14 year old boy to get year in jail for wearing NRA T-shirt

[Spoonman]

on a plus side, this will teach this kid and his friends to NEVER vote democrat

The kid is now a Felon.....he loses his right to vote AND to own guns

wrong on both counts. but then again, when are you ever right

 

[Spoonman]

A year in jail will do the boy good.....and he will be out in time for the prom

I'm thinking a life sentence with no chance of parole for liberals

Didn't ya hear?

They have special "Country Club Prisons" for Liberals

and in other news, pro gun republican beats a democrat for the first time in 40 years. right in sandy hooks back yard. gun grabbers are going down

 

[Jarlaxle]

Every NRA member should proudly serve a year in jail to support their second amendment rights

Shows commitment to a cause

You're an idiot. You are a waste of skin and oxygen. Kill yourself.

 

[paulitician]

Big Brother is awesome huh? He's always there to help.

 

[rightwinger]

on a plus side, this will teach this kid and his friends to NEVER vote democrat

The kid is now a Felon.....he loses his right to vote AND to own guns

wrong on both counts. but then again, when are you ever right

The boys last words about his T-Shirt.......

From my cold dead fingers!

 

[Jarlaxle]

Enjoy slavery!

14-Year-Old Year in Jail Wearing NRA T-Shirt School | Complex

Anyway, they'll lock him up for your "Security." A nation of idiots.

the fact that this can even be a possibility tells me we nned to take every step possible to stop liberalism in its tracks

A year in jail will do the boy good.....and he will be out in time for the prom

And you have absolutely nothing intelligent to say (not that you ever do) and instead resort to idiotic trolling. Would you please off yourself and put us out of your misery!

 

[Jarlaxle]

They did

oh i forgot.......government control is mandatory.....mustn't do things by oneself anymore....

i bet they didn't call the parents...(until after)

Personally, I would have just spanked the boy
But you know how Conservatives whimper when you touch one of their precious offspring

"Bend over that there desk boy.....I'm gunna introduce you to the Board of Education"

Yes yes, we already KNOW you are a psychotic sadist...though I didn't realize you got your jollies by beating prepubescent boys.

 

[Jarlaxle]

on a plus side, this will teach this kid and his friends to NEVER vote democrat

The kid is now a Felon.....he loses his right to vote AND to own guns

So...are you LYING or are you just THAT ******* STUPID?

 

[Spoonman]

Every NRA member should proudly serve a year in jail to support their second amendment rights

Shows commitment to a cause

You're an idiot. You are a waste of skin and oxygen. Kill yourself.

what is it about the left wing posters remaining here? we're left with mostly worthless trolls. al the ones who at least tried to have a discussion are gone.

 

[legaleagle_45]

The irony... from the front entrance of Logan Middle School where our miscreant was arrested.

 

[freedombecki]

Enjoy slavery!

14-Year-Old Year in Jail Wearing NRA T-Shirt School | Complex

Anyway, they'll lock him up for your "Security." A nation of idiots.

I think if he goes to jail in Kentucky, there are going to be some fireworks, but not in celebration of the 4th of July.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

The irony... from the front entrance of Logan Middle School where our miscreant was arrested.

OMG! The HORROR!!!!!

Quick....put a cover over it.....!!!

just the sight of a gun will make the PC teachers faint and the children will shoot each other....

 

[paulitician]

Enjoy slavery!

14-Year-Old Year in Jail Wearing NRA T-Shirt School | Complex

Anyway, they'll lock him up for your "Security." A nation of idiots.

I think if he goes to jail in Kentucky, there are going to be some fireworks, but not in celebration of the 4th of July.

Another classic ridiculous Big Brother over-reach. Guess that's the new-norm now. Oh well, such is life in the Police State.

 

[rightwinger]

on a plus side, this will teach this kid and his friends to NEVER vote democrat

The kid is now a Felon.....he loses his right to vote AND to own guns

So...are you LYING or are you just THAT ******* STUPID?

Shows what you know

I went to school with a kid who cut Gym Class

Not only did he spend a year in prison, but he had to run ten laps around the football field

 

[Desperado]

Welcome to the Soviet States of Amerika

 

[Sunshine]

Why?

If the school says remove it, he should. The school has the right to decide what you can and can't wear.

When did the schools gain the right to control speech and expression?

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

The Ninth Amendment (above) still exists, you know that right?

Also, do you know the definition of the word "right" ?

In 1965, Des Moines, Iowa residents John F. Tinker (15 years old), John's younger sister Mary Beth Tinker (13 years old), and their friend Christopher Eckhardt (16 years old) decided to wear black armbands to their schools (high school for John and Christopher, junior high for Mary Beth) in protest of the Vietnam War and supporting the Christmas Truce called for by Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The principals of the Des Moines schools adopted a policy banning the wearing of armbands to school. Violating students would be suspended and allowed to return to school after agreeing to comply with the policy. Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt chose to violate this policy, and the next day John Tinker also did so. All were suspended from school until after January 1, 1966, when their protest had been scheduled to end.

punish a student for wearing a black armband as an anti-war protest, absent any evidence that the rule was necessary to avoid substantial interference with school discipline or the rights of others. Eighth Circuit reversed and remanded.


Background of the case[edit]

In 1965, Des Moines, Iowa residents John F. Tinker (15 years old), John's younger sister Mary Beth Tinker (13 years old), and their friend Christopher Eckhardt (16 years old) decided to wear black armbands to their schools (high school for John and Christopher, junior high for Mary Beth) in protest of the Vietnam War and supporting the Christmas Truce called for by Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The principals of the Des Moines schools adopted a policy banning the wearing of armbands to school. Violating students would be suspended and allowed to return to school after agreeing to comply with the policy. Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt chose to violate this policy, and the next day John Tinker also did so. All were suspended from school until after January 1, 1966, when their protest had been scheduled to end.

A suit was not filed until after the Iowa Civil Liberties Union approached their family, and the ACLU agreed to help the family with the lawsuit. Their parents, in turn, filed suit in U.S. District Court, which upheld the decision of the Des Moines school board. A tie vote in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit meant that the U.S. District Court's decision continued to stand, and forced the Tinkers and Eckhardts to appeal to the Supreme Court directly. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1968.

Legal precedents and issues[edit]

Previous decisions, such as West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, had established that students did have some constitutional protections in public school. This case was the first time that the court set forth standards for safeguarding public school students' free speech rights [1] This case involved Symbolic Speech, which was first recognized in Stromberg v. California.[1]

The Court's decision[edit]

Majority opinion[edit]

The court's 7 to 2 decision held that the First Amendment applied to public schools, and that administrators would have to demonstrate constitutionally valid reasons for any specific regulation of speech in the classroom. The court observed, "It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate."[2] Justice Abe Fortas wrote the majority opinion, holding that the speech regulation at issue in Tinker was "based upon an urgent wish to avoid the controversy which might result from the expression, even by the silent symbol of armbands, of opposition to this Nation's part in the conflagration in Vietnam." The Court held that in order for school officials to justify censoring speech, they "must be able to show that [their] action was caused by something more than a mere desire to avoid the discomfort and unpleasantness that always accompany an unpopular viewpoint," allowing schools to forbid conduct that would "materially and substantially interfere with the requirements of appropriate discipline in the operation of the school."[3] The Court found that the actions of the Tinkers in wearing armbands did not cause disruption and held that their activity represented constitutionally protected symbolic speech.

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[paulitician]

Perfect time for the Dear Leader to give his new NDAA a spin. Get that kid to GITMO!

 

[bripat9643]

Every NRA member should proudly serve a year in jail to support their second amendment rights

Shows commitment to a cause

You're an idiot. You are a waste of skin and oxygen. Kill yourself.

what is it about the left wing posters remaining here? we're left with mostly worthless trolls. al the ones who at least tried to have a discussion are gone.

Libs can't stand a fair fight. They like forums where the moderators are openly biased and make conservatives fight with one hand tied behind their backs.

 

[bripat9643]

The irony... from the front entrance of Logan Middle School where our miscreant was arrested.

Doesn't that violate their "zero tolerance" policy?

 

[IlarMeilyr]

Will the school now try to shoot down the kid's legal argument?