And the conversion of America to the Land of Chickenshiats has begun.

Anyone got the new Newspeake Dictionary?

I heard about a similar story where a kid in Galloway Township was arrested for doodling in his notebook and police found chemicals that "if mixed together, could explode". Must be a lot of this going around.

"The details on what was precisely in the drawings are sketchy"

Well, yeah. That's kinda how you do it.

jaybeezey: And the conversion of America to the Land of Chickenshiats has begun.

Anyone got the new Newspeake Dictionary?

Begun? Closer to finished.

Popcorn Johnny: We don't have any details, but lets not let that stop us from assuming that the kid is innocent and the officials are morons.

No.



(best I could find on short notice)

Obviously, we need to train the teachers to doodle or have volunteer citizen doodlers on campus. This will be much less expensive than hiring a professional doodler for each school.

Popcorn Johnny: We don't have any details, but lets not let that stop us from assuming that the kid is innocent and the officials are morons.

It's the Fark way.

Galloway Township Police Chief Pat Moran "There was no indication he was making a bomb, or using a bomb or detonating a bomb." Despite all this, the boy was arrested

Be afraid. It's your duty as a patriot.

Again?

/DNRTFA
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beefoe: I heard about a similar story where a kid in Galloway Township was arrested for doodling in his notebook and police found chemicals that "if mixed together, could explode". Must be a lot of this going around.


Okay, now I'm worried.

Would someone please post a comprehensive list of all "chemicals" that might potentially explode or otherwise be "dangerous" in some way either alone or mixed with other "chemicals"?

God only knows how many household cleaners I have that could potentially land me in the pokey.

I bet everyone has electronics and chemicals in their bedrooms.

Amos Quito: beefoe: I heard about a similar story where a kid in Galloway Township was arrested for doodling in his notebook and police found chemicals that "if mixed together, could explode". Must be a lot of this going around.


Okay, now I'm worried.

Would someone please post a comprehensive list of all "chemicals" that might potentially explode or otherwise be "dangerous" in some way either alone or mixed with other "chemicals"?

God only knows how many household cleaners I have that could potentially land me in the pokey.

Baking soda and vinegar.

airsupport: This story continues to enrage me. What have we become?

perfect prey for the vampire elite

airsupport: What have we become?

A nation full of paranoid psychos.

Popcorn Johnny: We don't have any details, but lets not let that stop us from assuming that the kid is innocent and the officials are morons.

It's the Fark way.


It's also a safe bet.

Popcorn Johnny: We don't have any details, but lets not let that stop us from assuming that the kid is innocent and the officials are morons.

It's the Fark way.

not bad for a new troll on the block.

/hot
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Guys, guys! It was an Ove Glove!

Popcorn Johnny: We don't have any details, but lets not let that stop us from assuming that the kid is innocent and the officials are morons.

It's the Fark way.

You'll make a fine slave

Zeb Hesselgresser: Popcorn Johnny: We don't have any details, but lets not let that stop us from assuming that the kid is innocent and the officials are morons.

It's the Fark way.

Galloway Township Police Chief Pat Moran "There was no indication he was making a bomb, or using a bomb or detonating a bomb." Despite all this, the boy was arrested

Every person who had a hand in having him arrested given that should be fired with absolutely no benefits.

the police chief is a moran.

liam76: Every person who had a hand in having him arrested given that should be fired with absolutely no benefits.

If you mean by a firing squad, then THIS ^

Popcorn Johnny: We don't have any details, but lets not let that stop us from assuming that the kid is innocent and the officials are morons.

It's the Fark way.

Good call. "Guilty until proven innocent" is the cornerstone of the US legal system.

8/10

when i was in school i drew scenes of machine-gun toting sci-fi commandos gunning down waves of zombie aliens. i also drew a comic book with a bloody skeleton as a main character, who frequently murdered people (but they were all bad people). i remember i once drew a picture of the punisher spraying bullets on the cover of my old geometry notebook. if any teachers saw my artwork, they usually said something like "nice drawing, are you going to art school?"

now they'd arrest me and throw me in solitary confinement for the rest of my life.

airsupport: This story continues to enrage me. What have we become?

A bunch of cowering, whimpering chickenshiats basically.

They did this after Columbine too. One girl I knew of wrote stories that didn't consist of teddy bears and rainbow farts and she had red hair. They almost expelled her.

Asshole school admins just use the current climate to fark with students they don't like.

FTFA: The details on what was precisely in the drawings are sketchy

Oh, groooaan...

I used to try and recreate Calvin and Hobbes snowmen horror scenes in my notebooks.
Could that have landed me in the clink? The horror.

ajgeek: So the "electronic parts" was probably a broken GameBoy and an old video card. And the "chemicals" were probably hand lotion and a bottle of Simple Green his mother left in them with a note under it saying "CLEAN THIS ROOM!"

I have metal pipe in my workshop with tools and fuels, I guess that means I'm building guns, or bombs, or GUN BOMBS!

You are too generous . The chemicals were probably bottled water and the electronics headphones.

ajgeek: So the "electronic parts" was probably a broken GameBoy and an old video card. And the "chemicals" were probably hand lotion and a bottle of Simple Green his mother left in them with a note under it saying "CLEAN THIS ROOM!"

I have metal pipe in my workshop with tools and fuels, I guess that means I'm building guns, or bombs, or GUN BOMBS!

Hey don't they teach chemistry in high schools? Any student that wants to, could make a bomb. Teachers too. Ban science in schools! Oh wait...........

ajgeek: So the "electronic parts" was probably a broken GameBoy and an old video card. And the "chemicals" were probably hand lotion and a bottle of Simple Green his mother left in them with a note under it saying "CLEAN THIS ROOM!"

I have metal pipe in my workshop with tools and fuels, I guess that means I'm building guns, or bombs, or GUN BOMBS!




They won't bother to knock.

Typical newspaper writing. All them facts clutter up the page and take up valuable advertising space! My guess is that during interrogation the kid admitted to having chemicals of some sort or another at home, and that was enough for a warrant.

Which is why EVERY SINGLE KID should be shown that "don't talk to the police" video and have it beaten into their heads with a 2x4 that as soon as they're in trouble, or it seems like they MIGHT be in trouble, or it seems like the SRO has even glanced in their direction, they need to (1) shut up, and (2) lawyer up. Time to go have "the talk" with my kids.

Stories like this make me question whether the human species deserves to continue its existence.

ned fladers could teach doodling etiquette.

flanders.

whoopsi doodles there neighborino

Popcorn Johnny: We don't have any details, but lets not let that stop us from assuming that the kid is innocent and the officials are morons.

Given the behaviour of schools these days, I think it i a pretty safe assumption. "Zero tolerance" really means "zero thought". They bust kids for stupid rules violations and defend themselves with "but the rules technically say this is wrong!"

Couldn't the huskier students zerg rush him?

NTTAWWT.

And this is why we need more guns!

Am I doing this right?

Popcorn Johnny: We don't have any details, but lets not let that stop us from assuming that the kid is innocent and the officials are morons.

It's the Fark way.

I think that's also the, uh, American legal way. Presumption of innocence, something something...