A few years ago, former comedian Bill Mahar made the
statement “America is a stupid country.”
He said it because America just isn’t living up to his far left
expectations. I call Mahar a former
comedian because at one time he used to be funny. Now he’s a hate-filled liberal political pundit who says vile
things about anyone and everyone he disagrees with politically or
religiously.
It hurts me more than I can say to realize that in some ways
he might be right. Let’s look at the
case of Jared Marcum in West Virginia.
Marcum, age 14, wore a t-shirt to school that featured an NRA logo, a picture
of a rifle and the caption “Protect Your Rights.” Apparently a teacher took offense to the
shirt (there is no policy prohibiting it) and instructed Marcum to take it off
or turn it inside out. Marcum refused,
which led to an argument between him and the teacher.
The police were called for some reason. The officer instructed Marcum to remove the
shirt or turn it inside out and he again refused. Now some may say that at that point Marcum
subjected himself to arrest but facts are facts. The t-shirt Marcum wore was not against
school policy. There is nothing in the
police report that says the shirt or his wearing of the shirt was illegal. So the police officer had no grounds to
instruct him to remove it. He was
eventually arrested for “disturbing the education process” and for “obstructing
an officer,” the latter because Marcum refused to stop talking, according to
court documents.
Marcum was suspended from school for a period of time and
when he returned to class, he and several other students all wore the exact
same shirt in a show of solidarity.
There were no arrests or suspensions that day.
The whole problem with this case is that a judge has allowed
the prosecutor to proceed in a case against Marcum. He faces a $500 fine and up to a year in jail
if convicted of the charges. For wearing
a pro-gun t-shirt to school and offending a teacher? There is nothing in the police report about
Marcum making any threats or being violent in anyway. But a judge is going to allow a 14 year old
to be prosecuted for this?
So maybe Bill Mahar is correct. America may be a stupid country – at least
when it comes to the outrageous behavior of liberals about guns. Kids are getting suspended from school for
making finger guns and pop tart guns and even for telling other students they
will be shot with a Hello Kitty bubble gun.
Now a 14 year old kid faces jail time for a t-shirt? Where are we headed?
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