2 boys, ages 8 and 9, charged in fatal shooting man on tractor in South Carolina

WFLA ^ | 7-2-21 | Smith

[wardaddy]

WFLA

2 boys, ages 8 and 9, charged in fatal shooting man on tractor in South Carolina

Emily Smith and The Associated Press 1 hour ago

Danny Smith (Source: Vickie Wilbanks) OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – An 8-year-old and a 9-year-old boy have been charged with killing a man who was shot with a rifle while cutting down brush in a South Carolina field, authorities said.

Both boys shot at Danny Andrew Smith with a rifle as he rode his tractor in the field near Westminster on June 23, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said in a statement.

Deputies responded to Coffee Road last week after a missing man’s wife was looking for her husband after not being able to make contact with him.

[TallahasseeConservative]

I’m not saying they were Black. You asked why another poster would assume they were and statistically it’s likely they are. But I won’t be shocked if they’re White. Dumbasses come in every color.

[Rio]

With a .22, you could shoot at a squirrel in a tree, but miss and hit a farmer quite a distance away.

[know.your.why]

Were their names Deshawn and Lemarcus?

Its got nothing to do with race and everything to do with culture. Explain to me why black kids arent graduating high school in significantly higher rates than any other race! Explain to me why black kids are shooting each other in rates much higher than other races are shooting each other! Explain to me why why so many blacks...black kids...are going to prison and not for innocent reasons...not for walking on the sidewalk and getting pulled into prison is so high! Explain to me why 13% of the population is responsible for 50% of the murder! If its got nothing to do with culture, explain to me why the SINGLE MOTHERHOOD rate in the black community has gone from 20% to 80% in the same time that the civil rights movement has made such tremendous gains! Is America more racist now than it was in the '60's and if it is please explain to me how that happened!

[luvie]

Sick little bastards. I hope they get the maximum....death.

[Bullish]

Black children are being taught by their elders that white people are the oppressive devils more than ever these days. Young’ns will be motivated by all the hate they’re subjected to. Bad things, even violence will come of all that indoctrination. I don’t know for sure who all was involved in this shooting, but 8-9 year olds is shocking. With all the hatred spewing these days, would it surprise you if it were a case of ‘hate whitey’?

[wardaddy]

We don’t execute eight year olds

Nor should we

[wardaddy]

First sentence for sure

Second sentence who knows

We can’t execute children...

[wardaddy]

Yes yes and yes

Some states allow juveniles to be held in adult prisons after 18 until aged 30

Contrary to lamentations here we can’t as a civilized culture execute 8 year olds

That’s crazy

[wardaddy]

That’s ridiculous

[wardaddy]

It’s not what I want

Some states will allow incarceration till aged 30

That’s about max allowable

I’m not in favor of executing children....but y’all feel free ....and no I’m not virtues signaling

Likely due to all my children maybe..juvenile can’t even take them at eight

It’s a quandary admittedly....they need help

[luvie]

The first thing I learned in high school rifle club was that a .22 rifle shell can travel a mile away and indeed can kill, so keep your gun in a safe position and the safety on at all times till you’re ready to fire it. And never fire randomly in open country.

Those kids and their families have ruined their lives and their parents should have taught them gun safety before letting them loose with one.

[luvie]

I know. I was angry. But I hope they are not let loose to try again.

[Graybeard58]

Did they both take a shot.
Or,is one of them an accessory

“””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””

Both

[Bodega]

I know! I know exactly how it happened. To wit: the guys were out shooting squirrels. As they were creeping along the edge of the field with the loaded rifle set to fire. the one holding the gun fell into a rabbit hole, the gun went off and the bullet hit the nice man on the tractor.

The mortuary people need to look at the trajectory going into the man’s body. The trajectory often tells the tale of what really happened.

[Vision]

Video games?

[unread]

"8 and 9 years old is old enough to know the difference between reality and a video game."

Yes, old enough, but from just looking at the young people and everything happening around us I say reality has left town and stupidity is now the norm....

[Pollard]

I had a neighbor here in rural MO tell me that more deer have been taken with a 22 than any other caliber. I guess truck hunting is a thing younger people do around here and hunting season means nothing to them. They just drive around with a 22 and when they see a deer, take a shot even if the vehicle’s still moving.

[EdwardNygma]

It’s amazing how many people on this forum are now indistinguishable from characters from The Turner Diaries.

[southland]

I’ve killed hogs w/..22 short shells. It penetrates the bone enough to kill them.

[MissEdie]

Oh Dear Lord! I remember when this first happened, there was speculation he had been hit by a hunter's stray bullet. Wow, an eight and a nine year old. Like you said, loss of words!! How incredibly sad.