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  1. Skyroller Skyroller is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 5:57pm)

    Girl kills self with handgun

     

    AU.S. toddler accidently killed herself after mistaking her stepfather's handgun for a Nintendo Wii control.

    Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan, three, shot herself in the stomach with the .380 caliber, semi-automatic weapon after finding it lying on a table in the living room.

    Her mother was sitting at the computer just a few feet away while her three-month-old brother was also lying nearby.

    Investigators today said that the child had probably mistaken the weapon for a Wii control.

    Her mother, Tina Ann Cronberger, 32, told them Cheyenne had played on the games consol for days at a time.

    Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe displayed two guns taken from the home - one the Wii controller and the other the handgun which killed Cheyenne.

    'You can see by the comparison of the toy weapon and the real weapon that there's little chance a three-year-old would differentiate between the two,' Ashe said.

    'If you have a live handgun with a toy that looks the same - for parents some bells and whistles need to go off.

    'Right now it's a terrible tragedy investigation.'

    The horrific events unfolded in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, on Sunday evening after Cheynne's stepfather Douglas Cronberger, 32, heard a prowler outside the property.

    He fetched his gun, which he usually kept unloaded in a cabinet and went to investigate. After failing to find anyone, he left the gun in the living room and went to bed.

    A short time later, Cheyenne short herself. She was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.

    There has been no decision if any charges will be filed against the child's parents at this stage.

    What a bunch of fucking morons. Obv proof that handguns need to be banned, etc.
  2. R_U_Nuts R_U_Nuts is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 5:58pm) in reply to Skyroller

    Lock up the parents to keep from further breeding imo
  3. Sandman_Good Sandman_Good is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 5:58pm) in reply to Skyroller

    Obv proof that <STRIKE>handguns(</STRIKE>some parents) need to be banned, etc.
  4. TheWacoKidd TheWacoKidd is offline haters gonna hate

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 5:58pm) in reply to Skyroller

    we need to find a way to ban stupid parents.
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  5. Mr Galt Mr Galt is offline sister-in-law's a ho

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 5:58pm) in reply to Skyroller

    Her mother was sitting at the computer just a few feet away while her three-month-old brother was also lying nearby. stnd.

    take remaining kid away and up for adoption.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 5:59pm) in reply to Skyroller

    Obv proof that you should have to pass a test before you can procreate.
     
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 5:59pm) in reply to Skyroller

     
    Originally Posted by Skyroller View Post

    Girl kills self with handgun

    What a bunch of fucking morons. Obv proof that handguns need to be shot at the parents stomach to, etc.

    fyp
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:00pm) in reply to Skyroller

    what a selfish bish
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:01pm) in reply to Mr Galt

    lol dumb fucks having kids
     
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:01pm) in reply to Skyroller

     
    Originally Posted by ;5298232

    There has been no decision if any charges will be filed against the child's parents at this stage.

    How is there any decision to make here? Dude left a loaded gun within reach of a 3 yr old child. wtf Tennessee??
  11. Skyroller Skyroller is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:02pm) in reply to TheAlbatross

    I blame the husband more than the wife. I mean, obviously they are both retarded, but she may have just been oblivious and not known it was there.

    Honestly, leaving a loaded gun ANYWHERE that's not in your hand is retarded enough. But within reach of a toddler? WP, etc
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  12. Mr Galt Mr Galt is offline sister-in-law's a ho

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:04pm) in reply to Skyroller

    gotta have a round chambered too obv. jail seems too good.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:04pm) in reply to R_U_Nuts

     
    Originally Posted by R_U_Nuts View Post


    Lock up the parents to keep from further breeding imo

    like pitbull owners
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:06pm) in reply to wes_mc

    I probably smoke too much and I don't wanna sound like a conspiracy theorist, but any chance the parents staged this in effort to sue nintendo for billions?
  15. Skyroller Skyroller is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:07pm) in reply to Mr Galt

     
    Originally Posted by Mr Galt View Post

    gotta have a round chambered too obv. jail seems too good.

    They'll prob walk.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:15pm) in reply to Skyroller

    Agree that the parents are fucking morons.

    The problem here is not with the toy that looked like a handgun. The problem was the stepfather thinking that leaving his gun on the living room table was a good idea.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:15pm) in reply to TnSvn

     
    Originally Posted by TnSvn View Post

    I probably smoke too much and I don't wanna sound like a conspiracy theorist, but any chance the parents staged this in effort to sue nintendo for billions?

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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:16pm) in reply to Skyroller

    inb4 ud laughs in their face (wow i typod that and it came out dave, that woulda been confusing)

    edit: sob
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:16pm) in reply to Skyroller

    a 2 minute interview with the parents would be enough to decide if charges need to pressed and if that other kid needs to be taken away. if they seem borderline suicidal: nothing else to do, no charges, kid is safe.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:17pm) in reply to TnSvn

     
    Originally Posted by TnSvn View Post

    I probably smoke too much and I don't wanna sound like a conspiracy theorist, but any chance the parents staged this in effort to sue nintendo for billions?

    lol I dunno about that, but I will say that I feel like a handgun is pretty heavy for a toddler to wield effectively. Unless she just pulled the trigger when it was on the table
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:18pm) in reply to Skyroller

     
    Originally Posted by Skyroller View Post

    Her mother, Tina Ann Cronberger, 32, told them Cheyenne had played on the games consol for days at a time.

    am i the only one that also sees this as a major problem.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:18pm) in reply to Skyroller

    this is just really, really sad.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 6:33pm) in reply to theehawk

     
    Originally Posted by theehawk View Post

    am i the only one that also sees this as a major problem.

    yeah, it seems like she trying to direct the blame elsewhere. so sad this happend, but wow what terrible parents.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 7:18pm) in reply to FastMoney7

    that's awful.

    scary that people like this can buy a gun.
     
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 7:25pm) in reply to Skyroller

    lol @ people blaming it on the parents or gun. the kid was freaking 3 years old. at what point are kids responsible for themselves and their actions? if its not 3 then i dont know what it is.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 7:36pm) in reply to TnSvn

     
    Originally Posted by TnSvn View Post

    staged this in effort to sue nintendo for billions?

    people will do anything for money
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 7:38pm) in reply to d1am0ndc

     
    Originally Posted by d1am0ndc View Post


    like pitbull owners

    Right! Or any other dumb fuck that neglegently causes the death of a person.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 7:38pm) in reply to H@BB@KUK

    was the kid color blind?
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 7:41pm) in reply to R_U_Nuts

    Wait, so the father heard a burglar, decided it was nothing, and then left the gun on the table in the living room and went back to bed? What if someone did break in, the gun would just be sitting there for them to use? If I thought someone was trying to break into my house where my wife and kid are, that gun would never leave my hand, let alone be left sitting somewhere for someone to use on me. Something doesnt sound right in this story.
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    Mar 11th, 2010 (3/11/2010 7:51pm) in reply to Skyroller

    This is so sad.

    'If you have a live handgun <STRIKE>with a toy that looks the same -</STRIKE> for parents some bells and whistles need to go off.'

    You just cannot leave a handgun within reach of a minor, period.

    Of course the parents deserve to be charged with negligent homicide (well, at least the stepfather, only the mother if she was aware that he took the gun out and set it on that table), but they should only be charged if that's in the best interest of the other remaining child. I'm no expert on that, so I'll reserve judgment.

    The welfare of the other child is the priority at this point. Whatever is best for him is the right thing to do.
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