The cops are not to blame. Most are normal people who think straight. But they are sworn to obey, and they must obey the orders of the corrupt mostly democrat administrations which tell them to arrest kids who draw a picture of a gun on paper and say “bang bang.”
If they took him into custody, then they are to blame. Before taking a child or anyone else for that matter into police custody, they must have to have developed a reasonable suspicion that a CRIME has been committed.
Unless there is a criminal statute that prohibits anyone from brandishing an obviously toy gun (it had the obligatory orange tip) without pointing it at anyone or displaying it in a menacing manner, then the police were obligated to tell the school to take care of the problem themselves and to leave.
It is discretionary with police whether they take someone into custody, but they must have a reasonable suspicion that a crime has taken place.
If this was my kid, I'd sue the $@#%%^%'s
When I was a kid we brought our toy guns to school in our Roy Rogers lunchboxes and played Cowboys and Indians at lunch. Back then they were made of metal.
Like anyone else, they have a choice to refuse to obey an unlawful or immoral order.
Don’t make excuses for this.