This whole thing is absolutely sickening. This young boy and his family are completely devistated with all of this. No one can really understand why this happened the way it did, but he IS a responsible, loving boy and his family is NOT to blame in this.
I see. So you think that no one’s to blame that the two boys weren’t following the safety rules of hunting that they had been taught in the hunter safety course? They took the course, supposedly knew the rules of hunter safety, yet ignored more than a few of them and they’re not to blame in any way, shape, or form?
And of course - the grandfather, who saw and made eye-contact with the victim and her hiking companion isn’t at fault at all for not letting them know that his teenage grandsons were up above them on the trail with rifles but no binoculars and no orange clothing. Is he “devastated” too that his negligence had something to do with Mrs. Almli dying on that mountain?
Oh, and BTW - I saw the older brother yesterday in Concrete driving his vehicle somewhat recklessly as he did a u-turn at the end of Main Street. Squealing his tires, going too fast, yucking it up with his buddies, driving in a foolish manner where someone could have been hurt (besides himself). Then there’s his MySpace page that says he’s currently “stoked” and that 2009 is going to be a “kick-a** year!” (I wonder if the family Mrs. Almli was forced to leave behind are feeling “stoked” about 2009, too?)
Yeah boy, all of that really says “devastated” and that he’s taking the death (he had a hand in) of an innocent victim hard. In fact, I’d say that says “devastated” better than a Hallmark sympathy card - how about you?
Since you are so in tune with this family, then you would know the support that there family has given to the Community of Concrete. How much this has affected their family.
Yes, I am certain it has affected the shooter’s family. As a matter of fact, I was one of the first in this forum to come to the defense of both of the boys and express concern for their mental and emotional welfare now and in the future.
So, go ahead and try to villify me all you want (yes, I know you will have to look up what the word “villify” means), but the fact remains that I have sympathy for what the shooter and his family are going through. But above all, my sympathies are with the Almli family more - as they should be.
The older boy is and older HS Boy. No different than numerous kids inside of Concrete and many in which you probably would not expect to act that way. The older boy is stoked for 2009 as he will be receiving his diploma. That is the reason. No matter what the incident brought the worse things for either of the kids is to shut down and stop trying to live a normal life.
Yeah...ummm...could you work on your syntax and grammar there so that your thoughts are a little more succinct and palatable for digesting...?
The more I read your post the more irritated that we have people like this that live in our community. Sickening..
The more I read of and hear from people like you (who, I assume, is one of the “it’s the victim’s fault” or “it’s the victim’s fault too” crowd), the more I realize that in many ways Concrete has really changed and in other ways it really hasn’t changed at all. Either way, the town of Concrete loses - big time. But then, what do I know? I don’t live in Concrete.
And BTW...please consider going back to school (if you’re not in) - that GED really isn’t doing you any favors.
