Cue Christopher Meloni And Ice-T . . .

. . . who will then proceed to rough up the young punk, asking him What does he think this is, some kind of Norman Rockwell tableau? No sir, this is no game. Then they’ll take him into custody:

Time was, the pea shooter was a staple of the schoolboy arsenal. Classmates and teachers made tempting targets.

But yesterday, a developmentally disabled 10-year-old who let fly on a school bus was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors.

His alleged crime was shooting a fellow pupil, a 9-year-old, in the back of the neck with a bean.

The incident occurred at 7:16 a .m., as the bus was en route to PS 373, a District 75 school that teaches children with developmental challenges.

The driver, following standard procedure, stopped the Staten Island Bus vehicle on Sobel Court between Bowen and Targee streets in Clifton, and police and students’ parents were notified, said Carolyn Daly, a spokeswoman for the company.

The child who was hit was taken to Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, with pain and swelling at the area of impact. He was treated and released, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

The 10-year-old was arrested at 7:54 a.m. and charged with assault in the third degree with intent to cause physical injury, and reckless endangerment in the second degree for using a pea shooter while on a bus, police said.

School officials declined to comment.

While some might question whether the punishment fits the crime, one veteran law enforcement source said the actions of the police seem justified.

“To cause an injury with a weapon is an assault,” the source noted. “And, I’ve actually heard of Emergency Service Unit cops being called in for kids younger than 10 for similar situations.”

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