Friday, November 20, 2009

A Textbook Example of Media Over Sensationalization

First read the headline:

Police: Boy Shot Bus Carrying Students

As you read the article you will notice this:

"Marquise Antonio Culbreath faces 11 felony counts of firing into an occupied vehicle. Police said he shot the bus with a BB gun. Charges are pending against another juvenile who fired at the school bus with an Airsoft gun."

Let me get this straight. ELEVEN felony charges levied against a 13 YEAR OLD for shooting a window with a BB gun while violent repeat offenders roam the streets terrorizing law abiding citizens. It looks like it is time to register BB guns and ban all of the "assault" style BB guns.

Maybe their time and effort would be better spent focusing on the more serious issues such as this:

Teen Charged With Stabbing Man 30 Times-14-Year-Old Boy In Jail Without Bond

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