ANOTHER SCHOOL/PUBLIC SHOOTING

[Blindgreed1]

You are discussing common courtesy and how you were raised, which really doesn't relate to the law. People often confuse what's morally right or wrong as well, but it all comes down to what is legal and what isn't. If your brothers or parents accused you of "stealing" something that didn't belong to you, that is just how they chose to raise you. If they tried to call the cops and have you prosecuted for that "theft" the cops wouldn't respond. Even for a vibrator, because you had access to the vibrator being an occupant and family member in the home.

That's not true. If you reported your car stolen and your child was pulled over driving it he would be charged with joyriding or even larceny. If you reported your car stolen and your child was pulled over in another state with no intent to return it he would be charged with grand theft.

Gunnar doesn't know what the hell he's talking about, again.

The boy in the Arizona case is age 15, three years under the minimum age to be in possession of a handgun without supervision. He didn't have his parents' authorization when he secretly removed the gun from the home and the gun was not communal property just because it was stored in the family home. If his parents had noticed it missing and called police to report it and the boy was found with the gun, their son could of course have been arrested and prosecuted for being in possession of stolen property, illegal possession of a firearm, or other related existing laws. The same holds true if the boy had also/instead stolen/removed/borrowed/took (doesn't matter how you word it) the parents' vehicle without authorization and if the parents instead found out about it after-the-fact from police.

Police might choose to file charges based on the evidence, even if the parents wished not to do so. The DA's office or juvenile authority would evaluate the case and make the call as to whether/what existing laws to formally charge and prosecute. Even if there's irrefutable evidence and a confession, other factors might influence the DA not to charge/prosecute. It's a 'criminal justice system' not just a legal system. Just because a law is broken, doesn't mean authorities will consider it just to enforce that law by charging/prosecuting the offender all factors considered, especially in the case of a minor.

Here's just one case of an Arizona boy who was arrested for being in possession of stolen property because his parents called the police when he took the family vehicle and firearm without consent. http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southea...ts-vehicle

Though it's irrelevant to the case of the 15-year-old at hand, if parents called police to report their licensed/insured 16-year-old had taken their vehicle without their permission, or their 18-year-old had taken their gun without their permission, how the police responded would depend on the officer, the department, and the circumstances surrounding the complaint. As you noted, it's certainly possible that the of-age child could be arrested and charged/prosecuted with applicable existing laws like those you cited.

Oh really? Is the boy being charged with illegally possessing a handgun? No? Hmmm... Wonder why. Pick some nit, nit wit. Stick to what you're good at.