Amish shooting article

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Amish shooting article
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Thu, 09-04-2003 - 12:47pm
Did anyone hear about this in the news? Apparently, a bunch of amish kids in Ohio were throwing tomatoes and shooting paintballs at passing cars, when one motorist finally got fed up and got out of his car and shot one of them.

Here's the article, if anyone cares to read:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=12&u=/ap/20030904/ap_on_re_us/cornfield_killing_1


Obviously, someone shouldn't have been killed over it, but I'm curious why the Amish community seems to think it's ok for the kids to do this. They make it sound like it's a normal daily activity for the kids. Anyways, I thought it was an interesting article.

-Hillary

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Thu, 09-04-2003 - 4:45pm
What a shame--no maybe the kids should not have been throwing tomatoes--(but then again in my day the kids threw eggs on trick or treat nite)--but that does not justify killing---NOTHING--justifies deadly violence. Certainly what the kids did cost no more than a trip to the car wash--road rage is getting out of hand

Barb
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 09-04-2003 - 6:07pm


Thanks for this share Hillary ..

Have not heard about it ..quite surprised actually.

Didn't realize the Amish would think it would be ok ..

However how sad that someone had to be killed over the *prank* of kids ..

What's wrong with that picture :::sigh:::

Thanks again hon :)

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Thu, 09-04-2003 - 6:09pm
>>but that does not justify killing---NOTHING--justifies deadly violence. Certainly what the kids did cost no more than a trip to the car wash--road rage is getting out of hand

**Absolutely agree with you Barb ..

Nothing justifies deadly violence .. Sheesh ..

Raod rage is definitely way too popular ..

People need to calm down and smell the flowers :)

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 09-04-2003 - 7:29pm


That is so sad. I was surprised to see that the Almish kids even threw the tomatos but that sure doesn't justify someone shooting at them. :::sigh:::

~Golly