society

here are a cpouple of facts that i think are really sad, and show how society has become less trusting and generally moved down hill.
-a 17yrs old was expelled for shooting a paper clip w/ a rubber band, and missing his target, hit a cafeteria worker
-a 12yrs old with hyperactivity disorder told other kids in a lunch line not to eat all the potatoes or "im going to get you" was turned in to the police and charged with making terroristic threats. he spent several weeks in juvenile detention center
-a 13yr old was assigned to write a scary story for halloween and wrote one about a school shooting. he spent the next 6 days in jail, until the police confirmed that no crime had been committed
-a 5yr old pinched the bottom of a female classmate, and was cited for sexual harassment
- 15 kindergartners were suspended for sexual harassment in '05-'06

i think that all those things are so sad! 6 days in jail at 13, for doing a homework assignment? can you imagine how scared you would be? charged with being a terrorist bc he wanted to eat some potatoes for lunch?!? whats next?