In Case You Missed This... '8-Yr-Old Boy Shoots Self at Gun Show' - ABCNews

[Tsiyu]

69. The parents and the gunshow operators should be in prison

Had this been a poor child - of any race - who was killed in such a way, there would be so many charges the parent would never get out.

But Daddy's a bigwig, so Meh- just another senseless death so some people can live out their fantasies.

There was no justice in this situation - merely another sacrifice at the altar of the gun.

And yes, I have shot guns with my kids, but had I allowed this to happen to one of them, I would want to be imprisoned for my negligence and stupidity.

As a physician, daddy knew the muscle strength of an eight-year-old, but it was just "ooh, so cool, look at my boy bein a man - oops! Now look at my boy being dead!"

His sorrow doesn't trump his criminal negligence as a parent. But money and esteem always seem to buy innocence, no matter what.

Been thinking about this kid all week.