The parent should be held accountable for not keeping the gun away from the child.

(October 5, 2015 at 4:25 pm)abaris Wrote: At this point I'm more concerned over the punitive nature of the American system. In most parts of Europe, you can't be charged under the age of 14. Oh yes, there would be consequences, but these would be trying to turn that boy before he turns into a full blooded serial offender. Just locking him up will have the opposite effect. Unless they plan on throwing away the key on an 11 year old.

Only rich white people get mercy in America.  Everyone else is screwed unless they're cops.

(October 5, 2015 at 4:53 pm)Gawdzilla Wrote: Fuck it. Forward my mail to Queensland. I'll be fucking with salties if you need me.

Australia, the land settled by criminals.

(October 5, 2015 at 6:45 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: Only rich white people get mercy in America.  Everyone else is screwed unless they're cops.

It's not so much about mercy. It's about a kid, who obviously got serious mental problems. That's an adult killer in the making and if you just lock him up, you do make him. But he's also still at an age where intervention is possible, according to forensic psychologists. So it's in the best interest of society to give him treatment instead of just punishment.

(October 5, 2015 at 6:47 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:

(October 5, 2015 at 4:53 pm)Gawdzilla Wrote: Fuck it. Forward my mail to Queensland. I'll be fucking with salties if you need me.

Australia, the land settled by criminals.

Wasn't it a penile colony?

Yes, the penalty for stealing a loaf of bread was a life sentence in the world's most liveable city voted 5 years straight! That's a bit harsh!

(October 5, 2015 at 7:16 pm)KUSA Wrote:

(October 5, 2015 at 6:47 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: Australia, the land settled by criminals.

Wasn't it a penile colony?

Well, Australia was settled by a bunch of dicks.  

"penile colony"

Your spelling is correct; your word usage is awful.  Try penal colony.

(October 5, 2015 at 5:43 pm)MentalGiant Wrote: If it weren't a gun, he'd have just strangled her, poisoned her, beaten her, stabbed her ext... People seem to forget violent crimes that result in death that did NOT involve a gun happen all the time. The media just doesn't feast upon those stories as a way to stir up controversy.  

It's very easy to kill with a gun. Five year old kills two year old sister, no problem. You can try to blow off the problem but it won't go away. Not until we're all dead, anyway.

(October 5, 2015 at 4:35 pm)Faith No More Wrote:

(October 5, 2015 at 4:25 pm)abaris Wrote: Unless they plan on throwing away the key on an 11 year old.

Don't tempt our right wing.  This is the kind of thing they love to appear tough on crime with.

Most likely, he'll have to be in juvenile detention until he's 21.  From what I understand, that's basically a recipe to make him a lifelong criminal.

Eleven year olds have been tried as adults in the U.S.  Even the Clinton administration has advocated for that.  It's insane.

The kid needs detention in a juvenile mental institution, if there were such a thing.

And no eleven year old should have unsupervised access to a shot gun.

(October 5, 2015 at 7:53 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: Well, Australia was settled by a bunch of dicks.  

"penile colony"

Your spelling is correct; your word usage is awful.  Try penal colony.

You're a fucking idiot. We have an Indigenous population that has occupied the land for at least 60,000 years, making it the oldest surviving civilisation on the planet.