Teen's Artwork Investigated by Secret Service


Apparently a Washington state teenager's anti-war drawings represent such a threat to the U.S. government that the Secret Service was called in to investigate.

If this 15-year-old kid in Prosser is perceived as a threat to the president, then we are living in '1984.'
-- Kevin Cravens, friend of the unidentified boy's family


PROSSER, Washington (AP) -- Secret Service agents questioned a high school student about anti-war drawings he did for an art class, one of which depicted President Bush's head on a stick.

Another pencil-and-ink drawing portrayed Bush as a devil launching a missile, with a caption reading "End the war -- on terrorism."

The 15-year-old boy's art teacher at Prosser High School turned the drawings over to school administrators, who notified police, who called the Secret Service.

More here.

Posted: Fri - April 30, 2004 at 09:24 AM          


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