You said: "...we were all teens..." "We can't prevent teens from doing this kind of thing." "I could have decided to do something like this and reap the consequences..."

So why should they be charged as adults?

Just because I say the word "teen" doesn't mean that they shouldn't be tried as adults. Just because we can't prevent teens from doing this kind of thing doesn't mean that they shouldn't be tried as adults. The quote wasn't "We were all teens" it was "We were all teens and we all had our own free will to do what we wanted, some just choose the correct path and some choose the rebellious and destructive path. We can't prevent teens from doing this kind of thing."

If they do choose the destructive path (with a bully story or not) I feel that they should be tried as adults.

I'm sure I can argue that cheating on tests, skipping school, driving too fast, or shoplifting candy are all "choosing destructive paths." I guess they should be fraudsters, anarchists, potential murderers, and thieves by your line of thinking. Or is it some pent up aggression you are taking out on these boys for having been bullied yourself in school?
I would argue that your line of thinking is itself a destructive path.

I fail to see where anyone tried to blame Clayton County for anything on this issue.

We can't blame Global Warming either, FYI.

we still don't have a park named after a young child killed by a gang banger.
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Apparently two 'bombs' were left at the same time, one on the stoop and one in the mailbox.

One was found Friday night and the other by the mailman on Saturday morning.

I was told they are students at Starr's Mill High School in Fayetteville.

Yes according to my neighbors they are Starr's Mill's "brightest".

I think they found the first one Friday, because of the police cars there.

Geez, man...why are you coming down so hard on the parents?? I doo't see anything in the news report to indicate they knew what was going on.

Perhaps, if the parents knew what their "angels" were up to it wouldn't have occurred ...but, that would be a violation of the kids rights to actually, ask them where they are going and with whom.

That's the point these knuckleheads have no idea what their birthcontrol failures are "up to" any day of the week. THATS THE PROBLEM!!!

Why anybody chooses to live in PTC and surround their good kids with the average kid here is beyond me.

There's more going on here than just two "birth control failures" as skyspy so eloquently puts it. Let the parents deal with it. You don't know the whole story.

If that story is true I would love to see what the school and police are going to do about it.

All the way around the taxpayers lose. Our tax dollars and cops were used and abused because people either can't or won't control their kids.

I'm not going to apologize for this one. If the parents are offended good. I'm offended everytime I see kids commit a crime.

more than bullying. Not saying there isn't a bully involved; my info must be different. Tis sad and scary all around.

I wasn't going to be the one to say it, but I agree with you. Bernie, don't know if your details are the same ones I have . . .but there is definitely more than meets the eye at first glance going on here.