• Letstakealook
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    12 days ago

    I’m wondering the same. It is possible that he’s just not built right, but highly unlikely.

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      12 days ago

      Or just a kid playing with unsecured firearms. I wouldn’t expect a child to give coherent answers after their parent and grandparent just died in front of them; never mind after accidentally shooting them.

      It could be something more, but the weapons were unsecured any how.

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          12 days ago

          Without knowing specifics of the incident, I would suggest you not discount the possibility.

          people get incredibly stupid when they panic, kids included, and there may not have been an immediate awareness of their family getting injured; and when your panicking and you don’t know how to handle a firearm, it’s not outside the realm of plausible that multiple shots get fired- even when we’re talking about adults.

          I’m not saying the kid wasn’t abused. I’m not saying it wasn’t with some intent. I am saying there’s a not insignificant chance that the confession was the result of cops and detectives trained to extract confessions, by using some extremely manipulative methods, from a kid who is almost certainly scared and traumatized. traumatized whether he meant to do it or not.

          FTA:

          “We still got to put some puzzle pieces together,” the chief told ABC News. “The city can rest easy knowing that the suspect is off the street of a double homicide, but there’s also the shock factor.”

          Job done as far as their concerned.

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            11 days ago

            You’re absolutely right on the confession bit. This is also Louisiana, I’m not sure police and legal systems get any more corrupt than theirs, especially if you’re black.