Over the last few months, Downtrend has posted article after article showing how this country has become a police state and we no longer enjoy the freedoms we once did. Now, as Cracked recently pointed out, here are 5 examples of things that used to be commonplace that can now land you in jail. 1. Drawing on Desks We have all done this at some point when we were kids. You’re sitting in class, bored and not listening to the teacher, and you start writing on the desk. Go into any school in America that doesn’t have brand new desks and you will find years of notes and art left behind by kids from the past. This, however, is now a criminal offense. A 12-year old in Queens NY was walked out of school in handcuffs and held at a police station for vandalism after writing “I love my friends Abby and Faith” on a desk. And, she wasn’t the first. In 2007 a 13 year old was arrested for writing “ok” on a desk in a New York intermediate school. 2. Opening Presents Early While most of us wait until Christmas morning to open our presents, we all have heard of the kids who snuck into their parent’s room and got their presents early. Apparently, in South Carolina, this can lad you in jail. After a young man pulled out one of his presents before Christmas morning and started playing with it, his own mother pressed larceny charges against him. What is even more amazing is police didn’t laugh in her face but instead actually took the boy into custody. Now, you don’t have to worry about the naughty or nice list at Christmas: You have to think about bail. 3. Passing Notes You want to tell the girl in front of you that you like her or let your friends know about a party coming up, so you pass a note to them in class. This has occurred countless numbers of times since we first started going to school and is a cultural standard that everyone understands. It has gotten worse with cell phones and texting, but the idea is the same. However, now you can be escorted out of class by security for telling Jane you love her. A 14 year old from Wisconsin was booked for Disorderly conduct, hit with a $298 bail, and suspended from school for a week for texting her friends in class. 4. Smelling Bad Middle school can be a bit pungent. Kids hitting puberty are starting too sweat and smell bad and many try to mask it with too much cologne and perfume. It can be tough to be around, but it’s not illegal, right? Wrong. A 12 year old girl in Texas who had been teased about her smell started using perfume in an attempt to cover it up and apparently went a little overboard. The school’s reaction was to have her hauled out of class and charged with a misdemeanor. 5. Letting Your Kids Play Outside “Stop watching TV and go out and play.” In a society so concerned about childhood obesity, you would think this sentiment would be applauded. But, that’s not the case in Texas. After a mother in Texas let her kids play in their quiet cul-de-sac on their scooters, while she sat in the yard and watched them, a neighbor called the police and reported her for child abandonment. She was arrested, her kids placed in child protective services, and she was charged with Child Endangerment. So, parents and kids, beware. In today’s police state, nearly everything you do is illegal. Maybe it would be better if you just stay inside all the time and never leave your house. Then again, that would probably get you arrested, too.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 03:10:27 +0000
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