by Robby Soave. Administrators at a middle school in central Virginia suspended a sixth-grader last September for one-year after discovering a marijuana leaf and a lighter in his backpack. The sheriff's department became involved as well and filed drug possession charges against the 11-year-old boy. Months later, prosecutors had to drop the ... MORE
Showing posts with label nitwittery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nitwittery. Show all posts
John Horvat II: Why Johnny Can't Sled Anymore
All must be safe and sterile. In the midst of this cold winter, I chanced to come upon a scene that gladdened my heart. It was a group of unsupervised boys sledding down a hillside. They weren’t only sledding. They were ramming into other sleds. At the bottom of the hill, they pushed each other down, rolling and tumbling in the snow. ... MORE
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busybody,
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risk,
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DEA Warns Of Stoned Rabbits If Utah Approves Medical Pot
The new face of marijuana addiction. Utah is considering a bill
that would allow patients with certain debilitating conditions to be
treated with edible forms of marijuana. If the bill passes, the state's
wildlife may "cultivate a taste" for the plant, lose their fear of
humans, and basically be high all the time. That's according to testimony ... MORE
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cannabis,
DEA,
drug war,
government,
marijuana,
medical marijuana,
medicine,
nitwittery,
pot
Government Studies Why Obese Girls Don't Get Much Sex
by Casey Harper. Anyone have a theory? While most Americans put on a few pounds for Thanksgiving, the federal government has been spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars researching why obese girls don’t have sex. The National Institute for Health grant allocated $466,642 to the Magee-Women’s Research Institute to study the sexual ... MORE
Wendy McElroy: The New Gun Suspect: Every School Child
If only there was zero tolerance for nitwittery. Five-year-old Elizabeth of Mobile, Alabama learned two new words last month in kindergarten: suicide and homicide. After drawing what resembled a gun, she pointed her crayon at another child and went "pew, pew." Horrified by the outburst of violence, the school required Elizabeth to fill ... MORE
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gun control,
nanny state,
nitwittery,
politics,
propaganda,
public school
5-Year Old Girl Points Crayon at Classmate; Government School Makes Her Sign Contract Promising Not to Kill
by Robby Soave. The relentless march of government nitwittery. Stories
of public schools dishing out ridiculous punishments to students
who did absolutely nothing wrong generally fail to shock me at this
point. They have to clear a very high bar of absurdity to be even
noteworthy, given how common they are. Okay, brace ... MORE
Michelle Obama's Stupid & Tyrannical Snack Rules For Kids
by Victor Skinner. School nutrition experts in Nebraska are struggling to comply with new federal snack regulations championed by First Lady Michelle Obama. “I think we’ve gone too far, too fast,” Diane Zipay, director of nutritional services for the Westside School District told KIETV.com.
“And I don’t think it’s a real-world environment. ... MORE
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Michelle Obama,
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nitwittery,
obesity,
regulation,
schools
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