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In reply to the discussion: Baseball Player Killed Because Kids "Were Bored" [View all]cpwm17
(3,829 posts)132. A similar thing happened recently in Kissimmee, Florida
Some kid's father bought him a mass-murder type weapon. Naturally that kid started shooting people and buildings for sport. It terrorized the town for several weeks. David Guerrero was gunned down and murdered for sport.
Yesterday the father was arrested:
The father of a 15-year-old Osceola County boy charged with murder let his son pick out the weapon used in two killings and more than 20 shootings this summer, according to police records.
The father also told police he bought the carbine and 100 rounds of ammunition because his son "was having problems with unidentified subjects in Poinciana, Florida," records state. And in a separate interview, the son told police that he regularly took the carbine from his father's house.
"Lothar learned of one of Konrad's shootings and took the firearm away from him," the affidavit stated. "However, Konrad was able to access it again and continue to commit shootings with it. Konrad admitted to retrieving the firearm from Lothar's residence, and using it to commit multiple shootings as well as the murder of David Guerrero."
Based on those admissions, Lothar Schafer faces a felony charge of culpable negligence for allegedly leaving a loaded firearm within easy access of a minor who uses it to injure or kill someone, records show. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of allowing unlawful possession of a firearm.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-shooting-arrest-murder-osceola-20130820,0,6349959.story
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IMO that reply is mostly a casting about for a rationale...as was the post it is pointed at
HereSince1628
Aug 2013
#13
Nothing to apologize for, really. Understanding why people make hasty generalizations
HereSince1628
Aug 2013
#106
But, what are the odds of having 3 of these kids hanging out together? Do they attract each other?
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2013
#43
I've seen more bullshit shooting scenarios than that defended here and elsewhere
Blue_Tires
Aug 2013
#139
So the gun is responsible, just like the bomb was responsible in the Boston marathon bombing?
rl6214
Aug 2013
#54
It was "Bang Pt. 2 drops in two hours" - referencing the Chief Keef album release
oberliner
Aug 2013
#65
You know, I think that's exactly wrong. It wasn't a hate crime, it was a crime of apathy.
1-Old-Man
Aug 2013
#34
The NY Post is running photos. Wouldn't be the 1st time they got it wrong, but...
cigsandcoffee
Aug 2013
#73
One of the shooters was a blue-eyed white boy. He was the oldest of the three
Number23
Aug 2013
#109
They clearly aren't "raising" their children. Producing children is one thing;
LeftinOH
Aug 2013
#67
Let's see...sixty times three............180 years of boredom behind bars: coming right up.
DisgustipatedinCA
Aug 2013
#82