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I double-checked the URL to see if it was from the Onion and wasn't sure if I should be surprised or worried that it wasn't. I get the feeling that there's more

I double-checked the URL to see if it was from the Onion and wasn't sure if I should be surprised or worried that it wasn't. I get the feeling that there's more to the story - probably the dad created a fuss, probably he was being a nuisance and had to be removed by security. Or something like that. When the headlines in the mainstream media start to appear like they could be from the Onion, I know it is time to pack my bags and wait for reality to collapse on to itself.

msandford 13y ago
Nuisance is in the eye of the beholder. He knew what his rights are and he was asking for them to be respected. The SRO didn't care what the law said, he thought that the school rules superseded it. They do not.
- DjangoReinhardt 13y ago
  Hmm, apologies. I somehow forgot to scroll down and did not realize that there was (a lot) more below the scroll. The dad seems calm and collected. The officer seems to be pissed at the fact that his authority is being questioned (superseded even?) by the dad. The entire six-ish minute exchange seems surreal and bizarre, to be honest. Help me understand here, why would there be a rule prohibiting parents from walking their kids to/from school? No pavements? Very busy roads? Precedent of some sort?
  - msandford 13y ago
    Damned if I know. It sounds to me like the non-crime (but definitely "criminal" act) of Pissing Off The Police. It doesn't matter if you're not actually doing anything wrong. If you piss a cop off he can arrest you and figure out SOMETHING to charge you with and at that point you have to fight the charges. It's unfortunate but it happens. This seems like a case of that to me. Is there a rational explanation for why the rules would be the way they are? I have no idea really. It doesn't make any sense to me either.
    - brianpgordon 13y ago
      He just throws out the word "disorderly" out of nowhere like it's a magic word that lets him arrest whomever he wants.

msandford 13y ago

Nuisance is in the eye of the beholder. He knew what his rights are and he was asking for them to be respected. The SRO didn't care what the law said, he thought that the school rules superseded it. They do not.

DjangoReinhardt 13y ago
Hmm, apologies. I somehow forgot to scroll down and did not realize that there was (a lot) more below the scroll. The dad seems calm and collected. The officer seems to be pissed at the fact that his authority is being questioned (superseded even?) by the dad. The entire six-ish minute exchange seems surreal and bizarre, to be honest. Help me understand here, why would there be a rule prohibiting parents from walking their kids to/from school? No pavements? Very busy roads? Precedent of some sort?
- msandford 13y ago
  Damned if I know. It sounds to me like the non-crime (but definitely "criminal" act) of Pissing Off The Police. It doesn't matter if you're not actually doing anything wrong. If you piss a cop off he can arrest you and figure out SOMETHING to charge you with and at that point you have to fight the charges. It's unfortunate but it happens. This seems like a case of that to me. Is there a rational explanation for why the rules would be the way they are? I have no idea really. It doesn't make any sense to me either.
  - brianpgordon 13y ago
    He just throws out the word "disorderly" out of nowhere like it's a magic word that lets him arrest whomever he wants.