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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why anyone would support exempting kids who threaten the lives of others, especially authority figures who are on the front lines, from punishments. What is the rationale? Are we encouraging school shooters now?[/quote]

Has your child ever threatened you or another child? Ever?

I'm sure you'll say "no, my golden child never does anything like that". But think about all your friends who aren't as good parents as you and their kids, who go on fortnite and yell threats at each other, or throw controllers at TV screens [/quote]

the law actually is in line with all laws in the united states. there is a difference between a threat and a credible theat.

You can't just arrest someone for saying a threat unless they can carry it out. [/quote]

The old law is not in line with that. That's what the new law is (hamfistedly) changing. The new law doesn't make anything legal that way already illegal outside school. It simply removes extra prohibitions on behavior of students in schools.[/quote]

Let's assume this framing that it's outdated law that is redundant and antiquated: How often is it used to arrest children and is the prevalence of use enough to prioritize it over the serious student behavior, safety and security issues that are terrorizing students, teachers and parents?

Even if we believe the law needed to be updated, the optics of politics doing so in the midst of a safety and security crisis specifically AROUND student behavior is baffling. It's the wrong time and it's a really bad look. You would think professional politicians would grasp that.[/quote]

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