Intentions with the gun are irrelevant. He brought a gun to school. That is not normal behavior. He belongs in a psych ward til the age of 18.
Why do you think this child should get a harsher sentence than an adult?
I am not an expert but 9 years for a gun going off accidentally sounds like a lot for an adult. He didn't even have it in his hands at the time.
Can one of the law enforcement officers here tell us how much time an adult would get for a similar charge?
You claim she shouldn't be held responsible for his actions. Which is insane since had she not left an illegal loaded 45 where a child could get to it this would never have happened.
You seriously can't connect the dots there?
Wow, just wow.
I can connect dots just fine. She did not harm another individual. Her negligence maybe had led to a situation in which another caused harm; but she cannot be held legally responsible for that since she didn't do it. Less there is extenuating evidence to show that she knew the kid had it on him when he went to school, or purposefully gave him the gun for this purpose, etc. There are ways in which she could be held legally responsible. But if this is just a kid grabbing a gun without her knowledge, then while she can certainly be held financially responsible, she cannot (or rather should not) be found legally responsible since she had no hand in the actual act.
This is all about proper limitations of government force. It’s the dots the rest of y’all refuse to connect.
Yes - obviously the mother doesn't have a single braincell left in her head after all that meth she's done.
I'd be surprised if it was a legal firearm at all.
Well - then you're just not realizing that if you just create a situation in which someone is harmed then you can be held at fault.
Indeed, you can be. Which is why I've repeatedly said she should be held financially responsible; that's being held at fault. But criminally? Not unless you can demonstrate some form of gross misconduct which is not necessarily demonstrated through some kid getting a gun. You gots the proof?
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I'm the first one here to suggest that there be tighter controls on firearms. This whole thing is sickening. And obviously the Mother will get sued at the very least in a civil suit. But I am at a total loss to understand how prosecuting this 9 year old boy, AND keeping him from his custodial parent is a good idea in the wake of this tragic accident.
Putting a 9 year old boy in jail accomplishes what here?
It's like changing engine oil to fix transmission slip.Of course, YOU would be. Any excuse at all to infringe is a good excuse. Let's violate the 2nd Amendment to fix a problem with the mother.
Absolutely, the child's mom was an unfit parent, criminal, and in possession of a firearm. Her probation officer shouldn't even be a fertile egg right now and she should be held completely responsible for this.You guys realize that with rights, comes responsibilities, right?
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