Eagle Scout honor student expelled for forgetting gun was locked in truck at school

[Little-Acorn]

A senior at Princeton High School near Raleigh, NC has been permanently expelled from school.

His crime: He went skeet shooting the day before with some friends, safely unloaded and locked up his shotgun in his truck afterward, and then forgot it was there the next day when he drove to school.

Then he made his BIG mistake. Upon remembering the gun was in his (locked) truck, he knew he couldn't legally leave the school to drive it home and come back. So he quietly called his mother and asked her to come and pick it up.

The mistake? His call was overheard by some zero-tolerance fanatic at the school.

Question: Who did the wrong thing? And who broke the law?

BTW, as a result of this incident, this Eagle Scout has also been charged with a felony.

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Honors Student & Eagle Scout Charged with Felony and Expelled After Accidentally Leaving Shotgun in Truck

May 1 2013

According to Todd Starnes of Fox News, Cole Withrow, an Eagle Scout, honors student, and active church member has had his life turned upside down.

The trouble began when Withrow discovered he had accidentally left his shotgun in his truck once he arrived at school. He had been skeet shooting with some friends the day before.

Withrow tried to immediately call his mother to come and pick up the firearm, but he was overheard by a school official.

Withrow told officials the truth about what happened. Then he was arrested and immediately and permanently expelled from school.

According to Fox News,

“He didn’t know what to do,” Boykin, whose son is friends with Withrow, told Fox News. “If you jump in the truck and leave, then they get you for skipping school. Once you are there you have to say.

“I think it’s an injustice for this young man,” she added. “He’s a good guy. He’s loved by his classmates and his teachers. You don’t become an Eagle Scout by being a bad seed.”

She said the school district is sending a very bad message to students.

“You teach your kids if you’re in trouble or if you see you’ve done something wrong, go ahead and admit it,” she said. “Be a man and it’ll be fixed. In this case, that’s what he did and he’s being punished for it. That’s not the lesson we need to teach our kids.”

Withrow was just two weeks away from graduating with honors, but now he may not be able to graduate high school this year at all. He will have to wait 365 days in order to finish his last two weeks of high school. His life will be on pause – for trying to do the right thing.

Here is the phone number for the school: (919) 936-6431

Here is the phone number for the NC Governor’s office: (919) 733-5811

Follow the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #freecole

Link to full article on Fox News: http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/eagle-scout-facing-expulsion-over-gun-charge.html

[aboutime]

Too bad for this young man. But it does prove how dangerous our society has become, everywhere we go.
Threatened by OBAMA-ITES who would have their Mother arrested..IF THEY HAD A MOTHER.

[Little-Acorn]

BTW, guess what his school Senior Project was on?

Gun Safety.

The paranoid gun-haters have so twisted and warped our laws, that one of the best kids in the school, who treated his gun with perfect safety and secured it from any possible interlopers, has been expelled from school and charged with a felony.

It's clear to me who committed a crime here: The people who made the laws to cause him to be punished this way.

[Marcus Aurelius]

A senior at Princeton High School near Raleigh, NC has been permanently expelled from school.

His crime: He went skeet shooting the day before with some friends, safely unloaded and locked up his shotgun in his truck afterward, and then forgot it was there the next day when he drove to school.

Then he made his BIG mistake. Upon remembering the gun was in his (locked) truck, he knew he couldn't legally leave the school to drive it home and come back. So he quietly called his mother and asked her to come and pick it up.

The mistake? His call was overheard by some zero-tolerance fanatic at the school.

Question: Who did the wrong thing? And who broke the law?

BTW, as a result of this incident, this Eagle Scout has also been charged with a felony.

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http://gunssavelives.net/blog/honors-student-eagle-scout-charged-with-felony-and-expelled-after-accidentally-leaving-shotgun-in-truck/

Honors Student & Eagle Scout Charged with Felony and Expelled After Accidentally Leaving Shotgun in Truck

May 1 2013

According to Todd Starnes of Fox News, Cole Withrow, an Eagle Scout, honors student, and active church member has had his life turned upside down.

The trouble began when Withrow discovered he had accidentally left his shotgun in his truck once he arrived at school. He had been skeet shooting with some friends the day before.

Withrow tried to immediately call his mother to come and pick up the firearm, but he was overheard by a school official.

Withrow told officials the truth about what happened. Then he was arrested and immediately and permanently expelled from school.

According to Fox News,

“He didn’t know what to do,” Boykin, whose son is friends with Withrow, told Fox News. “If you jump in the truck and leave, then they get you for skipping school. Once you are there you have to say.

“I think it’s an injustice for this young man,” she added. “He’s a good guy. He’s loved by his classmates and his teachers. You don’t become an Eagle Scout by being a bad seed.”

She said the school district is sending a very bad message to students.

“You teach your kids if you’re in trouble or if you see you’ve done something wrong, go ahead and admit it,” she said. “Be a man and it’ll be fixed. In this case, that’s what he did and he’s being punished for it. That’s not the lesson we need to teach our kids.”

Withrow was just two weeks away from graduating with honors, but now he may not be able to graduate high school this year at all. He will have to wait 365 days in order to finish his last two weeks of high school. His life will be on pause – for trying to do the right thing.

Here is the phone number for the school: (919) 936-6431

Here is the phone number for the NC Governor’s office: (919) 733-5811

Follow the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #freecole

Link to full article on Fox News: http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/eagle-scout-facing-expulsion-over-gun-charge.html


<dl><dt>A Scout is Trustworthy.
</dt><dd>A Scout tells the truth. He is honest, and he keeps his promises. People can depend on him.</dd><dt>A Scout is Loyal.</dt><dd>A Scout is true to his family, friends, Scout leaders, school, and nation.</dd><dt>A Scout is Helpful.</dt><dd>A Scout cares about other people. He willingly volunteers to help others without expecting payment or reward.</dd><dt>A Scout is Friendly.</dt><dd>A Scout is a friend to all. He is a brother to other Scouts. He offers his friendship to people of all races and nations, and respects them even if their beliefs and customs are different from his own.</dd><dt>A Scout is Courteous.</dt><dd>A Scout is polite to everyone regardless of age or position. He knows that using good manners makes it easier for people to get along.</dd><dt>A Scout is Kind.</dt><dd>A Scout knows there is strength in being gentle. He treats others as he wants to be treated. Without good reason, he does not harm or kill any living thing.</dd><dt>A Scout is Obedient.</dt><dd>A Scout follows the rules of his family, school, and troop. He obeys the laws of his community and country. If he thinks these rules and laws are unfair, he tries to have them changed in an orderly manner rather than disobeying them.</dd><dt>A Scout is Cheerful.</dt><dd>A Scout looks for the bright side of life. He cheerfully does tasks that come his way. He tries to make others happy.</dd><dt>A Scout is Thrifty.</dt><dd>A Scout works to pay his own way and to help others. He saves for the future. He protects and conserves natural resources. He carefully uses time and property.</dd><dt>A Scout is Brave.</dt><dd>A Scout can face danger although he is afraid. He has the courage to stand for what he thinks is right even if others laugh at him or threaten him.</dd><dt>A Scout is Clean.</dt><dd>A Scout keeps his body and mind fit and clean. He chooses the company of those who live by high standards. He helps keep his home and community clean.</dd><dt>A Scout is Reverent.</dt><dd>A Scout is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties. He respects the beliefs of others.
</dd></dl>

This young man was all of these, as he should be. To be punished for this is ridiculous. Hopefully, it will be overturned.

Called the number for the school to leave a message of support for this young man, but it just rings. I guess they can't afford an answering machine.

[aboutime]

This young man was all of these, as he should be. To be punished for this is ridiculous. Hopefully, it will be overturned.

Called the number for the school to leave a message of support for this young man, but it just rings. I guess they can't afford an answering machine.


Marcus. They need to have someone with a human heart, and voice to answer a machine like that. It's a wonder it rings, and doesn't have some half-assed, liberal excuse recorded to appease their hatred, and stupidity.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

A senior at Princeton High School near Raleigh, NC has been permanently expelled from school.

His crime: He went skeet shooting the day before with some friends, safely unloaded and locked up his shotgun in his truck afterward, and then forgot it was there the next day when he drove to school.

Then he made his BIG mistake. Upon remembering the gun was in his (locked) truck, he knew he couldn't legally leave the school to drive it home and come back. So he quietly called his mother and asked her to come and pick it up.

The mistake? His call was overheard by some zero-tolerance fanatic at the school.

Question: Who did the wrong thing? And who broke the law?

BTW, as a result of this incident, this Eagle Scout has also been charged with a felony.

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Honors Student & Eagle Scout Charged with Felony and Expelled After Accidentally Leaving Shotgun in Truck

May 1 2013

According to Todd Starnes of Fox News, Cole Withrow, an Eagle Scout, honors student, and active church member has had his life turned upside down.

The trouble began when Withrow discovered he had accidentally left his shotgun in his truck once he arrived at school. He had been skeet shooting with some friends the day before.

Withrow tried to immediately call his mother to come and pick up the firearm, but he was overheard by a school official.

Withrow told officials the truth about what happened. Then he was arrested and immediately and permanently expelled from school.

According to Fox News,

“He didn’t know what to do,” Boykin, whose son is friends with Withrow, told Fox News. “If you jump in the truck and leave, then they get you for skipping school. Once you are there you have to say.

“I think it’s an injustice for this young man,” she added. “He’s a good guy. He’s loved by his classmates and his teachers. You don’t become an Eagle Scout by being a bad seed.”

She said the school district is sending a very bad message to students.

“You teach your kids if you’re in trouble or if you see you’ve done something wrong, go ahead and admit it,” she said. “Be a man and it’ll be fixed. In this case, that’s what he did and he’s being punished for it. That’s not the lesson we need to teach our kids.”

Withrow was just two weeks away from graduating with honors, but now he may not be able to graduate high school this year at all. He will have to wait 365 days in order to finish his last two weeks of high school. His life will be on pause – for trying to do the right thing.

Here is the phone number for the school: (919) 936-6431

Here is the phone number for the NC Governor’s office: (919) 733-5811

Follow the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #freecole

Link to full article on Fox News: http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/eagle-scout-facing-expulsion-over-gun-charge.html

This just highlights the insanity of letting leftists/liberals/dems set policies. They have absolutely zero sense of justice. FFING morons every damn one of them.

[Thunderknuckles]

This just highlights the insanity of letting leftists/liberals/dems set policies. They have absolutely zero sense of justice. FFING morons every damn one of them.
This speaks to a larger problem in this country. People are either too stupid or are unwilling to make a judgement call. It's much easier just to devise a script and follow it to the letter regardless of the case before you. A one size fits all policy with no deviation. I'm sure fear of litigation for making a bad call has a lot to do with this as well.
I will go out on a limb and assume that there are a lot of people at this school who believe that the punishment for this kid was far too harsh considering his background. However, they know they have to follow the script of zero tolerance, which is what this kid is really the victim of.

In any case, the kids at this school have learned a big lesson: If you screwed up somewhere, best keep it a secret. Honesty has a bad return on investment.

[Marcus Aurelius]

He's been offered a full scholarship to Liberty University.

http://nation.foxnews.com/eagle-scout/2013/05/02/liberty-univ-offers-full-scholarship-eagle-scout-facing-gun-charges


A North Carolina Eagle Scout who was expelled and arrested for accidentally leaving a shotgun in his pickup truck in the school parking lot has been offered a scholarship to attend Liberty University.

[aboutime]

This speaks to a larger problem in this country. People are either too stupid or are unwilling to make a judgement call. It's much easier just to devise a script and follow it to the letter regardless of the case before you. A one size fits all policy with no deviation. I'm sure fear of litigation for making a bad call has a lot to do with this as well.
I will go out on a limb and assume that there are a lot of people at this school who believe that the punishment for this kid was far too harsh considering his background. However, they know they have to follow the script of zero tolerance, which is what this kid is really the victim of.

In any case, the kids at this school have learned a big lesson: If you screwed up somewhere, best keep it a secret. Honesty has a bad return on investment.


Thunder. You seemed to have hit the nail on the head with 'too stupid'. Just look around this entire nation. It happens every day, somewhere, and it keeps getting worse because people FEAR being labeled as racists, or terrorists if they dare to disagree with the GOVERNMENT STATUS QUO.