Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Bill:
Ouch!! Thank God that was all that happened. I did some pretty stupid
things, similar to that, when I was a kid too. Sometimes I think it is
a miracle that as many kids live to see adulthood as they do. :)
You said the same thing that I was trying to say. I don't think that
these kids even think of the consequences of shooting that gun. Death
to a kid really has no meaning. They don't understand that dead is
dead, and there is no changing it. And the movies and television don't
make it any easier for them to understand. The "dead" guy always gets
up and stars in another movie. :(
Sue
>
> HI Sue,
>
> I think they knew that something horrible was going to happen if they
> squeezed that trigger, but another part of the child-like mind can be
> very compulsive. And the connection between squeezing that trigger as
> well as the distance between them and the victims was not enough to stop
> that compulsive action. Once the first shot was fired I imagine the rest
> were easy. I think everyone can remember foolish and compulsive actions
> done as a child. I got hit by a car once because of one when I was 13.
> Since there was never any traffic at this one intersection of two alleys
> I used to ride my bike at full speed right through it. I knew it was
> stupid and dangerous and even remember the thrill of the danger and
> knowing it was stupid. Sure enough, one day there was a car and bang, I
> went sailing throught the air. Luckily, all I got was a sprained wrist
> and a small gouge on my leg. And a very valuable lesson.
>
> Bill
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