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Town stunned as 8 yr old boy charged with murder of dad & boarder
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/08/...rss_topstories
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (AP) -- It's a crime that police officers in a small eastern Arizona community can hardly fathom yet have to deal with: an 8-year-old charged in the fatal shootings of his father and another man. "Who would think an 8-year-old kid could kill two adults?" St. Johns Police Chief Roy Melnick said Friday. The crime that unfolded Wednesday evening sent shock waves through St. Johns, a community of about 4,000 people northeast of Phoenix. The boy had no disciplinary record at school, and there was no indication he had any problems at home, prosecutors said. "It was such a tragedy," said the boy's defense attorney, Benjamin Brewer. "You have two people dead; you have an 8-year-old in jail. It tugs at the heart strings. It's a shocker, no doubt about it." On Friday, a judge determined there was probable cause to show that the boy fatally shot his father, Vincent Romero, 29, and Timothy Romans, 39, of San Carlos with a .22-caliber rifle. The boy faces two counts of premeditated murder. |
i just read this a few seconds ago...this gave me chills!
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Why wasn't the gun locked up in a safe? The boy shouldn't have had access to it.
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Wow, that's incredibly disturbing.
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Crazy crazy stuff, especially the fact that his father taught him to shoot, at such a young age. I'd be interested how they decided that this was premeditated.
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Probably there is a lot that the media haven't been told yet. It will be interesting to hear the whole story. And chilling.
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Living in AZ, obviously its all over the news here. Friends of the family and neighbors are adamant that the father/son relationship was fine with no signs of abuse. The boarder in the house it seems was an innocent victim. Seems like a case of a sociopath to me. The news is portraying him as a kid who sat in court with no remorse on his face and said he was twirling around in his chair.
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Who Stole the Cookie From the Cookie Jar?The best way to interrogate a child.
An 8-year-old Arizona boy charged with murdering his father and another man appeared in court on Monday. Police say the boy confessed to shooting the two men with a .22-caliber gun, but his defense attorneys told reporters that "there could have been improper interview techniques done." What's the "proper" way to interrogate a kid?..... http://www.slate.com/id/2204374/ |
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jon, do you ever post any original thoughts of your own? You should've changed your screenname to Sir Linksalot. |
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I blame video games.
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The article speaks rather well for itself. |
Many 8 year olds don't comprehend death. Many 8 year olds do things like spin in a chair when they are very nervous. This web site describes some of the psychological development that 8 year olds are experiencing.
http://childparenting.about.com/od/c...aroldhom_2.htm http://childparenting.about.com/od/c...aroldhom_3.htm As you can see, things like understanding right from wrong and feeling guilt are just developing at 8. I don't see how we can possibly try an 8 year old as an adult. It's just ludicrous. He needs psychological help. When he comes to understand that his dad will never come back and that it's his fault, he's probably going to be seriously traumatized. |
^^ i agree.. most 8 year olds don't fully understand the concept of death so there is a great chance that he isn't aware of the severity of his actions. To try an 8 year old as an adult is ridiculous, the only way that I could see something like this plausible would be if there were evidence presented about sexual abuse which might give him a motive.
And as far as the 8 year old spinning in a chair being a sign of him being a sociopath I think is a little far-fetched..imagine if you're 8 and stuck in a room listening to "grown ups" talk and use big words that you're probably not able to understand.. maybe the kid was just bored and if that's the case can you blame him for spinning in a chair because afterall he's only a kid. |
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