Kevin Report post Posted August 22, 2007 Obviously there is not a lot of detail in this article, but from what it says I can't believe that a simple drawing can be considered a threat. Any of you Mesa nites have any more details? http://www.lcsun-news.com/apcontent/ci_6689356 Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted August 22, 2007 I just e-mailed this Letter To The Editor -- Arizona Republic. Leave Your Rambo Lunchbox At Home How absurd will it get before people start applying common sense to each individual situation? Chandler district spokesman Terry Locke's assertion that young Mosteller's drawing of a firearm was "absolutely considered a threat" is ludicrous. Did Mr. Locke think the kid would then make paper bullets to assassinate other students? In contrast, Ben Mosteller was dead on -- can I say that without being arrested by Sheriff Joe? -- when he felt offended by the Columbine reference. Calling someone's kid a potential murderer is never a good idea unless the evidence is foolproof. Just think, during his elementary school days my youngest son used a metal lunchbox with Rambo (Stallone) prominently displayed with a military-style assault rifle in his clutches. Of course, that was pre-Columbine before teachers and their administrators went into a CYA mode and overreacted to harmless nothings. Today, they would probably confiscate my son's lunch box, as well as the dangerous package of throwable assault Twinkies and suspend him indefinitely. Whada country, huh? Tony Mandile Glendale, AZ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted August 23, 2007 I hope the parents are talking with a lawyer today. I would make the school prove the nature and specific target of the "threat", and if they failed to do so, they could pay for the boy's college. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentButDeadly Report post Posted August 23, 2007 I would think that the school administrators and teachers know the boy a bit better than can be squeezed into a couple paragraph news blurb. Who is to say that this kid hasn't been a hellion his whole school career, and this is just the latest attempt to lash out for attention? What else has he done at school to make them think he is dangerous? If he hasn't done anything in the past, than yes - they overreacted - why not just sit him down and ask him why he drew it? I'd leave it up to the discretion of the people (public school teachers) who spend more hands on time with children than most parents do to determine whether or not he was a threat. Tyson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Report post Posted August 23, 2007 Neo, Like I said when I posted, there are no details in the article, and you are right, he may be a problem student. My wife is a high school teacher and I know what she has to deal with on a daily basis. However, suspension for a drawing a gun is overboard in my opinion if in fact there were no other issues involved. Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted August 23, 2007 If he had 10 rubbers in his pocket, they probably would have given him an achievment award. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KGAINES Report post Posted August 23, 2007 If he had 10 rubbers in his pocket, they probably would have given him an achievment award. nowdays with that he may have gotten the teacher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
