“shown proof”
They were shown a picture. Proof would be having the kid evaluated by a kid to see if he has a problem or was just being a stupid kid.
There have been cases of kids being suspended for using their index fingers and thumbs to point and “shoot” at other kids. I’m not one that agrees with those kinds of “no tolerance” policies.
At the time, the only reasonable conclusion would be to have the kid evaluated.
I hate stupid spellcheck too, always tripping me up!
Well, considering the drawing consisted of the following:
A drawing of a bullet with “blood everywhere” written above the bullet.
A drawing of a person who appeared to have been shot twice and bleeding.
A drawing of a laughing emoji.
Writing that said, “My life is useless.”
Writing that said, “The world is dead.”
Would it take a psychologist to figure out the kid was severely disturbed? The parents knew they had just given him a handgun like the one in the drawing as an early Christmas present.
I agree kids draw pictures of all kinds of things. Boys draw pictures of guns and gore. But this... well, this is um, what you might call disturbing, especially the “thoughts won’t stop, help me” part.
Seems the proof is for sure once he killed 4. Guess that what it takes for some to see how giving this turbo-psycho kid a gun might be a problem.