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Odin2005

(53,521 posts)
57. I sure hope you are not a parent.
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 02:00 PM
Jan 2013

Or else your kids are going to grow up to hate you, and for good reason. moralistic pearl-clutchers are never good parents.

Stupid stupid stupid... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #1
The country's gone off the rails definitely marions ghost Jan 2013 #2
maybe the teacher Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2013 #25
Such a reasonable approach is not tolerated in this Scarlet Letter time. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #31
Probably they tried that marions ghost Jan 2013 #32
And what if "what happens" is that the kid comes back with a gun thucythucy Jan 2013 #33
That could apply to anything MKITEM Jan 2013 #35
Absolutely true. thucythucy Jan 2013 #86
Unfortunately the teacher is probably required to report it proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #43
"The right to bear arms shall not be denied." And, fingers are on the end of our arms. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #3
It says NOTHING about FINGERS! or PALMS! HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #5
Supreme Court, here we come! Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #6
"When fingers are outlawed..." nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #14
Maybe he really asked the teacher to pull it. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #39
Here comes the National Finger Ban SummerSnow Jan 2013 #52
Any canine trainer realizes that positive reinforcement is required to elicit a behavior, Trillo Jan 2013 #4
Zero tolerance.. 99Forever Jan 2013 #7
so no more common sense. all this does is piss people off and then laugh at the idiots calling for loli phabay Jan 2013 #11
Piffle. 99Forever Jan 2013 #16
The only worm here is in your head. n/t PavePusher Jan 2013 #58
zero tolerance = zero brains guardian Jan 2013 #65
Nonsense. 99Forever Jan 2013 #72
Are you claiming that a 6 year old is a gun freak? Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #79
OMG!!! guardian Jan 2013 #81
so glad i left montgomery county and moved to va loli phabay Jan 2013 #8
Yeah I remember another DUer who did the same thing. Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #9
smart people then. i was only there for a year or so before i moved. loli phabay Jan 2013 #12
So what is so bad about Mont. County? Kingofalldems Jan 2013 #29
They cannot do this in Florida schools either HockeyMom Jan 2013 #27
common sense would seem to dictate that talking to the kid or advising the parents loli phabay Jan 2013 #30
It's against the law where I teach. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #45
I don't see anything HappyMe Jan 2013 #10
That implies there is something wrong with it... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #22
No, there isn't anything wrong HappyMe Jan 2013 #26
Thought-police are O.K. in school, eh? PavePusher Jan 2013 #59
Probably 100% of children have done this MKITEM Jan 2013 #13
Right, and they can do it at home marions ghost Jan 2013 #20
How many elementary school kids play cops and robbers MKITEM Jan 2013 #28
As I said marions ghost Jan 2013 #44
I sure hope you are not a parent. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #57
I must've had a good argument... marions ghost Jan 2013 #62
Only in 2013 Tab Jan 2013 #15
That was then... 99Forever Jan 2013 #18
good to see you got the worm to stop turning... SQUEE Jan 2013 #68
Save it for the next... 99Forever Jan 2013 #70
NRA... SQUEE Jan 2013 #73
Well, this is true. HappyMe Jan 2013 #19
Or maybe we might be ready to end the culture of violence which starts in childhood. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #50
Good grief! HappyMe Jan 2013 #55
Violence is a cultural issue. So we either collectively decide to promote peace or accept KittyWampus Jan 2013 #63
This is just idiotic. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #17
Yep Idiocracy marions ghost Jan 2013 #21
Gee, what could be disturbing about that? CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #23
Using fiction in support of idiotic fucktardery? Yeah, that'll learn 'em.... n/t PavePusher Jan 2013 #61
I say "good" frazzled Jan 2013 #24
What's your position on kids who spoil portraits by making fake bunny ears with their fingers? slackmaster Jan 2013 #36
Way to be politically correct... n/t backscatter712 Jan 2013 #42
This kid has a history. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #34
You mean he's a FUDD? slackmaster Jan 2013 #38
That kind of porn is worthy of expulsion from school cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #48
Sounds like we have an overly authoritarian principal who enjoys tormenting the kids. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #37
Wouldn't be a problem is the teacher was armed or if the other kids had fingers too. FSogol Jan 2013 #40
There should certainly be a limit of 10 fingers per child slackmaster Jan 2013 #41
Zero Tolerance=Zero Thinking sarisataka Jan 2013 #46
Ridiculous marions ghost Jan 2013 #49
But I do know... sarisataka Jan 2013 #51
Your wife marions ghost Jan 2013 #54
I wasn't clear sarisataka Jan 2013 #80
Get used to it bongbong Jan 2013 #83
I wasn't there, and I don't know the kid, so wouldn't judge bhikkhu Jan 2013 #47
Sad, useless and silly. mn9driver Jan 2013 #53
Well... To the school's credit "hands and feet" do kill more people each year than rifles. Glassunion Jan 2013 #56
You can have my fingers when you....uh....pry them from my cold dead hand? Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #60
Ban all handguns! n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #64
Squirrel!! n/t Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #66
It was almost certainly more complicated than that. Bucky Jan 2013 #67
Clearly compensating for a small penis. Wonder if he rides a Hummer trike. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2013 #69
Gun Enthusiasts, Your Whining About This Rings A Little Hollow. Paladin Jan 2013 #71
This is "gateway" play JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #74
Zero tolerance equals zero thinking. We do dumb so well in the U.S. these days. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2013 #75
what's crazy to me Enrique Jan 2013 #76
I'm glad so many people think this is FUNNY cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #77
I don't agree. Imagine if he had mimicked a sexual act and used an "appropriate" word. Hey, libdem4life Jan 2013 #78
So we suspend a boy for playing nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #82
What's also stupid is that a lot of these cases of Zero Tolerance stem from a Federal Gun law. Glassunion Jan 2013 #84
These “activities” are not acts of violence. They are behaviors. Glassunion Jan 2013 #85
Equipped at age 6 with a full-auto finger, I'd still be in jail. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jan 2013 #87
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