[ASC2006]

Did they taser the little hellion?

[Calpernia]

Bet they would consider a potato launcher a WMD.

[calex59]

We have indeed become a nation of idiots. When I was a kid we ALL used to run around with rubber band guns, and they look nothing like a real firearm. Only a complete fool would think so and a cop who would arrest a young child for this is beyond stupid.

[Types_with_Fist]

The victim told police she was afraid for her life.

I weep for our culture.

[verity]

"An 11-year-old Ocoee boy was arrested for playing with a toy gun. "

Media hyperbole.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Oh no, not 10 - 20 - Life?

[RedMonqey]

Hey kid. Doncha know you can put yer eye out or sumin’ playing with that?

[savedbygrace]

More idiocy from Floriduh.

[NonValueAdded]

The dad is a putz and should be the one facing charges.

[SF Republican]

a serious threat and the 11-year-old is facing felony charges - This scares me much more than a rubber band gun. Can we have the Law Enforcement Officers, those well trained professional protectors of our society that brought these felony charges given citations for their brave work? I cannot imagine the courage or number of people it must have taken to face down this terrorist, certainly the boy was an illegal and a Muslim.

[CindyDawg]

Well, I think they over-reacted. They could have checked out the situation and told him not to do it again. That would have probably scared the kid enough.

That said though, his dad should have taught him not to be pointing guns (toy or otherwise) at a living things unless he plans to kill or eat it.

[BenLurkin]

Is there a photograph of what junior pointed at the scared lady?

I wouldn't want to glance over at the truck in the next lane and see something like this pointed at me ...

Bu then, I'm here in SoCal where people really do shoot at other people (sometimes complete strangers) from car to car.

[The_Victor]

My father taught me never to point a weapon at anyone (toy or not) if you don’t intend to shoot them.

[RedMonqey]

Someone driving nearby called police after they said the boy pointed what looked like a real gun out the window. The victim told police she was afraid for her life.

Victim?

Someone this stupid shouldn't be out on their much less driving.

[Thrusher]

I bet the kid does more time than Paris did.

[M1Tanker]

So we cannot call in Islamic terrorists who are planning to attack US cities, Military bases, Nuclear sites, colleges, or move to hijack an airliner for fear of an ACLU/CAIR lawsuit, but we darn will sure cuff and stuff an 11 yr old boy? In addition, they are going to charge him with a FELONY?

Priorities anyone?

[LIConFem]

When I was in grade school, all the little boys played with toy guns and even BB or pellet guns at times. No one was frightened, injured or faced arrest and felony charges, and we all grew up just fine.

This world of ours is fast becoming an authoritarian stink-hole, populated by frightened sheep, and governed by halfwits.

[Centurion2000]

The boy was using a rubber band gun and his father said the kid did nothing wrong, but police said they take it as a serious threat and the 11-year-old is facing felony charges.

Then these cops are freaking cowards.

[Clam Digger]

If he were a 16 year old illegal immigrant gang banger who just killed a granny with a hangun with the serial numbers scratched off, he’d be in less trouble.

[ExcursionGuy84]

Having a fake firearm pinted black was not the smart thing....but sticking the “barrel”
out the window of a vehicle in motion was definitely