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cleanhippie

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Wed Apr 17, 2013, 03:30 PM Apr 2013

Georgia teen who shot parents wanted to read bible, not to do chores. [View all]

Investigators in Columbus, Georgia say that a 15-year-old boy shot his parents because they asked him to do chores when he wanted to look up a Bible verse for a friend who wanted to be “saved.”

In a court hearing on Monday, Detective Amanda Hogan explained that the teen felt he had a mission to find the correct Bible verse for his friend on Thursday. But his parents insisted that he first complete his chores, which included getting an old comforter packed up so that it could be donated to Goodwill, according to the Ledger-Enquirer.

Hogan said that the boy’s rage grew overnight, and when he came home from school on Friday, he took a 9mm handgun from his parents nightstand and hid it in his room. After his parents returned from work, their son opened fire. Stepmother Kristi Askevich, 45, was hit in the right wrist. Randal Askevich, the boy’s 40-year-old father, was shot in the right hip.

When police arrived, they stayed outside the home because the parents were reportedly still being held at gunpoint. Randal Askevich later got his son to turn over the gun, and Kristi Askevich came outside to explain the situation to police.

Kristi Askevich told police that the boy was on several medications. Both parents were shocked that he had shot them.

http://syndicatednewsservices.com/2013/04/17/georgia-teen-who-shot-parents-wanted-to-read-bible-not-do-chores/



The dangers of Religious indoctrination in action.
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You really should learn the scientific method. rug Apr 2013 #1
Scientific method... irony abounds. Exultant Democracy Apr 2013 #6
It is ironic. rug Apr 2013 #7
Ironic. JustFiveMoreMinutes Apr 2013 #2
What a good job that bible does for people... n/t winterpark Apr 2013 #3
Start by reading commandments IV and V Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #4
Like the typical fundie, he apparently was a cherrypicker of the highest order. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #9
"On several medications" I am thinking maybe some of them are not working or interacting well, GreenPartyVoter Apr 2013 #5
Do not mention any fact that undermines the hypothesis. rug Apr 2013 #8
Being on meds only strengthens the hypothesis. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #11
Thank you Senator Frist. rug Apr 2013 #12
You're welcome, Dr. Wakefield. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #15
I'm still debating whether yours is willful. rug Apr 2013 #16
You should focus on yours instead, that's where the bigger problem lies. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #17
Lol, sure it is. rug Apr 2013 #18
Lol, it sure is. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #19
All done now. Always a pleasure. rug Apr 2013 #20
Glad you learned something. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #21
This sounds like mental illness. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #10
It sounds like a gun problem as much as anything. BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #13
Take that crap to the gungeon please. cleanhippie Apr 2013 #22
If you're allowed here to suggest that certain matters are religious issues, then other people struggle4progress Apr 2013 #41
You should feel free to ignore people who try to bully you into silence: if somebody struggle4progress Apr 2013 #42
Thank you very much for injecting some sanity. BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #43
the important thing is to keep clinging to guns 'n gods.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #14
Who's clinging to guns 'n gods? Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #23
uh, that'd be a 'nope'. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #25
My apologies. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #26
(satire follows) see when you do things like apologize politely in a disarming way.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #28
LOL ... I guess I should have been more hostile. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #30
that would've helped. try again, shall we? Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #31
I can't disagree about the last part of statement. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #33
darn. i thought *for sure* that time! Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #34
"Tonight, we dine in hell!" Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2013 #35
Practice, practice, practice. rug Apr 2013 #48
Presumably Luke 14:26. Very relevant: dimbear Apr 2013 #24
yeh the whole kit-n-caboodle (sp?!?!?) is an ad hoc hodgepodge.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #27
When something like this happens, and the kid's found to be playing video games or RPGs... backscatter712 Apr 2013 #29
you're right. it's the double standard. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #32
You raise an excellent point there. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2013 #47
Mentally-ill adolescent with access to guns. What could possibly go wrong? struggle4progress Apr 2013 #36
Hey, cool. trotsky Apr 2013 #37
It's just a guess, of course, but one might expect a certain amount of self-rationalizing struggle4progress Apr 2013 #39
And then throw religious fervor on top of that mix. trotsky Apr 2013 #40
UPDATE: Parents allegedly shot by son missed court because they were in the hospital, pastor says struggle4progress Apr 2013 #38
My favorite part of the article BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #44
Maybe he really is a great kid when he's not having problems struggle4progress Apr 2013 #46
What could possibly go wrong? justhanginon Apr 2013 #45
Any excuse for teenaged boys to avoid chores. MineralMan Apr 2013 #49
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