AdvantageTimberLou Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 I think people tend to overact to certain issues. Their are on high alert that something could happen and with school shootings guns scare people. Problem is people need to realize millions of civilized people use them in ethical ways. Its like they see a gun and freak out. People shouldn't feel that way. I'm more worried about the yearbook picture of the guy you'd least expect to do something drastic, the guy with the trench coat on, or the gothic look, or whats that cheerleader hiding in those pom poms. Then again thats stereotyping people. I just think it comes down to overracting and always being on the defensive side. If this teenager is a sportsmen then to me, he's a role model, I would like to see his picture published in the yearbook with the gun over his shoulder. Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingInMaine Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun photo JimT posted about this earlier. Check out the YearBook Photo thread if you would like to read other's opinions about it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun pho I had a picture in my Senior yearbook (Class of 1977) of me posing with a gun and a whiskey bottle. Bet that wouldn't make it past the PC senors today. I didn't turn out to be a murdered or a drunk. BTW - That same yearbook had a pic of the vice-principal posing with a shotgun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popgun Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun photo I know this is an old post but I revived it in order to provide an update. This morning's paper says: "Blake Douglas cannot appear in his yearbook portrait holding a shotgun, U.S. District Judge Steven McAuliffe ruled, saying that the New Hampshire high school senior, who is an avid hunter, failed to prove that school officials had violated his First Amendment rights." I happen to agree with the U.S. District Judge. I know that times have changed an awful lot since I was a senior back in 1965, but we all had our pictures taken wearing the same black graduation gown, and I don't remember anyone complaining about their rights being violated. What say ye? .....popgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun photo this boy had a legal weapon, in a compromised position, making a statement that all kids with guns are not killers, and that guns can, and do, make many positive statements when used properly. i hope he appeals to a higher court. seems liberals are only for "some" free speech, not all free speech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun pho My senior picture in our year book was with a doe I shot and another one was 2 rabbits I got. The truck bed was covered in blood from the deer. And another one was me on a lawnmower holding a shotgun in my realtree Advantage Timber. Didn't have to take it to court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popgun Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun photo Approximately 433 seniors did not get a yearbook in time to have their classmates sign them, because this one kid gets an injunction filed to prevent the publishing of the yearbook until after the court action. How about the rights of those other kids who chose not to be such a pain? 1733 students did not get their yearbooks before the end of that school year. The Judge ruled that to allow this one kid to have his "picture of choice" published, it would violate the first amendment rights of the students who were on the yearbook committee. (These students are the ones who made the decision to keep it out) This does not sound like a liberal vs. conservative issue to me. It sounds like one spoiled brat who does not want to go along with the majority of the students opinions. I am quite sure there are a lot of pictures that would be objectionable to the majority of students and parents if there was an "anything goes" policy. I still don't think the high school yearbook is any place for a student to make a "statement"; neither a political or personality statement. What if someone wanted to wear a sweatshirt with "KKK", or "Homos Rule" on it? There has to be lines drawn somewhere, and I think the kids on the yearbook committee showed good judgment by drawing such a line. I also believe that it is the "students" yearbook and not that one students yearbook. We can still agree to disagree. .....popgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addct2hntng Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun photo popgun I hate to say but I think your not being fair to this kid. Everyone should have there right to be who there are.A gun and shirts saying KKK and homo are to different things !!! this kid is proud of his trap shooting.. the KKK example was a very bad comparision in my mind.. as for spoiled brat if that was my son I would of backed him 100 % there is no difference in a kid holding a bat or a hockey stick or pompoms ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun photo I can't remember if it was this incodent or not but I read about one that the kid knew he wasn't going to be able to use the pic when he tried it. His father was just trying to get some publicity or money. I think in the one I'm thinking of his father owned a sporting goods store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popgun Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun photo "We can still agree to disagree." If the trap shooting was one of the school sponsored sports, I would agree with you 100%. I personally think there is a lot of difference between the pompoms, baseball bat, football, soccer,etc. and the out of school shotgun events. I do know that there is no way that I would have held up the publishing of over 1700 copies of the yearbook for one kid.(even if the kid was mine) There are bikini contest, wet t-shirt contest, drinking contest, drag races down main street, and a lot of other things that are held off school premises that are also not allowed in the yearbook. (regardless of how proud the student is of the accomplishment) This is what I was getting at with my comment about the t-shirts. .....popgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut_Buster Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Re: Londonderry School board bans Yearbook gun photo I just smiled for my Sr pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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