jmjftw Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 SUMTER, S.C. (Nov. 1) - A 12-year-old boy was shot to death while trick-or-treating with his family, shocking residents of a South Carolina neighborhood where most people know each other well. A man in police custody confessed to the shooting, saying he emptied an AK-47 through his front door when he saw people with masks approaching, the Sumter Police Department said.... SUMTER, S.C. (AP) - An ex-convict who thought he was being robbed gunned down a 12-year-old trick-or-treater, spraying nearly 30 rounds with an assault rifle from inside his home after hearing a knock on the door, police said Saturday. Quentin Patrick, 22, is accused of killing 12-year-old T.J. Darrisaw on Friday night. T.J.'s 9-year-old brother, Ahmadre Darrisaw, and their father, Freddie Grinnell, were injured but were released after being treated at a hospital. The family attended a Halloween celebration in downtown Sumter, 45 miles east of Columbia, then stopped at Patrick's house because the porch light was on, police said. Another sibling was with them, but wasn't hurt. Police said at least two of the boys were wearing ghoulish masks when they knocked on the door. The boys' mother and a toddler stayed in the car nearby. Patrick emptied his AK-47, shooting at least 29 times through his front door, walls and windows after hearing the knock, Police Chief Patty Patterson said. He told police he had been robbed and shot in the past year. "He wasn't going to be robbed again, and he wasn't going to be shot again," Patterson said Saturday at a news conference. She said T.J., a bright young man, suffered multiple wounds, including a fatal shot to his head. No one answered the door at the family's home Saturday. "This is by far one of the worst tragedies that I have had to personally experience," Patterson said. "It happened basically because kids were out doing what they would normally do on Halloween."... And we used to just worry about pins or razor blades in the apples... You think health care is expensive now?Wait until it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesbion Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 No, we didn't worry about pins and razor blades in the candy bags! I can tell you that people didn't start to think up these kinds of cruel pranks until the last, what, 30yrs or so....gimme some help here old guys! Back then it was bad if you "papered" a house with TP, or soaped the windows.......sorry you young guys don't remember those days....they were a hell of a lot more "innocent"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjftw Posted November 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Is Grosse Pointe Farms in real America or fake America? My bad... You think health care is expensive now?Wait until it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesbion Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Is Grosse Pointe Farms in real America or fake America? Sounds gross to me....so where is it? And why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Purser Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Our "well regulated militia" in action. A proud day for American Freedom and the NRA! Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed. - Herman Melville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likwid Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Who needs anti-gun lobbyists when you have wackjobs like this? The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesbion Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Our "well regulated militia" in action. A proud day for American Freedom and the NRA! A good way to make sarcasm and points from the life of a child.... Who needs anti-gun lobbyists when you have wackjobs like this? Maybe we ought to look at the drug suppliers for this guy, as well as disarm ourselves so that the nuts can rule the world....with no resistance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Purser Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 A good way to make sarcasm and points from the life of a child.... Notice how sarcasm didn't actually kill the child. Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed. - Herman Melville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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