An increase in school shooting threats across the country has officials going to new lengths to try to stop the problem. Volusia County, Florida Sheriff Mike Chitwood was so fed up with the threats, he decided to publicly identify the students behind them on social media.
He started by posting the mug shot of an 11-year-old who wrote a list of targets and a photo of the airsoft rifles, pistols, fake ammunition, knives and swords the boy was showing off to other students.
The boy claimed it was all a joke.
Chitwood also vowed to post perp walks of the kids making the threats. He called out parents saying, “You don’t want to raise your kids … Sheriff Chitwood is going to raise them.”
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Chitwood’s tactic is getting some mixed reactions in the comments on his social media posts.
One person said, “This is exactly what has to be done for things to change. Great job Sheriff.”
Another person commented, “I feel conflicted about sharing a juvenile’s name and photo as if you (Sheriff) are judge and jury.”
Florida officials have made multiple safety improvements and policy shifts since the school shooting in Parkland six years ago.
In 2019, Republican lawmakers cleared the way for schools in Florida to arm employees, including teachers. Those against arming teachers say it’s time to implement gun safety legislation.
As shooting threats pour across the country, more and more schools are installing metal detectors. The majority of the threats have ended up being hoaxes.
Lauren Taylor
AN INCREASE IN SCHOOL SHOOTING THREATS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAS OFFICIALS GOING TO NEW LENGTHS TO TRY TO STOP THE PROBLEM.
THE SHERIFF FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, MIKE CHITWOOD … WAS SO FED UP WITH THE THREATS … HE DECIDED TO PUBLICLY IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS BEHIND THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
HE STARTED BY POSTING THE MUG SHOT OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD WHO WROTE A LIST OF TARGETS.
THE BOY LATER CLAIMED IT WAS ALL A JOKE.
CHITWOOD ALSO POSTED A PHOTO OF THE AIRSOFT RIFLES, PISTOLS, FAKE AMMUNITION, KNIVES AND SWORDS THE BOY WAS SHOWING OFF TO OTHER STUDENTS.
CHITWOOD DIDN’T STOP THERE … HE VOWED TO POST “PERP WALKS” OF THE KIDS MAKING THE THREATS … LIKE YOU SEE HERE.
CHITWOOD SAYS HE’S GOING AFTER PARENTS NEXT…
:52 You don’t wanna raise your… sheriff chitwood is gonna raise them … you think it’s a joke … you’re gonna find your ass in handcuffs … and youre gonna find your ass being paraded out in front of the news media behind me… and your parents are gonna be filmed… as they come to pick you up.. And your parents are gonna be filmed as they come to pick you up… so parents get your kids in line or your checkbook is gonna hurt and your pride is gonna hurt. I promise.”
CHITWOOD’S TACTIC IS GETTING SOME MIXED REACTION IN THE COMMENTS ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS …
ONE PERSON SAID … “THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS TO BE DONE FOR THINGS TO CHANGE. GREAT JOB SHERIFF”.
ANOTHER PERSON COMMENTED … “I FEEL CONFLICTED ABOUT SHARING A JUVENILE’S NAME AND PHOTO AS IF YOU ARE JUDGE AND JURY.”
FLORIDA OFFICIALS HAVE MADE MULTIPLE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND POLICY SHIFTS SINCE THE PARKLAND SCHOOL SHOOTING SIX YEARS AGO.
IN 2019, REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS CLEARED THE WAY FOR SCHOOLS IN THE STATE TO ARM EMPLOYEES … INCLUDING TEACHERS.
THOSE AGAINST ARMING TEACHERS … SAY IT’S TIME TO IMPLEMENT GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION.
AS SHOOTING THREATS POUR IN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MORE AND MORE SCHOOLS ARE INSTALLING METAL DETECTORS.
THE MAJORITY OF THE THREATS HAVE ENDED UP BEING HOAXES.
FOR SAN, I’M LAUREN TAYLOR. FOR ALL YOUR LATEST NEWS HEADLINES – DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP TODAY.
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