Shake Your Head

And yet another post for my "Stupidity" category. Last time it was the story about how the police showed up at a little girl's house because her library books were overdue. You could not make up stuff this silly, and yet, read below how the Premier of Ontario is defending another, similar action.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is defending Kitchener school officials for calling police and reporting a four-year-old girl who drew a picture of her father carrying a gun.

Father Jessie Sansone was arrested, strip searched and told he was being charged with illegal possession of a firearm after police were alerted to the drawing last week.
Sansone's three children and his pregnant wife were also questioned by Family and Child Services.

Waterloo Regional Police found only a transparent toy gun in Sansone's home during a search and Sansone was released without charges.
An internal police investigation has been launched into the way Sansone was treated by officers.
Speaking on Wednesday, McGuinty defended the school's decision to alert police to the potentially revealing picture, saying it is difficult for teachers and administrators to make such decisions when they believe a child's welfare could be at risk.

I could be wrong, but I think it was Ron Paul, Republican candidate for the nomination for the presidency who stated that, "When the people are afraid of the government, it is called tyranny. When the government is afraid of the people, it is called democracy."