Boy charged with felony for carrying sugar

suntimes ^ | February 11, 2006

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

It would be one thing if he was selling it. But this is just crazy.

lazy reporting....no mention if he has past occurences of getting in trouble.

[robertpaulsen]

"But how is it that possession of sugar, or any of the various other foods that look like dope, becomes a felony?"

See my post #53.

[TLI]

The district issued a written statement, which said: "The dangers of illegal drugs and controlled substances are clear.

The dangers of river-rock dumb adults in charge of minor children are now even MORE clear.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

"It is unlawful for any person knowingly to possess a look‑alike substance. Any person who violates this subsection (c) is guilty of a petty offense. Any person convicted of a subsequent offense under this subsection (c) shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor."

Well, then everybody had better get rid of their powdered sugar, oregano, lawn clippings etc. or better yet get rid of this stupid government and the paranoid freaks who elected it. Maybe it should take a 4/5 vote to pass new laws. That would take it out of the hands of the dumbest 80%.

[Politicalmom]

I guess all the pastry chefs in the state are in BIG trouble.

[elkfersupper]

The best time for arguing in favor of breathing is before it becomes school policy, not after you violate it. This way, you see, you have more credibility.

Absolutely amazing. Sorry I asked.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

We saw it. We just didn't believe it. Perfect opportunity for contempt of court, legislature, governor and law in general.

[MudPuppy]

yup. kids are silly.
My son took sugar to school in ziploc baggies to "eat" for lunch. He was about 13 and did it to be a dufus.
One day the "baggie" fell out of his book bag in class and he almost got the same rap as this kid. Luckily the vice principal had some sense...believed his story...gave him a stern talking to and called his parents...we discussed what COULD have happened.
He's 15 1/2 now and still does stooopid stuff....he thinks about consequences about 10% of the time - we're making progress.

[drhogan]

then they should ban water because it looks like vodka.

and cola looks a little too much like scotch.

i'm not saying that powdered sugar doesn't look like coke (i don't know if it does or not.) i'm saying that the term "look-alike drug" is pretty broad and pretty meaningless.
if a student says to another student (who is drinking water), "that looks like vodka", should the second student be arrested?
is the illegal substance something that looks like a drug, or something that someone says is a drug, or what? the quotation from the handbook did not make this clear.

[Calpernia]

Could get probation "Look-alike drugs and substances can cause that same level of danger because staff and students are not equipped to differentiate between the two."

The school handbook states that students can be suspended or expelled for carrying a look-alike drug.

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Now, let me add to what these charges could be for. Yes, I pinged my Agri list too. This school lunch program iniative is from the same program NAIS is and the money is being funneled through the USDA.

There is now a program being filtered into our governmental offices called Healthy People 2010. One of the focuses of this program is Mandatory School Lunch Program.

Whether we like the school lunches or not, it is not for the NGOs/UN to be throwing money at this problem and applying their terms and conditions with agents sent in for auditing.

The Mandatory School Lunch program makes sugar type foods illegal and enforcable to the full extent of the law.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1563271/posts
Healthy People 2010

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1561077/posts
Animal Tagging and SCHOOL LUNCHES???

[Verginius Rufus]

Every grocery store in the state which sells powdered sugar is in violation of this law. Why aren't all the grocery store owners locked up as felons?

[From many - one.]

A look-like drug is a drug.

A drug look-alike is a non-drug that looks like a drug.

The policy as quoted said no look-alike drugs.

[From many - one.]

It's unlawful to sell powdered sugar?

[Coleus]

added zero tolerance to the keywords.

damn,we used to make gun powder in chemistry class. i guess if we did that today i would be in jail. we used to play with mercury too which is taboo today.

[drhogan]

so it is illegal to possess powdered sugar? why aren't they arresting all the bakers?

[ApplegateRanch]

Thanks. Sounds like the drug equivalent of 'hate crimes'.

Too bad there isn't a statute making it a felony for a politician to impersonate or attempt to impersonate a person with a brain.

[Calpernia]

These privacy issues are getting scary too.

The schools aren't even obliged to comment to parents on many issues.

Yet, when they sign on for these NGO funded programs, they sign a Freedom of Information Act release.

So the United Nations gets any data they want.

[aruanan]

Could get probation "Look-alike drugs and substances can cause that same level of danger because staff and students are not equipped to differentiate between the two."

Someone calling cocaine sugar could cause damage, but not vice versa. These folks at school are the epitome of morons.

[darkangel82]

Then we'd have to lock up nearly all of Congress if that were the law.

[cricket]

We are truly in trouble if our teachers and school administrators are too stupid to tell the difference between cocaine and sugar. Worse than 'trouble' here. . .truly frightening the mentality of the Educational 'collective' here; and their determination to criminalize a misunderstanding. . .not theirs, of course. . .but rather, the child's.