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Post by Mr. Hendrickson™ on Sept 25, 2003 13:32:27 GMT -5
COLD SPRING, Minnesota (AFP) - One of two teenagers shot by a fellow student in one of the latest school shootings remained remained hospitalized in critical condition, hospital officials said.
The 14-year-old suffered head and chest wounds after a fellow student opened fire with a handgun at a high school in Cold Spring, central Minnesota, early Wednesday, authorities said.
A second, 17-year-old victim, died of his injuries in hospital.
The 15-year-old suspect apparently picked his targets at random and was eventually persuaded to give up the gun by Rocori High School's burly former football coach.
Students and neighbors identified the shooting suspect as John Jason McLaughlin, the son of a sergeant in the local sheriff's office and a quiet and withdrawn teenager, who was teased by his peers because of his acne.
Police declined to identify the suspect. Sheriff John Sanner of the Stearns County Sheriff's Office said the boy had given a written statement and was cooperating with authorities.
No charges had been filed in the matter as of early Thursday, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Office said.
Parts of the high school have been designated a crime scene and will be off-limits to staff and students until Friday, according to Scott Staska, superintendent of Rocori Area Schools.
The shooting was the first such incident of its kind in this Midwestern state, and shocked the small community of Cold Spring, population 3,000, about 80 miles northwest of the twin cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul Minnesota.
This is sad. I can't believe the teasing and things go this far!
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Post by Forsaken on Sept 27, 2003 0:03:49 GMT -5
i hate School Shootings...i really do...i see no reason to bgina weapon to your school and kill students and teachers i really dont
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Post by Mr. Hendrickson™ on Sept 27, 2003 0:06:34 GMT -5
It happens. Its too bad people die because of some innocent teasing.
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Post by Forsaken on Sept 27, 2003 0:13:10 GMT -5
yea...i can see how it gets to people but i dont understand why people do it in the first place...i mean why tease someone to the point where they go and do that kind of shit.....and in the end who ends up getting hurt...its ends up being a school full of kids cause they are Tramatized bye that...and it doesnt help anyone..it just makes things worse so when they go back to school they dont feel the same
Everyone is looking over there Shoulders and people are Still getting Teased and people get worried that they will bring some sort of Weapon to school and blow someone head off...like comeon people no need to kill someone over something as little as tesing...its not worth it..and you have to live with that for the rest of your life...i doulnt do it...living with haven taken someone life i dont think i could do that
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Post by bob on Sept 27, 2003 8:02:45 GMT -5
what also annoys me it then gets blamed on good music and sometimes tv but not where the blame should belong to
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Post by Pixie on Sept 27, 2003 11:02:49 GMT -5
Alot of the problem with some of those kids is the lack of discipline. If you have noticed ever since people started this 'no spanking' crap kids have been getting worse and more and more out of control.
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Post by Mr. Hendrickson™ on Sept 27, 2003 11:06:19 GMT -5
Well I think violence supports violence. It is not they are not getting the spankings it is the fact their parents or peers are not paying attention to these outcasts. I mean if people would be nicer to those less fortunate maybe they wont be killed in this kind of random things. I see this as the Outcasts revolting against those who have tormented them in the past.
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Post by Breakdown on Sept 28, 2003 9:40:43 GMT -5
Yeah, i think that it is stupid, if you're going to be stupid like that. just shoot yourself, cause you shouldnt blame others for what happens to you.
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Post by Mr. Hendrickson™ on Sept 28, 2003 11:22:59 GMT -5
Yeah, i think that it is stupid, if you're going to be stupid like that. just shoot yourself, cause you shouldnt blame others for what happens to you. That isnt fully true. I mean parents are to blame for children being felt left out. It starts at the home first and then branches out to the school yard and in the workplace. If you dotn pay attention to your child then you are not doing your job as a parent. Learn about your child as you will learn more than you will ever know. Take them places, show them you care. Then they wont detach themselves from society and do something like this ever.
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Post by Breakdown on Sept 28, 2003 13:10:18 GMT -5
That isnt fully true. I mean parents are to blame for children being felt left out. It starts at the home first and then branches out to the school yard and in the workplace. If you dotn pay attention to your child then you are not doing your job as a parent. Learn about your child as you will learn more than you will ever know. Take them places, show them you care. Then they wont detach themselves from society and do something like this ever. ok, you're right, than just shoot your parents...
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Post by Forsaken on Sept 28, 2003 13:12:41 GMT -5
nah even shooting your parents is still stupid
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Post by Breakdown on Sept 28, 2003 13:14:56 GMT -5
nah even shooting your parents is still stupid well what Lance is saying, it's all their fault, so i say go ahead and shoot them, if anyone...
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Post by Robert on Sept 28, 2003 13:36:59 GMT -5
at a school in my city, grade 10s were gettin paddled, beaten with 2x4s, and sprayed with bleach. and the kids that were being hazed, were sooo fucking terrified it wasn't even fucking funny! also, not too long ago, there was the last incident where some grade 12 kids took a couple of grade 10 students got them in cars.... took them a couple of blocks down, and beat them to a blooy pulp. but none of my friends that go there have been attacked.
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Post by Mr. Hendrickson™ on Sept 28, 2003 13:55:18 GMT -5
I am saying its mainly the parents,. the school, and the kids fault. You cant put a finger on who deserves the most blame though.
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Post by Robert on Sept 28, 2003 14:15:02 GMT -5
its everyone's fault, the people who see the gun, the people who tease, the kid who has the gun, the parents for having the gun in a reachable place, and also the school for not having metal detectors. and not making sure that everyone in their school is safe.
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