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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][i]“Police said during the press conference that the shooting [b]was not accidental[/b] and that they are working to learn how the student got a firearm and why the shooting occurred.”[/i]

Jesus.[/quote]

:-(

Does a six year old have the ability to fully understand what he did?  WTH.[/quote]

No, but it means he didn’t just bring a gun from home to show his friends and accidentally discharged it. He brought a gun to school to shoot it. [/quote]

How did he know how?? Disgusting. [/quote]
Someone who leaves a gun accessible when a 6 year old is around probably also leaves it loaded. It wouldn’t surprise me if the safety wasn’t engaged. At that point, all you need to do is point the gun and pull the trigger, which damn near every 6 year old understands.

I don’t know how the legal system should treat a 6 year old who has intentionally shot someone. He definitely had intent, which must be dealt with, but he only had a 6 year old’s foresight and understanding of the consequences, which is not the same as an adult’s. It’s entirely possible that he was really angry and wanted to stop her from being his teacher, but never gave any thought to what it would mean if she died. He definitely wanted to hurt her, but does he grasp the finality of death? Did he think about her having a family? Did he recognize her humanity, that she was also a person with feelings? This was premeditated, but 6 year olds tend to have much less emotional regulation than an adult, so should premeditation in a 6 year old be treated the same as premeditation in an adult?

At bare minimum, this child needs to be removed from his home while his parents are investigated (as well as any other minor children they have), undergo a complete neuropsychological evaluation, receive court mandated therapy and treatment of any mental health issues, his parents need parenting classes and a home check before they can regain custody, and he needs a one-on-one aide for the first year that he’s back in a classroom. The parents should not be allowed to have any firearms in their home as long as any minor children live with them, they should have periodic unscheduled home visits, and they should permanently lose custody if they are found in possession of any firearms in their home.[/quote]

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