Brickbat: Close Enough

The Boise, Idaho, School District suspended Boise High School senior Daniel Dougherty for four days for having a gun with him near, but not actually on, school property. Someone saw Dougherty with the gun and reported him, leading the school to order people to shelter in place. The Boise Police Department responded, and officers found Dougherty broke no laws and made no threats. While Dougherty never took the gun onto school property, school officials justified the suspension by saying they consider some streets and alleys surrounding the high school to be part of its campus, citing the school handbook. However, local media report that the area where Dougherty parked is not among the areas listed as part of the school campus in that handbook.

Comments

[Fist of Etiquette]

What kind of Ultra-MAGA reporters do they have over there at KTVB7? That linked article didn't automatically side with the school even a little bit.

[Idaho Bob]

There are a few Idahoans left in Boise.

[Longtobefree]

Fascists gotta do fascism.

[Jerry B.]

Per Liberals, the only reason someone would have a gun is that they were going to shoot you with it, right then and there.

[Á àß äẞç ãþÇđ âÞ¢Đæ ǎB€Ðëf ảhf]

Gotta revise that old saying ... "horseshoes, hand grenades, and Boise School District."

[mad.casual]

Gotta revise that old saying ... "Kyle shouldn't have been in Kenosha County."

[Rich]

they consider some streets and alleys surrounding the high school to be part of its campus, citing the school handbook.

Obviously the solution to a lot of problems is to consider the entire country to be part of its campus, citing the school handbook.

[Don't look at me!]

Penumbras.

[Crackers Boy]

Thus began the phrase "Close enough for government work."

CB

[mad.casual]

"He wasn't showing it to anybody. He wasn't flashing it around. He was being a responsible young adult."

Oh, huh. A Reason story where the supposed criminal they portray as innocent and not needing discipline *or* shot by police turns out to involve a supposed criminal who genuinely wasn't doing anything. If only I could put my finger on some kind of underlying distinction, but without knowing the kid's skin color, political affiliations, socio-economic background, or mental pathologies and animus/anima, I can't say for sure what distinction is. Alas, the distinction goes unstated by Reason and I'm left to fall back to Reason's own assertions that it was this kid's fault for being in the wrong neighborhood at the wrong time.

[Dillinger]

so, never goto Boise either?

[Yatusabes]

Never go to govt schools in Boise

[sarcasmic]

"You made us look foolish by pointing out facts. That's it. You're suspended."

[Ronbback]

State of California has a no guns within 1000 feet of schools. plenty of homes within a 1000 feet of schools and many of those homes probably have guns.

[Don't look at me!]

Funny thing is, bullets can travel over a mile.

[Derpifer]

Just ban everything and give everyone a taste of their own medicine.