6 year old Suspended for Hand Gesture

[Troublco]

Its irritating to see how dumb people really are. I have seen plenty of the world to already know that. More or less a comment of me thinking out loud

We are a society FULL of potential Darwin award winners!

I think we should facilitate their nomination.

[Troublco]

I would hope to have the money to private school my kids...the school system (mainly the administrators) are ridiculous. Suspending kids for being kids, that is stupid. Taking it off his record...horrible!

After columbine I was hauled into the Dean's office at my high school because I had a shaved head and was in ROTC (I later spent 7 years in active duty army/army reserve). There were too faculty members in there (they told me for safety) and they were worried I might commit a similar act and wanted to know about the guns in our home. I had never been in trouble for anything.

I ever hear about the school asking my kids questions like this, they're gonna have themselves a little lecture in rights. OURS. Along with an offer of a visit to the local courthouse to discuss it in further detail.

[Mtn.man]

So political correctness cleansing is not out of the ?

[Marlin]

I kind of think, if they would have had some of this PC BS back when I was in school,, I still might be a couple of years away for my parole from detention...

[Bailey Guns]

I obviously failed as a parent. I let my youngest son play "army" when he was young.

Because of that when he grew up he joined the USAF and has personally killed or been directly responsible for killing literally hundreds of terrorists.

If only I'd known how I was failing him and society...

[KevDen2005]

I obviously failed as a parent. I let my youngest son play "army" when he was young.

Because of that when he grew up he joined the USAF and has personally killed or been directly responsible for killing literally hundreds of terrorists.

If only I'd known how I was failing him and society...

You did fail, he should have joined the ARMY!!!

Just kidding...but seriously, how dare you let him be a boy and have fun playing army, etc

[KevDen2005]

Troubleco and Mtn.Man, you guys are hilarious...I feel uncomfortable by all this, I am suing....



But seriously, that really happened and they called my dad right in front of me to ask about the guns in the house and if they were loaded. My father's response was..."What the hell is the use of an unloaded gun." My dad is real old school and doesn't know what PC is and had no idea why anyone could possibly think twice about it. Although I disagree with it, I can see how mass paranoia sneaks into the sissies.

[Bailey Guns]

You did fail, he should have joined the ARMY!!!

He's a JTAC...so he basically is in the Army.

[theGinsue]

Had a guy where I work put on 3 months administrative leave (without pay) for making the same hand gesture to another employee a couple of years ago. The offended employee felt "threatened" and opened a workcenter violence complaint.

The entire place had to go through a whole battery of "Workcenter Violence" training.

When the "offender" was allowed to come back to work he was only able to deal with the place for just over a month before he had had enough of the PC'ness and got a better job and left.

So, it's bad to made a gesture of a gun with your hand but if you pick your nose at work - in front of customers and co-workers, it's okay. (Explanation: A new employee just started at my wofes work - in her section - this woman is constantly picking her nose and her breath is so horrid that it can be smelled from 6 ft away -- oh, my wife works in the Customer Service section of the Peterson AFB Exchange).

[Seamonkey]

My nephew recently celebrated his 7th bd as a Jedi. Foam light sabers for him and his friends, they even *gasp* attacked my brother! Oh the inhumanity! I should call Child Services!


"I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of firearms in my house. I now invoke my right to remain silent"