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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAn 11 y.o. boy in middle school from Port Orange, FL, has been arrested, perp walked, and charged for threateni
I do not believe 11 year old kids should be perp walked for all the world to see.
The kid needs counseling--maybe for years, not this. No!
An 11 year-old boy in middle school from Port Orange, Florida, has been arrested, perp walked, and charged for threatening to commit a mass shooting at a middle school.
Authorities also showed off his arsenal of weapons.
Whaddya wanna bet his parents are MAGA?
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oswaldactedalone
(3,539 posts)those terrorists. I dont care how old they are.
magicarpet
(15,830 posts)... what is a kid his age doing with that type of arsenal of weapons ?
cally
(21,651 posts)Children should not be treated as adults.
Darwins_Retriever
(884 posts)In a mental hospital and therapy should be administered for a very long time. His parents need to be investigated and jailed. All of his acquaintances should be investigated.
cally
(21,651 posts)But I am not comfortable with this societys assumption it is the parents fault. Mental illness has a very complex origin.
Someone had to pay for the guns, though, and help hide the guns.
sarisataka
(20,359 posts)there isn't a "real" gun in that picture
CrispyQ
(37,603 posts)IDK how much difference it makes, but were all those weapons in his room or just in the house & he had access?
stopdiggin
(12,404 posts)(regardless of the position or political axe being ground)
On the other hand, is it not somewhat relevant to juxtapose the the trauma caused to the perpetrator - against that caused to society and the victims by these actions, and threats?
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ms liberty
(9,564 posts)The parents should be getting perp walked WITH the child.
WhiskeyGrinder
(23,373 posts)sarisataka
(20,359 posts)however describing a bunch of airsoft guns and some display "swords" as weapons is really stretching the definition.
It is good to see them taking a threat seriously, but this is a major overreaction to treat the kid like he is the reincarnation of bin Ladin
Gore1FL
(21,629 posts)There were at least two long rifles and what looked to my unskilled eyes to be a shotgun.
I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of this kid's angst.
sarisataka
(20,359 posts)they can look very real but are the modern equivalent of the dart guns most of us played with as kids. Some have had the orange tips removed that identify them as "not real". They shoot plastic BBs.
WhiskeyGrinder
(23,373 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(23,373 posts)DAYTONA BEACH A Florida sheriff fed up with a spate of false school shooting threats is taking a new tactic to try get through to students and their parents: hes posting the mugshot of any offender on social media.
Law enforcement officials in Florida and across the country have seen a wave of school shooting hoaxes recently, including in the wake of the deadly attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., which killed two students and two teachers.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said hes tired of the hoaxes targeting students, disrupting schools and sapping law enforcement resources. In social media posts Monday, Chitwood warned parents that if their kids are arrested for making these threats, hell make sure the public knows.
Since parents, you dont want to raise your kids, Im going to start raising them, Chitwood said. Every time we make an arrest, your kids photo is going to be put out there. And if I can do it, Im going to perp walk your kid so that everybody can see what your kids up to.
riversedge
(72,014 posts)Traildogbob
(9,632 posts)Gives me hope. And he is in FUCKING Florida.
Its way past time to address American grown terrorism.
But he is extremely a minority.
FOB supporting Trump, and look at the Sheriff in Ohio looking to get names of all Harriss supporters.
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hawkeye21
(147 posts)Everyone is equal under the law . . . but some are more equal than others.
The 11-year-old and his parents probably deserve it. But then why doesn't the doddering dictator who tried to overthrow his own government deserve it? WHY?
Merrick Garland seems to be a bigger coward than old man Trump.
Wonder Why
(4,300 posts)He probably just now understands the difference between video game and TV deaths and real pain to real people.
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sarisataka
(20,359 posts)and suddenly become fans of draconian punishment
RussBLib
(9,493 posts)....instead of Florida man.
Good to hear some public outrage. I think this sheriff is on the right track.
doc03
(36,241 posts)Jk23
(161 posts)This seems an almost reasonable response by the Sherrif.