Police Shoot Student Armed With Scissors

(what is below really ticks me off for two reasons....shooting someone who has no weapon but scissors???? Why not tazer him? I mean what's next, shooting a kid because he has a sharp carrot? Yes I realize there is a difference between two pair of scissors and a sharp carrot, but still)



WILLINGBORO, N.J. (June 7) - A student armed with scissors was shot and critically injured by a police officer Thursday outside a school for children with emotional or behavioral disorders.

Police responded to Garfield Park Academy after several 911 callers reported that a male student was "out of control" and threatening staffers, students and teachers with scissors, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi said.

When police arrived, they found the student outside the school and saw he was holding two pairs of scissors. The officers repeatedly told the boy to drop the scissors, but he wouldn't, Bernardi said.

The student continued to act aggressively, Bernardi said. A 19-year member of the force fired two shots that struck him in the abdomen and chest.

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Updated On: 6/8/07 at 11:44 AM

oh, I'm an idiot...thanks Polly, I missed that...I'll amend my original post

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You would think a 19 year member of the force would know better than to shoot a student with scissors.

The guy was trying to cut hair without a license...

The cops had every right.


Now, we'll be saved from any more 'Super Cuts'.

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I just got this in my email yesterday:

SCHOOL DAYS
1976 vs. 2007
Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1976 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end
up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody
expelled.

2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark.
Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

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Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1976 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the
Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class
again.

2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin; Becomes a zombie; Tested
for ADD; School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a
disability.

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Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad
gives him a whipping with his belt.

1976 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to
college, and becomes a successful businessman.

2007 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to
foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister
that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison.
Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

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Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1976 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.

2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations.
Car searched for drugs and weapons.

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Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

1976 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, and goes to college.

2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear
nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for
graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state
school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core
curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway, but ends up mowing
lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

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Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July,
puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant
bed.

1976 - Ants die.

2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with
domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from
home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list;
not allowed to fly again.

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Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his
knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to
comfort him.

1976 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.
She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of
psycho-therapy.

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I'm not sure if it's a national ruling but a friend of mine is a local cop and they are ONLY to shoot to kill. If they want to subdue a suspect they have equipment for that purpose. They're only to draw guns with intent to use lethal force. I think someone somewhere sued because he was intentionally shot in the leg and ended up crippled and tried to pass it off as cruel and unusual punishment.