No wonder Rand Paul wants felons rights restored.
How much more serious can it become for the boy...a felony!
That the police are not your friends...
Being charged with a felony and being convicted of one, especially at 13, are 2 entirely different situations.
While the felony charge is probably a bit overboard, punishing the kid for his actions is not a bad thing. When I was a kid, the cop just bringing the kid home would have taught enough of a lesson, but nowadays, that is more often a badge of street cred.
You’d think he was a hot girl jogging with headphones, or something.
>> “If [the boy] had gotten away with it, who’s to say what they’d do next? If it doesn’t stick to them now, they’ll be 16 or 17, and they’ll have a gun,” Fields said,
Stop the snowball violence at once!!!
What an idiot.
If its a felony, what other snowball arrests have they made?
Hopefully rhe cop becomes a punchline in the department.
This is a case of police discretion....with a great deal of over-reach. All of us mondaymorning quarterbacks can think of six other ways it could have been handled better.
Ray Fields, an educator and resident of the block, is presumably part of the government school system, and represents another reason to home school.
Next time, use a bolt gun, kid.
Make it a REAL felony...
When snowballs are outlawed only outlaws will have snowballs.
The only question I have is why in the heck is a 13 year old still in elementary school????
Sheriff Andy would have thrown a snowball back and had a good laugh. Deputy Barney would have nipped it in the bud with a good talking to. Today’s SS agents file charges and send the kid up the river. Times have changed and not for the better.
How about the kid’s dog .... was it shot before the arrest?
To me it just shows how pathetic these wanna be ninja’s have become. I remember the days when we trusted and respected the police. Those days are LONG gone. TODAY’S COPS ARE NOT YOUR FRIEND and NOT TO BE TRUSTED
If it’s a felony to throw a snowball at a cop, why is it not a felony to throw a snowball at other kids??????
What a stupid, trumped up charge....
This cop ought to be too embarrassed to follow through with this sh*t.....
Well, the Policeman got to go home safe at the end of the shift, and that’s the main thing.
Police are no longer “people” to be dealt with like normal human beings.
If you see a police officer, you should either walk briskly away, into your house if possible, and lock the door, or else just bow down and keep your eyes averted down until they have passed.
Oh, and be sure to lock up your dogs. Because police hate dogs.
And if the police knock on your door, sorry. If you answer the door, they will likely shoot you if they think they see something in your hand, like fingers. And if you don’t answer, they will break the door down and then shoot you, unless you send your dog out for a sacrifice, then they will probably just push your face into the carpet for a while.
It’s all going to come down to kill ratio.