Dreams Shattered
Welcome to Newton County, Georgia, the home of the newest case of “Zero Tolerance” in public schools. This time the reaction might be too much for even today’s tougher restrictions and over sensitive society.
Meet 10 yr old Alandis Ford, who was arrested, finger printed, and charged with terrorists acts and threats. All of this for a $5.95 cap gun that he brought to school. Now this gun doesn’t look like a Glock or Smith & Wesson. It looks like a toy cowboy six shooter that the kid was learning about in 5th grade history class. Which is why he took it to school.
His mother Tasha Ford said, “We got it from Wal-Mart for $5.96,” Tosha Ford said, “in the toy section right next to the cowboy hats. That’s what he wanted because it was just like the ones he was studying for the Civil War”
Newton County Sheriff’s Deputies didn’t arrest him at school, they waited until the boy got home. Alandis opened the door for the police and they searched through the house looking for the “Real Gun.” Afterwards they booked and fingerprinted the kid.
Lt. Mark Mitchell said that Alandis had used the toy gun to threaten other kids on the school bus, so he was charged with possessing a weapon on school property and with terroristic acts and threats. The school bus driver didn’t hear the “threats,” so never confiscated the toy.
“A toy gun is a toy gun,” Lt. Mitchell said, “to be played with and for kids to have fun with. But when kids use it the wrong way, just like anything, then it can be scary.”
Ford said, “Someone heard that Alandis had a toy gun in his book bag and said, ‘Oh, Alandis is going to bring a gun, he’s going to shoot everybody.’ Alandis was wrong, he should never have taken it to school. I told him that. And he’s being punished. But also on the other side of the coin, I think it’s a travesty what’s happened to him…. For them to say that’s he’s made terroristic threats is just ridiculous. We’ve taken it and changed what ‘terroristic threats’ was meant to be for. And with children saying that ‘he’s got a gun, he’s got a gun,’ it’s gotten blown out of proportion…. I don’t think they handled it very well. I know it’s their job, but I think they took it to the extreme.”
The Director of Public Relations for the Newton County School System, Sherri Viniard, emailed a statement to a local news station that reads:
“Student safety is our primary concern, and although this was a toy gun, it is still a very serious offense and it is a violation of school rules. We will not tolerate weapons of any kind on school property.”
When Alandis was asked what his dream job was when he grows up…. a police officer. Even after the events he still wants to be police officer. Its a shame the events unfolded this way.
Cheerios Fix
Drug addicts and fiends have been lining the aisles in stores for the newest legal “drug,” as declared by the FDA. Cheerios has been around since 1951 and on May 12th the FDA decided to declare Cheerios a drug, based on the statement made on it’s label.
Now Cheerios has been known as a gateway drug, leaving kids full after breakfast, helping adults low their cholesterol and providing fiber in peoples diets. Unfortunately the side effects are cravings for Frosted Flakes, Count Chocula, or Capt’N Crunch.
The sad part is that the FDA has decided to classify a cereal as a drug, rather than find out what actual ingredient in Hydroxycut is causing liver damage (since most ingredients are found in other “diet” drugs).
“Based on claims made on your product’s label, we have determined that your Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal is promoted for conditions that cause it to be a drug,” the FDA said in a letter to General Mills which was posted on the federal agency’s website Tuesday.
Cheerios (the best selling cereal in the US) has used clinical studies to back up claims that eating the cereal can help lower bad cholesterol, a risk factor for coronary heart disease, by four per cent in six weeks.
“Because of these intended uses, the product is a drug,” the FDA concluded in its letter. This means that General Mills may not legally market Cheerios unless it applies for approval as a new drug or changes the way it labels the small, doughnut-shaped cereal, the FDA said.
General Mills stood by its claims, even citing that the health claim was FDA approved 12 years ago…OOPS. The FDA is really upset with the design of packaging and their website. General Mills said, “We look forward to discussing this with FDA and to reaching a resolution.”
Cripple Fight!!
Welcome to Corpus Christi, Texas, the newest location of major douchebaggery. Two students that go to the Corpus Christi State School, were video taped by an employee fighting, while a 3rd kicked them when they were on the ground.
Now this wasn’t just an ordinary fight between students. Luckily for the mentally disabled students, employees scheduled fights for them and recorded them on cell phones. Police were able to obtain 16 videos between 2007 through 2009 with the fights recorded with cheering in the background.
Timothy Dixon, 31, douche bag extraordinaire and former employee is accused of filming the “fight clubs” on his cell phone. There are 11 asshats (former employees) that are charged with organizing the bouts.
Bob Hilliard, an attorney for a former resident of the school said, “The video is clear at how poorly people can treat the disabled.”
Links:
Police Fail
Fiber Lines
Fight Club @ School
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