Proof the Terrorists Have Won II

When a 15-year-old boy at Prosser (Wash.) High School turned in his sketchbook to his art teacher, the teacher was distressed to see it contained some "political" art. One sketch showed President Bush's head on a stake. Another showed the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in flames. Another was captioned "End the War — on Terrorism". Protected speech in the Land of the Free, right? Of course not! The teacher notified the vice principal, who notified the police, who called in the U.S. Secret Service. "We assume that he deliberately took an action of his own free will," explains Prosser Police Chief Win Taylor, "which he reasonably should have known was against the code of conduct." Secret Service agents interviewed the boy, but it's unclear if they took any other action. The boy "thinks it's all funny," says a family friend. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times) ...Right: so funny it's scary.