12-02-2014, 01:26 PM
The parents have some responsibility but I don't know a thing about the family. Maybe they're both hard working adults and the kid doesn't have constant after school supervision. At 12, that wouldn't be unheard of. Maybe the kid wasn't a genius and used REALLY BAD judgment...for that, he bears some responsibility.
However, I'd put a big, fat double dose of responsibility on the stupid dispatcher and the way the police approached this. I can't imagine that it's proper police procedure to fire on someone while practically on top of them and simultaneously telling them to "drop their weapon". Had that kid had ten seconds and a few feet of room, he may well have been able to process their request and drop the stupid thing. Two seconds...and they didn't even bother attempting CPR on him. Fuckers. I don't feel any sympathy for them.
My son and his friends were in to airsoft guns when he was around 11. They used to meet up in the hills around here and shoot the hell out of each other. The only thing I insisted on was that my kid (or any kid I saw going to participate) wear goggles. Still one kid got shot in the cheek and cried like a baby. His mom came over and sadly told me her son was no longer allowed to play with the airsoft guns. Good times/good memories.
I guess I'm a bad parent.
However, I'd put a big, fat double dose of responsibility on the stupid dispatcher and the way the police approached this. I can't imagine that it's proper police procedure to fire on someone while practically on top of them and simultaneously telling them to "drop their weapon". Had that kid had ten seconds and a few feet of room, he may well have been able to process their request and drop the stupid thing. Two seconds...and they didn't even bother attempting CPR on him. Fuckers. I don't feel any sympathy for them.
My son and his friends were in to airsoft guns when he was around 11. They used to meet up in the hills around here and shoot the hell out of each other. The only thing I insisted on was that my kid (or any kid I saw going to participate) wear goggles. Still one kid got shot in the cheek and cried like a baby. His mom came over and sadly told me her son was no longer allowed to play with the airsoft guns. Good times/good memories.
I guess I'm a bad parent.
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