Re: Gun loon shoots, kills kid for walking on grass

Alison MacIntyre wrote:

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laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/20/boy.shot.ap/index.html

'I just killed a kid'
Neighbor charged with shooting teen who walked on his grass

Tuesday, March 21, 2006; Posted: 10:40 a.m. EST (15:40 GMT)

BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) -- A man who neighbors say was devoted to his
meticulously kept lawn was charged with murder in the shooting of a
15-year-old boy who apparently walked across his yard.

Charles Martin called 911 on Sunday afternoon, saying calmly: "I just
killed a kid."

Police, who released the call's contents, said Martin also told the
dispatcher: "I've been harassed by him and his parents for five years.
Today just blew it up."

Larry Mugrage, whose family lived next door, was shot in the chest
with a shotgun. The high school freshman was pronounced dead at a
hospital.

Martin, 66, allegedly told police he had several times had problems
with neighbors walking on his lawn. He remained jailed without bond
Monday. His jailers said no attorney was listed for him.

Neighbors said Martin lived alone quietly, often sitting in front of
his one-story home with its neat lawn, well-trimmed shrubbery and flag
pole with U.S. and Navy flags flying.

Joanne Ritchie, 46, said Mugrage was known as "a good kid." She said
she always also considered Martin to be friendly.

Union Township is near Batavia, about 20 miles east of Cincinnati,
Ohio

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Stupid oldl goat. He should have just hopped in his car and run over
the kid. Call it an "accident" and nobody cares.


This kid and his friends had been harassing this guy for almost five
years.

So I guess the only answer is get a gun and murder someone?



Certainly not! But when you choose to harass someone for five GD
years, be prepared for the possibility of negative consequences. The
parents knew what was going on and failed to stop their son. Now we
have one dead 15 year old, two very unhappy parents, and a man who is
going to spend the rest of his life in prison. This tragedy was
preventable and I go crazy every time I read stuff like this.


I agree. There was a similar feud in our neighborhood many years ago.
The taunting got worse and worse. It ended in a father's suicide, leaving a wife and 3 small children. You never know the mental state of people in situations like this. Best for all concerned to steer a wide berth around the property in question.

Kathy
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