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Originally posted by stevepaa
So the only answer is prosecute the kid? So you think we should apply capital punishment to him?
It is pretty far fetched to consider some kid, dragging 10 5 gallon gas jugs along to burn the bus?
So if he had used sarin, you would still say it is only his fault and not take means to preclude others from doing the same?
So how would you reach these wacko kids and teach them responsibility?
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Right now the only thing we can do is prosecute the kid. Kill him or lock him up for life -- makes no difference to me, just as long as he's not walking around free where he can harm me or others. (He's clearly demonstrated that he's a threat; I don't give "second chances" in such matters.)
One gallon of gasoline could easily fit in most kids' school backpacks -- that's more than enough to have killed a large number of children on the bus.
About "sarin" -- now you're presenting a "pretty far fetched" idea.
I'm not particularly interested in "reaching" wacko
young adults and "teaching" them anything. I am interested in being able to
protect myself from them.
Consider: Everyone on the school bus was prohibited by law from having a firearm; the law didn't stop the criminal, but it did stop the bus driver (and any other adult on the bus) from being armed. The situation could have been very different had the driver been armed.