Boy arrested for posting a gun picture.

[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

[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

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.