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6 year old who shot teacher bragged about it
(www.bbc.com)
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Everything said above can be true in parts or at the same time. Obviously, this kid had access to a gun and shouldn't have. Likely, the kid has other problems at home. Possibly, the kid has a neurological divergence that hadn't been fully investigated.
Fuck the parent for not securing the gun. Fuck the school for not showing more caution. Fuck the teacher for getting shot… wait… (/s on the last one, of course)
But also, how can a kindergartener choke an adult to the point they can't breathe? I'd think anyone who isn't elderly could throw a child that age. I probably don't have all the facts about that.
Because when you do not feel for other people you can go all in. Most people are not brutal and even unintentionally hold back against others. It is also really hard to defend against a child if you don't want to hurt the child.
My neighbours kid broke one of his mother's fingers at an age before he went to school (so he must have been 7 years old max). If you do not want to seriously hurt a child, how do you defend yourself when they won't let go?
I wondered this too, and my only (weak) hypothesis is the teacher was too afraid to hurt the child in return before they realized how serious it was going to get. But I’m also not sure how little 5 year old hands would have the strength, unless they used a rope or other tool.
Edit: the article does say the choked teacher is now retired, so they also could have been fairly old.