Our war on terror has nailed another domestic terrorist in our midst. This one is Taylor Trostle who was found lurking in the Bleyl Middle School in Houston, Texas. Trostle, 13, made her move at the end of math class when she suddenly turned on a teacher pointing her finger at her and said “Pew! Pew!” Thankfully, the teacher survived and Trostle was charged with terroristic threat.
Now, there are going to be some bleeding heart, terrorist-loving liberals who are going to question why an adult teacher, school administrator, police and prosecutors would ever allow such charges to be brought. However, they have not seen videos from Al Qaeda camps where recruits drill in the use of finger guns.
Indeed, Al Qaeda operatives have been spotted in other schools with finger guns, here. Notably, using “Pew” rather than “Pow” indicates the use of a silencer — which is also illegal in all states.
Taylor Trostle’s mother, Kristin Trostle, insisted “I was shocked because it just seems ludicrous and appalling.” Yes, it is appalling to see a terrorist raised in our homeland and taught to use finger weapons. One can only image the arsenal of finger weapons at the Trostle home: arm bazookas, fist grenades, and, yes, thumb plunger bombs.
What is astonishing is that she was suspended for just three days. What will protect the children upon her return? She is known to carry her fingers wherever she goes. In the meantime, how about this courageous seventh grade math teacher who faced a fully loaded index finger? I can only imagine the Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) issues that will follow in the years to come.
We have been following the zero tolerance policies imposed by school officials around the country, here and here and here and here. For prior columns, click here and here.
What concerns me is that such finger weaponry has been displayed in sports events (left) and has been used in finger gun suicides (right).
Yet, these school administrators are likely to be portrayed as total morons who teach children to impose rules without a modicum of judgment or logic. They are the ones on the firing line facing this menace. Here is what they face:
I will remind you that any given child has an arsenal of eight potential finger guns as well as such devices as thumb plunger bombs. In any given school, that is a potential stock of thousands of finger weapons with unlimited ammo. Unless we are going to outfit all teachers with palm shields and make believe body armor, we have to remove these terroristic tots before they organize and attack in mass.
Now, I know I will be hearing from the National Finger Rifle Association and how if finger guns are crimes only criminals will have finger guns. However, videos below show how people often treat these weapons as toys:
For the full story, click here
Talk about a fundamentalist society – the US gone mad (for a change). As for the right wing loonies who see some value in the decision to suspend the child, I’ll bet they support America’s wars against humanity, unconditionally.
They should go to one and have their empty head blown off.
Funny but seriously screwed up.
Lassie:
Obviously, my commentary reminds you of a 12 year old. 🙂
mespo727272,
Try presenting the same finger gesture to a judge while saying pow pow.
“I may be one of the few who (at least partially) sides with the school.
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I’m not necessarily claiming the school was in the right in this case, but I don’t think there’s enough facts to mock them for their decision.”
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What do you support? The hysterical teacher? The crazy decision? The silence of those caught in their foolishness by the press? Or the policy of penalizing kids for being kids in a society that inundates them with violent images in most forms of youth “entertainment?” Obviously, you have no support in your heart for the kid.
I may be one of the few who (at least partially) sides with the school.
First: can you all really not come up with a scenario in which this was meant as a threat? If that’s the case, is this really that different than if the student had made a throat cutting gesture? Would you all be mocking the school for being afraid of “knife thumbs” if that was the case?
Second: I’d like to point out that unlike the case Lassie linked, this girl was a teenager, not in first grade.
Third: The girl’s explanation for her behavior is not persuasive: “I was shooting the markers at the front of the board,” Taylor Trostle said. “It was just like this and I was like ‘pow pow’ and then she just turned around.” If she had a better explanation, she may not have been suspended.
Fourth: The news story had no comments from either the teacher or the school, so we just have the student’s and her parents’ version of what happened.
I’m not necessarily claiming the school was in the right in this case, but I don’t think there’s enough facts to mock them for their decision.
March 6, 2010
Michigan 6-Year-Old Suspended From School for Making Gun With Hand
“But officials at Jefferson Elementary School said the behavior made other students uncomfortable, and they suspended Mason for the remainder of the week, the paper reported.”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/03/06/michigan-year-old-suspended-school-making-gun-hand/?test=latestnews
“That was considered a terroristic threat because the teacher feared for her life,” Kristin Trostle said.”
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Ah, the high intellectual standards of those who would educate our children, and the emotional maturity … well, that is sterling as well.
“That was considered a terroristic threat because the teacher feared for her life,” Kristin Trostle said.
If true, the teacher is either insane or something else is going on. I suspect that the teacher doesn’t like the girl and this is some kind of revenge on the teacher’s part.
I can’t believe you people think this is the kind of thing to joke about. You must not be aware of the potential dangers of a loaded finger.
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‘“Notably, using “Pew” rather than “Pow” indicates the use of a silencer — which is also illegal in all states.”
VERY funny, Prof.’
yes, thank you for the coffee outmynose…..
paranoia on steroids …
This digit is loaded and I know how to use it. So just hand over the money and nobody gets hurt.
Right. I’m just off down the bank.
See you all at the millionaires club.
Just don’t let her put her outstretched index fingers one behind the other, and use the word “ack” in rapid succession. We would then have an assault fire-“arm” and be subject to the federal automatic weapons ban.
Some more finger weaponry for the teacher:
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“Notably, using “Pew” rather than “Pow” indicates the use of a silencer — which is also illegal in all states.”
VERY funny, Prof.
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“Yet, these school administrators are likely to be portrayed as total morons who teach children to impose rules without a modicum of judgment or logic.”
I’ve started to wonder if they are even teaching (or using) critical thinking skills in school anymore.
What an idiotic, unjust world this is! JUST ONE incident of pointing a finger at someone and the kid gets suspended. How come teachers and school staff didn’t get this riled up when DAILY I was tormented, teased, and physically threatened back in high school, and physically assaulted on the school bus? Why is it okay for kids to bully other kids but when A TEACHER sufferes just ONE incident of a finger pointed in disrespect the bully gets the book thrown at them? If you’re gonna kick kids who point fingers out of school, at least do the same with those who bring knives, clubs and thumb tacks to school to hurt other kids with!!!
Texas this, Texas that …. I’m beginning to believe that Texas is full of …..
… and to think I married a Texan
The HORRORS! Send that treasonous, Al Qaida loving elitist to Gitmo where she belongs!
You have to be F%%(%%(%((%(&%ing kidding me right?