*In a related situation here in Oregon... The high school validictorian after working out came into the gym to take a shower with the boys... *the thing is that she was a young woman! The boys didn't complain but when asked she admitted "doing it as a prank..." She has been expelled and striped of her status as validictorian and banned from graduation.... mull on this awhile and I think she's lucky she didn't get arrested for indecent exposure to a minor and labled a sex offender! *Currently her "story" is such that the big time attourney who defended OJ Simpson is going to "take her case" pro-bono... (*Free of charge) Down the hill here in Lake Oaswego- a kid drove by the school and droped his pants and "Mooned" everyone as they were dismissed... *He's been suspended... *So yur outraged by the un-reasonableness of the school.. I'm outraged that Kip Kinkle could buy a gun at school be caught in a locker raid, suspended and sent to jail -released to his Dad- come home... shoot his Mom in the head and his Dad in the chest.. *Turn up the music and steal the car and return to school loaded to kill... *except for EAGLE SCOUT JAKE RIKER who jumped on the shooter and was shot thru his hand and stayed on him till the situation was secure... -=A=- > > >*Well state yur case then in court to a judge and have yur say.. > > No, this is not a matter for the courts. Judges only interpret and apply > the law. It is a matter for the lawmakers. I have my say at the ballot box > and in communication with them. > > >The fact's are they got a "law" or "Policy" and the reasoning is that > >enough is enough! The business of education is paramount and the > >safety and welfare of the students is above the actions taken against > >this (I assume innocent ) Eagle Scout! > > He who sacrifices freedom for safety deserves neither. -- Benjamin Franklin > > > > I remember in the "good old days" when I went to public school, and carried > > > my official boy scout pocket knife with no concern whatsoever that I might > > > be breaking a rule. Nobody stabbed anyone, but I did use my pocket knife in > > > electronics class to strip wires with. > > > >*Yup... me too *and..that's compelling in your remembrance.. However- > >Professional administrators of this school district instituted a > >Zero-Tolerence > >policy.. (sometimes they even make the students sign contract's ect.) and > >are serious! > > The problem is, they aren't addressing the REAL problem at all! They are > trying to be VERY harsh on certain outward behaviors, but do NOTHING to > correct the spiritual problem that they are trying to deal with. How can a > secular institution like the schools really deal with a spiritual problem? > People need Jesus far more than they need a padded room with no weapons. > > > > I remember last year, when a girl in my neighborhood got kicked out of > > > school because her lunch bag accidentally got switched with mother's, and > > > her mother had put a small paring knife into her lunch with which to cut > > > her fruit. The young lady involved saw the knife, knew it wasn't supposed > > > to be there, and gave it to her teacher. She was summarily suspended. Zero > > > tolerance leaves no room for common sense, discretion, or an evaluation of > > > any real or imagined threat to safety in a school. > > > >*Now yur talk'n... Zero is zero! > > > >*Justice is BLIND! > > Yes, and blindness can sometimes be a BAD thing. In this case, the state > legislature modified the law due to the outrage at the PUNISHMENT of an > INNOCENT GIRL. Check your Bible -- punishing the innocent is wrong, and > grievous to God. > > >Some of you "Social Conservitive-Christian Rightwingers" started > >complaining the Judges were getting too soft and going easy on > >Drug dealers and "criminals" when sentenceing them to prison... > > > >*So among others- Sen.Orrin Hatch of Utah legislated something > >called "mandatory sentencing" to tie the hands of Judges, when > >handed a conviction. > > > >A lot of BAD GUYS are in prison... *Cool! > > Yes, but this brings up the potential for abuse. Assume for the moment that > some bad guy wants you out of the way. All he has to do is plant some > illegal drugs in your car or house, then anonymously tip off the police. > You are pulled over, the contraband found in your possession, and you are > GUILTY and jailed. You are guilty of violation of the drug possession law, > but you never did anything wrong. You were framed. This the kind of thing > ZERO TOLERANCE leads to. Or perhaps someone plants a (gasp!) pocket knife > in your son's backpack out of meanness. Where is due process? Where is the > U. S. Constitution's bill of rights? > > >Is this EAGLE SCOUT INNOCENT? > > > >*No! GUILTY! > > Guilty of technical violation of an unjust law, yes, but hardly a threat to > society. > > >*Does this Eagle Scout deserve a hearing before a Judge to assess and > >moderate-dismiss or reduce the penalty for the violation of the rule? > > > >*YES! ...of course! *But so does every gang-banger diddy-bop > >hop head... who packs a ice-pick. *In the absence of the peace > >needed to conduct every case with "fairness" *Blind Justice takes > >it's place... > > But what about mandatory sentences and zero tolerance? > > >*All have sined and deserve to die! > > Yes, but not at the hands of the state for possession of a pocket knife. > > >Christ took our sin- and paid our penalty in full measure... > > Amen! Sorry, but your plea has no value in a state court... even if it will > save your life in Heaven. > > >*Arn't you glad we have savior like Jesus! > > Yes! > > > > There is a way to make our schools safer and to cut crime. Introduce the > > > students to Jesus Christ. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > An Eagle Scout in Savannah, GA was suspended today for being > > prepared. He > > > > > had an Axe, a shovel and a pocket knife in his car and he got > > suspended for > > > > > it. The school had a no weapons policy. and a zero tolerance > > policy. The > > > > > kid wasn't even aware that those were going to be construed as weapons. > > > > > > > > > > Iron Mike > > Michael Paul Johnson > aka Soaring Golden Eagle > PO Box 1151, Longmont CO 80502-1151, USA > Rocky Mountain outpost 207, New Creation Church > Jesus Christ is Lord! -- ��ࡱ�
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