is this a resonable punishment for shooting a kid with a bbe gun?

Question

at my school a kid was shot with a bbe gun the shoter was a friend of mine and he was suspednded for five day and was thetened to be expelled is that really a resonalble punishment for shooting a kid with a bbe gun and wat is

Answer 1

he got off easy.... believe it or not, bb guns kill more people than you think.....

Answer 2

Sorry, you probably won't like this but here goes.

There is a very good punishment for things like this. In the early 1950s I set a fire. My Dad allowed me to engage in a learning experience. I was 5 years old. My learning experience involved a paddle. I haven't played with matches since and don't plan to.

Sending a kid to a bedroom, on timeout, to play video games, watch TV, get a snack from a well stocked refrigerator or a drink from a wet bar isn't punishment. Witness the street crime. Most 15 year old criminals are beyond help. They will eventually spend most of their life behind bars, but only after killing 10 or 15 people.

We used to have "crime & punishment" now we have "crime & understanding or rehabilitation or some other nonsense".

I love the school's attitude. Kid brings a BB gun to school, shoots another kid, and gets a 5 day vacation. What if it was a .357 Magnum and the victims brains were all over the school yard. That would have to be good for at least 30 days vacation time.

IMO society will continue down until it recognizes that criminal behavior escalates. I'll grant you, this was realtively minor but it needs to be addressed. The sooner the intervention the better the chance of success.

Answer 3

Yes, it's very reasonable however, I'm surprised the kid didn't get more time off. BB guns are very dangerous (as are paint ball guns and air soft guns). There are age limits on who can purchase them and for good reason...like the incident you just stated. At close range they can cause serious injury and even death if the person is hit in the right place (including the eyes, ears, etc.). This is why use of these have to be supervised by adults and there is protective clothing and masks that should be worn when using them.

Answer 4

I was shot with a BB gun when I was about 10. I was on my way home from school when it happened. I found out after the fact that, because I had not been home yet, I should have gone back to school, but ran to baby sitter's house instead. My mom called the police about it and the cop came to the house to check it out. The kid coulda been charged with felonious assault. I don't know exactly what kind of trouble he had gotten in because he was at home at the time so the school could do nothing. Following the incident, we were supposed to never have been put in a class together again, but it did happen once in middle school and once in high school. When he was an idiot, the teachers were generally on my side.

Answer 5

Entirely reasonable. Where I live a BB gun is classified by the county as a firearm and you can be arrested for discharging it. Many BB guns are relatively low-powered, but they can put out an eye and, in VERY rare instances (like two or three times a year in the U.S.), have actually killed people. Treat a BB gun with the same respect that you would give a high-powered firearm. Then, with qualified supervision, enjoy it. As a youngster, I used to shoot at a lit candle and often came close enough to snuff out the flame.

Answer 6

O C'MON people! As if it weren't COMPLETELY OBVIOUS that kids shouln't have "guns" at school!!

But think about it... IT WAS A BB GUN - IT WAS NOT A HANDGUN! Its apparent that for some reason the little toad didn't seem to care that you can't bring bb guns to school but it hardly makes him a HARDENED CRIMNAL.

It's important to take into consideration the AGE of the child and the level of malicious intent involved. Of course he should be punished!!!! Everyone should be sure to make it clear how serious his transgression is. He should most certainly be counselled and screened... His parents should be contacted interviewed and evaluated...

BUT REALLY.... DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK SIMPLY DISCONTINUING THIS CHILDS EDUCATION and basically just SETTING HIM UP to lead a life of bank robbery is REALLY REALLY going to solve THE PROBLEM!? PLEASE!

Maybe the little guy is a sociopath... but it seems rather sociopathic that some people feel a child who OBVIOSLY NEEDS an education, since he's dumb enough to bring a bb gun to school.... should be denied education and expelled....

Way to confront a real problem and actually DEAL with it...

Sounds more to me like people would rather go with the out of sight out of mind approach and perpetuate idiocy in future generations.

They DO have have special schools FOR problem children. Maybe he should be sent there... Especially if he is age 12 or older... cause we all know after that teens seem to have all kinds of problems and stupid issues that they percieve to be more inportant than anything else in the entire world... then some of them like to use these stupid problems to justify shooting up schools and things like that... but there are teachers and other people who ARE prepared to deal with troubled teens.

But expulsion just sounds like a good way to make the dumb dumber and then give them a reason to justify how dumb they are when they freak out and blow up something like the Olympics because everyone hates them or they can't read and perform basic mathematical operations.

Answer 7

Yeah it's reasonable..doesnt matter what kind of gun, it's dangerous and ignorant thing to do! he's lucky they didnt expell him now! I dont see why people would be so ignorant and cruel to do that! If I were a parent to the kid that was shot with the bb gun I would press some kind of charges, who knows maybe they will!!!!!! I hope they do!
How old is ur friend? Looks liek he needs to grow up a lot!

Answer 8

The BB gun could of very well been a real gun. Permently harming or killing someone. The punishment should be just as severe as if it were a real gun. Expelled much longer, parents fined, and good hard community service.

Answer 9

You know, it depends upon the shooting -- was it intentional (give more punishment, add life-lessons in cause and effect) or accidental (give punishment with education on not shooting at random)? School is important and if the shooting was deemed accidental, the kid should be able to get back into school and avoid expulsion. If the shooting was not accidental, the kid may need a little talking to about say... the consequences of his actions.

Answer 10

I agree with everybody else. We live in a rural area and I think if it happened here and was one of my kids at the receiving end of that BB gun,the shooter would also lose his Hunters safety privileges too. That's a big thing here. Of course that depends on the kids age. An apology for sure should be given and I don't care what age that's at. And that would apply if it were MY kid doing it...
Any hosp. or Dr. bills should also apply. Just my opinion.

Answer 11

That is light punishment considering the kid earlier this week that was suspended for 10 days for just bringing a water gun to school. Believe me, my parents would make sure I paid for those days being sent home.