Boy arrested for posting a gun picture.

[Eric P]

So now its a crime to post pictures of guns???

http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Boys-Instagram-gun-pics-draw-police-5042356.php

[Dave]

Boy, little jumpy in Redding it seems. Though with the caption he put on the pic I'd get a bit worried too. The other pic they went after a kid over was way out of line.

[Great-Kazoo]

Nothing like posting something with a Ready for school caption 4 days before the CT school shooting.

You might as well put a KAFIR'S ONLY sign up outside Mandela's Casket.

[MattR]

Did you read the article or just the headline? I don't think the police were out of line arresting that dumbass kid for posting a pic of 2 guns and captioning it "Ready to go to school." Some pellet guns look pretty real, especially in pic taken by a phone.

[Eric P]

Yes I read the whole article.

We live in a hypersensitive time these days. I see nothing wrong with what he posted in the caption. I remember bringing bb guns to school and being "ready to go to school" with them. Even had them for show and tell a few times.

I would encourage every kid to post a picture of an AR-15 on their social networking accounts. We need to desensitize everyone from panicking every time they see one.

[wctriumph]

Got to get them when they are young, make them fear the gov, keep the kids in line and make good little slaves. The kid just has a broad sense of humor. So do I, nothing if out of bounds as long as there is no malice. If anyone has a problem with that, then it is that person with the problem, not me.

[Hound]

First kid... Was asking for it.

[Great-Kazoo]

Yes I read the whole article.

We live in a hypersensitive time these days. I see nothing wrong with what he posted in the caption. I remember bringing bb guns to school and being "ready to go to school" with them. Even had them for show and tell a few times.

I would encourage every kid to post a picture of an AR-15 on their social networking accounts. We need to desensitize everyone from panicking every time they see one.

you seem to forget he lives in CT. They are kind of sensitive about anyone making remarks about schools and pictures of guns.

There is a fine line between common sense and stupidity. He falls in to the latter

[cstone]

Should the police investigate? If they have the resources available sure. I can think of a non-threatening meaning behind the "now I'm ready for school" comment. I don't know what the kid meant when he posted it, but it sure is worth asking?

Given the world we live in, many posts on this board could be considered as Disturbing the Peace.

In this case, charging a 13 year old with DP for a pic and a comment, IMO is counter productive to a well functioning justice system. It is like hunting flies with a 12 gage.

[UrbanWolf]

I've been told by many people that in the 80s-early 90s they used to have guns in their car when they went to high school as seniors, and after school they usually go duck hunting. Time change.

[Rabid]

in my opinion, the cops should have investigated. BUT, if they found nothing pointing to him wanting to act out a violent act, that should have been the end of it. ARRESTED? for what? unless he meant it as a threat it was just a stupid kid doing stupid things.
im sure the cops could speak with him, friends and family and find out the truth. without hanging an arrest on him that will be with him for a long time.


Should the police investigate? If they have the resources available sure. I can think of a non-threatening meaning behind the "now I'm ready for school" comment. I don't know what the kid meant when he posted it, but it sure is worth asking?

Given the world we live in, many posts on this board could be considered as Disturbing the Peace.

In this case, charging a 13 year old with DP for a pic and a comment, IMO is counter productive to a well functioning justice system. It is like hunting flies with a 12 gage.
^ This.
His actions were poor but there is no need to give a 13 year old a criminal record for a picture and some words. To me this is just the nanny state getting their money and trying to do the parenting.

[Gman]

I've been told by many people that in the 80s-early 90s they used to have guns in their car when they went to high school as seniors, and after school they usually go duck hunting. Time change.
Back in the day, many schools had shooting clubs. I talked to one gentleman that used to take his .22 rifle on the school bus with him to school, and then walked home with the rifle looking for small game to feed the family.

Gun Clubs at School (http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/338167/gun-clubs-school-charles-c-w-cooke)

[Ridge]

I would encourage every kid to post a picture of an AR-15 on their social networking accounts.

Really? Perhaps with the caption "Going to the movies!"?

[Skip]

Really? Perhaps with the caption "Going to the movies!"?

Why not? Aren't there lots of AR-15s/M16s in the movies these days?

/half sarc


Interesting that the Liberal media/Hollywood gets a pass on violent imagery but a kid doesn't, isn't it? I mean, it's not like they glorify mass murder and moral subjectivity or anything, right?

In other news, Obama's sons continue to post pics of illegal guns (prohibited persons) and drug operations on Facebook all day long and LE does jack squat.

[sellersm]

Back in the day, many schools had shooting clubs. I talked to one gentleman that used to take his .22 rifle on the school bus with him to school, and then walked home with the rifle looking for small game to feed the family.

Gun Clubs at School (http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/338167/gun-clubs-school-charles-c-w-cooke)

I carried my .22 rifle to school. I was on our rifle team, our range was in the basement of our school. Kept the rifle in my locker through the day. This was in the 70's in NY State!!


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[cstone]

Really? Perhaps with the caption "Going to the movies!"?

So you are defining the limit of free speech to "poor taste?" There are many people who post stupid things on the Internet. Talking about violence is not the same as committing violence. Posting a pic of an AR on FB with the caption, "going to the movies" is not the same as showing up at the theater with a loaded rifle and pointing it at people.

Freedom involves risks.

[UrbanWolf]

Really? Perhaps with the caption "Going to the movies!"?

Somehow the ghetto kids who post a pic of them holding guns with caption "George Zimmerman we are comming for you" gets a pass?

[Rucker61]

I've been told by many people that in the 80s-early 90s they used to have guns in their car when they went to high school as seniors, and after school they usually go duck hunting. Time change.

Hell, my high school had a shooting range in the basement that we used in JROTC, and in junior high I took my Savage Model 24 to school in a grocery sack and stuck it in my locker until my after school hunter safety course.

[DavieD55]

My cousin along with a couple of his friends took their shotguns to school alomost everyday in the late 80's and early 90's during waterfowl season, they did a lot of hunting before and after school. There was never a problem.

[Gman]

This was before they were medicating so many people with psychotropic drugs.