Political Cartoon Controversy
During the 2004-2005 school year, a political cartoon, drawn by student Kira Meyrick, concerning the border issue between Mexico and the United States was taken out of context, making national news.
The cartoon was a depiction of two deeply satirized vigilante patrolmen discussing a 'point system' for the capture of illegal immigrants. The cartoon was intended to make fun of the American vigilante patrolmen, but some students and parents misunderstood the point. Local news coverage of the issue soon expanded to national coverage, bringing about a hailstorm of both criticism and support for the cartoonist and the newspaper.
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