Cliven Bundy Spawn Boycott School When Told They Can't Bring Knives

[RandySF]

The son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy pulled his five children out of Clark County, Nev. schools on Thursday after getting into a disagreement with administrators over the ability to carry pocketknives at school.

The five students are the grandchildren of Cliven Bundy, a rancher who has previously engaged in armed clashes with the U.S. government over the use of federal land. The incident that sparked the removal involved Bundy's 15-year-old granddaughter whose school refused to allow her to bring a pocketknife to school, according to television station KSNV.

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.

"They're trying to make my child a criminal – and any other child a criminal – for simply having something, and that is not right," Bundy said.



http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cliven-bundy-grandchildren-pulled-out-school

[bullwinkle428]

1. Jesus...the stupid doesn't fall far from the tree, does it?

[pinboy3niner]

2. This fascist government tyranny is something up with which they shall not put!

[DetlefK]

3. What chores do require a knife?

We have scissors and screwdrivers for that.

[Ghost in the Machine]

4. When I was a teenager we carried pocket knives to school all the time. Many of us did farm work

before going to school and knives were just tools. We never thought of using them as weapons or anything. It was also common to see hunting rifles or shotguns in vehicles in the parking lot during the 2 weeks that deer season was open. We never had any incidents of people pulling guns on anyone else, either.

We were what we considered "tough" and fought with our fists. You were considered a "sissy" if you had to use a weapon to win a fight.

What chores required a knife? Cutting the string on bales of hay to feed the animals before school, cutting cord to tie up tobacco, cutting open bags of feed for other animals that didn't eat hay..... I could list more but sleep is calling me right now...

Peace,

Ghost

[Art_from_Ark]

6. Of course, "chores" are done at home,

not at school.

At my schools, knives were strictly forbidden, even though many of the students were farm kids. And fighting was dealt with severely by the "Board of Education".

[Archae]

5. Grandpa's legacy...

"Da rulz is for other people..."