Child Must Have Thought a Gun Was a Wii Remote, Mother Says
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Am I the only one who thought that picture was a joke at first?tsb247 said:Every weapon I own is either in a safe or has a lock on the trigger.
The firearm in question should have been secured like this:
Yeah, she probably thought it was a Wii Remote, sure that must be it. *sarcasm* Of course that's all beside the point, the point being that some idiot left a loaded gun with the safety off out where a 3 year-old could get at it! Morons!
actually that's just the ad pic for trigger bloks, generally I leave the keys to mine on my keyring, which is always in my pocket or sitting on my night stand at night. Haha, and it appears my earlier post has gotten a few people to like me, first topic I wasn't called a retard in a pm.Funkysandwich said:Am I the only one who thought that picture was a joke at first?tsb247 said:Every weapon I own is either in a safe or has a lock on the trigger.
The firearm in question should have been secured like this:
Every time I hear a news story like this, I lose a little more faith in humanity as a whole.
I understand that it is a logical fallacy (hasty generalization to be exact), but it seems so common that I can't help but feel like the world is gradually losing its intelligence.
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The mother who witnessed and did nothing and the step father who left a loaded and unsecured gun lying in reach of a three year old should both be convicted of negligent homicide. I actually would be happy if I heard they were executed, but I am aware that there is no legal precedent for that.
I understand that it is a logical fallacy (hasty generalization to be exact), but it seems so common that I can't help but feel like the world is gradually losing its intelligence.
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The mother who witnessed and did nothing and the step father who left a loaded and unsecured gun lying in reach of a three year old should both be convicted of negligent homicide. I actually would be happy if I heard they were executed, but I am aware that there is no legal precedent for that.
Except me, *insert usual rant about being a hardcore gamer* But yea, bummer about the little girl, hope the parents enjoy liveing with the guilt for the rest of their lives.Onyx Oblivion said:
And if not... well, they're still going to rot in hell arn't they?
People have been hearing the dangers of leaving a gun in a house with a child since WWII (probably even before that). The parents shouldn't go blaming this on the Wii.
The title of the article should read, "Bad parenting causes bad parents to blame video games."
The title of the article should read, "Bad parenting causes bad parents to blame video games."
That's tragic. Although that's one stupid child, when I was three I knew what the hell a gun looked like and what it does. They should have at least had the safety on, and who the fuck leaves a gun out when they have children? And it happened when she was in the room no less! Bad parenting with videogames as the scapegoat. Does anyone else smell a Darwin Award coming up?
This is a story about how a couple of dumbfucks can screw an entire group of people over.
First off, i think the parents wanted to kill the kid. Im wondering what kind of gun it was and what kindof 3 year old would have the strength to pull the trigger while pointing it at herself.
Secondly the vast majority of gun owners properly store their guns. (locked cabinet/separate ammo cache/safety lock wither built in or built in with another lock in the trigger guard)
First off, i think the parents wanted to kill the kid. Im wondering what kind of gun it was and what kindof 3 year old would have the strength to pull the trigger while pointing it at herself.
Secondly the vast majority of gun owners properly store their guns. (locked cabinet/separate ammo cache/safety lock wither built in or built in with another lock in the trigger guard)
I read that you should unload a gun when you are not shooting with it or put the safety on
IDIOT!
IDIOT!
I'm not usually the type to cry out "Won't someone please think of the children?" but with this, my first response is that gamers and gaming press (among others) should focus their indignation not on "look at how games are unjustly villified" but on the tragedy of having such careless parents. Are the parents being accused of criminal negligence and/or endangerment of a child? Shouldn't the news report care about those details?
Who wants to bet the one that actually mistook it for the wiimote was the negligent mother?JWAN said:
Well, now this thread fuckin' depresses me. Now I'm questioning the story about someone skulking around outside the night before. Did the stepfather or mother just haul off and shoot her and claim it was an accident?JWAN said:
It was a Glock knockoff 380 semi-automatic. Once chambered it doesn't take a lot of force to pull the trigger. I can explain the precise reasons if you want, but the simple reason is just to improve accuracy.JWAN said:
The guy in question left the gun chambered. The idiocy here on their part blows my mind.[footnote]On their part, not on you. (I saw the post about vicious PMs; my sympathies.)[/footnote] Assuming it wasn't murder, which I'm no longer willing to rule out.JWAN said:
I would make the most dramatic facepalm imaginable, if this weren't dead serious. Honestly, how can anyone be that stupid? Chances are good most mentally challenged people would know that a toddler playing with a gun is a bloody stupid idea. I swear, we need some kind of test people have to pass before they're allowed children. I won't even get into the video game aspect of it, as I'm pleasantly surprised Fox News didn't post some sensationalist headline like "Nintendo Wiimote is actually gun that leads to death of child"--which I would not be remotely surprised if they did.
Denied!
Momma was in the room the kid was...and didn't notice her playing with the gun. At 3 the kids doesn't even know what a Wii remote really is. Heck they barely get the idea of ducky down.
Lock her up for neglect, as they should have had the gun put away, unloaded, and for god sake not where a 3 year old could get it and play with it long enough to flick off the safty in the SAME FREAKING ROOM THE MOM WAS IN.
No don't lock her up...death row for murder by neglect is fine.
Momma was in the room the kid was...and didn't notice her playing with the gun. At 3 the kids doesn't even know what a Wii remote really is. Heck they barely get the idea of ducky down.
Lock her up for neglect, as they should have had the gun put away, unloaded, and for god sake not where a 3 year old could get it and play with it long enough to flick off the safty in the SAME FREAKING ROOM THE MOM WAS IN.
No don't lock her up...death row for murder by neglect is fine.