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Related: About this forum5-Year Old Fatally Shoots Sister With His Shiny New Rifle; Grandma Says It Was ‘God’s Will’
Mom stepped out for a moment, leaving her 5-year-0ld to play with his birthday presenta .22 cal. rifle. While Mom was out, the child shot his 2-year-old sister, Caroline Sparks.
It was Gods will. It was her time to go, I guess, grandmother Linda Riddle told WLEX. I just know shes in heaven right now and I know shes in good hands with the Lord.
http://www.alan.com/2014/06/27/5-year-old-fatally-shoots-sister-with-his-shiny-new-rifle-grandma-says-it-was-gods-will/
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)Something horrific happens, "la di da, God's will!"
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)So if someone came along and shot Grandma, that would be God's will too? I thought part of Christianity was a belief in humans having 'Free Will', to choose to do good or evil things? Surely it was a result of the poor choices of parents who handed over a loaded rifle to a 5 year old and leaving him unattended with it.
I certainly hope the parents are charged for child endangerment, neglect, and whatever other charges apply.
(Edit. Following links, I see it was 'ruled an accident' and no charges were filed. sigh.)
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)My God, has this country gone mad?
With this kind of idiocy in her elders, maybe the 2-year-old victim is better off now. May she RIP.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)gun. There are lots of decisions made by humans and is not God's decision, we have to be accountable for our decisions. Don't blame God for our stupid decisions.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)The two problems were (1) the gun was treated like a toy, and (2) the gun was not locked up in the safe with the other guns.
ileus
(15,396 posts)Of course it always stays locked up unless we're at the range or in the woods.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)Still sad and I would like to here if anyone was charged. Part of owning a gun is responsibility and that would fall on the adults in this case. I had pellet guns at that age and some of them are almost as powerful as a 22 cal. You could really pump them up.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Kentucky State Police Trooper Billy Gregory says that the shooting has been ruled an accident. Its just one of those nightmares, he said, a quick thing that happens when you turn your back.
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No charges will be filed.
at God's Will
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)my opinion, but I was not there.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Absent any recent news of shock value, they go back into the archives and dredge up an old tragedy and make it seem new.
I guess, to them, exploiting dead children is part of the means that are justified in the end.
Pathetic.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)some leeway if he did not realize this is over a year old but he should now update the OP to reflect that. If on the other hand he knows and is deliberately trying to pass this off as current news.......
Seems another poster we know has done this before
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)The quality of fact-checking and other matters in journalism has been falling and falling.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)Alan Colmes and journalism don't belong anywhere near each other.
SamKnause
(13,112 posts)lacking critical thinking skills.
How sad that such ignorant people are in charge of the fate of children.
phil89
(1,043 posts)Then again, if he removes all responsibility and need for critical thought...I could see the appeal for some people.
unblock
(52,421 posts)"god's will".
rurallib
(62,471 posts)jesus fucking christ giving a loaded gun to a 5 year old.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Seems more like a devil made me do it plea
Seriously there should have been charges
Arkansas Granny
(31,537 posts)of killing his sister for the rest of his life? I can't imagine what effect this would have on his life.
gejohnston
(17,502 posts)but only after learning the four rules, and watch what bullet will do to a watermelon. Even it certainly never loaded in the house nor without adult supervision.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Duppers
(28,127 posts)Tetris_Iguana
(501 posts)god 'willed' em to buy that f ing gun!!!
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)We all try to justify things. Particularly death. I've let fear enter my soul before thinking I was going to die and every time it made me feel that most people are just doing the best they can to get on with life and we really can't do a damn thing about what fate has in store for us. Not that it's "meant to be". It was "God's will" or it was "their time".
I do think that if we as humans would just be honest with each other instead of hiding our fears behind a facade of security, meme or dogma that society would be better for it. I realize that's just unrealistic pie in the sky idealism but I'd rather be positive in the face of fear. I have even found myself in dire circumstances at times simply to discover that letting go of fear disarms that circumstance. That attitude has even saved my life a couple of times.
Jake Stern
(3,145 posts)If Caroline had gotten hold of drain cleaner under the sink and died from drinking it there's an extremely high probability that the mother would be facing criminal charges and loss of her other kids for neglect.
The flip side, though, is that the drain cleaner death wouldn't have made national news, and certainly wouldn't have been recycled news a year later.