Sheriff vows 'zero tolerance' for school shooting 'jokes'

SOUTH SALT LAKE — When officers confronted a 13-year-old about a post he made on social media threatening violence at his middle school, the boy didn't think it was a big deal."When it was brought to his attention why we were there, he literally laughed. He started laughing," said the investigating officer, Unified Police Sgt. Melodie Gray."It took us a few minutes to get him to understand the gravity of what he had done, because he really thought it was just a funny joke."She said the boy