Posted on 04/18/2007 7:08:08 AM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
08:24 AM CDT on By PAUL MEYER / The Dallas Morning News pmeyer@dallasnews.com
A Frisco teenager who police said was fascinated with serial killers before he shot a 14-year-old boy in the chest last summer has been released on bail, sparking concern from the district attorney's office and homeowners in the teen's neighborhood.
Edward Ji, 17, was released into his parents' custody Monday while he awaits trial in the random July shooting of Bryan Chevalier, who survived. Days before that shooting, Mr. Ji had shot at and missed a man walking his dog in a gated Frisco community, police said.
"The kid said his ambition is to be a serial killer," said Ron Leighton, president of the neighborhood homeowners association where Mr. Ji lives with his family.
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From the paper, it sounded like she had used a bail bondsman. In that case, she’s probably out the $10K for the fee. If she put up the money directly, she would get it back.
I don’t see where we disagree, do you?
Perhaps this is an instance of when somebody’s library records should be available to law enforcement.
ping, all surrounding schools on lockdown because of this kid.
No.
I would agree with that. The choice to bond him out makes them entirely responsible. Fortunately the courts have acted responsibly and had him incarcerated without bail.
As to the parents decision to bond him out - the origins of these kinds of issues are hard to pin point but someone else has already stated this could be purely biological. Unfortunately a solid understanding of how the brain works to impact people’s psychological and emotional states is just now permeating pop culture and it has a long way to go. ADD for example - many people still believe it’s a bunch of hogwash but it’s not. People want to form moral evaluations and judgements about the individual and write them off without understanding the actual factors at play in circumstances.
it’s too easy to sit back and judge and unfortunately while such judgements may be expedient for the limitation of the damage done by specific individuals in the immediate future it does little to help society understand, face and appropriately deal those who will come along in the future. Ignorance is not bliss - it’s a gaurantee that UTVA will happen again.
Unfortunately, freedom of speech precludes the regulation of hatefilled, filthy and anti-family, anti-American RAP music! Cho’s language is reminiscent of RAP. Does your child have an i-pod? Do you know what he, and thousands of other impressionable youths, are listening to?
Islam teaches their youth to hate anyone not muslim from birth. The music business which features RAP, is teaching hate to our young. It is up to parents to know what their children are doing, what they are exposed to on a daily basis, even in schools, to have the wisdom and the strength to counteract these EVIL influences. It is the lack of parenting which is causing problems like Columbine, and VT.
Not wanting to be seen with one's parents is normal teenage behavior.
When my older son was in high school we were once going to drive him to the school for some sort of performance. He told us: "Drop me off a block away from the school and when you come inside, pretend that you don't know me."
Have you seen the video of Edward walking out of jail with his mother? Look at his body language. His mother is about the only person supporting him, and watch how he responds.
Have you heard anything about Ji’s hearing to set bail? I can’t find out any info about when this will be. I might have to wait till morning and just call the DA’s office.
I did notice a couple of DU posters were saying he just got revoked because he was Asian.
I very, very rarely fly over DU, but I did yesterday to read the same things as you. It cracked me up that someone was trying to claim that the Dallas paper was conservative.
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