Post by mominatrix on Oct 23, 2014 20:30:45 GMT -5
yep.
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Students at a Nebraska High School Can Now Pose With Guns in Their Senior Portraits —By Inae Oh| Thu Oct. 23, 2014 2:14 PM EDT
Seniors at Broken Bow High School in Nebraska have been granted their God-given right to pose with guns for their upcoming senior portraits, just as long as the photos are taken off campus and done "tastefully."
“The board, I believe, felt they wanted to give students who are involved in those kinds of things the opportunity to take a senior picture with their hobby, with their sport, just like anybody with any other hobby or sport,” Superintendent Mark Sievering explained to local paper, the Omaha World-Herald.
One would think such a bizarre proposal would prompt some level of debate, a modicum of sane opposition! After all, we're talking about mere teenagers eerily striking poses with weapons in their adolescent hands. Alas, the idea was met with a unanimous yes by all members of the Broken Bow school board.
“For me as a sportsman, I think the policy’s important because it allows those kids who are doing those things a chance to demonstrate what they’re doing and to celebrate that. I think that’s important and fair in our country," board member Matthew Haumont said.
As for the "tasteful" requirement, that means classy poses only folks: no photos with weapons pointed at the camera, no brandishing of weapons, and no "scantily clad girls."
Honestly I don't have a big problem with it. The rules are reasonable. If I give a pass to the kid with his cat, I can give a pass to this within reason.
I am not surprised by this at all, especially given the BFE location of Broken Bow.
Indeed. My brother went to a school where he had 36 people in his graduating class and several students often rode tractors to school. (Maybe not often, but multiple times.) We can debate gun culture in the US, and hunting as a sport, but this is 100% a normal thing in rural areas.
I am not surprised by this at all, especially given the BFE location of Broken Bow.
Indeed. My brother went to a school where he had 36 people in his graduating class and several students often rode tractors to school. (Maybe not often, but multiple times.) We can debate gun culture in the US, and hunting as a sport, but this is 100% a normal thing in rural areas.
Yep. I had to take away a gun (BB gun but still) from a 4/5 year old when he got into a tantrum and ran outside.
I also don't see anything inherently wrong with this, except the statement it makes of how much people seem to be attached and love their guns. Hopefully that makes sense.
Are there senior portraits in that school that include motorcycles, trucks, and other interests/hobbies? A hunting rifle would fit right into their local culture. A recent local newspaper in our area had a big photo of a 13 year old who shot his first buck-- posing with his rifle.
Sorry, but guns in and of themselves, are not a problem. You need to look at the people who misuse them and what is wrong with those people!