my 7 yr old was shot above his eye with a bb gun by a 14 yr old. should i press charges?
111608
Accidents happen. There's no sense in pressing charges if that's the case.\n\nHowever, in the event of an injury that required medical attention, asking the 14-year-old's parents to pay (if that child alone was at fault) or split the bill (if your son was involved too - horseplay, etc.) wouldn't be unreasonable.
210969
depending on time of death i'd say he could be charged w/ some sort of reckless neglect. mabey even 2nd 3rd degree murder[ but it wouldnt stick unless he fourced the drugs on her.   my god if this is your daughter , i'm so sorry for you . i dont know how you will find any peace other than through forgivness.  the courts / police will only continue to "boil" your blood. as hard as it may be seek justice and solis in the lord not the system
1142632
If you pointed it at some one, they should have taken you to JAIL!!!\n\nYou have a weapon!  If that person were to have had a heart attack at that moment, and died, you would be up for MURDER!!! \n\nYou kids dont think about that, when you do your actions, and what ramifications and permutations are all encompased with your actions...\n\nIf they slap you with the highest fines possible, with out jail time, then you got off lucky!!\n\nNext time, since you have a record now, you may see the inside of the cross bar hotel and bubba will be your boyfriend!!\n\nLearn a valuable lesson this time, as the next time, you wont be so lucky!\n\n\nI wish you well..\n\nJesse
994154
sorry your going to have to go to the police! Do you really want to wait until things get serious?? Don't risk getting hurt physically or mentally.
720243
I am glad no one is hurt.  The charges are serious.  But it is better to take care of it now versus later.  You might not be able to drive for sometime after this case.  You can request for a public defender since this case involves the possibility of jail time.
471418
Aw, jeez.  I hope not.  I don't even want to know how you ended up getting shot.  You probably don't have insurance, either.  Why does someone owe you a living?  Isn't enough they did what they could?
959050
Yeah, I agree that your brother needs to defend himself if he has no other choice. How big are these kids anyway? Go to your brother's school, and look for these kids, warn them not to mess with your brother or you will tell the higher authorities (their parents, teacher or even the police). Don't take it lightly, you've seen what has happened to the world these days, even kids get emotional and kill each other in a fight. Your mum is weak to think that fighting back is bad. Would she rather see your brother coming home every day with a bloody nose or swollen eyes? I don't think so! Why did she not take actions, I don't know, but you're the big sister, and I'm glad you're protecting on your younger bro. Like you said, teach him some self defending techniques, so that he can protect himself when you're not around. Or better still, enrol him to a karate or taekwondo school.
981588
it depends if you had the intent to kill or not.\n\nIf you had the intent to kill, yes, you could be charged with murder.
409111
yes..found out first hand when I was slapped on the side of the face/ear. I have had hearing loss in my ear since it occurred which was back in 1991.\n\nSorry to be the bearer of bad news but if your son threw the first punch you will probably be responsible for the medical bills if the kid does not have insurance.
973989
You should call the police...unless you killed her.  In that case, call a lawyer.
781730
well, he could have gotton the gun from anywhere...it has nothing to do with gun control...it could have been placed somewhere where the parents thought it was safe...now as for the real reason you should have asked this question...do they have the rights to try him as an adult....YES...he knew better...he knew what the outcome would have been....I think if you want to act like an adult...then you should be treated as one....they should give him life...and YES...if he were my son...lock him up...i wouldn'twant that kind of person around me anyways....my heart goes for the old man....
98131
I think that the administration at your daughter's school would want to know about this problem. With all of the school shootings in the last couple of years, I don't think they would want something like this to go unresolved. It's best to nip it in the bud before anything major happens. Hopefully, your daughter's school has some kind of plan in place on dealing with these issues, which has probably come as a result of the Columbine tragedy. If your daughter's school is not equipped to handle such conflicts, you may want to share with them the play "Bang Bang You're Dead." It is a play dedicated to ending school violence. Your daughter's school needs to get its students active AGAINST school violence. There should be zero tolerance for it!! Having the students put on this play could be a start to the education process.
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FIRST make sure the gun is safe: not cocked, no bb or pellet in breach, saftey on, and pointed in safe direction.  Get parents OK as well!\n\nThe pistol has a sliding cover that opens to load bb's.  Go the Crossman website if you can't find the covr or don't know how many bb's to load. They can e-mail or send you a manual for the pistol if you ask. They have all kinds of other things that can help you out and keep you safe. Good Luck
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WEll if someone is being attacked, I would wait till they stopped being attacked before coming to help - well that is if I know I will not be of much help ( I mean like someone is being shot and stuff) - but alot of it all depends upon the circumstances - I would probably call the police and stay nearby to relate what I saw when the police come..
940459
I wish that's all grade school did to me. I was hit and damaged psychologically. The teacher did it in front of the class. My parents didn't believe me. So the teacher got away with it. That was a long time ago but I'm still paying for it. I hope she died. \nIf you're serious about this question. You should be on the phone tomorrow finding an attorney who will work pro bono. That means they'll work for free til you win your case. Then they take a cut.\n.
1067219
If they were dumb enough to get involved with a gang fight. They deserved to be arrested. Maybe they will wake up.\n\nYes, you should at least tell you school counselor or your principal. Or at least a parent. Your friends destructive behavior needs to be curbed before someone gets hurt or killed. \n\nHow would you feel if something happened to one of them and you hadn't said anything?
587142
It would depend upon many factors.  Anything from a community order for a youthful offender where no weapon was shown and little violence was involved to 12 or more years custody where serious injury to the victim occurred is possible.