11yr old faces charges

[torn asunder]

i'm not kidding...

aside from the absurdity of charging a kid with felony attempted assault, they're charging him with misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon.

it's a fucking pencil!!

seriously, wtf is wrong with people!?

[KatRN05]

Did he not use the pencil as a weapon? He could have inflicted serious injury on the other kid.

Edited February 10, 2010 by KatRN05

[Gauge]

ok a detention. . .maybe even a suspension depending on his past history i can understand for the intent (even thats a stretch) but he gave the boy a scratch!with a pencil! im not sure how that warrents any criminal charges!

even if he was using it as a weapon its a fucking pencil! even if sharpened to the max. possible point its not going to inflict anything other than a small puncture or scratch that i doubt would even bleed unless something like the eye was the target. this is just dumb

[Simon Bar Sinister]

it's a fucking pencil!!

I prefer to look at it as FisherPrice My First Shiv.

[KatRN05]

I prefer to look at it as FisherPrice My First Shiv.

He's just getting started early. I don't know, I do think the charges are a bit much, suspension and maybe expulsion are fine. The story doesn't provide enough detail like whether this kid has had problems prior to this incident.

Edited February 10, 2010 by KatRN05

[torn asunder]

Did he not use the pencil as a weapon? He could have inflicted serious injury on the other kid. I do think the felony/misdemeanor charges are much.

and i could use a school book as a club to beat the hell out of someone - if we're trying to keep weapons out of the schools, i guess we should ban pencils (and pens, same reason) and books too, because they can all be used as weapons. we'll have to remove the library, as it would be classified a "weapons arsenal". we should probably get rid of all the chairs too, since you could pick one up and beat someone with it...

my point is that kids have always done this shit, and they always will. what are we going to do, take everything away & make kids attend schools in bubblewrap? they're charging an 11yr old with a fucking felony!? what's next, going after the kids on "america's funniest videos" for hitting their dad in the groin with a bat, or hitting their baby sister with a toy hammer, and charging them with assault & battery? i mean, there's direct video evidence against them so let's put 'em away!!

and who's pressing charges? it's not the other kid, i guarantee it. i just think as a society, we're grossly over-reacting to things that are typical child behavior. it might be different if this was a well-thought-out, premeditated thing, but it was a quick, child-like reaction.

i'm just flabbergasted by stories like this. sorry if i'm coming across poorly.

[KatRN05]

How do you know it's not the other parents that are pushing for this kid to be prosecuted? The story doesn't give us that detail. Shit, when I worked at Chuckie Cheese as a teenager I had a mother who wanted me to call police because some kid hit her five year old. The other kid was probably the same age and size. Like I said, we don't really know enough about the kid being charged, if he's had prior disciplinary issues. It's a different time, I don't know. I got slashed across the neck with a pair of scissors when I was in first grade, that kid sure as hell didn't get charged with a felony. Sometimes I think these schools have the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" rationale.

Edited February 10, 2010 by KatRN05

[Rev.Reverence]

...great...so, he can have a felony on his record FOREVER...

..talk about over reacting...I hope he beats the wrap...& they just give him counciling.

.....I highly doubt, that the kid knows how to kill with a pencil...the eye is not the only spot soft enough...the neck is highly susceptible to poking wounds too...

[torn asunder]

How do you know it's not the other parents that are pushing for this kid to be prosecuted? The story doesn't give us that detail. Shit, when I worked at Chuckie Cheese as a teenager I had a mother who wanted me to call police because some kid hit her five year old. The other kid was probably the same age and size. Like I said, we don't really know enough about the kid being charged, if he's had prior disciplinary issues. It's a different time, I don't know. I got slashed across the neck with a pair of scissors when I was in first grade, that kid sure as hell didn't get charged with a felony. Sometimes I think these schools have the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" rationale.

it probably is the parents & that's the point. what the hell makes a parent want to *prosecute* an 11yr old? people disgust me. there's no common sense anymore...