Discussion for article #227002
I’m guessing that boardgames at the Bundy compound are brief, loud, and violent.
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With a family like that, I wouldn’t want to be home-schooled either.
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“I hope that somehow (sic) figures this out because I still would like to go to this school,” she said. “I really don’t want to be homeschooled.”
Just tell your dad you don’t want to carry a pocketknife.
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Without their pocketknives, how are they going to pass Whittling 101?
What does this moron think children do at school?
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I think he must have been “cliven” at a young age. That would explain a lot.
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There are a thousand ways for parents to fuck their kids up. This is just one. I’m really surprised it didn’t get violent.
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Call Hannity!
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I love everything about this story, from the use of the word “spawn” in the headline to the final sentence.
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What kind of JV hacks use the word “spawn” to refer to peoples’ offspring? I’m thinking that left-wing loons would take offense at calling michael brown the “spawn” of his parents. TPM, obviously, has no journalistic credibility.
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Pocket knives? Unless I am about to board a plane, I always carry a little Swiss army knife with me. They are pretty damn useful for just about everything.
I’ve never attended an American school (other than universities), but it is a bit sad, if inevitable and not really surprising, that this is an issue. BTW, when I teach at American universities, I usually also have my pocket knife in my pocket.
I’m not saying that I support Mr. Bundy on this. Rules are rules, and when I am on a plane (or in a federal building) I happily leave my knife elsewhere. But I think the world would be happier if circumstances were not so as to make an issue out of a tool.
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cloven bundy: my way or the highway.
good-bye.
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Her father, Ryan Bundy, disagreed with the school’s labeling of the knife as a weapon and, per KSNV, said he has inculcated in his children the need to always carry a knife. His children affirmed his stance, saying that they utilize knives for chores but don’t wield them as weapons.
Y’know, I don’t think the kids will be called upon to do farm chores in school, so maybe they can just leave the fucking knives home, hm?
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True, but unfortunately the world is extremely violent these days.
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Why does one always need to carry a knife?
I would lean toward a blender. Or a towel, ala Douglas Adams.
Seriously - I mean, I get that it can be a useful tool in some situations, but at least in my life, I rarely find myself wishing, “geez, I wish I had a knife right now”. I’d say a combination straight/Phillips head screwdriver would be more commonly useful.
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I carry a Swiss Army knife with me always and everywhere. But if I know I’m going to be boarding a plane, or going into a courthouse, I leave it behind. Know why? Because people have as much business bringing knives into schools as they do on airplanes or courthouses, and rules are rules. And the reason why you like to carry your knife cuts no ice whatever with PSA screeners, just as it shouldn’t with school administrators.
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Let’s see. Homeschooled, and the government is likely to seize the family’s assets to recover unpaid grazing fees. I hope they’re teaching these kids how to survive when you live under a bridge, as seems likely.
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I always carry a knife because, you know, Amazon Prime requires me to open a steady stream of packages. However, I have managed to figure out how to leave it home or in the car when going on airplanes, into courthouses, and believe it or not, schools.
I don’t think most parents want their kids to go to a school where their classmates are armed, especially those with a well documented family history of mental illness.
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“I hope that somehow (sic) figures this out because I still would like to go to this school,” she said. “I really don’t want to be homeschooled.”
This statement speaks volumes.
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Sadly I think the child is crying out for help. Not wanting to offend her dad but clear in the desire for normal socialization with peers. If Ryan is anything like Lance I don’t blame the school district.
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