Teens Kill Iraq Vet for $5K

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AP said:
DETROIT - Three teenage relatives have been charged in the death of an Iraq War veteran who was gunned down and robbed shortly after cashing a tax refund check for more than $5,000.

Steven Johnson, 15, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder, while his brother, William, and cousin, Duane Johnson, both 17, were charged with conspiring to rob and kill Bush. All three were arraigned Monday.
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http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,123198,00.html?ESRC=navy-a.nl

At least they are being charged as adults.
 
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smurfie

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StrwberryKisses said:
I agree. That is horrible what they did.
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This is very disturbing. I cant believe kids that young have access to guns and then use them against someone that is protecting us.
 
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smurfie said:
This is very disturbing. I cant believe kids that young have access to guns and then use them against someone that is protecting us.
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Illegal guns are easy to come by. That's why gun control laws don't effect crime.
 
ylexot

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Bustem' Down said:
Illegal guns are easy to come by. That's why gun control laws don't effect crime.
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Actually, that's why gun control laws have a negative effect on crime. The criminals know that they have little to fear.
 
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ylexot said:
Actually, that's why gun control laws have a negative effect on crime. The criminals know that they have little to fear.
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I don't think that really matters. I don't think they have positive or negative effects.
 
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Gwydion

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They shouldn't be tried as adults. They should be given a hand gun and dropped off in the middle of Iraq. Either they will get blown up by an IED or starve to death. Both work very well for me.
 
aps45819

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Bustem' Down said:
I don't think that really matters. I don't think they have positive or negative effects.
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States that have allow conceled weapons unless there is a reason not to grant the liscense, have lower crime rates.
 
AK-74me

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aps45819 said:
States that have allow conceled weapons unless there is a reason not to grant the liscense, have lower crime rates.
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+1, shall issue works, after criminals see people fighting back they often reconsider.
 
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aps45819 said:
States that have allow conceled weapons unless there is a reason not to grant the liscense, have lower crime rates.
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Texas allows conceled weapons, but violent crime has shown a sharp increase in Houston due to the influx of Katrina "victims". Other areas show a decrease, it's not the law but the type of criminal present.
 
Toxick

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Bustem' Down said:
Steven Johnson, 15, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder, while his brother, William, and cousin, Duane Johnson, both 17, were charged with conspiring to rob and kill Bush. All three were arraigned Monday.
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I know for a fact that The Rock is older than 17.

And I find it very hard to believe that the People's Champion would stoop to these horrible shenanigans.



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alucard

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Toxick said:
I know for a fact that The Rock is older than 17.

And I find it very hard to believe that the People's Champion would stoop to these horrible shenanigans.



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I hope it was him and he gets life in jail, I'm sick of seeing his stupid eyebrow acting.
 
Dondi

Dondi

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Not trying to demean the honor of the Iraqi veteran, but did these kids know he was a vet? I do not condone their actions, but it seems like the story is a bit sensationalized for the fact that the victim was a veteran. Would it have been equally disturbing if the victim hadn't been a vet, but just a plain ordinary American? Certainly, it wouldn't diminish the fact that he is survived by his fiancee and 4 month old daughter.
 
Toxick

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Dondi said:
Would it have been equally disturbing if the victim hadn't been a vet, but just a plain ordinary American?
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Probably would not have been as disturbing.

Not because the crime itself is any worse because of the victims military service - but it's more disturbing because the victim survived flying over seas, fighting terr'ists, only to fly home and be killed by a band of domestic thugs.

Maybe it's not MORE disturbing, but it's just another facet of this disgrace.

Same with the fact that he's leaving behind a young child... His life wasn't any more valuable because he had a child - but it's another facet to the disgrace; that there's another fatherless child because of these pieces of excrement.

Sickening.
 
2ndAmendment

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Bustem' Down said:
Texas allows conceled weapons, but violent crime has shown a sharp increase in Houston due to the influx of Katrina "victims". Other areas show a decrease, it's not the law but the type of criminal present.
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There is a sharp increase because of a large population change. These imported crooks don't realize that the locals can fight back and the ranks of the "imports" have not been "thinned" by "natural attrition" yet.
 
forestal

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Oh hey, they kill plenty of people. Maybe you'll just seeing it noticed because it was a service member.


smurfie said:
This is very disturbing. I cant believe kids that young have access to guns and then use them against someone that is protecting us.
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