The Daily Caller reports that a Cobb County Georgia high school student has been arrested for having fishing tackle in his car. Apparently police were doing a routine check of cars in the school parking lot when a police dog pointed out the student’s car. What they found was black powder from a firecracker that had been in the vehicle since the fourth of July. But that was enough to conduct a complete search.
The student, an avid fisherman, had fishing tackle inside the car. There was a knife in the tackle box. It was decided that this is a felony - having a weapon on school property. The 17 year old student was arrested and later released on bail.
As a fisherman and grumpy old man, let me assure you that one must have a knife in your tackle box. I have two. There was probably a pair of pliers too. Why didn’t the nannies charge him with planning to pull someone’s teeth also. That would make as much sense as the first charge.
The vehicle was parked with the doors locked. And, if it is a typical tackle box, it would take five minutes to find the knife.
The biggest threat to student safety is schools.
PMO
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