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[VP505]

13-Year-Old Student Arrested For "Passing Gas" In School

STUART, Fla. — A student at a Florida school has been arrested after authorities said he was "passing gas" and turning off his classmates' computers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/24/13-year-old-student-arres_n_146222.html

[YOY]

1. That HELLION!

Jeffrey Dahmer in the works I tells ya!!!

[madaboutharry]

2. I guess they are hanging their case on the

"intentional" aspect of the gas passing. I have always wondered how people do that.

There use to be a punishment called "suspension" or "detention" for obnoxious behavior. When did being a jerky kid turn into a criminal offense?

[walldude]

3. Arrested? My tax dollars paid to have a 13 year old arrested

for disrupting class? This is the kind of shit that made me move from the loony bin known as Florida.

[DS1]

4. Fined for farting in a specific direction

General directionally farting is considered a victimless crime.

[LeftishBrit]

5. Sounds like Florida is a little too keen on turning kids into criminals..

but I have to admit that I clicked because it looked as though he was turning off people's computers BY passing gas! Behold the power of the fart!

[GainesT1958]

6. Arrested?

Whatever happened to "sending him to the Principal's office"?:eyes:

B-)

[Mz Pip]

7. What kind of gas was

he passing? Nerve gas?

This seems more of an issue that should be dealt with by the teacher, student and parent.

[Xipe Totec]

8. Breaking news?

:rofl:

[boobooday]

9. The new ZERO FLATULENCE policy~

But if this child's flatulence was powerful enough to cause computers to shut down . . .

[DBoon]

10. I can just imagine the scene in the jail holding tank

"I was caught stealing cars. What are you in for?"

"Farting"

First inmate backs away slowly....

[LiberalEsto]

11. A state filled with farting senior citizens,

and they bust a kid for cutting the cheese?

[yasmina27]

12. I actually had a student years ago who did this

Not the turning off computers, but passing gas deliberately in class. His were the SBD type (silent but deadly!). It truly was very disruptive, especially for 7th graders (who are very much into - and generally repulsed by - bodily noises, smells, functions, and fluids).

Finally, after a week of this occurring - and by that time obviously deliberate - I called him out into the hallway. I told him that if he had a medical concern that warranted him using the bathroom every day at that time, his parents needed to send me a note. Otherwise I expected the behavior to stop. I never got a note and my classroom never smelled bad again. :)

[PlanetBev]

13. I once read an article that Bush liked to fart in front of new, young WH employees

I wish to hell I could remember where I read this. It didn't surprise me at all, that man has absolutely no class whatsoever. Now he can go back to Crawford, sit in front of the TV, drink and fart into the sofa.

[Ezlivin]

14. He wasn't just "passing gas" he was lighting it.