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Originally posted by SaneThinking
I was just thinking maybe this will end all wars, hang with me while I explain.
Think about it, children are going to grow up being so afraid of guns, violence, hurting others, with all the rules being enforced, all the kids be reprimanded for even implying violence. You are going to have a population so adverse to weapons of all kind, kinds who think the metal on a gun will burn you because they are evil.
Originally posted by SaneThinking
I was just thinking maybe this will end all wars, hang with me while I explain.
Think about it, children are going to grow up being so afraid of guns, violence, hurting others, with all the rules being enforced, all the kids be reprimanded for even implying violence. You are going to have a population so adverse to weapons of all kind, kinds who think the metal on a gun will burn you because they are evil.
So in turn at a young age all kids become afraid of guns, violence, and dance around the issues. Will these kids not be willing to take up arms to rescue resources in the name of democracy? Will they be so against guns, will military enrollment slowly peter out due to peoples views of the weapons to be uptaken? Will we effectivly create a docile society or will perscription drugs keep us par for the course.
Just some outloud thinking to discuss with the masses
What do you think will it change the children of tomorrow, the laws and rules we pass today, for the better or for the worse????
SaneThinking
Originally posted by Krakatoa
7-year-old playing an imaginary game at school gets suspended for real
kdvr.com
(visit the link for the full news article)
He was playing a game during recess at Loveland’s Mary Blair Elementary School and threw an imaginary grenade into a box with pretend evil forces inside.
“I pretended the box, there’s something shaking in it, and I go ‘pshhh.’”
The boy didn’t throw anything real or make any threats against anyone. He explains he was pretending to be the hero. “So nothing can get out and destroy the world.”
The school lists “absolutes” designed to keep a safe environment.
Originally posted by Domo1
I have some very mixed feelings about zero tolerance policies. On the one hand, they make sense and protect the school from liability. On the other, dumb crap like this happens. I get from a legal standpoint how these policies make sense. It would be almost impossible to draw the correct line when dealing with a kid that brings a toy gun. It's easier for everyone if things resembling weapons are just not brought into the environment, and frankly they don't need to be. Yeah I think it's ridiculous that kids can't play with Army men anymore and despise our sue happy culture.
Now all that being said, I really believe this incident crosses the line, especially considering the age of the child. Instead of outright punishment I believe there should have been a sit down (at the very most) with the parents a teacher and the child.
I would go on about it being different when I was younger, but that's the problem, things ARE different now.
My six year old made a "laser-gun" out of toothpicks.
He's also picked up the cat and used it to shoot the bad guys