Unfortunately, these young folks placed their faith in the system rather than themselves.
“Unfortunately, these young folks placed their faith in the system rather than themselves.”
Too bad. He was old enough to buy a gun, and should have been carrying one since the threat, regardless.
Other posters have suggested that the text messages would not have been acceptable as evidence because the owner of the phone could always say that someone else had been using the phone or playing a joke.
I don't recall having heard of text-messaging logs being used in court, so perhaps they haven't been judged as being acceptable proof of anything at this point.
Unfortunately, these young folks placed their faith in the system rather than themselves.
Always a big mistake, but all too common in this age of instant gratification and Government largesse. Darwinism is out there, waiting to cull the weak, but endless layers of Government keep it at bay and make people weak and soft.
When true Evil raises it's head it's able to break through these superficial layers of protection quite easily. Most people live very sheltered lives and are never put to the test; so when the Devil is at the door they don't know what to do.