Kennedy 0 #1 March 30, 2005 http://www.koin.com/news.asp?RECORD_KEY%5Bnews%5D=ID&ID%5Bnews%5D=1870 QuoteSchool Forbids Photo Of Gun-Wielding Marine SALEM, Ore. -- A McKay High School freshman isn't allowed to display a photo of her brother, a Marine who was serving in Iraq. Shea Riecke says she's proud of her brother, 25-year-old Cpl. William Riecke. She recently brought a photo to display in her classroom. "I initially grabbed the picture and didn't think anything of it. It's a picture of my brother at war," Riecke told KOIN News 6. But the Salem-Keizer School District says the picture is "inappropriate in a classroom setting" because he is holding a gun. The district asked the student to bring a second photo of her brother and offered to digitally remove the guns. But the family declined. Mother Connie Riecke called it censorship. "This is real. Our country is at war. It is uncomfortable for some people to talk about," she said. Riecke has served two tours of duty in Iraq and is a McKay High School graduate. He is currently stationed in 29 Palms, Calif., and may be headed back to Iraq this summer for a third tour. What's next, are they going to ban all photos of war in history class? Is the US Great Seal going to be banned because the eagle has a few arrows in his talons? Absolutely disgusting. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #2 March 30, 2005 Quote Absolutely disgusting. Disgusting, absolutely. Suprising? Not at all. I'm glad there's not too much of that bullshit here in TX. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #3 March 30, 2005 that is just plain stupid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #4 March 30, 2005 stupid is as stupid does Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #5 March 30, 2005 A Marine holding a rifle? Stinking namby-pamby school districtMarc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #6 March 30, 2005 Disgusting. Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #7 March 30, 2005 Quote SALEM, Ore. -- A McKay High School freshman isn't allowed to display a photo of her brother, a Marine who was serving in Iraq. More to the point, what's she doing bringing family photos for display to school for ? Was she asked to ? Was it part of some assignment ? I wasn't allowed to do that. Don't make a lot of sense to me, but then again very little of this does. File under storm in a teacup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #8 March 30, 2005 I wonder how long it will be until someone complains about displaying the US Flag. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,114 #9 March 30, 2005 > I wonder how long it will be until someone complains about displaying the US Flag. They did in my school. Someone put up a (rather big) flag over several lockers in my school. I forget what it was all about; something about how his father was in the military. They made him take it down. Had nothing to do with the flag; you just weren't allowed to put a big anything across several lockers. Of course, when I went to school, teachers were in charge and the kids were just there to learn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #10 March 30, 2005 QuoteShe recently brought a photo to display in her classroom. It sounds to me like she was told by the teacher to bring in a picture. (for the bulletin board or something) They just didn't like the one she brought it. "Oh, heaven forbid children should know what's going on in the world. My goodness, marines carry guns?!?" witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #11 March 30, 2005 Quote"Oh, heaven forbid children should know what's going on in the world. My goodness, marines carry guns?!?" wtf???? I carried a rifle.... let's sing together - "This is my rifle, this is my gun..." Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #12 March 30, 2005 If she had stuck the photo on the cover of her notebook, it probably wouldn't be a big deal. There's a difference between a student personally carrying something around, and displaying it on a wall in a classroom. Teachers should have control over what is displayed in their classrooms, to some extent. The story is very incomplete with regards to why she brought the photo and what was to be done with it. Honestly, though, I think the teachers in my high school would have objected to the guy without his shirt on, rather than the weapons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #13 March 30, 2005 QuoteQuote"Oh, heaven forbid children should know what's going on in the world. My goodness, marines carry guns?!?" wtf???? I carried a rifle.... let's sing together - "This is my rifle, this is my gun..." Damn! I'm gonna have stuff from that movie stuck in my head all day now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,147 #14 March 30, 2005 Quotehttp://www.koin.com/news.asp?RECORD_KEY%5Bnews%5D=ID&ID%5Bnews%5D=1870 QuoteSchool Forbids Photo Of Gun-Wielding Marine SALEM, Ore. -- A McKay High School freshman isn't allowed to display a photo of her brother, a Marine who was serving in Iraq. Shea Riecke says she's proud of her brother, 25-year-old Cpl. William Riecke. She recently brought a photo to display in her classroom. "I initially grabbed the picture and didn't think anything of it. It's a picture of my brother at war," Riecke told KOIN News 6. But the Salem-Keizer School District says the picture is "inappropriate in a classroom setting" because he is holding a gun. The district asked the student to bring a second photo of her brother and offered to digitally remove the guns. But the family declined. Mother Connie Riecke called it censorship. "This is real. Our country is at war. It is uncomfortable for some people to talk about," she said. Riecke has served two tours of duty in Iraq and is a McKay High School graduate. He is currently stationed in 29 Palms, Calif., and may be headed back to Iraq this summer for a third tour. What's next, are they going to ban all photos of war in history class? Is the US Great Seal going to be banned because the eagle has a few arrows in his talons? Absolutely disgusting. School district policies are made by locally elected school boards representing the standards of the community. Place the blame where it is due.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #15 March 30, 2005 After all of the images of guns, war stories, violent tv, bloody video games, offensive radio, etc. are banned, when a kid goes nuts and kills some people what's going to be left to be blamed for it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #16 March 30, 2005 they'll say the kid is possessed by the devil, and we need to bring prayer back into school to protect the children.This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfzombie13 324 #17 March 30, 2005 Quote The story is very incomplete with regards to why she brought the photo and what was to be done with it. Honestly, though, I think the teachers in my high school would have objected to the guy without his shirt on, rather than the weapons. i found the story straight forward: girl is proud of her brother - rightly so, regardless of the politics it's honorable. decides to display his picture at school. i like the thought. is told that they will display it because they'll take the gun out and put it up - i like that, they're not adverse to the idea, just the gun. and i totally agree with the girl here, they see the news, it's real - welcome to life. classic example of over-reaction to violence, fix the symptom, not the cause._________________________________________ Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #18 March 31, 2005 Look they have a zero tollerance policy towards pictures of guns, it's really "progressive". You can bet the aforementioned school board is suitably busy today dealing with this issue. Payback is a bitch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #19 March 31, 2005 Quote School district policies are made by locally elected school boards representing the standards of the community. Place the blame where it is due. I seriously doubt the school board passed anything banning all pictures of guns. I'd guess this is more like some moron at the school who decided to make it up on the spot and extrapolate wildly, possibly based on their own dislike for what the photo represented. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #20 March 31, 2005 I wonder who to contact with an idea... I think someone up there should have t-shirts made up with the picture on the front and back, then pass them out to students. (various 2A/KABA and USMC shirts in the mix, of course)witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #21 March 31, 2005 This ought to clear a few things up... http://www.katu.com/stories/76079.html QuoteShould a photo of an armed Marine be posted at a school? By Shellie Bailey-Shah and KATU Web Staff Salem, Ore. - A picture of a Marine holding an assault rifle has sparked a wave of controversy at a Salem high school. The problem began when the Marine's sister brought the picture to McKay High School to post on a classroom bulletin board. The assignment was to show McKay graduates at work. However, the principal of the school, Cynthia Richardson, would not allow the picture to go up because of the school's zero tolerance policy on weapons. "What message am I sending to my students if I post that picture?" she asked. All it takes is one look around the school to see that there may be a problem with that logic, considering that the school mascot is seen carrying a sword. "He has a sword. (That is) so true. We might have to revisit that," said Richardson when KATU News asked her about the mascot's imagery. If you look at the school policy pertaining to weapons, there is no word about pictures of weapons. Richardson says she made the best decision she could at the time and still stands by her belief that the picture should not go up at the school. The school has offered to post the picture with the guns digitally removed, but the soldier and his family say that is not enough to put the issue to rest. "It's not just a picture in dress blues. It is a picture of real life and there are guns. And he just wants everyone to know that the war is still going on and it's real life," said Shea Riecke, the soldier's sister. "We're very proud of him," said Connie Riecke, the soldier's mother. "We're proud every day." http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=McKay+High+School+marine+picture&btnG=Google+Search http://news.google.com/news?q=McKay%20High%20School%20marine%20picture&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wnwitty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,147 #22 March 31, 2005 Those Scottish dudes are so scary. No wonder pictures of them are banned in the school. Oh, wait...... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EBSB52 0 #23 March 31, 2005 It's not some suppression conspiracy against Marines or guns, it's about the lawyers directing the school board, hence teachers what not to do. A lawyer for the school would say absolutley not, because if a kid brought a gun to school, shot some people and stated he wanted to be like the cool guy in the picture, the school would be sued under tort for negligence. Furthermore, what if an Arab-American was offended by the picture of the gun, imagining some of his relatives being killed by that gun? There are many angles, but I say no to the pic too. The brother is still a hero and should be celebrated for his sacrifice in spite of the fact that he is fighting in a meaningless war - he's still sacrificing for the US. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #24 March 31, 2005 QuoteIt's not some suppression conspiracy against Marines or guns, it's about the lawyers directing the school board, hence teachers what not to do. A lawyer for the school would say absolutley not, because if a kid brought a gun to school, shot some people and stated he wanted to be like the cool guy in the picture, the school would be sued under tort for negligence.Quote Find me a lawyer that can prove negligence by a picture, let alone a court that would entertain the argument. It's about a bunch of liberals indoctrinating in schools. -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #25 March 31, 2005 QuoteFurthermore, what if an Arab-American was offended by the picture of the gun, imagining some of his relatives being killed by that gun? What if he were? So what? There's nothing in the Bill of Rights that says "Thou Shalt not be Offended". - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
Jimbo 0 #25 March 31, 2005 QuoteFurthermore, what if an Arab-American was offended by the picture of the gun, imagining some of his relatives being killed by that gun? What if he were? So what? There's nothing in the Bill of Rights that says "Thou Shalt not be Offended". - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
