03-01-2016, 06:35 PM
(03-01-2016, 06:33 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote:The MCA get's paid to prosecute based on evidence, not to consider parents wishes. Pffft. Some Rockford you turned out to be.(03-01-2016, 06:29 PM)Blindgreed1 Wrote:(03-01-2016, 06:26 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Have the parents of the boy come out and said that their son was legally entitled to 'lend' the gun to someone else? Have they said he asked them if it was okay?If it was that simple, he would be charged MS. Why hasn't he been charged? And to be clear, the ONLY thing they can charge him with is giving a gun to a minor. This isn't a question of liability for the murder/suicide.
If you can't answer yes to either of those questions then he is liable.
Now, it's simply the DA's decision whether to charge or not.
I'm guessing that if the murdered girls family was demanding prosecution, charges would already have been filed.
I'm not a mind-reader, but my guess would be that he's conflicted with the wishes of the parents and legally what he can charge the kid with.