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snowdon
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Ok, typing this out for the second time because my internet is a dick. This article just popped up on my facebook newsfeed about this 7 year old boy who got suspended for 2 days. Why? Because he chewed his pop-tart into the shape of a gun and said "bang." And when his father asked the school to at least remove the gun references from the boy's record (since it didn't actually have anything to do with a real gun and this could potentially cause the kid problems down the road), the school said they couldn't/wouldn't do that.

SO RIDICULOUS. I fully understand the need for heightened security and awareness given all the recent shootings, but would it be so hard to just use common sense when it comes to this sort of thing? Just recognize that there's a huge difference between little kids being little kids and someone bringing an actual gun to school? Our school system sucks enough as it is, but yes, let's take kids out of school for playing like any other normal kid. Great idea. And good luck trying to stop 7 year old boys from playing guns, I'm sure that will be productive.

Link to article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/anne-arundel-second-grader-suspended-for-chewing-his-pastry-into-the-shape-of-a-gun/2013/03/04/44c4bbcc-84c4-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html
Mar 6 2013 7:42PM
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.AR6rider.
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I mean, as ridiculous as that is, it's not like it will actually ever affect his "record." If asked about it, he'll just laugh and be like, "yeah, when I was 7 I made a fake gun out of a Pop-Tart. Oops!"
Mar 6 2013 7:44PM
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El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,364
More planet for me. GTFO
Mar 6 2013 7:44PM
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Phil-X-
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Gun at question

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Mar 6 2013 7:45PM
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edai
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 4,653
loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

also this

"In the 11 weeks since the massacre, at least two young children in the Washington region have been suspended for pointing their fingers like guns, and a 10-year-old in Alexandria was arrested by police for showing a toy gun to others on his school bus. In Pennsylvania, a 5-year-old was suspended for talking to classmates about shooting her “Hello Kitty” gun — which blows bubbles."
Mar 6 2013 7:47PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
where i went to school the teachers would've just been like "HEY don't do that again. shooting people is bad" and everyone would've gone on their merry way. why administration needs to get involved is beyond reason
Mar 6 2013 7:47PM
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One.2
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wow
Mar 6 2013 7:49PM
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JStrathern
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hahahahaha
Mar 6 2013 7:51PM
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raymondcabral
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thats bullshit. My teachers pretend to shoot us all the time. no joke my science teacher points a finger gun at us whenever we say "shoot!" when we get an answer wrong. hahaha
Mar 6 2013 7:58PM
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*ninja*
Posts: 2108 - Karma: 1,143
i might have to go buy some pop tarts right now
Mar 6 2013 8:00PM
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Thadius.Castle
Posts: 1436 - Karma: 250
America is full of uptight butthurt pussies. If we maintained any sense of self respect that we gained from being the by-product of badass founding fathers, mass shootings wouldn't happen. And then there is shit like this.
Mar 6 2013 8:05PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,748
Ridiculous that the school made an issue out of absolute nonsense, also ridiculous that anyone can really try and argue that this kid's future is fucked because of it....

Related, I was sent home from school in the 1st grade for taking my penis out in the cafeteria when prompted by some girl in my class. My future wasn't all that damaged as a result.
Mar 6 2013 8:06PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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Why dont we take everyone who thinks the school is justified in making this move and send them to siberia.
Mar 6 2013 8:06PM
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chicken
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that's so ridiculous. when I was in school we actually did this as part of gym class.
Mar 6 2013 8:11PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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inb4 background checks and long waiting periods are required prior to buying pop-tarts/snack foods in general.
Mar 6 2013 8:12PM
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daannnnieel
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when I was around that age, at a family breakfast (out of town relatives and shit) I made a toast gun and pretended to shoot something. Everyone laughed. That's the way it should be.
Mar 6 2013 9:07PM
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KingTaco
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a kid in my fifth grade class got suspended for bringing a pellet gun to school. it was pretty funny at the time actually
Mar 6 2013 9:10PM
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Hoeseph
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you mean you're not batshit crazy violent now?!?!?
Mar 6 2013 9:21PM
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RimJobber
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Society sucks today. My uncle used to fuck around as a kid and he told me about one time where he made a wood and PVC sawed off double barrel, just like mad max. He was like 8 and painted it and then went around the neighborhood pretending to shoot cars and houses and stuff. Some lady down the street called the cops and said he had a gun and was pointing it at people. He heard the sirens, ran inside and locked the door because my grandma wasn't home at the time. SWAT shows up, kicks down the door and him and his little brother (6) both had shotguns to their heads. Then my grandma showed up and saw swat with her kids. Kinda related. Sorry for being long.
Mar 6 2013 9:22PM
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jahmin44
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Kids aren't allowed to play with fake guns. Adults are allowed to play with the real thing .
Mar 6 2013 9:24PM
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roddy116
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the amount of people at my school with nerf guns in their lockers is too many to count. hehe
Mar 6 2013 9:25PM
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NotGhood
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now i want poptarts
Mar 6 2013 9:39PM
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bighomieflock
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I want everyone to take note that it's a handgun also.Banning assault rifles is not necessarily the solution.
Mar 6 2013 9:45PM
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EmperorKuzco
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Yes to the Gulags with them.
Mar 6 2013 9:46PM
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Bloom.
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Our society places more importance on political correctness rather than truth
Mar 6 2013 9:55PM
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Troy.
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WE NEED AN ASSULT POP TART BAN. NO ONE NEEDS A FULLY AUTOMATIC POP TART.
Mar 6 2013 9:59PM
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BertBoyd
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Schools wont ask him about the gun on his record, They will just ignore him immediately, not knowing that he chewed a pop tart in the shape of a gun. And thinking it was a real gun.
Mar 6 2013 10:03PM
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