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Why Not!
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he got off easy.... believe it or not, bb guns kill more people than you think..... |
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Denise O
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yes, it is reasonable. first, he had no business having the bb gun at school, and second, what in the world made him think he had the right to shoot someone with it???? |
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regerugged
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If I were the shooter's father, I would have paddled his behind and would have condoned the suspension. I am a retired claims adjuster and have handled claims where persons were blinded when shot in the eye with BB's. |
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isthisthingon79
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where i am from any gun or weapon can get you expelled so he is lucky to have only gotten 5 days suspension |
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candy_harr
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yep - guns and school do not mix |
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faith41jesus
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I think what happened to your friend was very fair! He has no reason what so ever for taking a BB gun to school. |
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serious
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I agree with everybody else. We live in a rural area and I think if it happened here and was one of my kids at the receiving end of that BB gun,the shooter would also lose his Hunters safety privileges too. That's a big thing here. Of course that depends on the kids age. An apology for sure should be given and I don't care what age that's at. And that would apply if it were MY kid doing it...
Any hosp. or Dr. bills should also apply. Just my opinion. |
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Julie
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That is reasonable, you shouldn't shoot people. |
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Johnny0050
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Stupid acts need extreme measures to make sure they don't happen again. I think it makes sense. |
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Goingslo
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If the incident happened at school as your post indicate, five days isn't enough. Why did he have the gun at school anyway? Small incidents have a tendency to lead to larger incidents if corrective action isn't taken swiftly. |
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♣ΔCrüxΔ♣
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im supprised he didnt get more after Columbine, Red Lake, Montreal, Samtana, Polytech etc
it may be a bb gun but still, its a gun, its more than reasonable |
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Michelle
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That is light punishment considering the kid earlier this week that was suspended for 10 days for just bringing a water gun to school. Believe me, my parents would make sure I paid for those days being sent home. |
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Gypsy Girl
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That sounds like a light punishment for shooting a kid with a bebe gun. The shooter should have been arrested. |
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Sam
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They weren't even suppose to be bring a bb gun to school in the first place, what were they thinking? |
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Labatt113
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I would of gave two weeks and/or called the police. There is no excuse for that. |
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Shibi
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You know, it depends upon the shooting -- was it intentional (give more punishment, add life-lessons in cause and effect) or accidental (give punishment with education on not shooting at random)? School is important and if the shooting was deemed accidental, the kid should be able to get back into school and avoid expulsion. If the shooting was not accidental, the kid may need a little talking to about say... the consequences of his actions. |
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well hell know not if it happen at or on school campus i think he should have gotten expelled for the rest of the year. and then have him take some type of class or counseling before he was let back into school . kid need to learn that there are no place for violent in our public schools. |
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volleyballchick
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He's lucky; if I had been the one doling out punishments, I would have allowed the kid he shot to shoot him!
He's lucky he wasn't expelled right away - I thought it was illegal to bring a fire arm to school (they don't state what kind). What moron would bring ANY gun to school. And what moron would SHOOT someone with a BB GUN?? |
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Footprints in the Sand VT
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he got off easy. even a kid knows that even a BB gun is dangerous. should have been expelled. |
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diana1b
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At the school my children attended in California they would have been kicked out of the district. There should be no tolerance of weapons being brought onto school property, no matter how benign they may seem to others. |
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a_poor_misguided_soul
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Beat his ***. |
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senior citizen
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Entirely reasonable. Where I live a BB gun is classified by the county as a firearm and you can be arrested for discharging it. Many BB guns are relatively low-powered, but they can put out an eye and, in VERY rare instances (like two or three times a year in the U.S.), have actually killed people. Treat a BB gun with the same respect that you would give a high-powered firearm. Then, with qualified supervision, enjoy it. As a youngster, I used to shoot at a lit candle and often came close enough to snuff out the flame. |
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jepa8196
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The BB gun could of very well been a real gun. Permently harming or killing someone. The punishment should be just as severe as if it were a real gun. Expelled much longer, parents fined, and good hard community service. |
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gimpalomg
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Sorry, you probably won't like this but here goes.
There is a very good punishment for things like this. In the early 1950s I set a fire. My Dad allowed me to engage in a learning experience. I was 5 years old. My learning experience involved a paddle. I haven't played with matches since and don't plan to.
Sending a kid to a bedroom, on timeout, to play video games, watch TV, get a snack from a well stocked refrigerator or a drink from a wet bar isn't punishment. Witness the street crime. Most 15 year old criminals are beyond help. They will eventually spend most of their life behind bars, but only after killing 10 or 15 people.
We used to have "crime & punishment" now we have "crime & understanding or rehabilitation or some other nonsense".
I love the school's attitude. Kid brings a BB gun to school, shoots another kid, and gets a 5 day vacation. What if it was a .357 Magnum and the victims brains were all over the school yard. That would have to be good for at least 30 days vacation time.
IMO society will continue down until it recognizes that criminal behavior escalates. I'll grant you, this was realtively minor but it needs to be addressed. The sooner the intervention the better the chance of success. |
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woohooo
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Yeah it's reasonable..doesnt matter what kind of gun, it's dangerous and ignorant thing to do! he's lucky they didnt expell him now! I dont see why people would be so ignorant and cruel to do that! If I were a parent to the kid that was shot with the bb gun I would press some kind of charges, who knows maybe they will!!!!!! I hope they do!
How old is ur friend? Looks liek he needs to grow up a lot! |
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proud of it
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He should have been expelled. You never know if he might find a real next time. |
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lilmizzaniml
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I was shot with a BB gun when I was about 10. I was on my way home from school when it happened. I found out after the fact that, because I had not been home yet, I should have gone back to school, but ran to baby sitter's house instead. My mom called the police about it and the cop came to the house to check it out. The kid coulda been charged with felonious assault. I don't know exactly what kind of trouble he had gotten in because he was at home at the time so the school could do nothing. Following the incident, we were supposed to never have been put in a class together again, but it did happen once in middle school and once in high school. When he was an idiot, the teachers were generally on my side. |
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MarshaMarsha
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If he did it on prupose, it was too lient. If it was a accident, he should apologize, and do community service. |
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dianafpacker
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oh dont get me started on this one.. my son was taken hostage with a BB gun, but then the fella let him go.. he told the police he had made a mistake and thought my lad was some one else ! the guy got a caution! i hate them things.. no 5 days is not enough.. should be a criminal conviction ..this is my pet hate.. |
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iheart.burritos
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O C'MON people! As if it weren't COMPLETELY OBVIOUS that kids shouln't have "guns" at school!!
But think about it... IT WAS A BB GUN - IT WAS NOT A HANDGUN! Its apparent that for some reason the little toad didn't seem to care that you can't bring bb guns to school but it hardly makes him a HARDENED CRIMNAL.
It's important to take into consideration the AGE of the child and the level of malicious intent involved. Of course he should be punished!!!! Everyone should be sure to make it clear how serious his transgression is. He should most certainly be counselled and screened... His parents should be contacted interviewed and evaluated...
BUT REALLY.... DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK SIMPLY DISCONTINUING THIS CHILDS EDUCATION and basically just SETTING HIM UP to lead a life of bank robbery is REALLY REALLY going to solve THE PROBLEM!? PLEASE!
Maybe the little guy is a sociopath... but it seems rather sociopathic that some people feel a child who OBVIOSLY NEEDS an education, since he's dumb enough to bring a bb gun to school.... should be denied education and expelled....
Way to confront a real problem and actually DEAL with it...
Sounds more to me like people would rather go with the out of sight out of mind approach and perpetuate idiocy in future generations.
They DO have have special schools FOR problem children. Maybe he should be sent there... Especially if he is age 12 or older... cause we all know after that teens seem to have all kinds of problems and stupid issues that they percieve to be more inportant than anything else in the entire world... then some of them like to use these stupid problems to justify shooting up schools and things like that... but there are teachers and other people who ARE prepared to deal with troubled teens.
But expulsion just sounds like a good way to make the dumb dumber and then give them a reason to justify how dumb they are when they freak out and blow up something like the Olympics because everyone hates them or they can't read and perform basic mathematical operations. |
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Yes, it's very reasonable however, I'm surprised the kid didn't get more time off. BB guns are very dangerous (as are paint ball guns and air soft guns). There are age limits on who can purchase them and for good reason...like the incident you just stated. At close range they can cause serious injury and even death if the person is hit in the right place (including the eyes, ears, etc.). This is why use of these have to be supervised by adults and there is protective clothing and masks that should be worn when using them. |
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