Common sense be damned! We have rules, after all, and every square-peg incident must be driven into a round-hole rule. This time, the dunce-cappery is in Philadelphia:
A 7-year-old child allegedly shot a Nerf-style toy gun in hisHammonton, N.J., school Jan. 18. No one was hurt, but the pint-size softshooter now faces misdemeanor criminal charges. Hammonton Police began an investigation into the “suspicious activity” at
the Hammonton Early Childhood Education Center Jan. 18 after school officials alerted them to the incident.
The “gun” the child brought to school was a $5 toy gun, similar to a Nerf gun, that shoots soft ping pong type balls, according to the school’s superintendent. Officials also say that there was no evidence of anyone being threatened. The child’s mother told school officials that she didn’t know her son brought the toy to school.
Dr. Dan Blachford, the Hammonton Board of Education superintendent, said the school has a zero tolerance policy. ”We are just very vigilant and we feel that if we draw a very strict line then we have much less worry about someone bringing in something dangerous,” said Blachford.
Really? The police “investigated the suspicious activity?” The police? Oh, and did you catch that last line? Looks like Dr. Dan gets the pointy cap this time.
From the Volokh Conspiracy (from whence comes the “People in Authority” quote), by way of Instapundit
