On 07 May 2004 00:56:39 GMT, "-=jd=-"
wrote:

On Thu 06 May 2004 08:14:26p, m II wrote in
message news:CxAmc.28473$U75.24931@edtnps89:

-=jd=- wrote:

Errr... wrong link, Mike. That link took me to a report about Kerry
waffling again. It was the report where he displayed his "Righteous
Indignation" over Bush chartering a bus made in Canada, while Kerry
chartered the same bus.

Sorry about that. I seem to have some 'cut and paste confusion' going on
in the computer.

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http://www.sport-touring.net/cgi-bin...ikonboard.cgi?
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http://tinyurl.com/3gozg

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PROSSER, Wash. -- A high school student in Prosser, Washington, got a
visit from the Secret Service when his art teacher saw his artwork and
contacted school officials who in turn contacted the police. The
15-year-old's artwork depicted George W. Bush as the devil launching
missiles, while another picture showed Bush's head on a pike. The
student was questioned, but not arrested.

http://www.ncbuy.com/news/2004-04-27/1009482.html
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Looks to me like the cops and Secret Service were simply doing the job
they are expected to do. The school voiced concerns and the Secret Service
is obligated to check out threats to the president that are brought to
their attention, even if it looks like a waste of time going in. However,
they never know when they may have another Hinkley on their hands, so they
have to at least make contact and get some kind of impression. This sounds
exactly like what they did - made the mandatory standard contact with the
kid and left it at that.

The big question is why did the school notify the police over this kid's
artwork? The school is probably more familiar with the kid than the police
or feds. Now why would the school, who is presumably familiar with the
kid, call the cops? Hmmmm...

-=jd=-
One word will answer it ...... LIABILITY. If the kid does anything
violent and it is found the school saw his pictures and did nothing
they become, in our society, the responsible party. In my days as a
student, the teacher would've notified the Principal and they would've
called the parents ........ but that was back when a higher percentage
of parents actually parented. Well, that's my take on it.

Howard