Cub Scout booted from den after gun control questions
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- A Cub Scout in Broomfield, Colorado was kicked out of his den after asking tough questions about gun control to Republican State Senator Vicki Marble. Ames Mayfield and his mom Lori say that despite other scouts also asking political questions as well, none of the others were reprimanded in any way, to their knowledge.
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I'm sure that every kid had the help of their parent. He could have left out, "why on earth." He's pretty precocious, I believe he came up with his own questions. Kid watch the news and read the paper too.
You can hear the kid talk. He's clearly smart and self-aware. I don't believe this kid was just doing what his mom told him. I think she probably read the question and was proud of him for coming up with it but beyond that it sounds like it was all him.
So for this kid to say for people who beat their wife is a very narrow part of a broad law. Just sad his mother would have aloud him to make such an ignorant statement, :/ and in turn get him kicked out. Blame the family. "You hit anyone your living with and now you aren't aloud to have a gun to protect your future family?", is all the senator had to say.
chichgo has the tuffest gun laws , and look what a disasters they are, the highest killing rate in America, # don't lie!!
Poor kid wasn't being the adult, he was being a puppet
I am part of scouts and this is incorrect, they are leaving something out.
What’s so funny is I knew this kid in elementary school
A merit badge coming from the media is like getting a free slice of sh*t pie.
Your intelligent,your smart and courageous. Make Eagle Scout.
He needs to join Scouts. His mother is protecting him and holding him back from moving forward and doing things on his own. We can see it through the question he asked about his domestic violence situation.
Concerning the comment on the BBQ and chicken, they had the actual clip of the senator during that poverty meeting...I never heard the word "black" in it, and yet when you look at Ames' question to the senator, he equates black people with BBQ and fried chicken. Did I miss something? I grew up in the South and yes, we have awesome fried chicken and BBQ, but that is true of the entire South, not just the black population. From what I heard the senator actually say, she never targeted blacks at all.
This boy represents our country and our values.
The boy is an American patriotic hero. The gop politician is however, a soulless shrew.
mother is disgusting for using the kid as political bait.
come on curiosity killed the cat not the cub.
He should not have been "booted out," but I don't know (and neither does anyone else) the content of the conversations. As a scout leader for 12 years, I certainly respected a whole host of principles and ideals held by different boys and their parents. However, once he started fingerpointing at a particular political party, the question (actually editorializing) went way off track. Keep your questions on point. Don't editorialize and scold. I can also attest that scouting has its share (LOTS) of personality conflicts and squabbles between scouts, parents and leaders.
Get real, those weren't his questions. His mother wrote them down for him. We all saw the paper he was reading them from.
is his mom arianna huffington
Ames, You're an American hero! You will touch humanity in a positive way and leave your mark in the world.
The great thing is, kid you're the future and that old republican senator is our past, a shameful one but past none the less
every week there is a freak coming up with something like this boy scout leader came up with, the boy scout leader should be the one to be kicked out of the boy scouts because he is teaching these kids that must be some real screwed up stuff if he is so dumb to do something like this, he just made himself known as a moron that is not capable of doing his job, this is just smart kid who acts a lot older for his age is all it is and he should be able to say whatever he wants no matter where it comes from, that is his right as anybody else in this country, they are saying he can't because he is 11 years old, BS
Mother is such a liar lol, ya right her kid came up with those questions on her own...ok lady. Bs the kid got kicked out though.
Example of parents not letting kids to be kids
Truth! Kids want nothing to do with this political bullshit. Shame on the parents for being so immature and insecure to drag their young family members in to their political drama. I'm so glad my parents were smart enough not to trouble a child with things they have no world experience to compare it against. And as adults we act like this child has any idea what he is even talking about in his 11 years on this earth. It would be funny if it weren't so pathetic
Vegas702 lol what a loser..why don't you try again? You get another chance.
Joe Vega I totally agree. Even if you agree or disagree with the question posed, good kids like that young boy needs to be protected at all close and parents should be the first line of protection. It's just sad how it all turned out. I feel so bad for the kid because you can see in his face that he is sad about it. I hope it works out for him.
Vegas702 is a troll. He's been copying and pasting the same shit over and over. LOL. Let him throw his little "I Hate Republicans and Anyone Who Doesn't See it My Way" tantrum and get it out of his system.
Stop cyber bullying this boy for having an opinion!
Shame on the pack leader and the den leader. They seem to treat the Cub scouts as their personal fiefdom just like Trump fires his staff.
If they felt a grievous harm was done, why not have the kid make up with merit badge civics coursework.
SORRY KID. BUT YOUR MOM IS TO BLAME. ACT LIKE A KID.
LOL.VEGAS 702 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTED. HE MISSED YOU.LOL
Hardly a tough question. You don't have the right to have either for FREE. No one is making your gun unaffordable so "free" guns can be given to those who can't afford one. What doesn't make sense is the government taking something you've already purchased and live with, and quadrupling it's cost so it can be given for "free" to someone else (healthcare). Won't do it to your guns, which you actually have a constitutional right to own, but they will make your own healthcare unaffordable so someone else can have it without paying. Educate yourself kid, or mom, and try again.
Vegas702 hahahaha. Child hating..and your Hillary is pro abortion. Good call, dipshit. It is typical...I have an excellent reply to a half-witted question. Typical reply of a dipshit, you have there. Go on, child.
I agree POS parent. Her words, her questions. Punish her not the kid.
I use my real name. That says it all.
You are my hero little bro.
1) I personally don't think Ames should have been kicked out, buy I am not privy to the internal discussions going on within that scout group. It's probably more complex than this fake news station is making it out
2) it's so obvious that this was a question prepared by the Mom. Really, shame on her for politicizing the scout group. Ames had a chance to ask questions about civics and how government works, but instead was spewing a monologue written by mom. Stop using your kids as political shields to virtue signal
3) Marbles response was pretty good, wish the news station gave some coverage to that.
I think the boy should be allowed back in the troop he was in, and the mother banned. Though I am a democrat, I give Marbles a big thumbs up for the way she was able to answer those questions. I would like to know how the other children reacted to the questions. I bet they had no clue what the kid was talking about, and he only knew what his mother told him
Bitch that senator could not come up with an articulate response to save her own fucking life. She basically said we shouldn't control guns because it doesn't stop people from getting them. Yeah well then why is murder illegal? It doesn't stop other people from killing people so why is that illegal?
This kids mother wrote those questions no matter what the media says
Colonel 100 the kid is brighter and more well versed then most in his age bracket,but kids are Parrot's and this one is repeating what he has heard in the home and certainly coached for this political visit in a kids venue
Let's say she did; is that a reason to kick him out? Or let'say he expressed his own mind; is that a reason to kick him out?
he should not have been kicked out, but his mother should have
Does it really matter who wrote the question? The point is as an Eagle Scout, Scoutmaster and Crew Advisor, I welcome questions that causes people to think. After all the two stars on any scout rank (included in all Scouting Ranks) stand for Truth and Knowledge. For a cub pack to disallow this child to continue goes agains all scout idea and practice. I would welcome him into my Scouting Troop, Venturing Crew or Sea Scouts. He would make a great Eagle Scout.
See it as a Right or privilege, but owning a gun is something you must pay for. Want to compare it to healthcare..ok. Make everyone who wants it, pay for it. That's what Republicans are trying to do. You have a right to healthcare. No one is denying you the right to purchase it. You have a right to own a gun. No one is denying you the right to purchase one, if you meet the requirements. I don't see what this kid doesn't understand about that. Both can be purchased. If you can't afford a gun, someone with a good income isn't required to buy you one...or when comparing to healthcare, if you can't purchase a gun, no one is required to give up theirs so you can have it. Republicans are tired of giving up their healthcare to pay for others to have it.
No, Lori Mayfield, he shouldn't be booted for asking a "tough" question. The only thing I disagree with you about is your calling it a "tough" question. It was a simple question based on simple logic. It was an obvious question to ask. My son was booted from his public high school for reporting what he knew about the releasing of a stink . . . mustn't use the "B" word . . . device. What we seem to be teaching our children these days is what I call the Sgt. Schultz syndrome. For those of you too young to know, John Banner played the role of Sgt. Schultz, a fat German concentration camp guard, on a long running TV comedy series called "Hogan's Heros." Sgt. Schultz's catch phrase in that series was, "I know nothing!" Of course, in order to advance the perverted Republican agenda our children must be kept ignorant and complacent. I was appointed Den Leader once in my sons Den. If it had been my Den I would have told Ames, "Good job!" He deserves a badge and an advancement in rank for his actions. He also deserves a better Den.
though he does need to be handed constitution and a bill of rights. I would like to respond to the two questions he asked. the first one why should the man who beats his spouse be slowed to posses a fire arm? the answer is that in a domestic dispute case the woman being beaten has to go to the police and first report the crime. make no mistake this is a crime. she then has to attempt to get a restraining order against the man. the police now can remove his fire arms or even arrest the man. he has the ability to appeal his case providing that he does not break the law and enter knowingly into the restricted distance. the reason is simple the government cannot seize property nor denie a citizen his or her rights without due process. meaning simply the woman on his question must take action and activley pursue the option of escaping her situation. this is the law for better or worse. these cases often times never reach that level because the abused never reports it or forgives him and doesn't press charges. so what can the police do. as for the second question health care is a service that requires another party to pay for that care so if this is in fact the government should also provide a platform to speak from or even provide fire arms to every citizen at the tax payers expense. its neither in the bill of rights nor is it a acerted right. another part of this is that how can my rights force a doctor to treat the sick and injured. you at that point are forcing doctors to treat you or me without looking at the cost to doctors, school. it isn't free a doctor isn't trained for free so how can we mandate the price of their lives. the other element of this argument is that the right to bear arms against forces both forien and domestic is a right not given by government nor can the government end that right with our due prosses. I do think that Ben Shapiro says it better than I an recommend you look up the guy. hope this answers the quarry. have a good day ps its bull that he got kicked out.
Would have been better if you had provided a link, instead of saying "look up the guy". I did, and found him talking about gay marriage.
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I am a Democrat through and through
But his mom put it up to it
Democrat ADULTS
Need to speak
And vote
I am a Democrat through and through
But his mom put him up to it
Democrat ADULTS
Need to speak
And vote
Mommy should have gotten the FACTS about the law before she gave her kid the question ( yeah yeah she said she didn't and if you believe that I have some beautiful oceanfront property in Nevada to sell you ) because someone who has been convicted of domestic abuse is PROHIBITED from legally purchasing a gun.
Cringe username. Cringe opinions. Drop the gun and touch grass for once in your life
Wow one smart kid . That's the State Senerator's job to answer questions .
After watching the unedited video of the kid asking the question, the kid was being used as a political foil by his mom.
definitely wasn't controlled by his mum, like that politician implied.. that kid is bright as fuck. legit
the boy is intelligent, but that line of questioning was scripted. In the interview, he was not nearly as sure as he was when asking those questions in terms a child his age would not know. His mother wrote it, then coached him until he had it memorized. It was for her own agenda. I feel bad for him
ash oran nah I don't agree. I think that kid is clearly clever enough to have come up with those questions himself. Of course his questions were scripted, he prepared them in advance.
Brave boy! Bravo!
He read shit he mother wrote. That's not "brave", he's simply being exploited. The mom is a coward for making her 11 year old read questions she was too afraid to ask her damn self.
I think he asked fair questions and should be allowed to. I would rather have my son or daughter in a group the promotes constructive arguments than oppression. Just my thoughts.
There's something wrong in this country when people don't understand that health insurance is not a Constitutional right and they use their children as political tools. The child didn't ask "tough" questions. He regurgitated Statist talking points and false information. It's sad that parents use their children instead of just letting them be kids.
Poor kid... being used for his moms political opinions. Just let them be kids! Stop stealing their innocence. So sad.
You assume a lot. While I'd wager they're a liberal household, it's obvious that this is a highly intelligent kid who is mature for his age, has a desire to learn and get involved, and has a natural ability to think critically to boot. I only hope my own kids are this interested in something so meaningful at his age!
+Jonathan Walters At age 11, the child can move into Scouts, and leave the young children behind.
HIS MOTHER IS HOLDING HIM BACK, for her own purposes.
+Nalidus Actually, the boy was asking about his own family.
Wondering why it was OK for his father to own a gun after being charged/convicted of beating his mother.
Why is everyone blaming the mother He can think for himself even if you cant!
It's rarely well advised to judge others by your own values. You're making a LOT of assumptions about him and his family, and he is obviously a high achieving and articulate young man. By comparison, I was walking experienced electronics engineers twenty years my senior with degrees through microprocessor circuit board diagrams when I was the same age. I wasn't the brightest kid in my year either. Kids are smart and more tuned into the world than ever. I had political opinions of my own too at that age, as did my friends. We're not all morons, then or now, and having them doesn't steal your innocence, but it does prevent people who want to abuse it from taking advantage of you. By the cub scout leader stifling debate in a free country in this way, she didn't do herself, the image of the cubs, or the senator who seemed willing to engage with the child any favours.
A million applauses for Ames Mayfield . Thank you for being so courageous and speaking up your mind. Your mother must be so proud of you. I was a den leader for my two sons, one after another, for total of 8 consecutive years, and would have been so honored to have had you as a cub scout in my den. You have managed to restore the faith in humanity and pride in the organization that was part of our family tradition (everyone in our family is a former boy scout/girl scout and/or scout leader). Again, thank you and please keep up being the morally upright, sensible, compassionate and responsible scout. The world needs more people like you and this nation sorely needs it, moreover now than ever!
That question is nothing more than a plagiarized lecture from every Democrat buzzword, platitude, filled talk fest. Ames' obviously had done zero independent research outside of these or any critical thinking on the subject. This was his mothers doing as clear as day.
What a very thoughtful young man. He certainly was better informed than the politician! Typical GOP nonsense talking points who in fact DID make generalized, derogatory comments about black health. Misinformed this Cub Scout group with her pro NRA erroneous "facts". Yes, he certainly seemed to be the only adult in the room. Some people don't want to be held accountable and his questions were doing exactly that with this person holding a PUBLIC office. He has a great future!
Karen Muldoon Hess -- Are you too dense to realize the Mom did the research and typing of his speech? Its her words, Ms Karen Mudhen Hiss. DOH!!!
No, the son is very intelligent and researched this himself. He said he did all the work, wrote down his questions. His idea and valid concerns. Leave it to GOP right wingers to have LIMITED communication or comprehension skills!
Karen Mudhen, so you were there in their house to watch what happened? And you think the kid would admit his mother helped even when it was an assignment for the Cubs? Get real and think a bit. Just because you want something to be true, it doesn't make it valid. Calling those whom you disagree with illiterate doesn't prove your point either. The question isn't whether that young boy is smart, the issue is whether he was coached. In your fantasy, all "smart" people think alike and come to the same conclusions, correct? That isn't being "smart," it's being brainwashed with group-think. It's probably too late for you to get educated out of your condescending yet blinkered mindset. But at least grasp the point that the first sign of being brilliant is not claiming you are smart, or calling yourself "liberal." Please grow some brain-cells and stop being a pawn of the progressive puppet masters -- Mainstream Media, Hollywood & Washington.
Did you watch ANY of the interviews with this 5th grade boy? Apparently not. This 5th grader is DEFINITELY smarter than a conservative commenter. Missed the entire point of this story and it had nothing to do with being "coached". Lack of logic will do this.
+Karen Muldoon Hess I watched the interview, and although I think the boy is smarter than the normal horse or Dr. Phil, I saw him struggling with reading the words in the question.
The problem came when the boy asked about his own domestic situation. Is it OK for his father to own a gun after being convicted of beating his mother.
As usual,the right wing NRA suppoter FUBARED this .more bad press
Kid is a hero
Next she will shave his head and tell the world he has brain cancer and start a gofund me page. Take this kid away from his "mother" before she does any more damage.
Take him away from his mom because she's raising a strongly-opinionated human being that backs up said opinions with research, effort and thoughtful introspection?
Just the semiautomatic ones... equality is not a thing in the Republican Party
the only opinions this boy was expressing were those of his mother. He was clearly coached!..and i am a democrat!