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cab67

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14. agreed, but...

Wed Jan 25, 2023, 04:32 PM

Jan 2023

...I'm willing to accept the possibility the parents thought it was secured. Did an older sibling provide access? Did the child figure out how to get around the securing mechanism? (My daughter is his age, and her problem-solving skills are remarkable if she's determined enough.) Neither of these absolves the parents - it was their responsibility to secure the weapon properly, and it wasn't. They might very well be lying to cover their assess, but then again, maybe they're not.

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Sounds to me like the parents are Bettie Jan 2023 #1

This is not a wealthy or predominantly white district AkFemDem Jan 2023 #9

In my experience Bettie Jan 2023 #13

He is not white. LisaL Jan 2023 #25

Thanks. Can't move fix anything without understanding Hortensis Jan 2023 #31

Well, the kid isn't white. LisaL Jan 2023 #24

They are showing a photo Bettie Jan 2023 #26

With his face blurred out. LisaL Jan 2023 #27

I've seen a picture of the mom. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #43

Given the delicate treatement Bettie Jan 2023 #44

He's a minor. BlackSkimmer Jan 2023 #45

I hope she settles for at least 1billion. Bluethroughu Jan 2023 #2

Really? That's the only thing you listen to? Hortensis Jan 2023 #32

Somebody has to be held responsible for a teacher being shot by Bluethroughu Jan 2023 #40

Don't worry, various parties are accountable and in trouble. Hortensis Jan 2023 #42

"The firearm our son accessed was secured," said the statement, released by the family's attorney. tanyev Jan 2023 #3

Things that make you go hmmm.... Sogo Jan 2023 #5

It's occurred to me that there could be an older sibling mixed up in this. tanyev Jan 2023 #12

Exactly. nt crickets Jan 2023 #8

It was NOT "secured" Enough. So Cha Jan 2023 #11

agreed, but... cab67 Jan 2023 #14

Why would you have a gun in the house mgardener Jan 2023 #16

Yep, as secure as the kid in diapers waving a gun, pulling the trigger Bluethroughu Jan 2023 #41

If it was in a gun safe or had a trigger lock maxsolomon Jan 2023 #46

If the parents being in class with him was Bettie Jan 2023 #47

The school should have provided an aide, since the child's parents would no longer be attending debm55 Jan 2023 #48

My youngest is in middle school Bettie Jan 2023 #49

Lawsuits are coming FakeNoose Jan 2023 #4

The kid is a bad seed. BannonsLiver Jan 2023 #6

And everyone wonders why there's a teacher shortage. Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #7

Raise hand if any question why teachers are leaving the profession lpbk2713 Jan 2023 #10

I was injured by a student while working as a school nurse mgardener Jan 2023 #15

Damn, that is just awful. I'm so sorry. Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #17

This story keeps growing legs. GreenWave Jan 2023 #18

Nope sarisataka Jan 2023 #19

Do we want teachers calling the cops on school kids? Dr. Strange Jan 2023 #22

If a child brings a gun to school sarisataka Jan 2023 #28

Seems like whenever a cop is called, people here go nuts. Dr. Strange Jan 2023 #35

If they have a gun? Yes questionseverything Jan 2023 #29

YES. YES WE ENTHUSIASTICALLy DO want the cops called AkFemDem Jan 2023 #33

Teachers have no authority to seize weapons from pupils backpacks? bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #20

Yeah, that's fubar. progressoid Jan 2023 #21

Another teacher searched the backpack but didn't find the gun. LisaL Jan 2023 #23

You can't go in a child's desk either. Privacy issues. former PA teacher. I don't know if it has debm55 Jan 2023 #37

The legal rule at one time was in loco parentis bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #38

There were lawsuits brought by parents, stating that their childs rights were infringed. I was debm55 Jan 2023 #39

I guess I don't get it, if there's a fucking gun, take it. Don't wait for a shooting. OverBurn Jan 2023 #30

The Subversive 6 have ruled that gun owners have more rights than women. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #34

Write the check Newport News ZonkerHarris Jan 2023 #36