Most of us have seen the "Lord of the Rings" movies and the "Hobbit" movies. I mean, we all must have since "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" made a pant-load over the holidays. Anyway, I'm sure that everyone seeing the movies can appreciate the fact that they are works of fiction. Everyone, that is, except apparently the Kermit Independent School District in Texas.
Sadly, this is not from The Onion.
From the Odessa American...
A Kermit parent said his fourth-grade student was suspended Friday for allegedly making a terroristic threat.
His father, Jason Steward, said the family had been to see “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” last weekend. His son brought a ring to his class at Kermit Elementary School and told another boy his magic ring could make the boy disappear.
Steward said the principal said threats to another child’s safety would not be tolerated – whether magical or not. Principal Roxanne Greer declined to comment on the matter.
Because that damn magic ring of power is so a weapon of mass destruction. Just ask Smegol. Hey, there's a thought. When Bush was looking for WMDs, maybe he should have went to Mordor instead of Iraq.
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