14 year old black child shot at for asking directions *He is alive* Attacker found GUILTY

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So if he was behaving badly and she took away his electronic devices, which included his phone, as punishment, she’s supposed to anticipate such a situation? She’s a parent. Parents punish their kids by taking away what they covet the most. How can she even conceive such a situation would happen by disciplining her son?

Why do parents give younger children phones?

They give them phones so they have a means of communication in emergency situations. Of course she couldn't have anticipated this happening but the fact of the matter is, the one time where a phone could have saved him is the time he didn't have it and it's because she took it away.
 

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He was in this situation because he didn't have the proper means to communicate he was in distress. If he had his phone, he wouldn't have been forced to knock on stranger's doors and get himself caught up.

It was stupid for her to take the phone away. Even if it was for disciplinary purposes, it was still stupid. You get your kids a phone for emergencies. And when he's in a legitimate emergency, what is he supposed to do if you take away the one means for him to communicate?


Precisely but the Coli can only allow one thought to occupy their minds at a time.

So the wife couldn't just threaten the kid by saying she was going to call the cops? They had to bring the shot gun out?
All he did was stand there.

All extra mom shyt doesn't matter, mom has nothing to do with this case.


Thank God you dudes weren't on the jury
Probably would've found the neighbor not guilty.
 

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So the wife couldn't just threaten the kid by saying she was going to call the cops? They had to bring the shot gun out?
All he did was stand there.

All extra mom shyt doesn't matter mom has nothing to do with this case.


Thank God you dudes weren't on the jury

Keep expecting white people to not be racist and see how that works out for you. We can only control what's in our control. "Why can't white people just stop being racist" is the exact opposite of a strategy.

There's no excuse to handicap a Black child by taking away something from them that you likely only purchased so they could contact you in the event of an emergency.
 

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Why do parents give younger children phones?

They give them phones so they have a means of communication in emergency situations. Of course she couldn't have anticipated this happening but the fact of the matter is, the one time where a phone could have saved him is the time he didn't have it and it's because she took it away.


14 is not a young age to have a phone
But if his phone use was for social media and friend interaction, how can you punish a child if they did wrong? They can still use the phone for that use to communicate with their friends. So when you punish your child what should you do? Let them have their phone when that is what they want the most and will still give them the ability do everything they want?

I understand what you’re saying but in this time... what’s a useful punishment if not to take away what they covet he most? A phone is that asset for them.
 

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But if his phone use was for social media and friend interaction, how can you punish a child if they did wrong? They can still use the phone for that use to communicate with their friends. So when you punish your child what should you do? Let them have their phone so they can still do everything they got in trouble for?

I understand what you’re saying but in this time... what’s a useful punishment if not to take away what they covet he most? A phone is that asset for them.

How about taking the phone away during the time they'd use it most, the window of time between then getting home and leaving for school.

Take the phone once the kid gets home, return it in the morning before school. There are even apps parents can install to restrict usage of certain apps, for example, a parent could disable all social media, the app store and the browser and the phone remains usable for cases where the parent needs to contact the child.
 

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How about taking the phone away during the time they'd use it most, the window of time between then getting home and leaving for school.

Take the phone once the kid gets home, return it in the morning before school. There are even apps parents can install to restrict usage of certain apps, for example, a parent could disable all social media, the app store and the browser and the phone remains usable for cases where the parent needs to contact the child.

So you think kids don’t use the phone for those reasons even at school? How many teenagers do you know?

Ok about the apps? how many parents know about that? So you’re demonizing her for not knowing all the ways to prevent her son from using the phone for his own purposes. What about when most kids didn’t have phones for emergency use? What were kids doing if they happen to get lost? What if they knocked on someone’s door hoping to use a phone to call their parent? Is it still the parents fault that their child happened to come across people like this and got shot at for just trying to get home?
 

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So you think kids don’t use the phone for those reasons even at school? How many teenagers do you know?

Ok about the apps? how many parents know about that? So you’re demonizing her for not knowing all the ways to prevent her son from using the phone for his own purposes. What about when most kids didn’t have phones for emergency use? What were kids doing if they happen to get lost? What if they knocked on someone’s door hoping to use a phone to call their parent? Is it still the parents fault that their child happened to come across people like this and got shot at for just trying to get home?
He been saying the same silly shyt to me in the much larger thread that was created half a year ago when the story broke.

I gave up trying to make sense of it. He is going to continue to argue that phones are more important than air, food, or shelter and that his black mom is more at fault than the white couple. it's a losing battle, so quit while you are ahead....
 

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Why do parents give younger children phones?

They give them phones so they have a means of communication in emergency situations. Of course she couldn't have anticipated this happening but the fact of the matter is, the one time where a phone could have saved him is the time he didn't have it and it's because she took it away.

He was 14, not 4. Teenagers aren't getting 3310s and phone cards for emergencies anymore, they are now purchasing iPhones and Samsungs as entertainment tools. Therefore taking smartphones away for punishment really can't be considered blatant child endangerment.

If this had happened 20 years ago, who would you have blamed? Cause that's still who you should blame today.
 

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He was 14, not 4. Teenagers aren't getting 3310s and phone cards for emergencies anymore, they are now purchasing iPhones and Samsungs as entertainment tools. Therefore taking smartphones away for punishment really can't be considered blatant child endangerment.

If this had happened 20 years ago, who would you have blamed? Cause that's still who you should blame today.
Wasting your time making sound arguements
If I had a child and the situation warranted it yes. I was allowed to roam freely without it, just like you, if you are over 25.

let's stop with the time machine arguments, we live in 2018. This child owns a cellphone in 2018 and his mother took it away from him. Cellphones are one of the only lines of defense in preventing us from having to knock on the doors of strangers in the even that we're lost in a strange place. His mother is directly responsible for him having to knock on the door of a stranger because she robbed him of his ability to reach out to someone he knows and trusts for help.
 
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