Students In Louisiana Thought A Math Symbol Looked Like A Gun, Police Were Called

[Weatherman2020]

These truly are the insane years.

A discussion among students at Oberlin High School in Oberlin, La., about a mathematical symbol led to a police investigation and a search of one of the student’s homes, according to the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office.

On the afternoon of Feb. 20, detectives investigated a report of terroristic threats at the school, where they learned that a student had been completing a math problem that required drawing the square-root sign.

Students in the group began commenting that the symbol, which represents a number that when multiplied by itself equals another number, looked like a gun.

After several students made comments along those lines, another student said something the sheriff’s office said could have sounded like a threat out of context.

Police searched the student’s home, where they found no guns or any evidence that he had any access to guns. Authorities also wrote there was no evidence the student had any intent to commit harm.

“The student used extremely poor judgment in making the comment, but in light of the actual circumstances, there was clearly no evidence to support criminal charges,” the department wrote, adding that the school board had been contacted to determine any disciplinary action for the student.

Students in Louisiana thought this math symbol looked like a gun. Police were called

 

[AvgGuyIA]

I don't care if a student draws a perfect picture of an AK-47; it's a damn picture, people.

 

[Weatherman2020]

I don't care if a student draws a perfect picture of an AK-47; it's a damn picture, people.

Evacuate the school!

 

[Esmeralda]

Yeah. Let's ridicule students for being frightened. Cool.

The kids in our country know that someone could walk into their school on any given day and starting killing people with an automatic or semi-automatic weapon. They are frightened. Cut them some slack. And respect that they have a valid reason to be in fear for their survival.

 

[Moonglow]

Evidently these kids have never had to do the calculations by hand and with no use of a electronic adding machine, oh yeah a cal-cu-lator is what I think they are called.....Then if they had they would want the gun to shoot the equation....

 

[AvgGuyIA]

Yeah. Let's ridicule students for being frightened. Cool.

The kids in our country know that someone could walk into their school on any given day and starting killing people with an automatic or semi-automatic weapon. They are frightened. Cut them some slack. And respect that they have a valid reason to be in fear for their survival.

Well its not because the NRA or gun owners are responsible for these shootings. They are in fear because of democrat policies.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

Public schools are now Liberal Indoctrinariums. Sad!

 

[Fugazi]

It doesn't seem that the students talking about the symbol looking like a gun had anything to do with why the police were involved.
One of the students made a threat, which is why it escalated.

 

[Esmeralda]

Yeah. Let's ridicule students for being frightened. Cool.

The kids in our country know that someone could walk into their school on any given day and starting killing people with an automatic or semi-automatic weapon. They are frightened. Cut them some slack. And respect that they have a valid reason to be in fear for their survival.

Well its not because the NRA or gun owners are responsible for these shootings. They are in fear because of democrat policies.

Total bullshit. Just ridiculous total bullshit. How do you sleep at night?

 

[depotoo]

Didn’t something like that result in a suspension of an elementary student awhile back?

I don't care if a student draws a perfect picture of an AK-47; it's a damn picture, people.

Evacuate the school!

 

[jknowgood]

Yeah. Let's ridicule students for being frightened. Cool.

The kids in our country know that someone could walk into their school on any given day and starting killing people with an automatic or semi-automatic weapon. They are frightened. Cut them some slack. And respect that they have a valid reason to be in fear for their survival.

Because they are forced to spend their day in a gun free zone, and are taught that guns are scary.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

Yeah. Let's ridicule students for being frightened. Cool.

The kids in our country know that someone could walk into their school on any given day and starting killing people with an automatic or semi-automatic weapon. They are frightened. Cut them some slack. And respect that they have a valid reason to be in fear for their survival.

Well its not because the NRA or gun owners are responsible for these shootings. They are in fear because of democrat policies.

Total bullshit. Just ridiculous total bullshit. How do you sleep at night?

I sleep quite well actually and am at peace with rational thinking. Why do you want our kids slaughtered by espousing liberal policies that don't solve the problem?

 

[Esmeralda]

Yeah. Let's ridicule students for being frightened. Cool.

The kids in our country know that someone could walk into their school on any given day and starting killing people with an automatic or semi-automatic weapon. They are frightened. Cut them some slack. And respect that they have a valid reason to be in fear for their survival.

Well its not because the NRA or gun owners are responsible for these shootings. They are in fear because of democrat policies.

Total bullshit. Just ridiculous total bullshit. How do you sleep at night?

I sleep quite well actually and am at peace with rational thinking. Why do you want our kids slaughtered by espousing liberal policies that don't solve the problem?

Oh, you're blaming it on liberals. Priceless.

It would be great if we could put all the pro-gun advocates that refuse to ban assault weapons in one place, and send in some psycho to shoot them all to death. We'd solve two problems at once: get rid of all the gun nut psychos and illustrate a point about assault weapons. That would be so cool.