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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:40 AM Original message |
Colorado 11 year old arrested at home for drawing stick figure with gun |
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willing dwarf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. Fear rules |
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Demstud (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
56. Wow, I'd be in prison... |
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inademv (738 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. arresting him was definitely not the proper action |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Right |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Deleted message |
cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. wtf? You actually believe that the parents should be detained |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yes |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. I think legally detaining these parents is sick shit. |
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inademv (738 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. There is no indication here that the parents were aware |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. yep |
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inademv (738 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. "They seem to have chosen to ignore-" |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. You said it |
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inademv (738 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. "Detain the parents" "forced" |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
72. BeFree.. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
50. i think your "suggestion" is what's "whacked" |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
60. it's so clear you didn't actually read the article. |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. That's a bizarre response |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. Wroong |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Deleted sub-thread |
Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. A similar incident happened in our family when a young boy had been bullied |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
43. I don't have kids and I sure as hell don't have kids that suffer from ADD. So you know what I do? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
48. oh brother... |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. It's gotta be performance art. No? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. it's the only logical explanation i can think of... |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
71. detained for what? |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. Um, let's see... |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I'm curious |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Gee, sorry |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
4. The nation has gone 'round the bend. Down the rabbit-hole. |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
25. The country has definitely taken a turn |
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BobbyBoring (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #25 |
65. I hardly recognize the place any more |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. Zero tolerance is necessary |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Sadly I can. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. A real loaded gun |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I think I should have added |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
47. Don't you hate it when you have to do that? |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. LOL. It really could get out of hand. |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Right first it's a stick figure with a gun |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. Never again |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Perhaps they'll send a picture of him to Guantanamo. n/t |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
45. Or a postcard |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
42. LOL, your post drips of sarcasm, I hope and pray that was your intended outcome |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
13. Meanwhile, when is the next gun show in Arvada? n/t |
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BeeBee (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. Misleading subject line. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. And the proper way to handle this, as every knows |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. I think the only thing that should have been done, is that his parents and therapist |
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BeeBee (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. I didn't give my opinion of the proper way to handle this... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. notify the parents and therapist and not making a freakin' court case of it. |
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BeeBee (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. So if the child did come back to school and shoot the teacher, |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. yes. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
51. There was no threat. The kid didn't give the note to the teacher. He threw it away. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
64. I don't think the drawing and text constitutes a specific death threat. |
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BeeBee (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Did you read the article? He drew a picture of himself pointing |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. In totality it was not a specific threat. Are you sure you know which teacher he was referring to? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. not really. look, if the kid had had any history of violence |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
32. Mmkay. Had me til the "teacher must die" part. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
35. Ban high capacity pencils. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
63. that made me chuckle. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. Good grief, if that's the case, my 7 YO should be locked up for life |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. the kid has a therapist. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Yes |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
52. Because it's the teacher. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
62. exactly. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
49. Oh, heck, what teacher hasn't had a kid draw a picture of killing them? |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. Yay! |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. It's just crazy, I think. |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 10:07 PM Response to Reply #58 |
74. I think of things I've done in class for amusement. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
57. It's official: we live in project mayhem from Fight Club. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
59. Do people actually read the frickin' article? Evidently a lot of you don't |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
61. this is messed up, seems like they were doing the right thing |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
68. Fantastic idea! What better way to handle a child that is in therapy already? |
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bergie321 (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
69. If only |
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ManiacJoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-22-11 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
70. No warrant = no entry. |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-23-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
73. Fer Cryin' Out Loud |
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