Question Authoritarianism

A third-grader found some jewelry and took it to Owen Elementary School in Pontiac, Mich. Since the 1.5-inch-long medallion is shaped like a gun, the boy has been indefinitely suspended under the state’s zero tolerance weapons law. School district officials admit the boy did not point the toy at anyone, nor made any threats, but “state law takes precedence and requires us to take action,” a spokeswoman said. (AP) ...Maybe it’s time for the adults to take a stand and refuse to obey laws that make them do wrong things to children.