Girl builds improvised explosive device in school, gets expelled. (and felony charges.)

[Oleg Bach]

My older brother had a great interest in chemistry as a kid...later he got a degree in chemistry. It was common for us to blow things up. It was a lot of fun...dangerous and deafening - but some how we managed to survive and still have our eyes and fingers. I would like to know what sort of "improvised explosive device this kid made" Was it a huge black power pipe bomb with a hundred nails taped to the casing ......or was it some baking soda and vinegar in a jar? What a joke....everything is now terror related...?

[Oleg Bach]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

Liberalism strikes again. As a black girl, maybe this episode was enough to drive her off the plantation. With a little bit of introspection, she could easily rationalize why its not a good idea to be a Democrat like her parents undoubtedly are.

Unwarranted fear strikes again...when I was a kid we had show and tell...it was grade seven and one of the kids brought some WW2 German military stuff to school...He bought a helmet..a Nazi dagger...and an operational German Luger complete with ammo....He showed the gun - explained what kind of ammunition it used and then at the end of the day took the stuff home....If this was to take place today- The swat team would have surrounded the school and the kid would be doing ten years in the slammer.

[pknopp]

We made Chinese throwing stars in metal shop class.

[NVplumber]

Originally Posted by Oleg Bach

My older brother had a great interest in chemistry as a kid...later he got a degree in chemistry. It was common for us to blow things up. It was a lot of fun...dangerous and deafening - but some how we managed to survive and still have our eyes and fingers. I would like to know what sort of "improvised explosive device this kid made" Was it a huge black power pipe bomb with a hundred nails taped to the casing ......or was it some baking soda and vinegar in a jar? What a joke....everything is now terror related...?

Ain't it the truth though. Firecrackers are now a direct link to Al Queda. We, as kids, were a different breed from today. Kids can't even play army at recess, without the cops getting called. The paranoia is unreal. I have to special order black powder now, for my cap and ball guns. I get it tbrough our Civil War club, so, that takes some of the headache out. My son haz played with the stuff. One advantage to being out in the weeds. Prying eyes are rare.

[Bulldogdad]

Yup and how are those 1000 ft Gun Free School Zones working out