Hi, all- (I love all your comments, like, "it's a freakin' french fry"))
I live and work in Laramie, Wyoming and I am embarassed that our police chief could actually defend the actions of the his school cops and the school district. Reason and sanity have flown right out the window, along with the hurled missiles. The sad part about this is that one of the girls already pleaded guilty and paid the fine. I hope the other ones will hold out. Remember, they also got three days suspension! That was punishment enough, but the police were mad so they imposed criminal charges. So what if the cops warned the girls, that still doesn't make it a crime to throw French fries! And just so you know, there was no food fight.
You might want to check out the message board:
Laramie Wyoming's Interactive Community Web Site.. Folks there think it's a crock as well.