Got to love misleading headlines
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sixth-grader-arrested-florida-after-refusal-participate-pledge-allegiance-led-n972671
The Lakeland Police Department said in a statement that the boy was not arrested for refusing to stand for or recite the Pledge of Allegiance. "This arrest was based on the student’s choice to disrupt the classroom, make threats and resisting the officer’s efforts to leave the classroom."

still seems like a stupid reason to arrest the kid

and charge him

Depends on the threats ybh

And "threats" is vague

possibly but he is only 11

pretty sure I made some violent threats in the middle of a tantrum when I was a pre-teen!

it just seems like a case where the school should have sorted it out on their own or called the boy's mom to come pick him up if they couldn't deal with it

The resource officer had to show up

A bit more nuanced story
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-sixth-grader-charged-with-misdemeanor-after-refusing-to-recite-pledge-of-allegiance/ar-BBTInci

just don't see why anyone would think charging an 11 year-old for what amounts to a temper tantrum is a "good idea"

seems like a huge waste of time and money for something that probably can be better handled by the parent

not to mention we don't need to be giving pre-teens criminal records unless they actually commit a serious crime

seems like every year the country has another nationally recognized school shooting

its not like threats against people are going to be taken lightly

^
remember when a simple fight was just a fight, a disagreement was simply that and people had a practical sense about them?
Pepperidge Farms remembers!

@Blackhawk342
idk, a number of “school shootings” list by really eager Gun Control enthusiasts, turn out to be as credible as the SPLC when their in a rush
(for obvious reasons).

credibility doesnt matter

“*they’re in a rush” oops

what matters is that no officer or school wants to be thought of as "not having done enough" to prevent the next shooting

Remember when *credibility mattered?
Pepperidge Farms... you know the drill

arrest this kid and hell get a record which might stop him from buying a gun later

thus their asses are covered

So there’s an exemption in the juvenile record getting struck, when they become a adult for firearms compliance violations?

again not in their minds

you're thinking too long term and too solution oriented

Does that go for innumerable Independent Rap Videos which includes under aged individuals flashing noncompliant firearms?

Asking for a friend

Think of everything through a PR lense and imagine that your first priority is to ensure that you can say you did something to prevent it, regardless of its effectiveness

Ban rap videos? What, you hate black people or something?

Look you racist, thats their culture and it has to be respected

All cultures are beautiful

If the policy is ineffective, the public is obligated to pay for whatever resulting liabilities.
That’s why non-progressives risk they’re jobs challenging dim witted progs online

I love your flare for satire

Those Rap videos though...

Agreed

there is no way this charge, even if he is convicted, will keep him from purchasing fire arms as an adult

“Let’s keep the conversation going in the comments down below”

likely not, but again as I explained before its not about solutions

its about taking some action, even if its the equivalent blindly failing your arms around trying to put out a fire

Political Cynicism is a Progressive thing
I cannot recommend emulating them

he's 11, call his mom and have her deal with it. Expel him and send him to the "bad boys" school if he is really that bad