TheTrenchcoat Chronicles

Lawyer blames school in shooting of gay Oxnard student:
Do criminal defense attorneys come up with the most bizarre defenses because it's not their neck on the line?

The attorney for 14-year-old Brandon McInerney is saying that it was the school's fault that McInerney shot 15-year-old Larry King.

Educators should have moved aggressively to quell rising tensions between the two boys, which began when King openly flirted with McInerney, said Deputy Public Defender William Quest.

Instead, administrators were so intent on nurturing King as he explored his sexuality, allowing him to come to school wearing feminine makeup and accessories, that they downplayed the turmoil that his behavior was causing on campus, Quest said.

No you scumbag, tensions rose when McInereny started harassing King because he was openly gay. King turned the tables on McInereny by flirting with him. McInereny couldn't take his own medicine and shot King killing him. The school didn't put the gun in McInereny's hand.

LGBT Groups: Try Lawrence King's Killer as a Juvenile:
According to the article 27 LGBT groups have issued a statement that said they would like to see Brandon McInerney tried as a juvenile. 14-year-old McInerney is accused of gunning down Lawrence King in cold blood at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California. King was an openly gay student at the school. He often got back at his tormentors, including McInerney, by mockingly flirting with them.

From the statement...

"We are issuing this joint statement because we believe so strongly in principles of justice that protect all our young people and know that, even in the face of strong emotions, we should not abandon them.

"We refuse to let our sense of outrage blind us to the fact that the suspect is only 14 years old."

By now you should know my feelings on trying murderers as juveniles so I'll refrain from ranting.

However I know I have some readers that are L's at least one B and maybe a G, hell I might even have a T. I'd like to know do these activist groups speak for you or do you think that McInerney should be tried as an adult?