Student charged with felony after pointing finger gun
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https://youtu.be/U9xLloAmvFI
I mean I'm all for stricter gun regulations, but chopping everybody's fingers off might be a bit much. Granted.
I've gotta wonder if the charge is being pushed by someone who opposes the law being talked about in the video, who wants its first application to be in a case so ridiculous it'll create mass public opposition to it or something. That's the only scenario I can think of where an otherwise functioning adult may make a decision that poor.
Now I'm no judge, but I see this as a first amendment violation. The student was expressing his disdain towards the kids in a jackass sort of way, but being a jackass isn't and shouldn't be against the law.
I would be inclined to agree. Schools themselves have wide latitude to police this type of thing, much wider than general criminal law could do. So I have no problem with the kid being suspended. The criminal charge on the other hand is another matter entirely. That seems like a clear 1st Amendment violation.
Depends on context. In this case it's obvious it's not a "true threat." https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt1-7-5-6/ALDE_00013807/
In Tennessee, it's a felony for impersonating a gun. Having a real one on the other hand is perfectly acceptable.
"It's me, a 8mm Glock. I like to lie threatenly on tables and being pointed at minorities." What do you think, pretty convincing, right?
Well you see your honor: the hand is connected to the arm.... And we have the right to bear arms so...
But they should be covered under the 1st amendment. The problem is that children don't have many rights in the US.
Googling this... At the moment, the only source online is a single local newspaper, which omits numerous key details. Might turn out to be nothing.
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you can't buy fingers from weapons manufacturers so we can't protect your right to bear fingers
Are finger guns going to become the equivalent of a middle finger in the US because of how many people die to guns?
Much like the middle finger gesture is offensive because outside the US many people die to birds.
That's one way to misunderstand the sentence. Impressive. The USA preschool reading level isn't a joke after all.
Half of U.S. adults can’t read a book written at the 8th-grade level.
You are replying to the most obvious of jokes, but even if it wasn't a joke your response doesn't really make sense. There is nothing in that comment that would imply that the person writing that comment misunderstood what you wrote.
Are you describing yourself here or what?
You made a snarky comment, I made a snarky joke in the same vein, you decide to bring in statistics (of the wrong country btw)? Why?
No. It's hysterical admins using lousy logic to conclude that finger guns = violence. The logic is something along the lines of finger guns = real guns = killing people.
I think the logic is "it could be a threat" but yeah it's dumb either way, unless it is a threat I guess.
The only time I really heard this talked about was in elementary school, and finger guns were never a threat at the school I went to. Not even once, but the teachers and administration would harp on about it like kids were demonic for making them.
They could get you expelled at mine, but not charged. IIRC even water guns would get you actually charged. Tbf it was shortly after 9/11, but still.
I can tell you that I was forbidden from doing that while playing during a vacation in Colorado, mere months before Columbine. This bullshit is ridiculous.
