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Texas Boy Suspended For "Threatening" Classmate With the One Ring
An anonymous reader writes Nine-year-old Aiden Steward has been suspended by officials at a Texas school after he allegedly threatened to use his magic ring to make another boy disappear. His father says the family had watched The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies last weekend. His son brought a ring to class and told another boy his magic ring could make the boy disappear. "I assure you my son lacks the magical powers necessary to threaten his friend's existence," Aiden's father wrote in an email. "If he did, I'm sure he'd bring him right back." Principal Roxanne Greer declined to comment on the school's zero tolerance policy on magic rings. It may seem easy to make fun of Principal Greer in this case, but it does make one wonder how many elves could have been saved if someone took a hard line with a young Sauron.
The reason why he got expelled was because he didn't bring a gun to class. And in turn he started spouting some non-christian magic mumbo jumbo.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
the school is teaching the kid that threats have consequences.
What's the consequence of threatening boys with suspension for imaginary witchcraft?
Since Sauron is a Maia, he predates what we know as "creation".
So the answer to this is probably "no".
As always, Eru Illuvatar did not make himself available for comment.
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
Here in Europe everybody would have laughed their pants off.
Assuming their pants were on in the first place.
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Best the kids learn early that rational thought and reason does not exist ...
Indeed. How does it make any sense to punish misbehavior with a three day vacation spent watching TV while falling further behind academically? At my kids' school, they punish misbehavior with detention and extra work, which seems to be effective since they have had NO students disappear due to magic spells.
Actually they should expell the kid. In fact expulsion for every minor offence. On the other hand not getting vaccinated is no reason to take kids out of school. It is after all the parents right even if it puts others at risk for actual harm. But threatening with a 'magic ring' or making a gun gesture with your hands, expell the brat.
Any insufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
I think we must consider the possibility that the teacher actually believed the kid could make people disappear with his ring. This is Texas after all. Devil-Worship is breaking out and this principal decided to put a stop to it. Good for her, now if she could only use her talents on a state-wide level. Come to think of it, maybe she could politely ask to use the little boy's ring.
Come to think of it, maybe she could politely ask to use the little boy's ring.
Bad idea. She would use this ring from a desire to do good... But through her, it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine.
When Rings of Power are outlawed, only outlaws will have Rings of Power.
Hoist Number One and Number Six.
Is it draconian?
That's a common misconception.
Bilbo only uses the ring to fool the dragon, the ring was not made or previously owned by said dragon.
It was actually Sauron who forged the ring, as it was explained already in Lord of the Rings.
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
It's all fun and games until it's your child that gets turned invisible.
"Young man, give me that ring."
"Ooooh... its so pretty. I could do great things with this ring. No... no... it's better if we just destroy it."
"I have passed the test. I shall diminish and gain tenure."
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