Rally planned for teenager accused in school shooting:
The “Won’t someone think of the children” people are at it again. Today a rally was planned to be held in front of the Jasper County Circuit Court in Joplin, Missouri this morning in honor of Thomas White. To refresh your memory White was the teenage gunman at Memorial Middle School in Joplin who fired a round from a MAC-90 into the ceiling of the school, the gun jammed, and White kept pulling the trigger while the gun was pointed at the school’s principal.
Supporters of the boy, who was 13 at the time of the alleged offenses, have planned a rally outside the Jasper County Courts Building before the hearing. White’s mother, Norma White, will attend the rally, according to an announcement issued by a group calling itself Justice for Thomas White.
The boy has received an outpouring of support in recent months from a number of juvenile-advocacy groups, including Justice for Juveniles, the Anti-Bullying Coalition and Bully Police, U.S.A., who argue that the boy is too young to stand trial as an adult.
Yeah, because it worked so well the last time.
White’s parents have said he faced bullying by other students, contributing to what they say was his dread of school and an effort to get himself expelled by taking a loaded gun there.
School officials have said White and his parents never took any complaints of bullying to administrators before the shooting incident.
There are other ways to get yourself expelled that don’t involve firearms. Hell, bring a joint to school. That should work with a lot fewer complications. Not that I’m buying that story anyway.
How did the rally go? No clue because I don’t care. It probably didn’t do any good anyway.
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