Boy shot parents after being grounded

[Robb]

The 14-year-old Moses Lake boy arrested in the shooting of his parents over the weekend apparently was angry because he had been grounded and wasn’t allowed to play video games or use other electronic devices, according to a story in the Columbia Basin Herald.

The boy had been given detention time at school so his parents grounded him, according to court documents and the newspaper’s story.

The boy allegedly broke into a gun cabinet, took an unloaded .22 caliber pistol, loaded it, walked into his parents’ bedroom and shot them, according to the incident report compiled by the Moses Lake Police Department . . . (The boy) told investigating detectives he thought he would be able to do whatever he wanted if his parents were dead, the report said.

The victims have been identified as Elizabeth Brooks, 39, and Jonothan Brooks, 38, according to the newspaper report. Elizabeth Brooks was shot in the face and in one hand and Jonothan Brooks was shot in the head. Their conditions haven’t been released, but they were taken to a hospital outside the area, according to authorities.

Read More: http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/03/columbian-basin-herald-boy-shot-parents-after-being-ground-and-banned-from-playing-video-games/

[DisgustipatedinCA]

1. Let me guess...we need good kids with guns to stop bad kids with guns.

There's a sickness in the land. I'll leave it there.

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. Another second amendment solution... and the easy access to guns.

I'll bet pison will serioiusly dent his game playing.

[undeterred]

3. Well, I guess it wasn't a very good gun cabinet.

[Xipe Totec]

4. I can't wait to hear the stand your grounded defense. nt

[tblue37]

5. Little idiot:

&quot The boy) told investigating detectives he thought he would be able to do whatever he wanted if his parents were dead, the report said."

A 14-year-old who thinks at this level of stupid is hopeless.

[AgingAmerican]

15. Gun nut parents

Breed gun nut children

[tblue37]

27. It isn't the gun nuttiness that I am referring to, though.

At the age of 14, a person should realize that (1) no one--no one--gets to do whatever he wants, whether his parents are alive or not, and (2) people who go to prison are even less likely than most people, regardless of those other people's circumstances, to be allowed to do whatever they want. Has he never seen a TV show about crime, punishment, prison unmates?

[Jenoch]

28. What evidence have you been

made aware that shows the parents to be gun nuts?

[AgingAmerican]

34. It's a trend that I see

with these shooter types.

Adam Lanzas Mother

[Jenoch]

35. You referred to the parents as gun nuts.

I am interested in knowing more about this case. What evidence did you see that shows the parents were gun nuts? It's ok if you don't have any evidence, that helps too.

[AgingAmerican]

38. Sigh...

I just clarified what I was talking about. You dont have to accept it.

"you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink"

[Jenoch]

39. Thank you. I do

accept that you don't have any reasin to believe the victims of this crime were 'gun nuts'. I was mostly trying to figure out what constitutes a 'gun nut'.

[AgingAmerican]

42. I always have reason to at least suspect such

A gun nut is someone who gets emotional when it comes to guns. My brother is a perfect example. He is reasonably intelligent when it comes to most subjects, but when the subject of guns comes up, especially gun regulations, he defaults to idiotic Hitler and Stalin nonsense. With my brother the gun nut, guns = stupid.

I own guns and I have no problem with gun regulations. I do not get emotional about them. I am not a gun nut.

Hope that clears it up for you.

[Jenoch]

44. I don't understand why

you would always assume someone is a 'gun nut' instead of being 'reasonable' when there is zero evidence either way.

Some would consider me a gun nut but I would not invoke Hitler, Stalin maybe. Stalin murdered my paternal great-grandfather's entire family (my grandfather and his brother got out before Lenin came to power.)

[AgingAmerican]

47. That means nothing in a gun regulation context

Why would you invoke Stalin? Obama is Stalin to you? What does Stalin have to do with gun regulations in the USA in the 2000s?

Simple answer: nothing. Republicans invoke it because they are trolls looking to shock and whip up fear.

[Jenoch]

48. Republicans have zip to do

with my thoughts on this matter. The peasants under the thumb of the czar, and after that the communists, were unarmed. Things may have been different if they had arms or the ability and the will to resist.

Why did you bring up Obama in this context? I certainly did not.

By the way, you brought up Stalin. I did not.

[AgingAmerican]

49. Czars and communists

Sounds like Tea Party nonsense.

[Jenoch]

51. It might sound like nonsense

unless your vrandparents experienced the Russian Revolution. I never mentioned the tea party and have no idea what it is you mean with that reference.

[AgingAmerican]

55. This is 2013, not 1913

We are not landless, unarmed peasants.

The Tea party always screams "Fascists, Nazis, Communists, Marxists", etc. Its their calling card!

[Jenoch]

58. Well, you brought it up.

[BB_Smoke]

50. The Moses Lake demographic

Does give it a high probability factor.

[Jenoch]

52. The 'Moses Lake'

demographic gives what to what?

[indepat]

6. Having guns handy surely offers protection by keeping so many safe from harm

[ManiacJoe]

33. Locked in a "gun cabinet".

However, most gun cabinets do not qualify as "secured storage".

[otohara]

40. Caskets Are The New Gun Cabinet

there is no safe place in a home for a fucking gun when you've got curious, angry, hormonal kids in the home, boys especially.

My son was visiting some kids down the street - sure as shit, the mom left them and where did they go looking?
The guns...
That was the last time he was in their home.

[ManiacJoe]

41. An actual gun safe will get the job done.

[onehandle]

7. The kid makes sense. NRA spokesnuts are on their way to defend the gun. nt

[southernyankeebelle]

8. What the hell is this world coming to. Don't 14 yr old have any critical thinking anymore?

I guess these kids playing to many computer games and all this tech stuff is kind of doing harm to our kids. I don't understand how a kid like this thinks he can do what he wants and not have to pay any consequence.

[malaise]

17. He probably has the same level as his parents

Ah well.

[southernyankeebelle]

19. I dunno.

[maxsolomon]

20. Blinded by rage and addled by hormones

Maybe a gun SAFE, not a gun CABINET next time, Mom n Dad?

BTW, when you hear about stuff like this in WA, and someone asks where did it happen, you say "I forget, somewhere in Eastern WA, like Moses Lake".

[southernyankeebelle]

23. Honestly I don't think that would have helped the grandparents. Thank god they got him.

[maxsolomon]

59. i don't understand your comments

he shot his parents - and what wouldn't have helped? a safe rather than a cabinet?

[Myrina]

24. Does ANY 14 year old have critical thinking skills?

I mean, really? C'mon ....

[southernyankeebelle]

25. My goodness you would think they know the difference from right and wrong when it comes to killing.

[atreides1]

26. No!

As long as he can pass tests, critical thinking isn't a requirement!

[flamingdem]

9. Video games can be severely addicting to some individuals

that combined with other disorders ... it needs to be addressed

[mwrguy]

10. He simply found a second amendment solution.

And exercised his rights.

[freshwest]

11. Apparently the boy tried to claim it was an intruder, but video showed him with the gun. He had

considered killing them when he was eight years old. The parents are recovering at the hospital. He's being charged with attempted first degree murder:

http://www.krem.com/news/crime/197697991.html

[Demo_Chris]

12. The kid obviously has massive mental problems.

Hopefully the doctors can get him straightened out -- assuming that's possible.

[otohara]

13. Prison Doctors

think he's fucked up now, just wait till he's in/out prison.

All because his stupid parents kept guns in the house.

[Demo_Chris]

14. No, it is NOT because his parents kept a locket gun in the house

Nor is it because he played video games, watched violent movies, or was picked last for baseball. He did this because he has a severe mental illness.

That's all.

Sometimes it happens. Hopefully they can help this kid.

[maxsolomon]

21. once more: he SHOT them BECAUSE he had access to a gun.

as in all shootings, the gun enables the shooter to hurl a bullet into the victims body.

absent a firearm, another method would have had to be used. but it wasn't. because guns make killing easy.

"waiting period? but i'm mad now!" - homer simpson.

[malaise]

22. So if you know your son has severe mental problems

would you keep a cabinet with guns that he can access?
It is their fault. It was also the mother's fault in Newtown.

[ellisonz]

29. And access to a gun...

Without that there would be no news story, right?

[Incitatus]

37. The gun was apparently not locked.

A gun cabinet is not a safe. I'd like to see anyone short of a safe cracker try to get to my guns. If someone in your house has a mental illness and you still feel the need to have guns in your house, lock them up securely. It was a combination of a mental illness and stupid gun owners.

[bluestate10]

45. I had a discussion with a person on the issue of gun use for protection in one's home.

You keep your guns in a gun safe. What happens if you need it suddenly for protection, like if someone thinks you aren't at home and is breaking into your home? You own guns, I don't. I am interested in reading your summary of how you would handle the above situation.

[Incitatus]

46. When I am not home or have kids visiting

the safe is locked. When I am home I often keep it unlocked. I have a security system and two dogs so I doubt I would have to resort to using a gun for home protection. However, for reasons I'm not getting into I do have more reasons to be concerned about an attack than the average person. I pissed off some nasty people by doing the right thing.

[RobinA]

16. As a Mental Health

professional, I always wonder in these cases what the REAL story is. Frankly, for a person to murder his parents, especially when he is still dependent on them...SOMEthing's going on that isn't immediately obvious.

[Marrah_G]

18. Gaming addictions can be severe

I put a big limit on my youngest child's gaming after he went into a rage when I took it away for the rest of the week ( it was maybe 3 or four days) his reaction made me take it away for months and when he got it back I limited it....ALOT! It was actually scary and that is coming from a long time gamer myself.

[arely staircase]

30. if they live, might i suggest

they ground him from guns next time.

[Jenoch]

31. What I find disturbing

are the number of wise-ass remarks being posted about this case. Yes, the parents should have had the guns secured better. It seems the parents should have gotten their child some help for his mental health issues. Nobody does what this kid did without some evidence of abnormal mental health.

[99Forever]

32. If only they had...

... a gun to shoot back with. That would made everything all better.

[Mosby]

36. The kid is a sociopath

That's the story here. Was he getting any help? Can you change a sociopath?

[get the red out]

57. Exactly

Four percent of people are. That is the over-looked issue because we can't imagine there not being some outside cause for the unthinkable.

[bluestate10]

43. If only one of the parents had a gun.....ummm, uhh, ahh, forget it. nt

[Union Scribe]

53. Boy, posters hate the fuck out of these dead parents.

It was apparently all their fault?

[Lint Head]

54. Too bad the parents didn't have guns. Oh wait. They did.

[Cali_Democrat]

56. Clearly the parents needed even more guns, perhaps even under their pillows at night

The solution is always more guns.