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Posted on 2/2/2006, 10:39:32 PM by Chiapet
WEST WARWICK, R.I. --A seventh-grader who wrote an essay saying his perfect day would involve doing violence to President Bush is being investigated by the Secret Service.
The unidentified boy from West Warwick turned in the essay on Tuesday, and his teacher alerted school officials. The assignment was to write about what he would do on a perfect day.
Thomas M. Powers, Secret Service resident agent in charge in Providence, said the investigation is ongoing but the essay may have been a "cry for help." Threatening the president is a felony, he said.
The one-page essay also said the student wanted to kill Oprah Winfrey, hurt executives at Coca-Cola and Wal-Mart and attack a Walgreens pharmacy, police and school officials told The Providence Journal.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Obviously a product of a good liberal education.
I'll bet this kids parents (or more likely parent) is a doozy.
LLS
A future Harvard professor.
Geez, I hope this investigation doesn't hurt his self esteem.
His folks will probably throw a theme party for him.
The Secret Service ought to be investigating the boy's parents. He got these ideas somewhere and, refreshingly, it doesn't appear that he got them from his teacher.
I was gonna say I'll bet there are a few pairs of Birkenstocks in the closet in that house.
This is a matter for the school principal, not the feds. If the principal believes the kid is a danger to himself or others, then call the local cops. Talk about getting your shorts in a bunch.
7th graders that write such nonsense re not the original source of it. The school realizes that, and that's why they called the cops. The cops and the SS should investigate to discover an scutinize the source of the kid's enlightenment. Could be the locals are using the feds as a pro investigative service to economize, because the pres was a major focus.
I'm only surprised a teacher thought it cause for concern!
There's something really whiffy about this. First off, since when are Secret Service agents publicly identified? Second, look at the list above. Oprah Winfrey? Coca-Cola? WalMart? Walgreens? That's hilarious. I have a feeling this is going to be revealed as a mis-report or a hoax.
As a teacher, I can attest that we are told to turn into the principal anything involving violence, drugs or sex. I would suppose the logic is that if a kid wrote about it and then actually did it, the teacher could be liable for 'pooh-poohing' it away.
Whenever they are speaking on the record.
Thank you; I hadn't thought it through. You are right - where did he hear this?
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Kid is the sonofaTeddy da ssssswimmer.
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