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Originally Posted by SLACKJAW  I actually find the fact that they won't face penalties at school appaling. When I was in school and palyiong sports we agreed to a code of conduct which included automatic sanctions for an arrest or suspicion in a crime untill cleared in the case. These kids walk with essentially a slap on the wrist and don't really lose anything (big deal they can't own paintball guns for a year). Take a football season away and see how they feel. Besides which in another year they get to own guns intended to actually KILL.
The killing of the skunks is bad enough but consider they were in a State Forrest Campground. That means there is potential for other people to be around. People who more than likely are no wearing protective gear. It could have been a whole lot worse.
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This story is really a case of taking non game animals via unapproved means in a proscribed area. It is either a Game and Inland Fisheries issue or a Park Service issue. This effectively a case of poaching. In many cases of poaching, the poacher loses his weapon whatever it is. This didn't take place on school grounds, so the school cannot do anything other than just talk. The young miscreants are old enough to know better, so should be penalyzed accordingly, lose their guns and pay fines and or community service.