[LtdGovt]

per the procesutor ... the boy did not know the gun was loaded, did not intend harm, and had no criminal record.

He should be prosecuted for manslaughter. He willingly took the risk that the gun was loaded (and it's always a risk, when you use a gun). I'm sure he would not have used it on his own head, even if he thought that it was not loaded.

Let me share something with you. Last year, when the Child Safety & Protection Act was being debated in the House of Representatives, I saw a radical Democrat speaking. He said that the Act would expand the range of death penalty offenses, and include the accidental killing of a child by a child molester.

He complained that it would be a disgrace to include such an 'accident' and treat it as de facto murder. But is it? A vicious child molester, who risks some innocent child's life and 'accidentally' kills him, how much of an accident is that? People shouldn't be free to take risks under which other people will suffer.

I would use the same principle in this case. This boy was willingly taking a risk at someone else's expense. He did not have that right. Since someone got killed, this sentence is a disgrace.

[NormsRevenge]

I'll have to dig for a little more info as to how the prosecutor arrived at his conclusion, the boy's cognitive level, did he ever receive any training or attend a safety class with firearms, etc.

[MelsMilitia]

I am actually friends with the kid that did this. He is a good friend of mine and i go to school with him. Yes he did a bad thing but you people talk about him like he's retarded, well guess what your wrong. He is one of the sweetest guys you will ever meet. He feels terrible about what he did, i’ve talked with him about what he did. Dont say its a disgrace, this is something that will follow him forever. When he applies for college, jobs, everything. When you meet him, and get to know the real him repost your comment on it. If you dont know him dont talk about him. Im not going to say that what he did was excusable, it certanly isnt. Maybe people should think about how it is to be him.