I remember this story from months back. A young boy picks up a loaded weapon left out carelessly by an adult at a picnic and shoots his brother dead.
A quick read of the article shows that no charges were filed against the crushingly stupid adult, as the local sheriff categorizes this intense tragedy as an accident.
Juxtapose that insane response by law enforcement and the laws they enforce with this story out today. A NFL wide receiver accidently shoots himself while cleaning his gun - AND HE IS CHARGED WITH RECLESS ENDAGERMENT!!!
Indeed, there are no words. An adult who accidently shoots himself is considered to have committed a crime, while a mouth-breathing, troglodytic a--hole who's loaded gun atop a picnic table results in the death of a minor is left alone to wander this earth free as a bird. Free to continue his monumentally stupid, reckless and vapid behavior - abetted by the guns he is still allowed to possess in the eyes of the law - which may endanger or mortally wound another unsuspecting youth.
Whatever your stance is on guns, gun control or personal freedom, I ask you: how can this be? How can the law of the land punish someone for unintentionally shooting himself in the leg and NOT punish someone whose direct negligence and mind-numbingly stupid actions led to the death of a 12-year-old innocent?
How can this be?
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