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McLaughlin gets consecutive sentences

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Rocori shooter gets consecutive sentences: (Log in info)

From the article…

Rocori High School shooter Jason McLaughlin was sentenced in St. Cloud today to a life sentence and a 12-year prison term for killing two classmates in September 2003.

McLaughlin, 17, must serve at least 30 years of the life sentence he received for the first-degree murder of Seth Bartell, 14. He also must serve at least eight years of the 12-year sentence for the second-degree murder of Aaron Rollins, 17.

38 years minimum. For those of you who think that’s too harsh for a 17-year-old, just remember, Seth Bartell and Aaron Rollins were given death sentences, and they committed no crime.

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39 responses to “McLaughlin gets consecutive sentences”

  1. jim Avatar
    jim

    He’ll be 55 when he gets out (minimum) His life is over 😆

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  2. jim Avatar
    jim

    I hope he was a virgin, because knowing that the closest thing he’ll have to sex wont be hetero till he is 55 makes me happy 😈

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  3. Angie Avatar
    Angie

    I am a ROCORI grad and I think Mclauglin got what he deserves. He not only destroyed two families, but also the ROCORI community. The school will never be the same.

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  4. G Man Avatar
    G Man

    I work with a relative of one of your neighborhood kids.

    He told me that the teasing went way over the line and that he (the kid) is close to suicide because he feels that the things being said about Jason is wrong.

    I’m just an outsider looking at a train wreck and shaking my head in pity.

    And I’m in Arizona, your thirst for revenge touches many.

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  5. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    That’s funny GMan because your IP address traces back to Georgia. Get back under the bridge troll.

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  6. jim Avatar
    jim

    …and what things would that be ? that he killed two people and deserves the punishment that the judge bestowed upon him ? or how about that he is being reported to not having any remorse over his actions and that he said that he should have been closer for one particular shot ?

    is this what makes your co-workers relative sad and (verbally) suicidal ?

    We don’t have a thirst for revenge, we desire justice and it has been served.

    people disgust me 👿

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  7. jim Avatar
    jim

    lol… Busted 😆

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  8. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    I’m sorry. I stand corrected. It’s not Georgia. It’s Boca Raton Florida. :mrgreen:

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  9. jim Avatar
    jim

    Still pretty far from AZ

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  10. d Avatar
    d

    G Man get your facts straight….THERE WAS NO TEASING!!!!!!!

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  11. rosebud Avatar
    rosebud

    D — In the minds of the public this will always have been about teasing. Jason and his lawyer made sure of that. The public needs a reason for this to happen. So … they blame the victim. Jason wanted to look better in adult eyes and in the eyes of his parents. Who can not or will not see the truth. Mrs. McLaughlin got on the stand and blamed everyone. From the schoold district, to the judge for not being fair, to kids not wanting to stand up and say their was teasing… But not making her child take responsiblity for anything. She stated that they did not want to put the kids threw the trial and having to say what they knew..If that were really true, why didn’t they take the plea that would have sent Jason to a state mental facility so that he could get the help that she thinks he needs.

    I don’t get it. There should be no sympathy for someone who states he would do this again if given a chance. I know you agree.

    I believe Seth was murdered for who he was. This saying fits for this one… We hate what we most want to be like.

    Seth and Aaron are greatly missed. And all of the people who stick up for them and cases like this should be thanked.

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  12. jim Avatar
    jim

    I believe Seth was murdered for who he was. This saying fits for this one… We hate what we most want to be like.

    Sad… but so true.

    We also hate what we dont understand and what is different from us … isnt it grand to be human ? 😕

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  13. Rocori Mom Avatar
    Rocori Mom

    Jim, so true…

    GMan, why is it people like you pop on these boards and never reply back? I’m curious, what is this../ “He told me that the teasing went way over the line and that he (the kid) is close to suicide because he feels that the things being said about Jason is wrong” ?? What is being said about Jason that is wrong? Has this child been teased and isn’t telling anyone? Have you told his parents or any adults that he’s thinking suicide? geez, man

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  14. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    Sue, considering Gman lied about his location he’s probably lying about that too.

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  15. Rocori Mom Avatar
    Rocori Mom

    … another SNERT… hehe

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  16. jim Avatar
    jim

    Sue, people like Gman are just out to pick arguments online. They have no lives and enjoy pissing off people and surfing away because they cant find anything better to do with their time.
    Sad thing is, most of them are adults who picked up this habit back when AOL was the only decent Internet provider and there was nothing else to do but sit in chat rooms.

    28.8k ring a bell to anyone 😆

    they would jump into a chat room with a heavy metal subject header and type in all caps “2PAC RULES !!” over and over and over again. They would tell people about how they are going to fight them and give them virus’ so on and so forth… beginning to sound like some of our more common trolls ? That’s how they do, and its nothing more than an annoyance… esp when the site owner has a kill filter :mrgreen:

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  17. Rocori Mom Avatar
    Rocori Mom

    egads.. I’m still on 56k and am on AOHell! 😳 Someday DSL will come to my house/work!! (any suggestions?) I know what you mean though, and I’m learning more &amp more about trolls :mrgreen:

    All hail the site owner (Trench) for the kill filter!

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  18. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    When I was on 56K, which wasn’t that long ago, we had Earthlink and I was satisfied with them.

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  19. jim Avatar
    jim

    Im on DSL and refuse to work on dialup. But if you hate 56k… be happy you were never up at 28.8k. I had a heart attack everytime I encountered a web site with a photo. if you think page loading sucks… cut your speed in half 😆

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  20. Rocori Mom Avatar
    Rocori Mom

    I think I was online before 28.8k even. I remember putting in a new, speedy 33k modem in an old ‘puter.

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  21. jim Avatar
    jim

    I wasnt on before that… and after that experiance, Im glad I wasnt :mrgreen:

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  22. Alyric Avatar
    Alyric

    Try 14.4 – ouch.

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  23. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    Try Web TV.

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  24. SueJ Avatar
    SueJ

    Alyric… THAT’S the one! God, that brings back slow memories!:lol:

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  25. jim Avatar
    jim

    yeah ?? well I used to have a comp that ran on 16 megs of ram and had a 80 meg hd.

    that doesnt bring back memory at all 😆

    I know, I suck 😆

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  26. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    that doesnt bring back memory at all

    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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  27. jim Avatar
    jim

    Dont you wish YOU had the sound effects 😆

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  28. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    If this was the other blog you’d so be getting the Eye of Elmo.

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  29. jim Avatar
    jim

    the what of the who ???? 😆 I am an active member of all your sites… I dont recall “the eye of elmo”

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  30. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    http://blog.thetrenchcoat.com/archives/236-Do-you-know-what-this-is.html

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  31. jim Avatar
    jim

    oh yeah 😆

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  32. d Avatar
    d

    Rosebud, were you in court when the sentence was given?

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  33. SueJ Avatar
    SueJ

    Jim’s an active member of all your sites? Hell, I can’t even keep track of all your sites!! Just found that orange one with the eye of elmo… sick!! 😆

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  34. jim Avatar
    jim

    lol, if you go up to the top of the page. depending on your browser there is a box, just to the right of post #1, titled “Trench Syndicate”… thats everything except this blog :mrgreen:

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  35. Johnny Avatar
    Johnny

    anyways… If that kid gets out at 55, he will be without job experience, life experience, and useless to society. They should have just done him and the rest of the nation a favor by taking denying parole or giving him death.

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  36. Trench Avatar
    Trench

    Unfortunately Johnny Minnesota does not have the death penalty.

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  37. Johnny Avatar
    Johnny

    that’s a shame

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  38. rosebud Avatar
    rosebud

    D- Yes, I was at the sentencing. I was also at everyday of the trial.

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  39. D Avatar
    D

    Rosebud—I thought so:wink:

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