Comments on: Dumb http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/23/dumb/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:40:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ninth Stage » Blog Archive » Photo Jerk http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/23/dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-55386 Ninth Stage » Blog Archive » Photo Jerk Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:49:39 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/23/dumb/#comment-55386 [...] Some kid posts photos of himself with firearms online and the cops arrest him. Say Uncle had the first part of the story. [...] [...] Some kid posts photos of himself with firearms online and the cops arrest him. Say Uncle had the first part of the story. [...]

]]> By: SayUncle » More on the myspace kid http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/23/dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-54661 SayUncle » More on the myspace kid Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:21:15 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/23/dumb/#comment-54661 [...] Publicola, who’s in Colorado, looks at the case of the kid arrested for posing with guns on his myspace account, which I mentioned here. The police should have done something. After all, if this kid later went on a shooting spree at a school and this info came to light, we’d all be criticizing the cops. That said, I think the police should have just informed the parents and not arrested him for not breaking the law. [...] [...] Publicola, who’s in Colorado, looks at the case of the kid arrested for posing with guns on his myspace account, which I mentioned here. The police should have done something. After all, if this kid later went on a shooting spree at a school and this info came to light, we’d all be criticizing the cops. That said, I think the police should have just informed the parents and not arrested him for not breaking the law. [...]

]]> By: Wickedpinto http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/23/dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-54653 Wickedpinto Fri, 24 Feb 2006 06:04:20 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/23/dumb/#comment-54653 I'm not much of a gun guy myself, at least in ownership. However, concerning this case, I have pictures of me at the age of about 12 holding an M-16, while wearing camoflage pants. It's a real pic, it's a real m-16 and I'm really about 12, maybe 13. Though I have that pic tucked away somewhere, I had still YET to fire a rifle, a handgun, or even anything other than my uncle's CO2 fed pelet pistol. It would be another 5 years till I ever fired a weapon, and 6 till I fired a weapon for a purpose (by "for a purpose" I mean, actually hitting a target, rather than just experiencing what it is like to fire a weapon, and I did that ONCE!) With the number of fire-arms floating around, there is no reason for there to have NOT been a "soft" inquiry into the situation, ie, call mom and day and say "we found pictures of your kid posting with handguns, do you keep handguns in the house and are you aware of these particular pictures?" That would have fixed it without insulting the second ammendment. (while I'm not a fan of owning guns myself, I'm a BIG fan of having that option.) I’m not much of a gun guy myself, at least in ownership. However, concerning this case, I have pictures of me at the age of about 12 holding an M-16, while wearing camoflage pants. It’s a real pic, it’s a real m-16 and I’m really about 12, maybe 13.

Though I have that pic tucked away somewhere, I had still YET to fire a rifle, a handgun, or even anything other than my uncle’s CO2 fed pelet pistol. It would be another 5 years till I ever fired a weapon, and 6 till I fired a weapon for a purpose (by “for a purpose” I mean, actually hitting a target, rather than just experiencing what it is like to fire a weapon, and I did that ONCE!)

With the number of fire-arms floating around, there is no reason for there to have NOT been a “soft” inquiry into the situation, ie, call mom and day and say “we found pictures of your kid posting with handguns, do you keep handguns in the house and are you aware of these particular pictures?”

That would have fixed it without insulting the second ammendment. (while I’m not a fan of owning guns myself, I’m a BIG fan of having that option.)

]]> By: Mark http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/23/dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-54650 Mark Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:00:04 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/23/dumb/#comment-54650 First thought: idiot bureaucrat principal and idiot 'we don't like it' cops First thought: idiot bureaucrat principal and idiot ‘we don’t like it’ cops

]]> By: Heartless Libertarian http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/23/dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-54573 Heartless Libertarian Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:55:27 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/23/dumb/#comment-54573 But how would they find out if he had his parents' permission without asking them? But how would they find out if he had his parents’ permission without asking them?

]]> By: SayUncle http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/23/dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-54572 SayUncle Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:17:47 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/23/dumb/#comment-54572 The brady's say in CO it's illegal to give them handguns without parental permisson. Maybe so. The brady’s say in CO it’s illegal to give them handguns without parental permisson. Maybe so.

]]> By: Blake http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/23/dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-54571 Blake Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:05:30 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/23/dumb/#comment-54571 Hmmm...looks like he was arrested because they were afraid of the guns. Perhaps they thought it was a threat? I don't get it. Hmmm…looks like he was arrested because they were afraid of the guns. Perhaps they thought it was a threat? I don’t get it.

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