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Scissor-wielding 10 year old thwarted http://story.news.yahoo.c...ors_arrest
quote: ----- Girl, 10, Cuffed for Scissors in School Sat Dec 11, 4:03 PM ET PHILADELPHIA - A 10-year-old girl was placed in handcuffs and taken to a police station because she took a pair of scissors to her elementary school. School district officials said the fourth-grade student did not threaten anyone with the 8-inch shears, but violated a rule that considers scissors to be potential weapons. Administrators said they were following state law when they called police Thursday, and police said they were following department rules when they handcuffed Porsche Brown and took her away in a patrol wagon. "My daughter cried and cried," said her mother, Rose Jackson. "She had no idea what she did was wrong. I think that was way too harsh." Police officers decided the girl hadn't committed a crime and let her go. However, school officials suspended her for five days. Administrators will decide at a hearing whether she may return to class, or be expelled to a special disciplinary school. The scissors were discovered while students' belongings were being searched for property missing from a teacher's desk. School district officials have promised a crackdown on unruly students this year, and new policies give administrators the power to expel students for infractions as minor as violating the dress code, chronic tardiness or habitual swearing. Administrators say the steps are needed to regain control over a notoriously unruly school system, but some parents have complained that discipline has been overly harsh and that school officials have been too quick to call police about minor problems. Official member of the Paw Power Posse 
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That is some nazi shit going on there hehe. Calling the police? On elementary kids? a good old spanking would suffice   [Edited 12/12/04 13:22pm] Official member of the Paw Power Posse
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smellmyfunk said: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=14&u=/ap/20041211/ap_on_re_us/scissors_arrest
quote: ----- Girl, 10, Cuffed for Scissors in School Sat Dec 11, 4:03 PM ET PHILADELPHIA - A 10-year-old girl was placed in handcuffs and taken to a police station because she took a pair of scissors to her elementary school. School district officials said the fourth-grade student did not threaten anyone with the 8-inch shears, but violated a rule that considers scissors to be potential weapons. Administrators said they were following state law when they called police Thursday, and police said they were following department rules when they handcuffed Porsche Brown and took her away in a patrol wagon. "My daughter cried and cried," said her mother, Rose Jackson. "She had no idea what she did was wrong. I think that was way too harsh." Police officers decided the girl hadn't committed a crime and let her go. However, school officials suspended her for five days. Administrators will decide at a hearing whether she may return to class, or be expelled to a special disciplinary school. The scissors were discovered while students' belongings were being searched for property missing from a teacher's desk. School district officials have promised a crackdown on unruly students this year, and new policies give administrators the power to expel students for infractions as minor as violating the dress code, chronic tardiness or habitual swearing. Administrators say the steps are needed to regain control over a notoriously unruly school system, but some parents have complained that discipline has been overly harsh and that school officials have been too quick to call police about minor problems. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the young girl was taken into custody not because she was in possession of scissors, but because her parents had named her "Porsche".  | |
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how stupid...it always seemed to me that teachers/administration spent wayyyy too much time worrying about rules, dress code, etc. maybe they could put those energies towards teaching instead? what a novel concept.. [Edited 12/12/04 14:09pm] | |
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evenstar3 said: how stupid...it always seemed to me that teachers/administration spent wayyyy too much time worrying about rules, dress code, etc. maybe they could put those energies towards teaching instead? what a novel concept..
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unruly? it's not like she was running with them. | |
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Ace said: Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the young girl was taken into custody not because she was in possession of scissors, but because her parents had named her "Porsche".
Hey, wait a minute... I know a woman named Porsche. She's nice, too. | |
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This must be a joke.
And those are the people in charge of teaching our kids? scary  | |
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they went too far even suspending her was too much | |
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evenstar3 said: how stupid...it always seemed to me that teachers/administration spent wayyyy too much time worrying about rules, dress code, etc. maybe they could put those energies towards teaching instead? what a novel concept..
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This is some fucked up shit! How fucking stupid is this? Oh no some scissors and this was an innocent little girl too! I cannot believe how dumb this story is.
It is pathetic and shameful. As obvious as this sounds, USA pride themselves with guns but scissors? WHAT A FUCKED UP COUNTRY! Guns, george bush and so very over conservative and now this..... | |
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The idiocy running rampant in our public school systems is truly frightening.
My fiance and I went to an open-house at my future step-daughter's school. I was amazed at the incorrect grammer and puncuation on homework assignments. These people are teaching our kids??? The incompetence is staggering. Now, we can add ridiculous, reactionary responses to the mix. How many of us, growing up, were REQUIRED to bring scissors to school? I know I was. I had those damned rounded off safety scissors that went dull after you used them once or twice. Now, what did I do when those weren't working anymore? I'd borrow a pair of regular scissors from an adult. They could be considered a weapon? Hey, a sharpened pencil can be used as a weapon! Should we ban pencils from schools??? This is the George W Bush America. 
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I can't believe that those people who can't even use logic are the ones who are teaching our kids.
They should be working in an office where beurocracy is all that's needed. not even coming close to our children. How will our kids learn to use logic and think for themselves if they are tought by small minded people who won't take responsibility and just say "well, we are ordered to act this way in these situations"? Use your mind, you're in school, this is the place the mind should work the most! Sheesh | |
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Heavenly said: I can't believe that those people who can't even use logic are the ones who are teaching our kids.
They should be working in an office where beurocracy is all that's needed. not even coming close to our children. How will our kids learn to use logic and think for themselves if they are tought by small minded people who won't take responsibility and just say "well, we are ordered to act this way in these situations"? Use your mind, you're in school, this is the place the mind should work the most! Sheesh Amen to that!!!
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school is not the same nowadays, gone are the days of a simple fist fight.
if you look at the statistics for violence, anything from school shootings to beatings you would understand that it is important to have some rules and that school age is the age to learn them. also, it is disgusting how many deaths have occured at philly schools this year let alone around the country. | |
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RockAbilly said: school is not the same nowadays, gone are the days of a simple fist fight.
if you look at the statistics for violence, anything from school shootings to beatings you would understand that it is important to have some rules and that school age is the age to learn them. also, it is disgusting how many deaths have occured at philly schools this year let alone around the country. So you're saying the only way to protect thse kids from that raging maniac with scissors is to hand-cuff that 8 year old girl that didn't even hold the scissors in her hand, and just had it in her bag? | |
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no, i believe the whole thing could have been resolved there at the school with out taking the girl away in handcuffs. good old fashioned sit down talk would have down wonders. that poor girl is gonna be traumatized no doubt. | |
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