Lawyer blames school in shooting of gay Oxnard student

[canis_lupus]

From The L.A. Times:

As 14-year-old Brandon McInerney prepares to be arraigned today in the slaying of 15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, his lawyer is advancing a defense that at least partly blames school officials for the tragedy.

Educators should have moved aggressively to quell rising tensions between the two boys, which began when King openly flirted with McInerney, said Deputy Public Defender William Quest.

Instead, administrators were so intent on nurturing King as he explored his sexuality, allowing him to come to school wearing feminine makeup and accessories, that they downplayed the turmoil that his behavior was causing on campus, Quest said.

On Feb. 12, McInerney shot King in the back of the head with a handgun as first-period classes were beginning, according to police. McInerney's inability to see another way to solve his problem is partly the fault of the school system, his attorney said.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-oxnard8-2008may08,1,976131.story

So in other words it's time to play blame-the-victim.

What horseshit! :mad: :puke:

[Tyo]

1. Please, be realistic

You can't to go to school acting all fem and accessorizing and everything and not expect to get shot. It's the risk you take. Obviously it was King's fault and the school is to blame as well for encouraging him with all the nurture crap. Since when do kids need nurturing? :sarcasm:

[sinkingfeeling]

2. "McInerney's inability to see another way to solve his problem " is a direct result of his

upbringing! Period. Young children are supposed to be civilized by their parents. Using a gun to solve problems is not civilized behavior, even if our Idiot-in-Chief believes it is.

[xchrom]

3. by the same logic -- we should ban girls who wear

patent leather shoes?

i say that because back in the day -- at my high scholl -- girls couldn't wear those because boys would look up their dresses.

then ther is the whole thing about straight men and boys who just have no control over them selves -- they are either coerced into fooling around with those awful gay people -- or they are coerced into violence -- straight men are always excused for their lack of self control.

[Creideiki]

4. Won't anybody think about the straight people?

:cry:

[xchrom]

5. i totally agree with you -- those poor poor straight people --

:nopity: it's a good thing they have you and me to pity them.

[mitchtv]

6. In fairness I heard one of the school admins saying

that they had had some "teasing" It was bullying and Kings attempt to deal with it. The school had an obligation to provide a safe environment to learn. If they can't recognize bullying, they were not doing their jobs

[Fridays Child]

7. I ask you: when the school upheld Larry's rights, what was poor Brandon to do but shoot him?

What a desperate defense.

[DarkTirade]

8. ... so by not forcing him to hide in the closet, it's the school's fault?

:banghead: