This article is about how an 8 year old child shot his own dad and another man. He not only shot them but killed them each with several shots from a single-shot, bolt-action .22-caliber rifle. The kid shot his father, 29-year-old Vincent Romero, and 39-year-old Timothy Romans, who rented a room in the family's two-story home in the small eastern Arizona community of St. Johns. The boy had been keeping track of how many times he was spanked and when the thousandth one came he flipped a switch and pulled the trigger. The problem in court is... basically court wasn't made for an 8 year old charged with murder. It is obvious according to this article that the boy planned these murders and even his grandma said if an 8 year old is capable of doing something like this it is definitely her grandson. From what this article says the kid was a trouble maker and not really normal and nice like most 8 year olds. They are unsure of what is going to happen to the kid as of now but unfortunately for him the law allows prosecutions of juveniles age 8 and above as adults (But at the same time in Arizona, those convicted as juveniles can only be held until they turn 18.). Nonetheless the kid is in big trouble. In spirit of the holidays he was allowed a 48-hour furlough to spend Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday with his mother.I just don't get how anyone can shoot their own family not to mention an 8 year old charged with murder. I don't know whether to think the kid didn't know what he was doing or jeez this kid needs to be locked up from the get go. I just want to give the kid a second chance but part of me says heck no he shot his own dad and another guy just because he was spanked a lot. 1,000 spankings is a lot but no where near enough to make me kill my dad. The kid is messed up in the head and hopefully they can fix him so he doesn't need to spend the rest of his long life ahead of him in jail. That would be a pity. Whoever thought an 8 year old would be standing in court faced with murder. They say he knew what he was doing and that he planned it all... he even kept track of how many times he was spanked so when the 1,000Th one came he could put his plan into action. No one is really on the kids side or at least from what I read in this article, I mean even the kid's grandma was against him. With all the harshness being brought down upon the kid he was still allowed a 48-hour furlough to spend Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday with his mother. That at least gave the kid some kind of relief. He also might be relieved of one of his murder charges just because of this whole messed up thing is indeed messed up and confusing. I just don't know what to think and would love to find out what happens to the little fellow... I hope he is given a 2ND chance unless he truly doesn't deserve one which as of now I don't know if he does or doesn't. I guess in life there are always twists and turns that you need to be prepared for... as for this one I certainly wasn't ready and hope that I don't hear of any other cases similar to it. Until next time.
~Charlie~
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