Apologies for Asa

Uncle Says Gunman Upset With Teachers:

Here we go. Cue up some more apologists for Asa Coon. First, let’s start with his uncle.

The 14-year-old who opened fire at his high school had been upset with teachers, saying they wouldn’t listen to his side of the story regarding a recent after-school scuffle that got him suspended, the teenager’s uncle said Friday.

Larry Looney, who lived upstairs from Asa Coon in a west side duplex, said the two were lifting weights Tuesday when he told him about Monday’s fight with another student and his three-day suspension.

“He really didn’t want to talk about it,” Looney said. “He said he really didn’t do anything to start it. He said the teachers wouldn’t listen to his side of the story.

“I just can’t believe he would do anything like that.”

How do these kids make this leap in logic? This is what happens when we try to shelter our kids from failure. If we shield them from the real world they think that life is supposed to be fair. Then when they experience rejection they make stupid leaps in logic like shooting up the school.

Now a school volunteer…

Coon was ridiculed by classmates at SuccessTech. He had a tendency not to fight back when teased, but recently got into an after-school scuffle, was suspended and made threats that he would blow up the school or stab everybody.

“This kid finally broke,” said Christina Burns, who volunteered at a school Coon previously attended. “He finally lost his mind.”

Cry me a river. I guess he only slapped around his mom which makes him one of the worst kind of bullies.