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| One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them; One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. |
A fourth grader in Kermit, Texas was suspended for making “terroristic threats” after allegedly telling a classmate that he had a “magic ring” that could make the boy disappear, the Odessa American reports.
According to Kermit Elementary School officials, 9-year-old Aiden Steward told a classmate that he possessed a magic ring forged in Mount Doom — a fictional location from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit and Lord of the Rings series.
Aiden’s father, Jason, told The Daily News that his family had just watched The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies earlier that week, and that his son “didn’t mean anything” when he told his classmate he was in possession of the “one ring to rule them all.”
“Kids act out movies that they see. When I watched Superman as a kid, I went outside and tried to fly,” he said.
“I assure you my son lacks the magical powers necessary to threaten his friend’s existence,” he added. “If he did, I’m sure he’d bring him right back.”
Kermit Elementary Principal Roxanne Greer told the Odessa American that she could not comment on the suspension, because “all student stuff is confidential,” but Steward said that she told him that any and all threats to a child’s safety — including magical ones — would be taken seriously by the school.
So to be clear, in Texas guns good, magic bad.
What can actually cause you harm is considered safe, and what can never cause you harm is something to be feared.
I think I just invented the new Texas state motto.
"student stuff?" This is how a principal speaks to the press?
ReplyDeleteI saw that. My question was:
Delete"Where did this "principal" get HER eh-dew-mah-kay-shun?"
Yet another contribution from the Dominionist administration of the school. They consider Harry Potter & Lord of the Rings to be demonic books & movies that must be burned & anyone who reads/watches/enjoys the same to be possessed by demons. Yet they praise Narnia to the high heavens. Go figure. Assholes!
ReplyDeleteAslan=Jesus
DeleteCS Lewis, the author of the Naria books was a very big Christian theologian. What is really ironic and funny was that CS Lewis and Tolkein were colleagues and friends. They often spoke and worked together. they had great respect for each other.
DeleteThings like this is why we need the Texas "Teacher Protection Act" passed. Problem childs like this one could just be shot. Problem solved. Y'all betcha!
ReplyDeleteHoly shit. But threatening a child with god's fire and brimstone is okay. WTF?? When will the rapture happen so we can get thses crazy fucks off my planet??
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I defended your comments the other day, when we had the PC police trolling here. YOUR planet? This is my planet and I am wise and all knowing and have the answers to everything-just ask my kids.
DeleteThis planet is your planet
DeleteThis planet is my planet
From the great wide oceans
To the North and South poles
This planet was made for you and me!
If the law authorizing teaches to shoot students in defense of other students and/or school property were in effect, the teacher could have just shot the kid.
ReplyDeleteI thought Magical Thinking was the goal of the TX school system.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Texas, nothing like suppressing the
ReplyDeleteimagination and creativity of a young child.
If the proposed Texas law authorizing teaches to shoot students in defense of other students and/or school property were in effect, the teacher could have just shot the kid.
ReplyDeleteTerrific post, Gryphen. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOh for pity's sake! Every one knows there is no magic ring to make someone disappear. Are they going to charge this kid with witchcraft, too? If he had gone to see American Sniper and threatened to go all Chris Kyle on his classmate, that would probably be alright since Texas proclaimed today Chris Kyle Day.
ReplyDeleteGreat point!
DeleteAbsurd.
ReplyDeleteI knew a born again who would not let her kids watch ET, The Wizard of Oz, read any Tolkien or any Harry Potter and on and on. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteOnly One? Hell they're everywhere!
DeleteWe had an instance in my home town in which a bunch of those crazies announced they were going to have a book burning for all the Harry stories and things along those liens. Played it up big time, announcing they expected over 1000 people to show up with books in need of burning.
The only ones who showed up were the media and those who wanted to laugh at them and remind them (a waste of time) that this was a free country and they were idiots. Literally no one from THEIR side of the question was there except the wing-nut "minister" and his secretary!
When I was raised Catholic, they had enough money to publish a paper called "Catholic Standard and times" Now it's gone because of that pesky pedphile priest problem they beg forgiveness for allowing to go on.
ReplyDeleteI learned what movies to watch, books to read, and any other magazine or newspaper with their centerfold of shamed banned books. "Catcher in the Rye", "Bob, Ted, Carol and Alex", last exit to brooklyn, In Cold Blood and anything with that awful crossdresser Milton Bearle. The Graduate To name but a few. I matured young and looked much older, as did others in our class, and we flocked to the movies to see why they were banned. Some WERE and still are CLASSICS. Hell they banned "Of mice and men" just because there wasn't anything else to ban that week.
This "Magic Ring" brouhaha is just as insane. Kids have active imaginations and this is how they learn to play, interact socially and share ideas openly. What's next, Texas? Ouija Boards? Fortune Cookies? Pinky Winky Dolls with purses?
You wrote the perfect state motto. I hope, someday soon, Texas's biggest export will be Texans, especially the kids.