Sunday, October 14, 2007

Mother bought guns for teen

The Associated PressNORRISTOWN, Pa.

The mother of 14 year old had guns, knives and explosive materials in the bedroom and the possibility of school attack was charged by the police and buying her son three weapons. Son Dillon got three guns from his mother named Michele Cossey, 46. The guns were a .22-caliber handgun, a .22-caliber rifle and a 9 mm semiautomatic rifle. Her son was bullied at his high school and try to threaten another boy. Dillon’s mother was not charge for encourage her son to hurt other boys at his school, but she was charge because she allowed him to have guns. The guns were also found in his friends house and his mother brought laser scope. Dillon was ordered to be held at juvenile facility. Dillon was charge with gun usage and influences of terror but his lawyer said that few guns were air rifles and pellet guns.

This new was frustrating and insane to me. Dillon who is only middle school boy had a gun. His mother bought guns for Dillon to bully other boy at his school. Dillon has some issue on his behaviour and actions, moreover the real consequence to this frightening new is Dillon’s mother. His mother encouraged Dillon to carry guns and bully other boys. Even though, Dillon’s mother wasn’t punished as much as Dillon did. I strongly believe that all of the responsibilities of the crime act and the punishments that Dillon is having goes back to Dillon’s mother not Dillon.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I have to agree with Martin. Usually, parents are a major influence to their child or children. If you were to smoke, your children are probably likely to smoke as well. Usually, children of the perception that their parents are the role models and that they should become like them. Hence, I believe that Dillon's mom should be the one with the charges of buying the gun, wrong way of teaching her teen, and encouraging to using the gun to threaten others, not her son. The reason is that I think that is another alternative way solving a bully problem and I assure you, it doesn't include the ideas of guns. One way could be to talk to parents of the bully and solve the problem. Another way is talk to the principal and solving the situation this way. Overall, Dillon's parents could of used these ways to solve the problem, instead of buying the weapons.