Columbine wannabees

[this_side_up]

Four teens are accused of plotting Columbine-style attack at school
Four students at Cascade Junior High school each have been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder for their alleged involvement in a plan to bring guns to school and shoot specific students and school administrators.


The four students, ages 13 and 14, were arrested Thursday. The felony charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years for juveniles.

Investigators are withholding a possible motive in the case as well as the method in which the plot was to be carried out.

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"It's a total surprise. Things like this don't happen in our area," Bruce Colman said. "It's scary being so close to us. We're not used to this."

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.....do something like that, especially junior high students, because they're only 13 or 14 years old. I was very surprised."

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http://statesmanjournal.com/article/20090404/NEWS/904040320&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

[wartrace]

1. Ah, the rewards of "free range" parenting.

If people who have children would actually RAISE them we would have far fewer of these little idiots in our society.

[this_side_up]

3. Yup. Actually *raising* kids instead

of coddling and over-protecting their widdle feelings etc.

[bluestateguy]

2. The 10 year anniversary is coming up

and that has me worried about copycats.

[NightWatcher]

4. plus, they love April 20th. not to be paranoid, but if I had kids they'd stay home that day

[this_side_up]

5. Yup. It looks like this group

wanted to copycat.

Personally, I think it is long overdue to stop coddling kids and
their parents. The nonsense of not publishing their names in
the paper because they are juvies.....hurt their feeeeeelings,
damage their precious egos, it's a crock.

It's time for full news reports. Names & addresses.
Public embarrassment for mom, dad and the brats.
Public shunning; people looking askance at them. I think
they would have to get their shit together.