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Sir Taliesin · 10-24-2003, 02:11 PM

Well, considering what they did, they got off real light in my opinion. It's my understanding that they pled guilty and were sentenced as juveniles. They will be out after their 19th birthday.

William Buckner, 16, and Joshua Buckner, who will turn 14 on Sunday, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, reckless endangerment and aggravated assault. Under state law, they can only be held as juveniles until they are 19.

Juvenile Court Judge Ben Strand said he considered granting the boys probation, but said, "I just can't bring myself to do that, because it was a grievous act."

The boys told investigators they got the .22-caliber rifles from a locked room in their home a week before the June 25 shootings. They said they were bored and decided to shoot at tractor-trailer rigs, just like in the video game Grand Theft Auto.

Source: http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/midsout...218294,00.html

I also read that the Buckner Family is planning to sue Sony as well.

[ 10-24-2003, 02:19 PM: Message edited by: Sir Taliesin ]

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Sir Taliesin Silver Dragon Join Date: March 4, 2001 Location: Knoxville, TN USA Age: 62 Posts: 1,641	Well, considering what they did, they got off real light in my opinion. It's my understanding that they pled guilty and were sentenced as juveniles. They will be out after their 19th birthday. William Buckner, 16, and Joshua Buckner, who will turn 14 on Sunday, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, reckless endangerment and aggravated assault. Under state law, they can only be held as juveniles until they are 19. Juvenile Court Judge Ben Strand said he considered granting the boys probation, but said, "I just can't bring myself to do that, because it was a grievous act." The boys told investigators they got the .22-caliber rifles from a locked room in their home a week before the June 25 shootings. They said they were bored and decided to shoot at tractor-trailer rigs, just like in the video game Grand Theft Auto. Source: http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/midsout...218294,00.html I also read that the Buckner Family is planning to sue Sony as well. [ 10-24-2003, 02:19 PM: Message edited by: Sir Taliesin ] __________________ Sir Taliesin<br /><br />Hello... Good bye.