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ECH1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:44 PM Original message |
Teacher Suspended For Toy Gun Used In Play |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. it's such a joy to be a teacher these days... |
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ECH1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. A 45 mm gun? |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Doncha love it when reporters have no idea what they are talking about? |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
48. LOL. How do you carry one of those around? Must be heavy |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:27 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Most folks need to tow them behind a jeep..... |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 01:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
82. You need a REALLY BIG holster. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
55. Okay, that's what I THOUGHT a 45mm gun was... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 06:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
65. The reporter wrote that the school district official |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
44. Here's a slightly smaller 40mm S&W handgun |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. we have a WH summit on school violence that does not mention guns and |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Carrying around something that looks like a 45 mm gun??? |
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John Gauger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Whoa whoa whoa |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 11:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
78. I kid at my HS brought a cutlass for Halloween |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'd be concerned that this gun was used for intimidation purposes |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It wasn't a gun |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I would recommend censoring plays that use guns at this point in time. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Sorry about that, Bertolt Brecht and others |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Fire me, then |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. The Pilgrims took game that Native Americans would have eaten |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
46. 'O God yes! Lets do away with all the knifes also while we're at it. |
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IA_Seth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 04:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
64. I advocate removing all thumbs and forefingers as well.... |
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bperci108 (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 10:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
72. Censorship.... |
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harpboy_ak (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 07:24 AM Response to Reply #12 |
76. Sorry, the First Amendment hasn't been cancelled |
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DerBeppo (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 02:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
85. that is |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Of course it was a prop |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. What if, what if, what if... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. And it is equally as sad seeing someone on DU |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:58 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Nice straw man |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Not any different than your straw man |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
67. Censorship is exactly what you are advocating. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. It's not censorship |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Props don't endanger kids |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Teaching them to use guns real or fake |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:38 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. I think gun safety should be taught in schools |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. My kids learned about guns in Boy Scouts |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 02:13 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Bullshit. It's censorship. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:13 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. It's also a law in many states |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 06:50 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Well then it's state sponsored censorship. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 06:55 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Um the first amendment is not about guns |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 06:57 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. No, it's about speech. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 08:21 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. I thought this discussion was about PROPS in a play |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
59. So, |
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harpboy_ak (437 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-13-06 07:29 AM Response to Reply #34 |
77. Federal law bans GUNS, not play props |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
83. Have you read the play in question? |
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DerBeppo (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 02:05 PM Response to Reply #34 |
86. good thing |
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DrunkenMaster (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. bullshite |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
49. What? Someone might get cold cocked with the fake gun? |
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DrunkenMaster (582 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:42 PM Response to Reply #13 |
41. Awesome Response! |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. How does not allowing a child to bring guns--toy or otherwise-- |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. Yes, there have been too many school shootings |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. How many people have been shot with toy guns |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Same law in many states |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-15-06 10:50 AM Response to Reply #25 |
88. Am I missing something?. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. how is having props available for a school play offensive? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. Do you really think any kind of gun (even a toy) |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. as a prop, sure. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #37 |
51. Maybe for high school |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:40 PM Response to Reply #51 |
61. they certainly still do |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:41 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. They do in California as well |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. OMG! You can't even produce "Funny Girl" without toy guns... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. We used ones that were made out of wood |
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DerBeppo (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
87. so instead of teaching reality |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Annie Get Your Gun |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. I agree |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 02:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
45. I find the idea... |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 12:34 PM Response to Reply #45 |
79. same here |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
54. I've got no problem with a toy gun in a play |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
57. Guess "Guy's and Doll's" is out for the school musical |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. Here's the operative paragraph |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. So why did he HAVE the gun |
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ECH1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. A 45 mm gun |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. is that a field artillery piece in your pocket |
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Katzenjammer (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
31. The red barrel tip is the worldwide-standard marker that it's a toy/prop |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. But when that red tip is in his pocket |
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Katzenjammer (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. When the pistol is in his pocket, who's going to shoot it? |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Then why is he carrying it? |
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Katzenjammer (541 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. Intimidation is the "only" answer?? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #40 |
53. No, intimidation is not the only answer |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
38. Fuckin' Florida... |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 04:23 PM Response to Reply #38 |
63. Lovely. So you want to kick me, flvegan, and other DUers out of the US? |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
60. I'm glad I got out of teaching when I did. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
70. This irrational paranoia has to stop. |
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bperci108 (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 11:03 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Funny to see fundamentalist thinking (Anti-gun) on this side isn't it? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Colombine. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Good post |
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greccogirl (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-12-06 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
74. OH, for god's sake; |
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Infinite Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
80. Very ridiculous |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-14-06 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
84. I question the teacher's judgment in carrying it around. |
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