03-01-2016, 09:27 PM
I don't think the boy "stole" the gun any more than your kid "steals" your car if he takes it out while you're not home. Could you call the cops and report it stolen? Yes. Does that make you a terrible parent? Also yes. However, letting your unlicensed friend drive your parents car, which results in damage to the car and possible injury to you and your friend... incredibly stupid. And you'd be punished.
Specific to this case, the kid needs to be held responsible. The "he thought she needed protection" defense is bullshit. What if she was telling the truth? What if a group of 6 girls was going to jump her after school, and instead she shot 6 girls to death with her borrowed gun. Is that somehow better than what happened in reality? You don't give a dangerous weapon to someone. Period. I'm not saying you need to throw the book at him. Don't charge him as an adult, ask for the min sentence, and kick it down to the programs Sally was talking about. Perfectly reasonable to me.
Specific to this case, the kid needs to be held responsible. The "he thought she needed protection" defense is bullshit. What if she was telling the truth? What if a group of 6 girls was going to jump her after school, and instead she shot 6 girls to death with her borrowed gun. Is that somehow better than what happened in reality? You don't give a dangerous weapon to someone. Period. I'm not saying you need to throw the book at him. Don't charge him as an adult, ask for the min sentence, and kick it down to the programs Sally was talking about. Perfectly reasonable to me.