Shocking Little News Article

[JJ]

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/cops-sa...01150309990001

I don't even know what to say to that.

[player2006911]

kids these days ...... I blame video games

[DutchBoy]

I saw that story yesterday...*shakes head*...like you, just don't even know what to say anymore.

[Beta Man]

Who would think that 3rd graders have this level of team-building, planning, and organizational skills.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Who would think that 3rd graders have this level of team-building, planning, and organizational skills.

Usually I would have a joke for that, but this is serious - look at it, they had a look out, a cleanup guy, the initial attacker, the ropers, the stabber...I mean, these little rapscallions had a scheme all planned out, it seems! Ridiculous. Nine and ten year olds.

[DutchBoy]

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Usually I would have a joke for that, but this is serious - look at it, they had a look out, a cleanup guy, the initial attacker, the ropers, the stabber...I mean, these little rapscallions had a scheme all planned out, it seems! Ridiculous. Nine and ten year olds.

I agree -- and I'm not trying to be smarmy or anything, but I really believe a part of the problem these days is that we tend to make light of/fun of/joke about situations like this, and to me there's absolutely nothing funny about it.

The teacher would either have been injured very badly or most likely killed it sounds like to me..

There's just nothing funny about it IMO.

[savage1984]

Originally Posted by DutchBoy

I agree -- and I'm not trying to be smarmy or anything, but I really believe a part of the problem these days is that we tend to make light of/fun of/joke about situations like this, and to me there's absolutely nothing funny about it.

The teacher would either have been injured very badly or most likely killed it sounds like to me..

There's just nothing funny about it IMO.

Had they killed her, would they have been tried as adults??

Things like these are scary. You're exactly right, there's nothing funny about this. Normally, I'd laugh. That shit is scary.

[DutchBoy]

Originally Posted by savage1984

Had they killed her, would they have been tried as adults??

I don't think so -- the article says they won't be tried as adults now (if I read it right) for any crimes, they're just too young... In fact, if I read it right, they most likely won't even be tried as juvies...

I think they're still trying to figure if they can be tried for anything at all, any of them...

[Ferris]

Where does this angst come from?!? What kind of problems do these children really have?!? I know "fitting in" is incredibly important at that age, but seriously.... murder?!?

[MATTYBLU2]

WOW, nasty stuff. very sad to see and hear about. i have a 6 year old and i think i will have to shelter.

[DetroitSportsFan]

I saw this on the news last night. Very disturbing.

In other news, did you see the story about the guy having sex with his picnic table?

http://nbc24.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=114123

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Who would think that 3rd graders have this level of team-building, planning, and organizational skills.

I was thinking the same thing. Especially considering:

The purported target teaches third-grade students with learning disabilities, including attention deficit disorder, delayed development and hyperactivity, friends and parents said.

It makes me wonder what kind of society is so damn lazy that it is ready to label a kid at <8 years of age, and make them SEP (somebody else's problem)?

Gary