[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes:
HI Sue,
Exactly, and that is why executing kids will never serve as a deterrent
to other kids who may act on their compulsions. Now, keeping guns away
from them would certainly be a better idea. And I DO support more severe
penalties in the form of confinement in an appropriate institution for a
very long time.
Bill
On Sat, 25 Apr 1998 12:08:13 -0700 Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>Hi Bill:
>
>Ouch!! Thank God that was all that happened. I did some pretty
>stupid
>things, similar to that, when I was a kid too. Sometimes I think it
>is
>a miracle that as many kids live to see adulthood as they do. :)
>
>You said the same thing that I was trying to say. I don't think that
>these kids even think of the consequences of shooting that gun. Death
>to a kid really has no meaning. They don't understand that dead is
>dead, and there is no changing it. And the movies and television
>don't
>make it any easier for them to understand. The "dead" guy always gets
>up and stars in another movie. :(
>
>Sue
>>
>> HI Sue,
>>
>> I think they knew that something horrible was going to happen if
>they
>> squeezed that trigger, but another part of the child-like mind can
>be
>> very compulsive. And the connection between squeezing that trigger
>as
>> well as the distance between them and the victims was not enough to
>stop
>> that compulsive action. Once the first shot was fired I imagine the
>rest
>> were easy. I think everyone can remember foolish and compulsive
>actions
>> done as a child. I got hit by a car once because of one when I was
>13.
>> Since there was never any traffic at this one intersection of two
>alleys
>> I used to ride my bike at full speed right through it. I knew it
>was
>> stupid and dangerous and even remember the thrill of the danger and
>> knowing it was stupid. Sure enough, one day there was a car and
>bang, I
>> went sailing throught the air. Luckily, all I got was a sprained
>wrist
>> and a small gouge on my leg. And a very valuable lesson.
>>
>> Bill
>
>
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