Sunday, December 2, 2012

Report: Prop gun lands 11 year old in handcuffs, suspension

An item from the Post today:

An East Village 11-year-old was handcuffed and taken into custody last month after strolling into MS 345 on the Lower East Side with a play pistol — a black plastic prop given to him by an after-school theater company.

Violeta Hernandez, 68, said her grandson, whose name is being withheld by The Post, was supposed to be a cowboy in a play at the Theater for the New City in the East Village.

Instead, the pint-size actor was suspended and shipped off to an “alternative-learning facility” in Harlem for two weeks and is still traumatized by the ordeal, she said.

Police and school officials say that the gun was dangerous, and classified as an "air pistol." The family is considering legal action. Read the whole article here.
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7 comments:

  1. john penleyDecember 2, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    He could have purchased a real one from that drug addicted cop at the 9th Pct.

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  2. Marty WombacherDecember 2, 2012 at 2:48 PM

    I'm surprised they didn't pepper spray the little rascal.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 2, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Why did the theater give the kid a BB gun to take home? That's insane!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 2, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    Hope the parents do sue; and then get their asses thrown in jail for being shitty parents.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 2, 2012 at 8:48 PM

    There has to be more to this story... I doubt the kid wasn't told not to take it to school... Some how I think he wanted to show off...

    But also, way over reaction... Sending any on to the Bronx is a really harsh punishment.. Especially a kid...

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  6. AnonymousDecember 2, 2012 at 9:17 PM

    Sue the NYPD, sue the theater company.

    SUE EVERYBODY!!!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 3, 2012 at 5:35 AM

    nice to see mr penley back sure hope u are feeling better

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