“should the cops really be arresting 14-year-olds, and subjecting them to life-derailing felony charges, for incidents of nonviolent bullying?”
In a word, “no.”
Now, how about arresting some real perpetrators of hate crimes, like thugs engaged in “knockout” games.
In a sane world the felony charge will be dropped (unfortunately, this characterization applies less and less to America), but the hateful and intolerant Left has reaffirmed their clear message: Any word or phrase that has not been specifically approved by your superiors in government will deemed to be hateful and intolerant.