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scenario...your views?

twinkles**stars — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:10:17 GMT

How would you react to this scenario?

Driving along a road you see a young boy in school uniform on his way to school waving a gun and knife at passing traffic.

Would you ignore him or take steps to ensure the gun and knife are 'toys' and not the real deal?

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cat_mioux — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:14:21 GMT

I certainly wouldn't approach him just in case the weapons were real!

I'd call the police.

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:15:36 GMT

He's a boy.

That would be my thought.

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**meep** — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:21:02 GMT

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
He's a boy.

That would be my thought.

yeah.....but what if?

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**meep** — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:22:31 GMT

honestly, if I wasn't sure, i don't think i could ignore it, just in case. i would contact the police.

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crystal**flake — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:22:47 GMT

I would ignore it.

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:22:50 GMT

But if what?

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crystal**flake — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:23:49 GMT

Or ring the school and report it.

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**meep** — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:23:53 GMT

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
But if what?

they were not toys

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:25:12 GMT

Perhaps those who have raised a young boy might be more level headed.

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:28:11 GMT

@**meep** wrote:
@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
But if what?
they were not toys

Australian boys = millions of toy guns.

I guess I am not easily alarmed.

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cherry*135 — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:32:22 GMT

If I recognised the school (by his uniform) I would probably call the school and let them know what I saw.

How old approx was he? Aged 10 or more, I would probably call the police.

My Mum would not let us have toy guns as children (which I thought was a bit off, the neighbours kids had plenty of them). However, when I had my own children, I wouldn't let them have toy guns either.

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:34:00 GMT

Tell the school that one of their students was playing on the way to school.........good grief.

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:36:20 GMT

@am*3 wrote:
If I recognised the school (by his uniform) I would probably call the school and let them know what I saw.

How old approx was he? Aged 10 or more, I would probably call the police.

My Mum would not let us have toy guns as children (which I thought was a bit off, the neighbours kids had plenty of them). However, when I had my own children, I wouldn't let them have toy guns either.

Yours didn't....millions of kids do.

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**meep** — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:39:22 GMT

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
Tell the school that one of their students was playing on the way to school.........good grief.

Is that was going to be said? I thought it would be more like - A boy wearing your school uniform was waving what appeared to be a gun and a knife at passing traffic. I felt it was appropriate to bring it to your attention. Thank you for your time, have a nice day.

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:43:31 GMT

Really?......I would doubt that.

If you really believed that the boy was carrying real weapons.....you would call the police.....

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twinkles**stars — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:56:36 GMT

I have raised a boy, now 35 and I have a grandson. Your point is????

@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:
Perhaps those who have raised a young boy might be more level headed.

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green.fields — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:57:47 GMT

If I thought the weapons were real I'd call the police, would not approach child.

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:58:06 GMT

You would call the school based on your own prejudice towards toy guns.

There is nothing illegal about children carrying or waving around toy weapons.

Whether they are or are not allowed to play with them is up to the parents....not passing motorists or their school.

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twinkles**stars — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:01:23 GMT

The boy was about 10? The school thought it funny 😞 a left over from Holloween.

If they were real ( and we don't know) the boy could have caused a lot of grief. Better to be safe than sorry is not being an alarmist....it's being concerned for everyones safety.

am*3 mine were not allowed to play with toy weapons either. Too many 'toys' later become the real thing 😞