of the silliness.
onguard said, 2 months ago
Immediate enhance school safety: Take down the ‘Gun Free Zone’ sign.
I Play One On TV said, 2 months ago
I read in today’s paper that a man in Virginia Beach faces a $2500 fine and five years in prison for wearing a clown mask while entering a movie theater.
Guns: no problem. Clown masks? Throw away the key.
What a country.
TheTrustedMechanic said, 2 months ago
@Respectful Troll
“With all of the childish adults not willing to support Universal background checks, punishing children for being children is ridiculous and immature.”
There you summed it up in one simple sentence. If we don’t get control of the situation and demand some intelligent dialogue we are doomed as a species.