Criminal charge dropped against NRA T-shirt wearing teen

LOGAN, W.Va. — A criminal charge against a Logan Middle School student who refused to remove a National Rifle Association T-shirt he wore to school has been dismissed.

Logan County Circuit Judge Eric O’Briant signed an order Thursday dismissing an obstruction charge against Jared Marcum stemming from an April 18 incident.

Marcum was arrested after police were called to Logan Middle School when he refused to remove his T-shirt after a teacher told him to. A police officer said he told Marcum to stop talking, but he refused. That’s when Marcum was arrested for obstruction.

But was future wearing of such shirts agreed to be cricket? If so, it sounds like it’s worth it. You don’t usually battle meaningfully without incurring some damage in the process.

I don't recall hearing that it would be considered 'cricket' thereafter, so I'm not certain anything was gained outside of immediate relief...

the infowarrior

I have always believed schools have the right to establish policy on what can or cannot be worn in their classrooms.

The school has a dress code. The kid's shirt did not violate it. This was an ad hoc I'm-offended-by-you decision.

Daily Digest: “The Mike and Joe Show” Edition
Posted on July 4, 2013 by Frank Williams

Senator Joe Manchin seems to be determined to give the voters in gun-friendly West Virginia more reasons to get rid of him. He’s made anti-NRA ads. He’s working on new gun control legislation. He’s claiming Beretta twisted his words when they said why they won’t consider relocating to the Mountain State. And now…the poster child for citizen disarmament and Manchin’s new BFF, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is hosting a fund-raiser for him at his upper East Side home on July 22. This affiliation is particularly interesting, as Manchin says he has never discussed gun control with Bloomberg. Yet, there they are. If you’re thinking about attending, better dig deep into your pockets. Tickets start at $1000 just to get in. If you want to shake hands, talk, or otherwise interact with the guest of honor, it’ll surely cost quite a lot more. But if you do go, please let us know what it’s like rubbing elbows with royalty (or at least, royal pains in the ass). Meanwhile, back on planet Earth . . .

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