The Most Tryannical Institution is Public Schools

7th grader suspended:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/24/7th-grader-suspended-for-playing-with-airsoft-gun-in-own-yard/

High Schooler suspended:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/18/16-year-old-hunter-forgets-knife-in-pocket-at-school-football-game-and-quickly-turns-it-in-but-what-happened-next-has-his-parents-furious/

So in the past week two public schools have suspended children for weapons violations.

The first to be suspended was a teenager who was being responsible and turning in his knife that he forgot was in his pocket.  Despite him being responsible he still got a ten-day suspension. I hope that him and his attorney win the case against the school because he was being responsible by turning in his knife.  He should have been allowed to watch the game and get his knife returned to him at the end of the game.  Yes, I understand the school has absolutely a no weapons policy.  

However, I guess public schools are trying to teach children that even if you are responsible you will still be punished.  There is no such thing as praising those that do right anymore.

The second situation is two seventh graders were suspended for playing with an air-soft gun on private property.  Granted they were waiting for the bus, but they decided to play on one of their front-yards with the guns while waiting for the bus.  The school said they were waiting for the bus and they become the property of the school when they begin to wait for the bus.  However, that is not true because they were waiting for the school bus on private property.  They have the right to play with the air-soft guns.  

All in all, these schools have gained way too much power. They already try to control the minds of the children and attempt to disable the parents from being the actual authority.  I think that we need to give them less power.  They have no right to suspend a student for trying to do the right thing and they have no right to suspend students for playing on private property with air-soft guns.  

Supreme Court and Video Games

http://blogs.forbes.com/mobiledia/2011/06/28/supreme-court-blocks-violent-video-game-ban/

I totally support this ruling. The reason is because there is already an age limit for the video games in place. It is the parents job to monitor their kids and make sure that they do not have those video games and if they do they need to take them away. Parents need to take responsibility for their kids if they game is rated Mature-17 and over purchase than do not get it.

Do not blame the video games for the reason a kid acts out. Before you purchase the game for them you need to tell them that it is fake and not real. I honestly do not think that any teenager is stupid enough to believe that it is real. However, if they do than they do not need to play that game, they need to go get some counseling.

Also it si the job of the retailer to check IDs when the purchase is being made. My ID got checked when I was 17 and my mom was there. So they did their job. It is the responsibility of parents and retailer to make sure that the kids do not believe that the video game is reality. Also if they know that they are not able to handle the violence of a video game, they do not need to play it.

Take responsibility for your actions. Do not blame the video game or the makers.