Georgia high school shooting suspect makes 1st court appearance

Colton Gray is charged with four counts of felony murder for allegedly shooting and killing two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School on Wednesday.
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[@pyrplebutterfly]

The fact that his father gifted him a gun AFTER he was questioned about school violence is unconscionable😢😢😢

[@kellykirk4244]

@deltanu3330 That’s so ridiculous. This is insanity not “classic Trump voter”. I’m a Trump voter and would never gift a 14 yr old with a high powered gun. That’s nuts and illegal. 14yr olds can’t legally own those guns. If someone makes threats online and the FBI knows this, the entire home should lose their right to bare arms. And ALL schools should have medal detectors and stronger security. Meanwhile Kamala wants to remove police from schools

[@astroman30]

Hillbillies

[@kleepo7733]

And yet the father of Crooks the shoot of the Trump rally is not arrested. Typical politics and delusional minds ​@@deltanu3330

[@Godfirstlovedme1977]

​@@deltanu3330it is the classic mentality of a democrat.

[@lesliejaggers2275]

Dude only graduated 11th grade. His son won’t even make it that far.

[@brandonarthur5515]

That 14 year old couldn't get an AR-15 on his own father should definitely be held accountable

[@aestheticdinopop3662]

Probably why he got multiple charges as well, heavy charges

[@haynes1776]

I totally agree that the shooter's father must be held accountable and be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Another senseless act of blood. My God 😪

[@cindyeldajani1957]

Parents are 💯 responsible

[@bilialeilan9038]

Don't Blame this solely on the parents. This kid knew what the hell he was doing.

[@cindyeldajani1957]

The father bought his son an AR-15, so of course I blame the parent! That kid can't just go out and buy a gun at his age! And the father is also being charged, and rightfully so.

[@kleepo7733]

So the parent of Crooks the shooter of the Trump rally is also.

[@LilySalinas11]

@@bilialeilan9038with this case the father is 100% responsible as well

[@underwaterrrrrr]

@@cindyeldajani1957yep you are right but that doesn’t take away the fact that the kid chose to go to a school and commit those crimes. im not trying to justify the father im just saying that it is not only the father’s fault

[@cindymaceda2999]

A child with a deadly weapon is always dangerous. His parents were irresponsible & are partly responsible for this murder.

[@Swannson6]

completely responsible*

[@Violet.18]

They are 100% responsible, just as responsible as their kid. They basically helped their lunatic child pull the trigger.

[@SARA0766]

His father bought him the weapon after questions were raised last year.

[@REPR100]

What law did the parents break?

[@OrganikJewelz]

@@REPR100creating a murderer

[@ceda1993]

His family, the FBI and local police and school failed this child over and over. He should not have been gifted a gun or remained in the public school system after the previous threats. He should have been in therapy or even institutionalized to get the help he needed for his mental health issues.

[@krazyxki]

People make fun that the younger generations, starting with millenials and down, are too soft and in their feelings. But this is why mental health talks and a society with strong emotional intelligence are important. Still too much stigma around getting people the help they need. Parents, especially of certain mindsets and ages, don't want to get their children help bc they see it as weak. "My child is fine, everyone else is the problem". If his dad took his son's OBVIOUSLY-disturbed mental health seriously, lives could have been saved.

[@ovedfranco7664]

Here we go again, blaming others for this horrendous crimes.all evil is born from our ego, from within ourselves. There’s no external force to fight, no external satan with a pitchfork and red cape trying to lead us down the wrong path. Satan is inside of us. He is our ego.

[@loricarstens7843]

P​@@krazyxki

[@nathanstewart1284]

Was there bulling in the school at this kid to make him shoot people

[@ovedfranco7664]

@@nathanstewart1284 this is what you get when satan is ruling your life.

[@shirleyhill2982]

What makes a father give a 14 year old an AR15 for Christmas following police questioning about the threats the kid is making to others? Raising this 14 year old killer to adult court won't solve anything.

[@annie3746]

The father is also a murderer, he obviously taught his kid to be evil and full of hate before handing him the weapon knowing full well about the previous threats.

[@sgrvtl7183]

gun laws need to change

[@cindymaceda2999]

The father gave his child a rifle as a Christmas present, thinking his child will love him more. It’s a warped mentality but that’s the anomaly of a gun-loving culture like that of the United States. 😢

[@deltanu3330]

MAGA.

[@mervynstephens2808]

Gotta love Murica, remove toy guns from stores, set age restrictions on video games, remove gun emoji’s but you dare not stop me from buying a CHILD a real gun WTF is wrong with you people.

[@donnasnead3973]

First of all he should have never been let back in to a regular school!!!!! He should have been sent to a high security school and been watched like a hawk after the first episode!!! Parents anymore don't want responsibility!! Throw away the smart phones, tv, social media from these kids until they become adults!!! It's not only ruining the kids but the while dang world!!!

[@irawilliams343]

Fruits never fall far from the tree

[@PleaseVoteBlue]

I’m so sick of seeing stories like this. What is wrong with people.

[@Desertfox14]

They vote blue that's why.

[@GreenYoshi3881]

@@Desertfox14This is a red problem

[@Desertfox14]

@@GreenYoshi3881 I don't see Republicans shooting people do you? We have a 2nd amendment for a reason. It's loser lefties that always abuse the right.

[@Desertfox14]

@@GreenYoshi3881 I bet you're voting for Harris aren't you

[@GreenYoshi3881]

@@Desertfox14 It doesn’t matter who I am voting for but it’s clear you don’t want to believe the truth. Look up the highest firearm mortality rates in the U.S. and you will see that the majority are red states.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Isn't it strange how the FBI always seems to have information about or contact with these shooters before they commit their crimes, yet they don't seem to take any steps to prevent these tragedies?

[@mikestein1024]

And yet we’re told if we just keep giving them our rights they will protect us

[@marilynntulcey6128]

It's a very sad situation. The parents are responsible and should be held accountable indeed. Give the dad and his son the fullest extent of the law. That's the price you pay when you don't raise your children right.

[@BustertheAustralianShepherd]

They can only do so much; that’s not their fault. Backward gun laws allow these idiots to buy guns and hand them over to 14yos

[@brian8507]

Cause there are thousands of people being watched 👀

[@jessicawyatt1412]

@@brian8507Any they also have 1000’s of FBI employees that are so called “ more than capable “ to watch everyone on the so called watchlist . Nothing is being done which is insane .

[@Sherry-v2r]

Only 14 years old and a murderer. That is sad for all concerned. What makes a young person do something so senseless and cruel?

[@bobsink624]

2nd amendment

[@Project_Freedom1]

Bullying

[@Anjuli72]

Entitlement!

[@juri_xiii9977]

Having a Gun available..?

[@hpickettz34]

Some people should never have kids.

[@hmmm6775]

The father who gifted the gun should face the same charges as his son

[@wandamiller4473]

If he was getting picked out at school, why didn't somebody do something?And if he was being picked on, I hope those that were picking on him realize the damage that they have caused too

[@fiyahriddims]

You only say this because he's white....

[@mattmoudy9836]

It's sad

[@daniellebrooks7510]

Look he made it to court after killing 4 people, but the black guy with a tail light out, black woman who didnt use her turn signal, black man with no front tag, all were killed by police

[@georgiafain3747]

At least we don’t see them taking him to Burger King like they did for Dylan Roof

[@Gballer46]

They gave darrell brooks some food

[@MichaelStearns-l7k]

STFU...don't like it here GTFO..tired of hearing you crybabies 😊

[@daniellebrooks7510]

@@SummerSeasonHeat that doesn't matter you must not have seen Amado diallo hands up with wallet in hand shot 40 times

[@slkknifelover]

What a dumb comment.. they fought the police.. he didn't

[@ninja_revert]

Even though felony murder charges face up to death penalty, given his age, the death penalty is off the table. US Supreme Court ruled that minors cant be sentenced to death.

[@IanMcGeorge]

Maybe when he becomes of age they’ll revisit that question

[@ninja_revert]

@@IanMcGeorge only time will tell

[@RSthetr]

@@IanMcGeorgecan’t double jeopardy

[@krithag]

@@RSthetr they wouldn’t be recharging him whenever he becomes an adult, could just receive an altered sentence throughout years and years of exhausting all of his appeals. No double jeopardy here.

[@user-ls7fc9bc4p]

Disgraceful unacceptable Father needs to get LIFE

[@SARA0766]

Both

[@hey.tobiii]

He faces 180 years so hopefully he’ll get enough of those years that he stays in prison for life

[@REPR100]

There’s no law in Georgia that requires locking your guns up so what crime did the father commit?

[@hey.tobiii]

@@REPR100 bruh he gave the gun to his 14 yr old son who was already marked as a threat by the fbi 😭 what do u not understand

[@GK-ku3zv]

@@REPR100 The gun was a gift from his father with the knowledge that his kid had questionable behavior at the time of giving his son a gun.

[@rebeccaacosta2460]

14 years old . So sad he threw his life away . My condolences to the families that lost loved ones .

[@fiyahriddims]

His white privlage card is invalid now.

[@techwhipped]

Both of those bailiffs watching that kid with close eye.

[@danieldmann]

I was noticing that as well.

[@HappydudeGenX]

terrible parenting at work

[@rsvpevents6780]

No parenting.

[@SteveRHanson]

What about the inner cities where homicides are common? You never hear about that 'terrible parenting'. Calling that out would be racist?

[@angelothehorrorfan5013]

​@@SteveRHanson stop ruining the moment

[@nkt.11]

@@SteveRHansonI’m black and yes that is also horrible parenting

[@HappydudeGenX]

@@SteveRHanson we expect better form whites.

[@jaylacy9912]

This is RIDICULOUS! Lock him up and throw away the key for the rest of his life!!! Why the long drawn out court process NOOOOOOOOPE! As quickly he killed those teacher and kids he should be quickly prosecuted!!!!

[@AngryGrandpaDoug]

Why should we pay for him to eat sleep and get medical care the next 70 years? The cameras do not lie. He’s 100% guilty

[@stephb3321]

Because it’s the law. If they don’t give him what he’s entitled to under the Constitution, he’s a free person. And do you want that on your conscience? I work in the legal system and a case like this is going to drag out for a LONG time, I promise you that. There isn’t much you can do as a taxpayer except let your lawmakers know.

[@AngryGrandpaDoug]

@@stephb3321 typical Kamala voter.

[@SharynS.]

Because the Constitution contains more than the 2nd amendment. He gets the right to presumed innocence, the right to a speedy trial, the right to face and cross-examine his accusers, the right to testify in his defense or to choose not to, among many other rights. Everyone arrested in U.S. (whether citizen or not) gets those rights until they waive them through plea deals. Besides, there isn’t even an indictment yet so slow your roll. Justice follows a certain path. This kid will not be able to afford an attorney that will drag this thing out (that’s something only rich criminals can do) so I’m sure the trial will happen before he’s old enough to drive.

[@CarlosRodriguez-k9u]

Talking to him sooooo politely and softly almost as though he's just a kid who is being punished for skipping school...sad SMH

[@jennygump9250]

That’s because the dad gave a gun to him. He just ruined his son’s life and 4 lives perished because of the gun he gave! His dad should go to jail!

[@MTcell08]

100 years for each soul taken. 50 years for each person wounded in any way. Recovery to Critical. 25 years for each bullet fired. This law should apply on school grounds. This law will stop school massacres.

[@ronnyskaar3737]

Why did his father give him the name Colt and an assault rifle? Only in America can a child sit like this.

[@lindalcoomes]

Colt is also a baby horse?

[@c.eb.1216]

He was detached from reality.

[@georgiafain3747]

There is nothing wrong with his name just the way he was raised. Parents name their kids more ridiculous things daily.

[@drreal]

and the mother didn't name him Colt? arrest her too.

[@mikestein1024]

@@drrealarrest everyone off with their heads right ?

[@NornieceNorment]

So sad. He committed an horrific act. He’s a child himself 😢

[@SoniaBDorsey]

This story is AMERICAS past, present, and future. PITIFUL.

[@daniellebrooks7510]

Usual suspects hear school shooting you know what he looks like without seeing a picture

[@lpg12338]

Profiling saves lives, your comment is accurate, unfortunately... ☹️

[@white_genocide2050]

​@@lpg12338like ethan crumbley eveyrone forgot about him already

[@timmysleftnutsack5075]

@@lpg12338 it’s a sarcastic remark because white magans always say the same on black crime videos like robbery

[@user-ok6tf4tl5k]

At school vs on the street. Sad, but true!

[@fiyahriddims]

WP and their kids are the worst, breed in a system that affords them more than the other races. With access to wealth and using privlage, there are victims when they attack....

[@RespectOthers1]

Sad that kid has ruined his own life and those of others at such a young age.

[@BuzryHaproMandalorianHunter]

And his dad helped.

[@yobtnirp3D]

@@BuzryHaproMandalorianHunternah, probably shouldn’t buy a gun for a mentally unstable kid. However the kid is responsible for what he does. I’m pretty sure the dad didn’t encourage that…

[@philip7833]

@@yobtnirp3Dyeah, the kid and his 11 years from being fully developed brain are responsible. The dad is an idiot

[@bamslerc]

I could NOT be a defense attorney

[@ivonnecuebas6972]

Neither can I not as for a murder charges

[@mattmoudy9836]

I understand the feeling, but they fill an important role as to ensure the law as applied as it is written and not abused. Could you imagine the kid in court by himself?

[@duggygee6387]

The dad could not follow the PD's instructions: Your son is a problem, secure your guns so he can't get to them. Instead, dad gives his son an AR-style rifle. This tragic situation was 100% preventable.

[@Livinglifewithjay2024]

Everyone in this childs life failed him. Stories of how he was raised are heartbreaking. His mother throwing him and his siblings out of the house late at night on several occasions and locking the door. There were times there was no food in the house. MULTIPLE visits by police and DHS but they never intervened. The SYSTEM left these kids in the care of a drug addict and a violent home. The FBI also failed him last year. Does he need to face consequences for his actions? Most definitely! But my heart hurts for all involved. This could have been prevented if everyone in this childs life that knew what was going on would have done something. We've got to stop watching from the sidelines and become involved with families and/or youth that we know are struggling.

[@LoganGraceHope]

I agree. Unfortunately too many people in this country say things like "mind your own business " and "stay out of other people's lives". That mentality is WRONG when it comes to kids. Always speak up when a child is involved! Be a "Karen" or "nosey neighbor ". It doesn't matter what name you're called as long as children are kept safe.

[@edub9930]

​@@LoganGraceHopethe neighbor called child services multiple times & absolutely nothing was done. This isn't a case of someone "minding their business "

[@mattmoudy9836]

Well said. I feel bad for the kid.

[@repnatl]

Charge him as an adult and send him to an adult prison. I'm so glad the father is being charged also. Parents need to be held accountable like this more often.

[@miltinhogooglejr8620]

Is it possible, that the U.S. gets to become more messed up than It is already?

[@jerryslaughter9284]

It's so sad! Just a little kid. Destroyed his life and other innocent people.😥🙏🙏🙏

[@fiyahriddims]

It's the culture of WP kids, guns and privlage.

[@junemiller7166]

No child should posses a weapon.

[@whynot8901]

I hope these monsters never see the light of day...

[@Frogthatwon_dti]

This is disgusting, he took four people’s lives and got bailed

[@kevindalton1502]

Wake up parents!! Stop treating your kids like friends and start doing actual parenting!! Sometimes people who have kids shouldn't have them!! Before I get yelled at, I don't have kids.

[@daniellebrooks7510]

This culture loves guns

[@michaelhoppe3436]

This culture loves the constitutional guarantee of a right to one of many protections against a potentially tyrannical government. AKA to bear arms.

[@HoneyLove-ph2tv]

Does that child even care that he hurt anyone? I do not get the sense that he cares one bit

[@phillipsmom6252]

If he cared, he wouldn’t have done it in the first place.

[@jasonhall3693]

The usual suspects

[@timmysleftnutsack5075]

@@SummerSeasonHeat it’s hilarious and statistically true, white thug culture is a huge problem worldwide

[@Kminaninrevilo]

@@SummerSeasonHeatcry about it snowflake

[@SomeRandomDude.....]

​@@SummerSeasonHeathow's it meant to be funny?

[@jasonhall3693]

@@SomeRandomDude..... It’s meant to be TRUTH

[@shotsfiredandmissed9068]

what a failure of a family

[@Yungsavage2811]

Typical suspect!!!!

[@mimidavis2686]

How did a 14 year old get a gun that size into the school in the first place? He’s too young to drive so he had to have brought it on the bus or in a car.

[@NFM...w]

bro is crashing out not even a month into the school year💀😭🙏

[@charlescushing1]

The kid is no doubt loving all the attention and kind treatment he is getting now. Which was denied him in his horrible home life.

[@jenesishunter9674]

Sad 😔 but true.

[@charlescushing1]

This is typical of many of these shooters. Just off the top of my head, both Lee Harvey Oswald and the young man who tecently tried to assasinate Trump BOTH researched attempts on he lives of political figures from OPPOSITE parties. Their political agenda (if they really had one) was not as important as their need for attention.​@jenesishunter9674

[@ImChristiansdad]

What are you saying horrible home life...dad brought him a $1500 rifle...

[@jarate8076]

@@ImChristiansdad after said father was aware his son had homicidal ideation?

[@charlescushing1]

@@ImChristiansdad Yes, that also. I wasn't blaming it only on his home life. I am only saying that the kid is probably HAPPIER now that there is order and attention in his life, as sick as that is. His father should be charged. I would like to see the gun manufacturers also charged. A class action settlement...say ten billion each for the families of the four people who were killed, and ten million each for the wounded victims.

[@Robert-vh2cl]

Why is the judge speaking so softly and gently with the accused? Did he offer him a lollipop too?

[@Mazacus]

Ususal suspect

[@dannyclips8553]

That kid ruined his reputation in one day

[@mightyrem]

Where are all the "Usual Suspects" comments?

[@NotaPizzaGRL]

Claiming with no evidence that this murderer was bullied/has mental illness (the neurotypical copout)/had a lousy father. That being said people are byproducts of the conditions we live under. What does it say about this society that such spectacle happens over and over again? My only thing is if you want to say "so-and-so was bullied/mentally ill" then do it for everyone not just when the person is white/middle-class.

[@suzibouch-xm9yr]

Way more than 5 families RUINED. GUN manufacturers, have you made enough money off of death yet?

[@JT-yl7lk]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JT-yl7lk]

You know who else uses guns? Our military, the police, other citizens protecting themselves from people like this……. the gun companies aren’t liable here.

[@georgiafain3747]

Stop blaming them they cannot survive without consumers. Not having sensible gun laws IS the problem. People keep voting for the “ prayer” group who will not do anything. Start voting for people who will do something.

[@JT-yl7lk]

@@georgiafain3747 fully agree, blaming 15 people for something is ridiculously redundant! I can see charging the father for this because he bought an AR15 for a minor, but going after any one else is insane. I was gifted a .22 caliber revolver as an 8yo by my parents and thinking back, they must’ve been completely out of their minds!!! I’m a gen x’er, never occurred to me to go out and hurt people with it tho.

[@Ian-mj4pt]

Don't be stupid it's America gun sales will most likely increase

[@lillyg-xl7db]

Why do all of them look the same.

[@coinfliplunatic9269]

Why do all of you look the same? More b on b then there are school happenings. Look at yourselves before you EVER speak of others. BOY

[@warready2183]

@@coinfliplunatic9269the fact that your offended let’s me know your insecure ass would do the same thing

[@user-lr9cw9bb3k]

Quit giving these kids attention already. Some kids do this just to be on TV

[@lisachlastawa5105]

He is 14 years old. You have to be at least 18 years old to get the death penalty

[@stevemorales4098]

Breaks my heart with what happened but also to see a 14yr old child throw away his life with no emotions or ability to grasp the seriousness. Parents must have shown very little mental and physical love and affection to that kid.

[@cdc3415]

14 Years Old. SMH.

[@thomasbrooker6970]

He might not understand everything that judge is saying, but he understood what he was doing when he took that gun to school.

[@bolivartv]

Where's the mom????🤨🤔

[@lolah3838]

Who cares? She's obviously as much of a low life as the father and son.

[@jenesishunter9674]

STRUNG out with the younger children Allegedly. 😢

[@thestudiousgirl911]

She is allegedly a Methican American and he didn't live with her apparently.

[@lpg12338]

​@@thestudiousgirl911🤣🤣🤣👍

[@edub9930]

On drugs turning tricks

[@amuseher]

How very sad for all involved. Especially for the friends and families of those injured and murdered.

[@filapark2143]

I have refused to allow my then 16-year-old son to receive a rifle from his deceased grandfather as an inheritance gift. I am fully aware that my son is vulnerable to behavior self-control and anger management. I made that decision despite his years of ongoing counseling and medication.

[@YelizKaplan]

The criminal is not rich = The justice moves so fast... The criminal is rich = We let them to run for president.... We're asked to believe the crap = No one is above the law....

[@kerrycarter330]

@@YelizKaplan Joe dropped out by the way.

[@kahlilboi]

​@@kerrycarter330trump is still running with 34 felonies 😂

[@kerrycarter330]

@@kahlilboi yep. Brought on by the party that claims democracy is at stake while trying to jail their rival. Can’t you see the hypocrisy?

[@tracygarrett3952]

How will this kid be treated by the other inmates?

[@DD-jg7er]

Most likely he’ll be in Juvie until he’s 18 and then moved to an adult prison.

[@KarenJohnson-m6n]

Who cares

[@rainygirl777]

The dad had custody and created a monster

[@edub9930]

Mom on drugs turning tricks

[@robertmyers6869]

Death sentence today see ya

[@bigred6foot6]

Naming the kid after a gun brand was the first mistake.

[@stillanastasia5623]

The dad not only bought him the gun, but was also teaching him to hunt. He was essentially teaching him how to hit his target.

[@lpg12338]

Mental health is the problem, when I was in high school, just about every truck had a 12 gauge or 30-30 in the gun rack, yet no school shootings. I think kids now a days are just weak minding and don't have the needed tools to deal with many of situations that they find them selves in.

[@LoganGraceHope]

Same at my school. Also we all carried pocket knives. No issues of any kind.

[@kevinskinner4986]

You support defunding mental health programs, removing counselors and mental health experts from schools and replacing them with untrained priests, and making it harder for students to report and punish bullying and sexual abuse, right? That's what you are voting for when you vote Republican.

[@FirstRealAmerican]

Who would have guessed the typical shooter or typical type of firearm?

[@BuddahHass2360]

They are not going to give him life without parole, they are going to use everything they can to make sure this kid don't die in jail...

[@drreal]

why they didn't arrest the mother??? she is just as guilty as the father!!!

[@debbieburger4246]

I sure wish that judge was more firm and direct conveying the seriousness of the matter.

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

How difficult must it be for a judge to go through this procedure with a 14-year old accused of murder, though state law mandates he must?

[@daniellebrooks7510]

You mean like the other 100 14 year old school shooters

[@otetri]

WHAT KIND OF PARENTS BUY THEIR CHILDREN WEAPONS?💩

[@justice8563]

So many failed this kid, including the parents, school, teachers and administration as well as the courts who knew this child had issues. We have been living in a society of no accountability since 2020, look at our politicians and their children to start with. It’s an absolute disgrace.

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

I don't know what is or was going on in the kid's mind. At age 14, he could already be a vicious, heartless killer like an organized crime hit man, for all I know. I don't feel sorry for him but I do ask myself what it is going to be like for him to go through this process, that would flummox an adult in many ways, as a fourteen-year old, and presumably, unless he is as devoid of human emotion as an organized crime hitman, make his way through the justice system, particularly when it seems he has no reasonable defense. Whether or not he regrets what he has done, he must be in a daze. As for the father, Dante has a place for him. It is hard to imagine what he was trying to achieve with his son by giving him a military-style weapon...when the MILITARY would not allow him in to be trained under strict supervision to use a military-style weapon for another four years.

[@Chaoticvideo]

He doesn’t deserve a trial or an attorney. Wtf is that?

[@sgrvtl7183]

❗full sentence no parole, likely this kid will do it again.....

[@sissyroxx]

The 14 year old mind has no ability to truly understand the proceedings against him. The father is more culpable than the child as he gifted him a lethal weapon knowing he had mental health issues. I'm not saying the child doesn't deserve punishment, he does but the death penalty is a bridge too far.

[@jenesishunter9674]

I agree…. The Price of the Lives Cruelly taken, should be FREEDOM for the Guilty. 😮

[@twistedpixel756]

SCOTUS agrees with you. Which is why it's illegal.

[@robinb.4699]

If he gets life without parole. that is the death penalty!

[@LoganGraceHope]

I saw a report that this father repeatedly went to the school asking for help for his son because his son was being bullied. If that is true then I went to see the school principal and counselor in court too. This kid should have received a mental health evaluation and the bullies disciplined to the fullest extent. When are schools going to hold bullies accountable AND start identifying / helping students with mental health problems. The school staff failed EVERY student at this school!

[@lpg12338]

That is very interesting and should be investigated.

[@whatgoesaroundcomesaround]

My son is 12 bullied almost evryday never informed by school.My son cry in the mornings not to got to school and I would let him bc his bullies werent even spoken to about anything that I would report my son came home one time and was have a full blown panick attack crying couldn’t even speak to tell me what happened I freaked out soothed him had him wash his face and we did some deep breaths told him to explain calmly he was again being picked on was pushed,so he shoved the kid down to the grass area. They were in after just being fed up and as taken to office and he was told he needed anger management and counseling school never called me to inform me of anything

[@timmysleftnutsack5075]

This was a new school DUMMY. It was only the second day at this new school. They did their duty by transferring him, the rest is on him to stand up for himself

[@Kminaninrevilo]

Bullying is not an excuse to kill innocent people.

[@whatgoesaroundcomesaround]

@@Kminaninrevilo never said that it was the point of me sharing was bc staff fbi where already aware of certain things and did nothing or take it seriously

[@frankmisaege3520]

He enabled his son's access to the rifle that killed 4 students.

[@shunlicabenson1776]

Why the mom not in there with them

[@markstevens1729]

Imagine if, instead of guns, the 2nd Amendment was about dynamite. With kids, homes and workplaces blowing up daily. People defending dynamite. Saying it’s mental illness, not dynamite that’s the problem. Candidates offering the “truth” that people getting blown up is just a sad fact of life. Would they be sending “spatulas and sponges” instead of thoughts and prayers?

[@Sp00ken]

Humans will always kill other humans regardless of what kind of weapon it is. If you get rid of every single gun in the world then people would use other methods to kill such as knives, hammers, cars, etc. Should we ban those things too?

[@AlfredGiz]

That right there made absolutely no sense at all in the slightest don’t ever comment on such a serious matter again you are a retard .

[@michaelhoppe3436]

The 2nd amendment isn’t about guns. It is about arming oneself as one of many protections about a potentially tyrannical government. Which is worse? Hundreds killed in mass shootings, or the hundreds of millions killed as the result of tyranny, preceded by the disarming of citizens (Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot)?

[@markstevens1729]

@@michaelhoppe3436 funny how all the worlds other democracies, with their strong gun control laws, have not fallen to the forces of tyranny. If I could sell hundreds of millions of “units” by just invoking a boogyman (possibility of tyranny), and there were no law to stop me… I’d be a rich oligarch in the US.

[@Sp00ken]

@@markstevens1729 dang my comment was removed! What was wrong with my comment?? Did I speak truth??

[@sandyjace6872]

I blame the parents

[@VOTEBLUENOMATTERWHO_2024]

I blame republicans who push for gun violence

[@NowAndToEternity]

How can the parent control every second of the day in the life of this kid? How can they control everything their kid see on the internet other than dont provide a cellphone at all with risks that kid will be excluded from social circles cause every kid has a cellphone nowadays?

[@elmarco777]

I blame American gun culture.

[@Imanimal-lover]

To an extent... minors who have negligent adults decide to live mature and law abiding responsible lives. Genesis (the Bible) mentions ADAM & EVE and their sons Cain & Abel and there are many examples after theirs....

[@jeangemmel7895]

@@NowAndToEternity ......................you cannot be there 24/7 even the best of parents cannot manage that BUT They could have made sure he had no access to guns or bullets that would have been the first step considering his history on the same subject!

[@opinionista.]

It's sad there's so many sickos and weirdos in the USA, including Trump, Vance, their cronies and supporters....as a foreigner, we don't experience these sorts of gun violence anywhere else in the world. Our condolences, thoughts and prayers to the families and friends affected.

[@anitabustos6821]

Throw away the key!!!

[@irenedaniel96]

SICK

[@sibueateam1]

Is he white ?

[@jaythescientist333]

USUAL SUSPECT

[@jts9120]

Trans Kamala supporter?

[@Yourwifesbf458]

How’s the weather in Tel Aviv Shlomo?

[@annaduckers7900]

Where is his mother my goodness

[@nellieknifton]

A while back she was caught with meths apparently so hardly an upright citizen. Saw it on a news broadcast.

[@lovelylaughter11]

She has custody of the 2 younger children. Anddd she's allegedly "on that stuff" 🫣

[@cindymaceda2999]

@@lovelylaughter11What stuff ? Take the other kids away from these people.😮

[@ggjur]

@@cindymaceda2999it rhymes with mugs.

[@rsvpevents6780]

The mother is a criminal/drug addict.

[@BrandonS2cents]

He gonna be Keisha Gray in that penitentiary 😂😂

[@DtLadycee]

😅😅

[@miltongonzalez5962]

Why is the father being charged if the 14 year old is being charged as an adult. He is either an adult or he isnt. If he is an adult then his father should not be held responsible. If his father is responsible then his son should be considered a juvenile.

[@chelsea5595]

That’s a good point. I always wonder like how are they an adult when they’re literally not? Especially 4 years younger

[@lolah3838]

Yeah. I think they should both be charged but I get your point and would like a legal explanation of how this is possible.

[@miltongonzalez5962]

@chelsea5595 literally the only way to become an adult at 13 years old is to do something very, very wrong. Then the courts will consider you an adult.

[@PSA78]

Interesting observation, and a good question.

[@perceptivebystander4769]

The father is being charged as an accomplice for providing the weapon. Not charged in concurrence or for being the father.

[@evilamo]

Regardless of the sins that kid did, he's not an adult. The judge talking to a 14 yr old like he is a grown man with all his mental capabilities is disturbing to me. The father is the only adult in this situation.

[@c.eb.1216]

He's talking to the demon that made him capable of this. 14 year old children don't do stuff like this normally. It's bizarre.

[@KarenJohnson-m6n]

Wow was l surprised to see what complexion he was, NOT!

[@jamespatterson4509]

Extremely sad situation for all involved.

[@georgiafain3747]

Everyone in this comment section do you vote for people committed to ban assault rifles and have other sensible gun safety laws? Do you? If not you are part of this epidemic. .

[@lpg12338]

LOL!!! This IS a mental health issue not a gun issue.

[@DreamAwayLullaby]

The way he has to dumb down his rights because he knows how young he is and probably doesn’t understand them 😫

[@trishasingh3950]

Why is he being referred to as ‘suspect’ - we already know that he’s the shooter.

[@ponz-]

Judge who cares if the media is ready? It’s not about them

[@twistedpixel756]

it's our country too. the media is just giving us access.

[@robertshodeen4501]

Bad home life,,parents were divorced,mom was arrested or charged for vandalism on dad's car,,caught with crack pipe,meth,,,kid was picked on in school,,lived with the dad while 2 siblings lived with mom,,"past history with threats of violence,,dad says son never had access to guns without him being there,,welllllll,he got the gun didn't he!,,,,,and had it stashed somewhere,explained why he left class!

[@viacheslavkrasin3119]

Who can answer one question: What happened at school so that consequences have happened? I'm not asking about who gave this boy the lethal weapon. I'm asking WHY he did what he did.