Father of boy who shot friend gets 3 yrs
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Saturday, July 17, 2004 · Last updated 8:28 p.m. PT
Father of boy who shot friend gets 3 years
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The father of a boy who shot and killed a playmate with a loaded gun he found stashed under a sofa was sentenced to nearly three years in prison, followed by probation during which he must speak monthly on gun safety.
Louis Mevec Sr. was sentenced Friday for felony culpable negligence in the 2003 death of Sean Caroline II. Mevec, who owned the .357-caliber Magnum used to kill the 12-year-old friend of his son Louis, was convicted last month.
During his father's trial, 14-year-old Louis testified that a small group of Largo Middle School students had skipped school and were playing video games at Mevec's apartment when he pointed the gun at Sean and shot him between the eyes.
"I blame you and only you for my son's death," Sean Caroline, Sean's father, told Louis Mevec Sr. in court Friday. "My wife and I are also serving a sentence ... but we got no trial. Ours is a life sentence."
Circuit Judge Brandt Downey sentenced Mevec, 53, to the maximum six-year prison term, but suspended more than half of it and replaced it with probation. His remaining sentence is 34 months, but with good behavior he could be released by late 2006.
The Caroline family had asked that Mevec be required to speak on gun safety after his release.
The younger Louis Mevec was sent to a juvenile facility and is now living in New York with his mother and younger brother.
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See discipline is all you need for them drive by guns..."
ROTFLMAO
I don't think I can type any more because I'm laughing too hard. :D
~Sherrie
Well I prefer it hot....but here is what usually happens.
I get a hot cup of coffee..open up my email, start answering email questions...downloading patches...checking the backup...take a sip (lukewarm)....check the firewall...answer the phone...take a sip (cold)...
Oh well...I ain't getting up to get another cup so I just drink it...It really isn't that bad...
Now my wife buys those cold coffee things from Starbucks....Yuck...I can't stand them...weird..but then again I am a computer guy...and most of us are weird.
Speaking of computer guys....I will tell you this though. When I go to those computer conferences...man I stick out. I prefer to talk about politics, trucks, poker, anything but computers..and these guys are talking about the latest motherboard and bus speeds with this or that processor...snore...let me go get some cold coffee. There is definitely a difference between a computer guy and a computer geek.
:)
Edited 7/23/2004 10:46 am ET ET by vader716
It doesn't do the same thing as a weapon. If someone ignores your sticker and breaks in, that alarm can be loud and even call the police but they won't get there in time to help you.
Really?
How long does it take to get to your bedroom from the front door? Minutes...I doubt it.
Then the police have protocols and aren't just gonna come running in. If someone want to do you harm your alarm system is NO protection.
"but I had read that the vast majority of home burglars are NOT armed..."
I wouldn't care if they came in with armed with a pillow. You break into my home, the act of breaking in is a threat, and here in MD you are within your rights to protect yourself with deadly force even if they are halfway in the window with a pillow in their hand.
"Think about it...in terms of a 'home invasion' situation...would you really have time to retrieve your gun before that guy who just kicked in your door has time to shoot you?"
Yes.
"You see, I would have to feel like they are threatening my family before I could ever consider killing someone else. "
Like I said...breaking in is all the threat I need. I'm not asking..."excuse me sir, is your intention only to rob me? If so here are my valuables...now if you mean me harm could I have a running head start for the back door?" I'll shoot and ask him while he is laying there what his intentions were.
Not necessarily. Just because an assailant isn't armed doesn't mean that he (or she for that matter) cannot inflict serious or lethal injuries by hand or with makeshift weapons. Nor does it mean that using a firearm to defend against an unarmed assailant is wrong.
"Think about it...in terms of a 'home invasion' situation...would you really have time to retrieve your gun before that guy who just kicked in your door has time to shoot you?"
Depending on the specific storage system or method, yes. There are several manufacturers of security boxes which can prevent kids from accessing the firearm but still allow you to have it in your hand in a matter of seconds.
~mark~
Hee hee...I agree with you there. My husband doesn't much like "new products to the market" conferences, but get him at a Microsoft convention where all day is spent on the business applications possible with the new products and he's in heaven. LOL He's the pinnacle of contradictions when it comes to his interests. He's stuck somewhere between being a "guys guy", an intellectual, and a nerd. Having been a Marine, he never fails to make me laugh when we're out and he sees another marine on leave, or a recruiter and he grunts to them, and they grunt back.
The smattering of geekiness that's in him really comes out when his "kid" brother is over though. They start talking about programming and I'm off to the other room to read a book. He already has me entrenched in his learning process to get his MCSE...he says that him covering the information with me helps him retain it better (he's never been a good book studier, much more into hands on). And somewhere in the midst of it all, I've learned the finer points of object oriented programming and am getting turned into a "computer girl" LOL
In our case, yes, my husband would have his gun retrieved, bolt in, clip loaded before someone got into our home (far enough to do us any harm). But then again....he was military, and I have to be careful not to startle him when waking him up in the morning or I'll get swung at....lol
Edited 7/23/2004 11:18 am ET ET by spiegdon
How long does it take to get to your bedroom from the front door? Minutes...I doubt it.
No, but it would only take seconds for us to get out of our home.
Ha...here in MI, it's unlawful entry (a misdemeanor) unless they hurt your or take property, in which case you *could* be criminally charged if you assaulted the perpatrator in some way and they were unarmed and not fully *in* your house and threatening you.
Gotta love the laws that protect the criminals rights...
You're assuming it is a property theft. Suppose a nut wants to break in for some crazy reason. Maybe you can run..maybe not. Personally I want another option.
"Then you must carry your gun with you at all times?"
Or strategically place them.
"Obviously, I wouldn't ask. I'd leave."
Assuming you can.
"Again, you are assuming that ALL burglars carry a weapon...I still feel what you are talking about here is 'armed home invasion' more so than just a standard break-in & burglary"
No. Frankly I don't care if they are armed. I assume all burglars deserve an increase of lead in their diet, not that they are armed. Makes no difference to me. I couldn't care less if they want my lamp or my daughter...their motives and intentions are unimportant...I'll find out afterwards...if they live.
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