And yet we are still supplied with Scissors and Staplers at school and various deadly chemical substances? Odd...
I was stopped because of a plastic sword...?
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if you were playing Humans V Zombies it would make a lot of sense to have that on you.Necromancer Jim said:I was stopped by security heading into a football game (I was in the band) because I had a nerf gun in my bag.
SO REALISTIC RIGHT?!
Actually, it seems pretty stupid to me that he let you get on and ride the whole way to the school thinking you had a weapon. Did he not consider that if someone got on with a real weapon, they could just start attacking other people already on the bus? Seems like if he was going to stop you at all, he should have stopped you getting on, not getting off.
heh. I was walking down the street in the middle of town with a plastic sword. (But, so was my step-brother, and he was under 10. - I'm 7 years older than him.)
I got some pretty funny looks from people, and a police officer was looking pretty closely at me...
But, nobody did anything.
Meanwhile, I have a metal sword now, and while I never take it out in public, I've had it in places like a youth hostel and barely got a comment on it...
I took it in my checked luggage at an airport, and while the person at the checkout asked security to come look at it, the guy from security looked at it for all of 3 seconds before deciding it was fine and I could go.
Heh. The world can be pretty weird when it comes to weapons.
I got some pretty funny looks from people, and a police officer was looking pretty closely at me...
But, nobody did anything.
Meanwhile, I have a metal sword now, and while I never take it out in public, I've had it in places like a youth hostel and barely got a comment on it...
I took it in my checked luggage at an airport, and while the person at the checkout asked security to come look at it, the guy from security looked at it for all of 3 seconds before deciding it was fine and I could go.
Heh. The world can be pretty weird when it comes to weapons.
In most cases I'd agree with you. Sadly, the inner city schools where I'm from have had enough issues that it's probably safer for everyone if they have them. When my volleyball team went to one for a match the coaches told us to never travel alone. They were serious too.Plurralbles said:
Also, the malls around here have like a 7-8 p.m. curfew for anyone under 17 without a parent with them. They'll actually have the mall security take you down, call your parents, and wait for them to come get you.
Just pointing out I would rather have over the top security then have another Columbine, or VTech
Seriously? I have a good 8-inch envelope opener that looks like a ceremonial sword and is sharp as hell, (I call it the Pope-ener! For some reason...), and I bring it to school every day!
...Hell, I spent 3 weeks doing a detailed painting of it, so I had it out in various classes, during breaks and lunches, after school, just doping sketches of it in various positions and lighting... no one said a word to me!
...Hell, I spent 3 weeks doing a detailed painting of it, so I had it out in various classes, during breaks and lunches, after school, just doping sketches of it in various positions and lighting... no one said a word to me!
Sound like Hoyloke Massachusetts, I was told by the guy checking IDs that it was because in the last two weeks they had ten stabbingsHawknight said:
I can't even take my tools to peoples houses unless there in a sealed case. Just becuase something can be used as a weapon don't mean it should be classed as one.
A assault with a deadly weapon took place in my town and all it was someone good beat down with a tin of beans.
A assault with a deadly weapon took place in my town and all it was someone good beat down with a tin of beans.
That's nothing. My roommate was stopped by a police officer for carrying an assault rifle. He was actually carrying this. [http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/ninja-umbrella-full-size?utm_medium=cpc&9mraw=ninja%20umbrella&utm_term=ninja%20umbrella&9mad=281964681.2&utm_campaign=Travel&9mtype=e&9mkw=5647822641&utm_source=msn]
OP: If that sword looked like real metal from afar, I could understand the hubbub. Otherwise, that's just plain silly.
OP: If that sword looked like real metal from afar, I could understand the hubbub. Otherwise, that's just plain silly.
Sounds like you have some very strict bus drivers around. I once cycled through town with a gun bag strapped to my back and I wasn't stopped by anyone. Which was good, because there was a replica imitation AK-47 inside so if I had been stopped I would have had some explaining to do (it wasn't illegal, but police probably wouldn't have appreceiated it).
I dunno man, you modify a nerf gun the right way it can hurt like a bastard when someone shoots you with it. Still; it's always funny to hear about adults that over react to everyday kid's toys.Necromancer Jim said:I was stopped by security heading into a football game (I was in the band) because I had a nerf gun in my bag.
SO REALISTIC RIGHT?!
Backpacks are offensive weapons. So are textbooks. Science labs are full of offensive weapons, not to mention several incendiary ones and ones that can cause severe chemical burns. I'm surprised an entire school hasn't gone into lockdown over a graphing calculator or a mechanical pencil, myself--those can respectively be explosive devices and pellet shooters, y'know.
One of my friends has that exact same umbrella! Wears it over his shoulder like a real sword everytime it might rain. I don't think he's ever been stopped though...Lord Beautiful said:
Of course, he is insainly lucky about that kind of thing. Last Halloween he brought a REAL katana to school as part of his costume. Everybody just assumed it was fake, except for one kid who got a close look after trying to pull some shit. Don't worry, my friend didn't draw it, just revealed that the handle wasn't part of the sheath after all.
Hell, this is nothing. I've heard of elementary school kids getting in trouble for drawing guns. Anything that has to do with weapons and related to school is illogically frowned upon, and anyone that would question if that sword was real or fake has obviously never seen a real sword outside of movies, and it's ridiculous that it would cause so much panic. Our society has obsessed with security too much.