Fifth-graders admit plot to kill girl who was 'really annoying'
The debate over arming school personnel hasn't touched on what to do if confronted by a 10-year-old student with murderous intent.
That staggering possibility hit the citizens of the rural Washington town of Colville on Feb. 7, when two fifth-graders were arrested and confessed to a plot to kill not only a female classmate, but six other children.
Authorities found a semiautomatic handgun, clip and knife in the backpack of one of the boys, who complained that the girl had become rude and "really annoying."
Police later overheard the two talking about killing whoever had snitched on them, too.
Although children 8-12 are not considered mentally capable of criminal intent under Washington law, the local prosecutor plans to proceed on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Source: http://now.msn.com/fifth-graders-arrested-in-plot-to-kill-classmate/
The debate over arming school personnel hasn't touched on what to do if confronted by a 10-year-old student with murderous intent.
That staggering possibility hit the citizens of the rural Washington town of Colville on Feb. 7, when two fifth-graders were arrested and confessed to a plot to kill not only a female classmate, but six other children.
Authorities found a semiautomatic handgun, clip and knife in the backpack of one of the boys, who complained that the girl had become rude and "really annoying."
Police later overheard the two talking about killing whoever had snitched on them, too.
Although children 8-12 are not considered mentally capable of criminal intent under Washington law, the local prosecutor plans to proceed on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Source: http://now.msn.com/fifth-graders-arrested-in-plot-to-kill-classmate/
