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Laffy Kat

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26. Matricide is incredibly rare, making up 1% of murders.

Thu Dec 1, 2022, 08:47 AM

Dec 2022

And there's usually a history of abuse in the family. Not saying there's no such thing as being born a psychopath, but they're usually made into killers, not born that way. Even so, locking a 10-year-old up for life seems just as cruel as the death penalty, IMO.

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10-year-old boy charged as adult for shooting and killing mother over virtual reality headset [View all] Nevilledog Dec 2022 OP

Another Well Regulated Militia Member SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #1

Well, he is a black kid. Treefrog Dec 2022 #29

How the hell can you charge a 10-year-old as an adult? Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #2

How the hell can a 10 year old murder his own mother? whathehell Dec 2022 #11

No society should charge a child like an adult obamanut2012 Dec 2022 #14

I guess I'm just finding it hard to understand whathehell Dec 2022 #32

For me, it's because he's only 10 years old XorXor Dec 2022 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #20

Where did he get the gun from ? JI7 Dec 2022 #3

"Prosecutors said he told them the night before he got his mother's set of keys for the gun lock." oioioi Dec 2022 #4

Not so sure I can get behind the idea of charging a 10 year old as an adult XorXor Dec 2022 #5

I know I can't. 10 years old is not an adult. GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author littlewolf Dec 2022 #22

They put them into a juvenile facility until they are 18 TexasBushwhacker Dec 2022 #30

I understand that aspect of it XorXor Dec 2022 #33

There is more counseling and education available for juvenile offenders TexasBushwhacker Dec 2022 #38

He needs to be housed away from the pubic the rest of his life. Coventina Dec 2022 #6

Matricide is incredibly rare, making up 1% of murders. Laffy Kat Dec 2022 #26

A 10 year old with "rage issues" is mentally ill. patphil Dec 2022 #7

Agreed. GPV Dec 2022 #12

I can't believe none would think otherwise. "Facing 60 years???" Adults FAILED. lostnfound Dec 2022 #27

Wisconsin, it figures. This is where the 2 girls who were 12 at the time of the assault elocs Dec 2022 #8

His virtual reality is now a jail cell. secondwind Dec 2022 #9

As an adult? progressoid Dec 2022 #10

Make some people feel better. Certainly won't address the root cause of the issue. GPV Dec 2022 #13

The article Dorian Gray Dec 2022 #16

unbelievable,,, KarenS Dec 2022 #17

If a 10 year old is charged and convicted as an adult, does he then get sentenced to the ... Jim__ Dec 2022 #18

Imagine having to put cameras up XanaDUer2 Dec 2022 #19

At 4yr's old, would "swing puppy around by it's tail until it whined and howled in pain".. HipChick Dec 2022 #21

the only reason I can think of for charging him as adult is littlewolf Dec 2022 #23

I don't think a 10 year old should be charged as an adult, but if the family is afraid of him maybe Vinca Dec 2022 #25

Houses with young children shouldn't have guns in them. Ever. Oneironaut Dec 2022 #28

TEN . . . YEARS . . . OLD . . . IS . . . A . . . CHILD Stinky The Clown Dec 2022 #31

This is obscene. He's a mentally ill child. Sky Jewels Dec 2022 #34

Mental health care stripped of funding since the 80's by Reagan RANDYWILDMAN Dec 2022 #36

Having guns in a house with children while... Xolodno Dec 2022 #37

No 10 year old should be tried for any crime as an adult. Demsrule86 Dec 2022 #39