>>>Now I've seen it all.
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>>>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iMXgWX1my2TrMvxt5JNxRShwyzBwD9GD56SO0
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>>the weird thing is this adult attitude to play. Children play with toy guns and swords and assorted weapons but it has no connection with going on to be a killer. Its a way of processing things in their minds.
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>>because I'm a leftie leaning liberal people often assumed my children wouldn't have toy guns but actually they where tooled up like the SAS and are now very peaceful young adults. And as children didn't hit other children.
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>I feel the same (also as part of the loonie left). What's really wacko on this one is that these can't even really be classified as toy guns. They're little plastic toy soldiers - imagine the size of the guns. There is no advocation for guns here, only a recognition of what a soldier has to face.
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>I guess the teacher and principal would have the children believe that the soldiers they seem to agree should be honoured go to war with smiles on their faces and only a handshake on the ends of their arms. What's the point of honouring them if they refuse to honour the horror they have to go through.
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>Sometimes I just don't know whether to laugh, cry, or punch somebody.

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