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Tony_FLADEM

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9. He should have got at least 30 years in prison. If this were the case he would have been there

Reply to blueclown (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 05:47 PM

Dec 2012

until 2018. Instead he got out in 1996 after 8 years in prison. He was 15 years old. That isn't a little child. He ran from the scene so he knew what he was doing was wrong.

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Man from 1988 Pinellas Park High School shooting: 'There are no preventable measures' [View all] Tony_FLADEM Dec 2012 OP

and the outcome was much less severe becuase he only had a six-shooter tk2kewl Dec 2012 #1

And....as was stated in the article.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #4

And this statement sums up the root of the problem: enlightenment Dec 2012 #2

Motive and intent do make a difference, however ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #5

If someone had a ruined childhood, it's difficult to imagine anything different. Brickbat Dec 2012 #3

Life in prison for a minor? blueclown Dec 2012 #6

He shot someone in the head and killed them. Tony_FLADEM Dec 2012 #7

He was a minor. blueclown Dec 2012 #8

He should have got at least 30 years in prison. If this were the case he would have been there Tony_FLADEM Dec 2012 #9