Monday, August 18, 2014

When to Take Threats Seriously?

Article: There have been problems with some people using guns irresponsibly, mainly because guns are pretty easy to acquire in America (as opposed to other countries). In some (often public) high schools, some students even bring guns to school and sometimes try to shoot them there. Recently, a 15-year old student from Valencia, Santa Clarita County, CA, threatened on Instagram to bring his gun to school and use it. He also posted pictures of guns and made mean comments about girls, minorities, and others. Police took this very seriously, have arrested the boy and searched his home for weapons.

Questions for Kids: Do you think the police did the right thing? If someone writes something online, when should police get involved? If you were to create the law on this, what would it be and how would you determine when to use the law?

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