9-year-old arrested for waving toy gun [arrested at gunpoint and handcuffed]

The Morning Journal ^ | 10-28-03 | The Morning Journal

[Porterville]

I don't know, more and more places are getting allowing people to carry guns around; even the Secret Service let a guy go yesterday who was getting to close to one of the daughter Bushes. He was packed and had ammo in the car.... although the liberal pukes are trying, they can't succeed because in America nobody is willing to give up any right to anything.

[ido_now]

When the "left" called the cops "pigs" in the 60's they were wrong, then.

This behavior is no longer isolated to "funny" stuff like this story, but includes "accidental" killings on drug busts, almost on a daily basis.

I think we all were asking for this all along.

PS: The original definition of SWAT was Special Weapons Attack Team.

[zx2dragon]

This "police officer" needs to be fired and then varred from any occupation that may come into contact with minors. He's an absolute idiot. This should have been a very stern lecturing on why you do not remove or paint the orange or red pieces on toy guns and possibly even confiscating said toy gun long enough to paint the front orange or red.

[battlegearboat]

Do you have a lie sans for that minkee?

[Centurion2000]

An officer aimed his weapon at the boy's head, ordered him to the ground, handcuffed him and arrested him for juvenile delinquency by reason of inducing panic, according to the police report.

Scumbag cop ...... jerks like this make the rest of the police force look like crap.

Granted there are good ones but they are getting rare.

[The Red Zone]

This should have been a very stern lecturing on why you do not remove or paint the orange or red pieces on toy guns and possibly even confiscating said toy gun long enough to paint the front orange or red.

As though real guns somehow magically refuse to let themselves be likewise painted?

[Michael81Dus]

Land of the Free, eh?

I´d love to read the comments if that had happened in Europe... ;-)

[csvset]

''Don't you have anything better to do?''

Tell it to the judge lady ! Pay the clerk on the way out. /sarcasm

Sheesh. I'm thinking back to when I was a kid, we played "cops & robbers", "cowboys & indians", "army" or "war".

We actually had caps too!

We would have wound up on death row for those "crimes"!

[BulletBobCo]

Those cops will have a field day come Halloween.

[SLB]

Can you even buy a cap gun anymore?

This incident shows the level the LEO commnity has sunk to. No common sense at all. Why didn't the cop tell the kid to put the gun away and quit frightening people? Then stick his head in the beauty shop and tell the same to mom.

I guess the next time I empty the gun locker to the picnic table in the back yard (enclosed by trees) for a mass wipe down and cleaning I need to be ready for the E'town SWAT team.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Sheesh. I'm thinking back to when I was a kid, we played "cops & robbers", "cowboys & indians", "army" or "war".

Heck, we had bandoliers of belted .308 brass on links, plus our toy guns. So we were beyond toy guns, beyond full auto toy guns, and into BELT FED toy guns. And were playing war on an Army post, to boot.

If you were really cool, you had enough brass and links for two bandoliers, so you could put one on each shoulder, crossed across your chest, Mexican bandito style.

[ThanhPhero]

One can only admire the restraint exhibited by the police officer in not taking advantage of his opportunity to add a noch to his pistol grip Had he shot the boy he would have been awarded a paid vacation by his employer while the circumstances were investigated and would return refreshed to his duties to the congratulations of the Department for doint the right thing.

[FreedomPoster]

>>I need to be ready for the E'town SWAT team.

I finished high school (1-1/2) years at E-town, after 3-1/2 years at Fort Knox Dependant Schools. So I'm familiar with E-town. That's a scary thought.

[SLB]

Thought you might like to see their web page. Maybe drop someone there a note about what kind of idiots they are.

http://www.lorainpolice.com/contact/

SR - you be careful when traveling through that country.

[AAABEST]

This incident shows the level the LEO commnity has sunk to. No common sense at all.

Sorry to say this, but the fact is that most street cops are stupid, out of shape, have emotional problems or all of the above. I've met many that were bright and had it together, but they are a minority and such types don't thrive well in such an occupation. They either become detectives or join Free Republic.

[SLB]

I realized I stereotyped with the comment. I have a new neighbor who is a KSP (Kentucky State Police) trooper. Seems to have his head screwed on at least mostly straight from talking to him.

[Truth29]

This woman and her son need the help of a Second Amendment foundation to provide well funded legal services. Otherwise, she will be induced to plead guilty, get a permanent record, and her son will be put under social services oversight for reeducation.

Anone have any suggestions and how to get information to her?

[machman]

A kid with a gun? Where???? I'll teach him a lesson.

[csvset]

This story reads like a plot for Reno 911; Comedy Central's parody of Fox's COPS.

I'll send Comedy Central a link to this story. Perhaps they can use it in a future episode.

[Jonx6]

ping