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(3,731 posts) Fri Jun 28, 2013, 09:38 PM Jun 2013

W.Va. teen who wore NRA shirt won’t be charged, judge says [View all]

A West Virginian eighth-grader who was arrested after refusing school staffers’ demands to remove his pro-NRA T-shirt will not be charged with any crime after all, a court ruled. All charges have been dropped.

Jared Marcum, 14, the Logan Middle School student who defied school staff and refused to take off his National Rifle Association shirt, and who was subsequently arrested, won’t face a year in jail or a $500 fine, said Logan County Circuit Judge Eric O'Briant, The Associated Press reported.

The judge signed an order dismissing all charges. The obstruction charge came after a police officer, called to help the school administrators during the April 18 standoff, said Jared refused to stop talking — and in effect, hindered his investigation.

The case received nationwide attention because of its First Amendment root and its tie to the gun issue.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/28/wva-teen-who-wore-nra-shirt-wont-be-charged-judge-/#ixzz2XZ5n0lbQ

He should have never been arrested in the first place. Judge did the correct thing.

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W.Va. teen who wore NRA shirt won’t be charged, judge says [View all] premium Jun 2013 OP

You are right, he never should have been arrested. Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #1

If he had worn a Planned Parenthood shirt, he should Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #26

Patents are probably bigoted gun nuts. Guess it's not illegal, but poor kid. Hoyt Jun 2013 #2

What gives you that information? 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #3

NRA is a right wing organization, with a bigoted board and membership. Hoyt Jun 2013 #4

Someone who runs around constantly calling parents of kids bigots premium Jun 2013 #7

Wearing an NRA tshirt to school is about as bad as wearing a confederate flag. Hoyt Jun 2013 #8

Yeah, right Hoyt. premium Jun 2013 #11

It's a school, not a bunch of yahoos out shooting targets that resemble humans. Hoyt Jun 2013 #14

Man, I must be blind as a bat. premium Jun 2013 #21

Tell that to Whoopi Goldberg. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #27

Maybe you could enlighten me since I don't hangout at Free Republic, NRA, Stormfront, etc. Hoyt Jun 2013 #30

Whoopie Goldberg hangs out at Free Republic, NRA, Stormfront, etc.? premium Jun 2013 #31

Don't hang out? Those names rolled out so routinely, Hoyt... Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #32

Those are the right wing sites that would have an orgasm because one or two black celebrities are Hoyt Jun 2013 #38

Yeah, but you sure seem to know them pretty well. nt. premium Jun 2013 #39

Yes, you see a lot of disguised posts from right wing sites in the gungeon. Hoyt Jun 2013 #41

So, you gonna tell Whoopi about hangin' out in a racist organization? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #46

I suspect she would know that if she attended a convention, don't you think? Hoyt Jun 2013 #48

I have no idea. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #49

This will blow your mind Hoyt. premium Jun 2013 #34

No, but the fact you keep up with such BS makes me wonder Hoyt Jun 2013 #35

Makes you wonder what? premium Jun 2013 #36

You might be a free-rider, but you definitely support their agenda. Hoyt Jun 2013 #42

I support their agenda? premium Jun 2013 #45

That is hogwash Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #37

The arrest was wrong. Prohibiting promotion of guns and the right wing agenda at school makes sense Hoyt Jun 2013 #40

He was promoting guns and RW agenda at school? premium Jun 2013 #43

Nah, if he is an advocate for gun rights he Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #44

Oh shush, you! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #54

Ahhh, ya know, it's just this thing I have, premium Jun 2013 #55

It's parents Hoyt, not patents and you have not idea what his premium Jun 2013 #5

And neither do you. Guns and right wing BS have no place in school. Hoyt Jun 2013 #6

That's funny, I read and re-read the article, premium Jun 2013 #9

Premium, I got tired of explaining everything to you when you posted Hoyt Jun 2013 #10

Under other names Hoyt? premium Jun 2013 #13

Who gives a fuck? WVU Jun 2013 #16

Really gets your goat that the kid won, huh? nt. premium Jun 2013 #19

What progress is that? NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #23

Speech is "arguably" worse than a dangerous weapon? hughee99 Jun 2013 #25

Jeeez. Going after a 14-yr-old? It's down to that? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #28

I think the case law on that is basically: arely staircase Jun 2013 #12

Apparently a teacher took offense at the shirt this kid was wearing premium Jun 2013 #15

yeah, i don't think that meets the standard arely staircase Jun 2013 #18

I detest the NRA also, premium Jun 2013 #20

they seem to have arely staircase Jun 2013 #22

This area of W.V. is extremely pro 2A premium Jun 2013 #24

If a school can ban "bong hits for jesus" OFF-CAMPUS, why can't they TransitJohn Jun 2013 #57

They can, the problem was that premium Jun 2013 #59

We had a dress code in my school Just Saying Jun 2013 #17

He should not have been arrested, but he should have been suspended for wearing madinmaryland Jun 2013 #29

A suspension would be a notch or two less stupid but still quite foolish and lawsuit bait. TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #56

That's some scary stuff. Wtf? Skip Intro Jun 2013 #33

But he likes guns! NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #47

IOW RandiFan1290 Jun 2013 #50

So he wouldn't stop talking, premium Jun 2013 #51

Dumb school, dumb kid, dumb cops RandiFan1290 Jun 2013 #52

I'm with you 100% on that. premium Jun 2013 #53

The kid appears to be a dope but so were a lot of us at age 14 tularetom Jun 2013 #58