Juan Mourep
Vital 1st Team Regular
http://www.examiner.com/article/teen-arrested-suspended-for-shooting-dinosaur-story-he-wrote
Dinosaurs no longer walk the earth, at least in real life. Nevertheless, Reason.com said on Wednesday, 16-year-old Alex Stone, a student at Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina, was arrested and suspended for writing a story in which he killed a dinosaur with a gun.
According to Reason, Stone was given an assignment to write a story about himself that included a Facebook-like "status." He chose to embellish the story with fictional details, Robby Soave said. But the teacher apparently couldn't bear to see the word "gun."
The teacher contacted police after seeing "gun" and "take care of business." Authorities searched Stone's school bag and locker and did not find a gun. Nor did they find the remains of the fictitious dinosaur he claimed to have killed in his fictional "status."
When officers asked Stone about the status, he said it was a joke. But writing about killing fictional dinosaurs with a non-existent gun is no laughing matter, apparently, and the young man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Additionally, Stone was suspended from school for the rest of the week.
The worlds gone mad! :16: :16: :16:
Dinosaurs no longer walk the earth, at least in real life. Nevertheless, Reason.com said on Wednesday, 16-year-old Alex Stone, a student at Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina, was arrested and suspended for writing a story in which he killed a dinosaur with a gun.
According to Reason, Stone was given an assignment to write a story about himself that included a Facebook-like "status." He chose to embellish the story with fictional details, Robby Soave said. But the teacher apparently couldn't bear to see the word "gun."
The teacher contacted police after seeing "gun" and "take care of business." Authorities searched Stone's school bag and locker and did not find a gun. Nor did they find the remains of the fictitious dinosaur he claimed to have killed in his fictional "status."
When officers asked Stone about the status, he said it was a joke. But writing about killing fictional dinosaurs with a non-existent gun is no laughing matter, apparently, and the young man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Additionally, Stone was suspended from school for the rest of the week.
The worlds gone mad! :16: :16: :16:
