Constitutional Law

serious overreaction

10 year old takes cap gun to school, later goes to a kid's house with it and asks if he wants to play. Kid runs back into house and calls 911.

End result: 10 year old is arrested, charged with possessing a weapon (??) at school and with making "terroristic threats" (some States have that as an offense).

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on December 08, 2008 (boomark / email).