Teen arrested for wearing NRA Tshirt

[Penny Lane 8,159]

As usual u are not reading, you in your own little world.

As per current policy his clothing was not in violation.

I'm not in my own little world at all. You're screaming about freedom of speech. I'm telling you that it doesn't mean what you think it means.

[duraaraa 203]

Actually, I don't know about this issue. I'll explain what I mean.

Muslim children and Sikh children are allowed to wear their religious attire to class. I think that in some settings, these things could cause an equally large disturbance as the NRA shirt this boy was wearing (due to the ignorance of people blaming terrorist attacks on a religion, or on all people who wear turbans, etc.)

What a wise teacher would do is not to ask the kids to remove their religious clothing. It would be to address the reason it is causing a disturbance, have a discussion, and put it behind them. Why not take the same approach with this shirt? He is welcome to wear his views on this issue, don't let it cause a disturbance. If he had the NRA logo tattooed onto his forehead, would they require him to get a tattoo removal done?

Edited April 22, 2013 by duraaraa

[decocker 7,198]

I have guns in my house and I don't have any violence...Hmmm

good for you.

[Harsh_77 718]

oh, now it's disturbing. when it was about obama shirts the argument was different.

Not sure about the incident but were they arrested?

Were they violating the school policy?

[scotinmass 588]

I have guns in my house and I don't have any violence...Hmmm

There had been 116 bomb free Boston marathons.

[Harsh_77 718]

I'm not in my own little world at all. You're screaming about freedom of speech. I'm telling you that it doesn't mean what you think it means.

I would not be supporting the kid if he was violating the school policy - in this case atleast right now it seems he was not.

[decocker 7,198]

Not sure about the incident but were they arrested?

Were they violating the school policy?

i don't remember. nor do i care. there is nothing about that tshirt that needs to be fussed about. besides the fact that it is barely 60 degrees in elkins and that kid is sporting zero sleeves.

[Harsh_77 718]

i don't remember. nor do i care. there is nothing about that tshirt that needs to be fussed about. besides the fact that it is barely 60 degrees in elkins and that kid is sporting zero sleeves.

You would be ok if you or your family members were arrested while exercising your rights?

[himher 634]

There had been 116 bomb free Boston marathons.

OH yeah now we get the speech on how safe Mass is. Again.

Go ahead - make him remove his NRA shirt. Cheer. Sooner or later, the free speech police will clamp down on something the rest of you care about.

[scotinmass 588]

OH yeah now we get the speech on how safe Mass is. Again.

Go ahead - make him remove his NRA shirt. Cheer. Sooner or later, the free speech police will clamp down on something the rest of you care about.

The point I was making was that there's always a first time for violence to happen.

[himher 634]

I'm not in my own little world at all. You're screaming about freedom of speech. I'm telling you that it doesn't mean what you think it means.

It does if you equate freedom of speech with freedom of expression.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

good for you.

You said Guns =violence

I have Eight Guns and Zero Violence

8=0 Fail

No epic fail

[himher 634]

The only thing missing in the gun/violence equation is a poor, misunderstood violent person who we didn't spend enough on programs for. But it's really the gun. It's the gun.

[Troll 42]

Anyone remember those "Big Johnson" shirts! They made me turn those things inside out every time!

[Darnell 8,479]

It was nothing but show of power, since they could not book him more or likely they booked him for resisting.

If you are not aware most police dept use this tactic and later on in most cases the charges are dropped.

Power is so cool !

Let's see what happened, aye?

His mother and/or father signed the dress code manual at the beginning of the year,

so the power was transferred from the school to the parent.

Then the parent failed to assert his/her power, and wore the shirt to school.

More power kicks in, and he's suspended due to a dress code violation. But - he was given a chance to change it before that 'ruling' was made.

Tempus Fugit...

Tis a new week, Son goes off to school again with the exact same t-shirt.

Again, the parent failed to assert his/her power, and the kid wore the shirt to school.

Power steps in again, gives him the chance to fix his dress-code violation, and he refuses yet again.

2nd offense? We call the police, mon. More Power shows up.

Kid given another chance to remove it.

Doesn't take it. Police (Power) shows up again.

Takes him away this time.

Apologies - the kid is the end-result of the moral decay in his family unit.

What a waste of time.