Thursday, April 3, 2008

Another over reaction from

our school system:

CLINTON, Conn. (AP) ― A 14-year-old student at Morgan School in Clinton is facing a weapons charge, accused of tinkering with a disposable camera to make it capable of zapping people with an electrical charge.
Police say the camera, modified according to instructions available on the Internet, had been converted into an improvised electronic demobilizing device similar to a Taser.

Seeing as how we're losing our technological edge to other countries this kid should be promoted.
Police say the student never managed to use the device because a teacher intervened.
School Resource Officer Kyle Strunjo says the makeshift device is potentially capable of a 600-volt shock.

And I am potentially capable of winning the lottery. And it isn't the voltage, but the current, which in this case would be almost nothing.
The 14-year-old student has been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds, attempted assault and breach of peace.


What a really dumb thing to do.

We used to play "King Stick" in school. I remember someone came to school with a large shank of metal pressed to the side of his stick, and then wrapped. For this well thought out technology advance in "King Stick" warfare he was rewarded with what always happens when one side gets a large technology advance. He won game after game.

Today he would have been arrested for having a dangerous weapon, counseled about violence and made to hate education.

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