[snipped] http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/2001/departments/2001_06_28/upfront_1.html # # "This was leading up to the Columbine time," Young said, referring to # April 20, the two-year anniversary of the Colorado shooting. "So any # type of rumor, any kinds of threats of joking, jestering or kidding, we # were following up on. This was one of those cases. If the kid makes any # type of threat with a weapon, and he has access, whether (it) belongs to # the parent in the home or not, they are automatically takeninto # custody." # # School police also found in Joseph K.'s locker and backpack more # "evidence:" a class report he'd been writing about the Holocaust, he'd # written for another class, answering the question: What's the biggest # problem facing schools today? Joseph K.'s essay focused on school # violence. # # KANGAROO COURT # # During a family court hearing the next day, Joseph K. and his # grandparents were only told that the teen was being charged with # "harassment." They received no paperwork detailing what prompted the # charges: They weren't even allowed to have a copy of the paper that # listed "harassment" as the charge. ---- Sorry about any dup emails, that'll be fixed soon.