Kid shot dead in school today

[Badgersmilk]

http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1120403.html

I should be starting a petition to be sure the officer gets an award for this!  It happened in my kid's school today!  We saw it on the news at about 11:30am.  Sent my daughter a text asking what was going on.  She said they annonced over the load speaker "This is NOT a drill.  The whole school is now on lock down.  Close and lock all classroom doors and windows."  That's all they knew.  They kept the kids in their home rooms all day watching movies.  Police had the school blocked off so much there was a line close to a mile long of parents trying to get there (we were in communication with my daughter on her cell phone, and she was fine with staying where she was...  Just as well, we couldnt do anything about it!).

The cheapest house I've seen ANYWHERE in this school district is still about $120K.  There aren't any getto's kids in this school would be living in.  Yet one week ago in the next county some 12 year old boy had gasoline dumped on him and he was lit on fire outside school!  3rd degree burnes all over him, probably won't make it.  The week before that some other school made the news because a gang of black girls beat a white girl almost to death (cracked her skull, broke several bones) over a boyfriend.

What the hell???  We just moved here a few months ago...  Looks like we'll be moving again if kids are this NUTS around here!  What's wrong with these little FREAKS?  

"The school has seen violence before. In May 2006, 18-year-old student Natalia Holmes was fatally stabbed 15 times by her estranged boyfriend in the parking lot. Edwin Brown pleaded guilty to murder and is serving a life sentence."

Conway, the town not to far west of here is pretty old and dumpy, but no way those kids should be in this school.  I don't get it!

[MikeBjerum]

Glad to hear your daughter is ok, and that she handled the day well!

A lot of pain for several, including the student's family and the officer and his family.  I hope all come through it alright.

I'm sure it will be more rumors and knee jerk reactions than rational reasoning for a while, but I hope the truth comes through.

[Badgersmilk]

Thanks!  The kids in my daughters class, and even the teacher had no idea what happened other than a "lock down" until all the kids snuck out their cell phones and started texting parents hours after the shooting (using cell phones normally get the kids suspended).  My wife and I were WAY more shocked over the whole thing than her.  Her biggest problem with the whole thing was about having to watch "March of the Penguin's"!  

Makes me feel good she's that level headed...  I guess the dead kid was autistic, and in special ed.  But this is the third psychotic kid story we've seen in three weeks here!  I'm still at a loss...  It's a very clean cut, middle class, older community around here.  We used to live in Michigan, and got Detroit news on tv.  STILL never even heard of anyting like this stuff!  

[Walter45Auto]

Glad your daughter's fine.

[PegLeg45]

Give her an extra hug, BM............. I'm glad she's OK.

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[Hazcat]

BM,

Glad your daughter is OK.  I am sure you have spoken to her before on how to handle these situations as your a 'gun nut Dad' .

As far as the incident this is what comes from be 'inclusive' and putting kids that should be in special schools in with the regular kids. 

As far as 'income to violence', it doesn't matter.  Spoiled little rich kids are just as dangerous as thugs and many want to be 'thugs' like the 'rap artists' they listen to.

[Badgersmilk]

Thanks guys!  

I just can't wrap my brain around kids going to these extremes.  Setting another kid on fire!  

REALLY brings to light the talk about todays kids being "desensitized" by movies and tv.  I used to think it was just crap talk, but now... 

I'd like the chance to talk to that officer and thank him for his bravery in doing what was necessary for the safety of himself and the others.

[tt11758]

BM:

Glad your daughter is ok.  This is one of those situations that goes to prove that anything can happen anywhere, at anytime.  After all, isn't that the reason we carry?

[tombogan03884]

 My sympathy is with your Daughter, I would rather be tear gassed and shot at than watch "March of the Penguins".

What Haz says is true, remember that America's first notorious "thrill killers" Leopold and Loeb in the 20's, were spoiled rich kids.

http://www.stageclick.com/show/10067.aspx

But it's good to see how the "gun free zone" signs are cutting right down on violence .

[tt11758]

But it's good to see how the "gun free zone" signs are cutting right down on violence .

Absolutely.  But had it also been a KNIFE free zone it never woulda happened.






sarcasm alert.