nick60599
Oct 19 2007, 2:22 pm
Killer Boys Locked Up For Stoning DadQUOTE
Five boys aged 12 to 14 have been sentenced to two years' detention for killing a man they pelted with sticks and stones while he played with his son. Ernest Norton, 67, died at a leisure centre at Erith, Kent, in February 2006.
2 years? Stick a zero behind that 2 and that is nearer the mark IMO. Disgusting.
Conquistador
Oct 19 2007, 2:26 pm
Terrible tragedy. What in the world were the perpetrators thinking?
Samsung
Oct 19 2007, 2:28 pm
Were they thinking?
3 Lions
Oct 19 2007, 2:28 pm
Like most children, thinking of nothing at the time. Just the usual "Wouldn't it be funny if..."
DJ_Jazzy_Guff
Oct 19 2007, 2:41 pm
Horrible story. These sickening beings should spend however many years in a detention centre before being transferred to a prison for another 20 odd years. Apparently they were only trying to hit the cricket stumps. The fact that they were also carrying a baseball bat with them (but no ball surprisingly...) would suggest otherwise.
nick60599
Oct 19 2007, 2:45 pm
The BBC carries the story too, saying that the kids were shouting at the guy and his son before they started throwing stuff. Will find the story in a mo.
nick60599
Oct 19 2007, 2:46 pm
Amber127
Oct 19 2007, 5:15 pm
I don't know how throwing stones at people is considered fun...personally that is just sick. I don't understand how some kids are just so violent.
Small Town Boy
Oct 19 2007, 5:29 pm
Well, they're British. Their parents probably are not exactly peace activists. The simple fact is that Britain is a violent country: the only place where simply looking at somebody can get you beaten up.
Jimbo
Oct 19 2007, 5:31 pm
The ONLY place? Righty-ho.
Amber127
Oct 19 2007, 5:42 pm
QUOTE (Small Town Boy @ Oct 19 2007, 6:29 pm)
Well, they're British. Their parents probably are not exactly peace activists. The simple fact is that Britain is a violent country: the only place where simply looking at somebody can get you beaten up.
That can happen in the US too...
sharpe
Oct 19 2007, 5:45 pm
how could 17 year old son could not do anything? he should be able to kick some 12 year old arse
Small Town Boy
Oct 19 2007, 5:51 pm
Yeah, great idea. One against five is always good odds, and it's not as if these feral delinquents were likely to be carrying knives in addition to the baseball bat.
sharpe
Oct 19 2007, 6:06 pm
Better than carrying the guilty conscience of your father being killed infront of you and you just watched it.
Small Town Boy
Oct 19 2007, 6:26 pm
He wasn't killed. He suffered a heart attack as a result of the stress. There was nothing the son could have done to prevent that. So how two people dying can be considered "better" than one person dying is something that is beyond my comprehension.
sharpe
Oct 19 2007, 6:31 pm
Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live. And dying in your bed, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance just one chance, to come back there and fight
Small Town Boy
Oct 19 2007, 6:51 pm
Meanwhile, back in the real world...
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