RSDavis wrote:
Element333 wrote:
RSDavis wrote:
Young Libertarian Fights to Save Autistic Friend From School Administrator
by RS Davis
The Freedom FilesI fear that because of this, my son won't know what it is like to have a posse that he can share his feelings with, who will accept him for who he is and have his back when he really needs it.
I only hope that my son is lucky enough to have friends like the ones who rallied around and supported Joshua White (pictured above) in his time of need....
Why does he need a "posse"? Where I come from, that's a term relating to street gangs. I don't have a "posse," but I do have acquaintances, former co-workers, family members and a few close friends from way back who would step up for me if I needed them to. Why do you feel that your son needs a clique around him in order to cope with life? True, many Aspies lead a solitary life, but there are those who are content with it.
Posse actually comes from the Old West, not as criminals, but as a group of men, usually, who rounded up the bad guys. Either way, all I was saying is that I hope he has a close group of friends like Josh. From what I understand, though, the whole school stood up for him.
- R
Posse actually comes from "
posse comitatus":
1. The population of able-bodied men above the age of fifteen in a county whom the sheriff may summon to repress a riot, pursue felons, etc.; a body of men so raised and commanded by the sheriff. Now hist.
In the United Kingdom, the sheriff's power to summon the posse comitatus, though long disused, remained in law until the passage of the Criminal Law Act of 1967. In the United States, though historically most significant in the frontier country of the West, the posse comitatus remains as an institution in many states.
As "posse":
1. a. An assembled force, band, or company, often with hostile intent (cf. POSSE COMITATUS n. 2); also fig. Also (now usually without negative connotation): any throng or assembled group (of persons, animals, or things); a clutch.
b. colloq. A set of (esp. young) people associated by being members of a peer group.
c. slang (orig. Jamaican Criminals' slang). A gang involved in organized or violent, often drug-related, crime. Cf. YARDIE n.
2. a. The population of local able-bodied men whom a sheriff may summon to repress a riot, pursue felons, etc. In later use usually (chiefly U.S.): a particular body of men so raised and commanded by a local sheriff; = POSSE COMITATUS n. 1. Now chiefly hist.
b. Any group of persons acting as a force with legal authority; spec. a detachment of police officers sent to deal with a particular incident, emergency, etc.
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11 Jul 2010, 1:18 pm
