http://www.local6.com/orlpn/news/stories/news-221176820030518-170526.html
This is the saddest article I have read in a long time. I can’t believe the little kid died. From a punch to the stomach? Wow. I can’t imagine what the other kid must feel like, or if he can even comprehend fully what just happened. How common could this sort of death be? Maybe the kid had a pre-existing medical condition, because this just seems odd. Wouldn’t he have been in excruciating pain before he was taken to the hospital, seems like he would have gotten there sooner.
Anyway, just wanted to share this with you guys. What a sad sad story.
Oh, that poor little kid. Both of them, I mean.
A sad story, indeed.
Going off to hug my own 10 year old boy…
What a sad story. It looks like two children’s lives are ruined…poor kids. It must have been one hell of a fight with his friend but I wonder if he even understands what happened and why?
Off on a tangent: Just yesterday I was in a discussion with two friends from the U.S. about children and crime over there, and in particular two cases of children facing murder charges…one was an 11-year-old boy from California who shot dead his friend, and the other was a New Jersey 10-year-old boy who has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual assault and beating to death four-month-old girl left in his care. Then there was the story of the 14-year-old boy who tortured his neighbour’s cat and fed alive it to an alligator that someone posted on here yesterday. They’re all sad stories too, but they’re also frightening. Are these isolated incidents? Is there a generation of violent, isolated or desensitised children out there waiting to grow up into violent, isolated or desensitised adults?
That’s really horrible. Poor kids! Doesn’t voluntary manslaughter seem a bit harsh? Makes it seem like the other kid meant to cause real injury. Most little kids get into fights, but I’m betting that intent to kill/maim is extremely rare, overall. Who hasn’t given another kid a “sucker punch” at some point? Not that fighting is okay, but I’d wager that the puncher didn’t intend to deliver anything other than an “Ow!” Just my $.02.