November 11, 2004
Political Debate at Minn. School Gets Ugly
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 12:28 a.m. ET
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) -- Three high school students, one allegedly armed with a bat, were charged with attacking a pro-President Bush classmate after he reportedly said only gays would support Sen. John Kerry.
``It's a good thing to see young people interested and excited about politics,'' said Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom. ``It's obviously very disturbing to see this kind of violence over it.''
The 17-year-old was assaulted last Thursday in the high school parking lot following a class discussion about the election, authorities said. He was treated for cuts and bruises and released.
The alleged assailants have all been charged: one with felony assault -- because he allegedly went to his car to get a bat during the assault, prosecutors said -- one with misdemeanor assault and one with disorderly conduct. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/nat...on.html?oref=login&pagewanted=print&position=
If only there were more Democrats like these three!
Political Debate at Minn. School Gets Ugly
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 12:28 a.m. ET
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) -- Three high school students, one allegedly armed with a bat, were charged with attacking a pro-President Bush classmate after he reportedly said only gays would support Sen. John Kerry.
``It's a good thing to see young people interested and excited about politics,'' said Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom. ``It's obviously very disturbing to see this kind of violence over it.''
The 17-year-old was assaulted last Thursday in the high school parking lot following a class discussion about the election, authorities said. He was treated for cuts and bruises and released.
The alleged assailants have all been charged: one with felony assault -- because he allegedly went to his car to get a bat during the assault, prosecutors said -- one with misdemeanor assault and one with disorderly conduct. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/nat...on.html?oref=login&pagewanted=print&position=
If only there were more Democrats like these three!