3 Boys Arrested in Plot to Shoot Classmate (2 8yo and 1 11yo

[Florida_Geek]

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-School-Plot.html?pagewanted=print&position=
March 18, 2004
3 Boys Arrested in Plot to Shoot Classmate
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 3:08 p.m. ET

FORSYTH, Mont. (AP) -- Two 8-year-old boys and a 11-year-old schoolmate were arrested after they buried a loaded handgun in a playground sandbox and plotted to shoot and stab a third-grade girl during recess, authorities said Thursday.

Sheriff Tim Fulton said the boys intended to harm the young girl because she had teased two of them.

The plot included a .22-caliber revolver, a knife and a box of bullets that were all hidden on the playground, authorities said.

The boys, whose names were not immediately released, apparently brought the weapons to school Wednesday morning, prosecutor Michael Hayworth said. The intent was to assault the girl over the recess hour that day, he said.

``From the interviews I don't believe that they fully comprehended the full significance of their actions,'' Hayworth said. ``But they understood that this was going to bring harm to her.''

..more at AP...

[soleft]

1. I think they've been watching too many Presidential speeches

[alittlelark]

2. Damn......that's scary

they are so young.... What are their parents like?

[Borgnine]

3. Sigh.

How did they turn out like this? After all, we've been keeping them protected from the dangers of Janet Jackson's breast!

[trotsky]

4. But they're from a wholesome red state!

How could this be?

[mbperrin]

5. Well, uh, gee...

if you live in a country where the answer to everything is to start a "war" against it and kill it, WTF did you think would happen?

[UpInArms]

6. and the toys they got for x-mas

were little *Co crotch dolls - armed with guns and tanks :shrug:

Where would they get the idea that guns and violence would be okay?

I dunno -

[SoundWave]

7. Media glorifying Columbine...

and other school shootings. Although these remember Columbine, recently it was in the news again and plastered all over the tube. A little kid seeing and hearing that a few dozen times...draw your own conclusion.

[UpInArms]

10. Welcome to DU SoundWave!

:hi:

Glad to have you here!

[leesa]

12. Couldn't be the example of our government condoning

and participating in the murder of innocent folks every day could it. Face it, Americans LOVE violence and killing.

[kdmorris]

14. World Peacekeepers Tank

I kid you not. Available at KayBee Toys over the holidays for about $19.99. I felt like vomiting when I saw that. Made real gun sounds and everything.

[bleedingheart]

8. This is just so sick.

I want to know what kind of people raise children that would think to do something like this...and how the hell did these kids get firearms??? Clearly the adults in their life aren't very careful with their firearms and ammunition..

[Nlighten1]

9. Jesus...makes me want to home school...

What the hell is going on?

[dawn]

11. WTF?? Two 8-year-olds?

What are our kids learning nowadays? This is so sick.

:( :(

[metisnation]

16. Sad

has nothing to do with the President solving our problems by killing people.

[pinniped]

13. I bet the 11-year old was the ringleader.

Around sixth grade right?

[kdmorris]

15. Man, my mind just boggles

at how young these kids are! I cannot conceive of raising a child that would want to do these things. Whatever happened to Lincoln Logs and Legos?

This is just so sad!