Fifteen students have been charged in one Florida county for threats, “jokes,” and gun comments since the Parkland massacre, and the sheriff says he’s going to make them pay.
Literally.
Make a threat in Volusia County, even if you think it’s just a joke, and you’re going to pay at least $1,082. You can count on that — in addition to any relevant criminal charges for your threats or actions.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood announced this policy on Thursday. Four more students — ages 14 to 17 — were charged with making threats of violence or false statements about guns at Volusia County schools, bringing the number of students facing these types of charges to 15 since the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland two weeks ago, the department posted on Facebook.
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