November 26, 2008
Adapt, Improvise, Overcome...KILL!
It seems an eight-year-old boy has been charged with murder in Arizona for shooting his father and another man. The little tyke was brought into court for a hearing in handcuffs, too, drawing tears and outrage from everyone from the courtroom audience to the chattering pontifiklatura.
Is this child old enough to be tried for murder? Even as a juvenile?
Fuck if I know. Rumor has it the father was a beastly abuser, and the kid put the kibosh to it.
So I'm torn: either this kid is a cold-blooded pint-sized sociopathic demon, who was borneded without a soul, in which case we should execute him immediately so we can explore his brain with sharp instruments, or he is an intrepid diminutive Rambo. He learned to adapt, improvise, and overcome a hostile environment. In which case we should make him a Marine when he turns 17. In the meantime, I suggest a thorough grounding in small arms and tactics, with a focus on sharpshooting. This kid could be a hell of a sniper.
Who says I can't see both sides of an issue?
H/T my main man Skippy, who knows all of the cool bro handshakes.
Velociman: My dad used to knock us around on occasion for no good reason other than his bad temper. I have the healed up broken nose as a memento (some day maybe I should get it straightened, but it is not too ugly to live with!). I have also been on the receiving end of a throttling. So, if the kid was indeed the recipient of abuse like that, then I can empathize. My oldest brother and I plotted dear old Dad's demise on a couple of such occasions. We had the perfect plan in place in case we really needed it. Go ahead and shudder, but we were keen on surviving him. Now, I have not ever seriously contemplated harming another human being. If the boy acted out of pre-emptive self defense, then I doubt whether he really will ever pose a threat to anyone else. What will they do with him either way?
Posted by: PeggyU at November 26, 2008 11:38 PMSo the Buggerer got a cap busted in his ass? Wheres the problem, I don't see it. Plus I bet his foster family will treat him extra nice at X-Mass to prevent any further unpleasantness. Like the bed being set on fire with them in it!
Happy Turkey day all. I wish I could do some shooting, but all I'll hear is realtives shooting the shit.
Posted by: JohnB at November 27, 2008 8:22 AM