Boy, 12, faces grown up murder charges

[Nitemare]

If you are old enough to willfully pull the trigger to kill someone, you are old enough to do the time.

 

[Cheesetogo]

I love how we can consider a child to be an adult in a case like this, but then still see statutory rape cases for 18 year olds having sex with 16 year olds.

Children don't think the same way that adults do...there are good reasons that you have to be 18 to make pretty much any major choice on your own. I really don't think it makes sense to try him as an adult.

 

[SunnyD]

tldr. Punish the parents as well.

Dumbass, one of the parents was already punished - she's dead by his hands.

 

[actuarial]

doesn't apply.

Doesn't the article state that the father allowed the kid to have 24/7 access to the shotgun? Without getting into a gun control argument, I think most would agree an 11 year old should be supervised when using one.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Dumbass, one of the parents was already punished - she's dead by his hands.

Where is the part that they have any damning evidence other than a cooked up motive and the fact he had a hunting shot gun?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Doesn't the article state that the father allowed the kid to have 24/7 access to the shotgun? Without getting into a gun control argument, I think most would agree an 11 year old should be supervised when using one.

quite normal if he hunts frequently with his dad which he does. I don't see the problem.

 

[Modelworks]

I love how we can consider a child to be an adult in a case like this, but then still see statutory rape cases for 18 year olds having sex with 16 year olds.

Children don't think the same way that adults do...there are good reasons that you have to be 18 to make pretty much any major choice on your own. I really don't think it makes sense to try him as an adult.

While children do not think the same way as adults, they do know right from wrong at very early ages. The 'think of the children' crowd has been trying to make the world look like everyone is created equal and there are no losers, that isn't reality. There are people that will never be able to become responsible adults and no amount of rehabilitation will change that. It is sad that he is so young, but he did take a life and I'm pretty sure he knew what would happen when he used the gun. The law doesn't require that he understand the long term consequences only that he understands the difference between right and wrong at the time of the act.

 

[sourceninja]

I'm as pro-gun as it gets, and there is no reason why a child should have easy access to firearms. If I had kids in my house you better believe every gun would not only be in my safe, but also have a trigger lock.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

The gun was given to Jordan as a present for Easter, and the boy's lawyers say he only used it for hunting.

I can think of at least one other thing he used it for, amiright?