Posted on 10/24/2019 12:09:33 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Colorado School Suspends 17-Year-Old After She Posted a Non-Threatening Gun Photo With Her Older Brother
She didn't break the law or threaten anybody, but her school still panicked.
A tongue-in-cheek post from a Colorado teen about a trip to a shooting range got her suspended from high school.
On Oct. 11, Endeavor Academy, a public school in Centennial, Colo., suspended 17-year-old senior Alexandria Keyes for five days after she posted a picture of herself and her older brother on the social media app Snapchat. The two are shown holding guns and the photo is captioned, "Me and my legal guardian are going to the gun range to practice gun safety and responsible gun ownership while getting better so we can protect ourselves while also using the First Amendment to practice our Second Amendment."
The picture in question depicts Alexandria and her older brother, an Army veteran, wearing shemaghs (scarves popular in Middle Eastern cultures that are also used by some members of the military) posing in front of a Confederate flag and flipping off the camera while holding guns. In a statement to The Gun Writer, Kelley Moyer, Alexandria's mother, said that the shemagh her daughter wore was a gift from her brother.
Alexandria tells Reason that she never anticipated being suspended for taking the picture.
"Guns are huge in my family, they're normal to us," Alexandria said. It was a big surprise to her and her mother when police showed up at their house to investigate her as a potential threat.
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Her avatar is wearing muffs, should have a scarf or neckerchief, and wear a ball cap.
https://thesource.com/2014/03/11/high-school-student-suspended-for-gang-sign-confusion/
it took me seconds.
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personally, reacting adversely to any expression is to me over reacting. but schools have to because of the liability of doing nothing... nothing but allowing freedom of expression. pre crimes go against everything in a free society.
judge actions, not words... threats are made by the weak... and they let me know who to watch. allow me to defend myself and i will be ok. with words or actions.
here’s another
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uruc2CwxXN4
If she had actually been a middle-eastener, they wouldn’t have suspended her.
The satire would have been even better had they each been chewing a Pop-Tart into the shape of a pistol
Sometimes it’s chilly, or windy. They just find it comfortable.
Oops.
Post #66 was meant for you.
Obviously.
It’s just to point out the absurdity of the school’s reasoning.
Should have used an ANTIFA flag.
Stupid to pose for that photo. Just asking for trouble in Marxist Colorado.
Snowflakes,,,
Jewbacca, the inmates are now running the asylum. And have been for some time. They are crazy now, and as time goes on they will get crazier.
I was referring to the state of Colorado, in relationship to this article.
nope... you said US... sorry... no take backs... admit defeat... buwahahahahahahaha
Just curious, since gangs use guns daily in the U.S., are kids suspended from school for flashing gang signs? Or is that perfectly A-OK in public schools?
I did but your response, since your could not provide a Colorado link, implies it’s never happened in Colorado. No problem.
That’s where my daugher and husband shoot. He’s LEO. I hope he was not involved this.
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