The good news is Texans believe in magic enough to take it seriously.

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The good news is Texans believe in magic enough to take it seriously. The bad news is Texas believes the One Ring from LOTR is a deadly weapon.

I'm from Florida and a lot of stupid news come out of Florida but Texas, you're starting to take the cake.
http://io9.com/texas-boy-suspended-for-threatening-classmate-with-the-1683115174?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

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John Hardy said…
I guess it's an outlier which is why it is in the paper in the first place but seriously bad calls by principals seem to be depressingly common.
February 1, 2015 at 3:06 PM
Jason ON said…
Very common, John Hardy didn't vote for Abbott​.
February 1, 2015 at 3:18 PM
Manny Brum said…
A kid with a history of harassment of other studentz threatened to make another student disappear. Nothing to see here move along folks.

Unless we're discussing just the headline and not the actual story in which case carry on.
February 1, 2015 at 6:07 PM
Beth “Runrig” Parrillo said…
The superintendent's name is Bill Boyd!!!!!

#thelastgoodbye   #billyboyd   #pippintook
February 1, 2015 at 6:09 PM
Jason ON said…
Manny Brum​, I don't see anything in this article to support your claims about the kid having a history of harassment.
February 1, 2015 at 6:22 PM
Manny Brum said…
Jason ON​ It helps if you read past the headline.

There are about 8 versions of this story floating around G+ alone, most of which say the kid made a comment to another student regarding skin color. A sci-fi blog (much less a gawker sci-fi blog) is hardly the place to go for real journalism.
February 1, 2015 at 7:04 PM
Marla Caldwell said…
What do they do with kids who shoot each other with finger guns ("pow pow!)? Send them to death row?
February 1, 2015 at 7:10 PM
Jason ON said…
Manny Brum​, I read this article twice. I read every article I post unless I state otherwise. Don't just assume I read a headline and moved on.

Having said that, there is nothing is this article to indicate the kid was a habitual harasser.

Now, that being said, if you have more information to add, that's great. Add a link with your supporting evidence, don't just assume other people are stupid.

Also, to attack the source is a logical fallacy. If you have a problem with the facts in evidence that's fine, but discuss them, don't just pick on the source.
February 1, 2015 at 7:41 PM
Manny Brum said…
Jason ON​​ http://m.oaoa.com/news/education/article_6b47c224-a8d2-11e4-8989-1f5b0d13dadd.html?mode=jqm

When you google the topic, what is telling is pretty much all the links go to gaming and sci-fi/fantasy blogs, and viral news sites. I clicked through a source link on one of them to get this seemingly legit article, though I can't attest to its accuracy, I can say a lot of the other articles are based off of it (with embellishment and omission for dramatic effect, of course).

There's actually an article on addictinginfo dot org that says he was accused of terrorism, lol.
February 1, 2015 at 7:51 PM
Lee Grupsmith-Pedersen said…
This doesn't even sound like he was threatening the other kid. Another case of overreaction? Remember the one about the kid who said he was going to use a gun to shoot his neighbor's pet dinosaur? Is there some need to redefine exactly was is and is not real?
February 1, 2015 at 9:13 PM
Marla Caldwell said…
Lee Grupsmith-Pedersen​​ that wasn't even a threat, it was a story written for a class assignment. Apparently we're just going to start installing our babies in bubbles at birth.
February 1, 2015 at 9:19 PM
Lee Grupsmith-Pedersen said…
Marla Caldwell Ah yes. He got in trouble for exercising his imagination. Such wonderful results our education system is having.
February 1, 2015 at 9:24 PM
Bryce Miller said…
Well, it did basically kill Isildur :)
February 1, 2015 at 9:54 PM
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