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Crunchy Frog

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20. I think it's insane, and I do hope that you're alone.

Sat Oct 11, 2014, 10:34 PM

Oct 2014

This is a five year old that we're talking about.

My young sons have on occasion played around with making pretend guns and pretend shooting them. I came down on them like a ton of bricks because I know how insane the school system can be about this.

I could see maybe, in the presense of a parent, having the child sign some sort of agreement not to engage in pretend gun play in school, but that's not what this child was made to sign, and there was no parental involvement.

I would hate to have one of my sons go through this and then have to explain to him what killing people with guns meant and what suicide with guns means. At that age this is not something that they even conceptualize.

The problem in this society is not with toddlers playing pretend guns with crayons, it's with adult babies playing with real assault weapons and other deadly firearms. Let's address the real issues and not dump on little kids.

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5 year old points crayon at another student and says "pew pew" - made to sign no kill contract [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 OP

silly overreaction seems to be rampant in CAG Oct 2014 #1

Has common sense been outlawed in schools? LoisB Oct 2014 #2

Unfortunately, there is nothing common about Common Sense. ManiacJoe Oct 2014 #19

it's probably not binding Enrique Oct 2014 #3

America how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood? ~A. Ginsberg . . . Journeyman Oct 2014 #4

Why am I supposed to be outraged by an example of school staff leeroysphitz Oct 2014 #5

Educating with an invalid unenforceable contract? Downwinder Oct 2014 #7

I'm sorry, I thought this was the Action_Patrol Oct 2014 #9

My only surprise is it took this long for CAG Oct 2014 #11

Not an honest framing of the situation. alp227 Oct 2014 #22

I don't even recognize common sense anymore yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #31

What, did I just stumble into an NRA meeting? leeroysphitz Oct 2014 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author shaayecanaan Oct 2014 #36

Troll elsewhere. nt Codeine Oct 2014 #39

Seeing the form, my first thought, "Onion". This whole thing is way too stupid. marble falls Oct 2014 #6

The National Crayon Association is suing the school district Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #8

Oh really scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #21

God damn! The stupid, it hurts. n/t Comrade Grumpy Oct 2014 #10

The girl's teacher and principal ought to be made to sign a no-stupidity contract. Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #12

I have two 5 year old sons and I worry about this sort of shit. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #13

That's an excellent idea, in my opinion. kentauros Oct 2014 #23

k&r for wtf. uppityperson Oct 2014 #14

how bizarre d_r Oct 2014 #15

is that real? spanone Oct 2014 #16

I support this "pew pew" should not be spoken in school scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #17

yeah, i mean, what happened the separation of church and state? unblock Oct 2014 #27

Perhaps I'm alone, but I think its a reasonable response by the school bhikkhu Oct 2014 #18

I think it's insane, and I do hope that you're alone. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #20

I don't remember being taught a single thing when I was that age bhikkhu Oct 2014 #25

So they were using a "teaching moment" Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #33

it's an astounding display of ignorance as to how humans behave. it only serves to plant a seed. unblock Oct 2014 #30

I think that a response like this risks pathologising an otherwise perfectly normal child... shaayecanaan Oct 2014 #37

Odd. I just talked with my student about it last week. knitter4democracy Oct 2014 #24

I doubt the child could even read all of those words, let alone understand what she was signing. Quackers Oct 2014 #26

Well that's a bit of an over reaction Kalidurga Oct 2014 #28

The little girl should have said Politicalboi Oct 2014 #29

Is it an open carry state? Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #34

I drew pictures of tanks and jets when i was a kid. Calista241 Oct 2014 #35

didn't she see the no gun signage on the front door? ileus Oct 2014 #38

Kids that deal in pretend. Jenoch Oct 2014 #40

I would have been expelled from school and arrested. chrisa Oct 2014 #41