8-year-old suspended from Florida school for using fingers as gun during game

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By Travis Gettys
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:22 EDT


An 8-year-old Florida boy was suspended from school for pretending to use his finger as a gun.

Bonnie Bennett told WKMG-TV that her son was suspended Friday from Harmony Community School in Osceola County after playing cops and robbers with another student.

“There was nothing in his hand,” Bennett said. “He used his thumb and index finger. It was a game. He made no threatening advances or threats to harm anyone. No words were said.”

Bennett said she wouldn’t have been upset if the boy had been punished some other way, but she’s concerned that the suspension will cause her son to be classified as a “violent offender.”


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[TheDebbieDee]

1. Hello? It's Flori-DUH!

No one should be shocked or surprised!

[SummerSnow]

2. ****BREAKING NEWS****

Index fingers and thumbs are now outlawed in Florida

[Jenoch]

3. The kid is 8 years old.

An 8 year old does not understand consequences. The punishment in this case is way over the line. They should have made him put his head down on his desk for 10 minutes.

[ileus]

4. Practicing killing isn't tolerated.

Today's pointed fingers are tomorrows nerf gun. Then air soft. Then pellet, and finally a real death spewer.

[Lizzie Poppet]

6. Fingers are a gateway!!!

What a bunch of hand-wringing idiots...

[beevul]

8. Especially those...

Especially those semi-assault fingers with high capacity opposable thumbs.

[Demo_Chris]

5. Cops should have tazed the little maniac!!!!1

[bluesbassman]

7. Kid was just standing his playground.

Seriously, zero tolerance equals zero intelligence at times.

[aikoaiko]

9. I am sure the anti-gunnies are very proud of this.

Onward culture warriors.