Strict School Policy : Othor Games

» Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:39 pm

I think they should rename him dike.

I mean what possible trouble could he get into by signing dike?

Or name him http://xkcd.com/327/

» Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:58 pm

Pencils, musical instruments, shoes, they are all weapons.
I find some weapons policies to be over the top, but:
1. the school CAN and most likely WILL get sued for any reason that somebody thinks they can sue about
2. Soccer moms can be nuts
3. So many incidents with kids using guns have happened within a halfway extended period of time, so AMURRICA does the obvious thing and goes overboard in the name of "safety". (somewhere in here, there would be a link to a George Carlin video related to the idea of that, but the language is not suitable for BGSF.)

ive always argued that i am just as dangerous with my bare hands as with a small pen knife. since i could, you know, pick up desks and chairs and use them like humongus club like weapons.

or give my pet chimp a chainsaw and take him to school?

sorry if i am not capable of taking any of this seriously.

» Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:15 am

Fox News says that the parents of the boy say that P. School says not-P.

Yeah, my money is on not-P.

» Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:34 pm

Next week, a school will be expelling a child who is deaf just because they didn't know making an loser sign in certain ways meant a word that starts with an L and means being homosixual.

Seriously, this is so many amounts of stupid. It's a damned pre schooler. They are still learning sign language, most likely. http://www.inspirational-quotes-short-funny-stuff.com/images/funny-signs-warning-drinking-can-cause-pregnancy.jpg

I don't know if Fox News is just pulling out some extra made up stuff, but the whole thing is still pretty stupid.

» Thu Aug 30, 2012 10:19 pm

Shame, shame on the parents for giving the kid such a dangerous name. Will he need a to put orange on his finger so cops wont mistake his hand for a gun?

somehow I see this happening

He signs his name to a cop
COP:Drawing his sidearm "PUT DOWN THE WEAPON & HOLD YOUR HANDS UP!
Hunter:.....

the parents should have went with Richard instead.

» Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:40 pm

Lmao. Death threats? Give me a break.

» Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:31 am

He shouldn't have been signing his name like that!

» Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:46 pm

I didn't say it was unbelievable, I just said I wouldn't be surprised if there was more to it.

And as much as there is a history of institutions making ill thought out moves based on blanket policies like this, there's also a history of irresponsible news outlets (of which Fox is one of the worst in the world) outright inventing "political correctness gone mad"-type stories like this one from thin air. So excuse my caution in believing it.

Well, I haven't read Fox's take on it---saw a different article a day or so ago---but being as the ACLU has issued a statement, I'd say its pretty clear this is more than sensationalist coverage of an otherwise non-story.

» Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:05 pm

The world is full of idiots.

What can you do?