Current Events > School shooting in Perth, Western Australia

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https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-school-shooter-awaits-sentencing-for-australian-first-crime-20240223-p5f7bh.html

During the boys sentencing hearing on Friday, Perth Childrens Court Judge Hylton Quail said he had not found any legal record of another person being sentenced for a school shooting in Australia.

Kinda puts things into perspective, doesn't it? The US has a big problem with these shootings while in Australia we actually have trouble deciding on a sentence because there's no precedent for it.

The difference is he shoot the school building, not the people in it.

Also he stopped shooting because he doesn't want to be a killer.

So it is difficult case, he's not a murderer or plan to be, but giving lenient punishment would encourage others to copy.

Ricemills posted...

The difference is he shoot the school building, not the people in it.

Also he stopped shooting because he doesn't want to be a killer.

So it is difficult case, he's not a murderer or plan to be, but giving lenient punishment would encourage others to copy.

He told the emergency operator he didn't want to shoot anyone "any more" after he fired off three shots.

But the dude opened fire on a school. Attempted murder and terrorism are appropriate. Doesn't feel difficult to me.

DnDer posted...

He told the emergency operator he didn't want to shoot anyone "any more" after he fired off three shots.

But the dude opened fire on a school. Attempted murder and terrorism are appropriate. Doesn't feel difficult to me.

He shot a storage building, not classroom.
Killing seems not the main goal. He didn't actively seeking to kill anyone.

I understand US has too many gun violence stemmed from gun culture, but this is not the same.

However terrorism charge should apply here too, like bomb threats should be taken seriously.

I dont agree there should be leniency in this case. This isnt America where its expected that multiple school shootings happen daily and nothing ever happens to prevent them. This shit needs to be nipped in the bud before it becomes a widespread problem. Hes lucky people didnt get hit, he may not have intended to shoot people but he shot through walls he couldnt have seen through

Ricemills posted...

He shot a storage building, not classroom.
Killing seems not the main goal. He didn't actively seeking to kill anyone.

I understand US has too many gun violence stemmed from gun culture, but this is not the same.

For what purpose do you take a gun to a large institution like a school? For what purpose do you choose to bring a gun and then shoot it? What is the purpose of a gun? He knew what he was doing at some point. He got cold feet once he got there, but I'm almost certain that at some point this kid had the intention to hurt or kill someone. Otherwise he wouldn't have brought a gun of all things.

I would assume a terrorism enhancement as well.

Ricemills posted...

The difference is he shoot the school building, not the people in it.

Also he stopped shooting because he doesn't want to be a killer.

So it is difficult case, he's not a murderer or plan to be, but giving lenient punishment would encourage others to copy.

He did plan to be a mass shooter. But thankfully it seems like he got cold feet when he got there.

The boy had warned a friend not to come to school that day, and revealed his plans through online platform Discord, but the friend did not believe him because of past threats that were never followed through.

In the days leading up to the shooting, the 15-year-old googled phrases such as are there school shootings in Australia, manic episode, caskets, and, what happens to mass murderers in Australia.

The boy then checked in with two friends to find out what classes they were in on the day of the incident, before taking the guns from his fathers locked safe, driving his fathers car to the school and opening fire.

It is a sad case though. Like he clearly thought about not hurting his friends. He thought about the impact it would have on his brothers. He shot at the storeroom because he probably knew no one was in there.

It's like he fantasized about being a mass murderer but didn't actually want to kill anyone.

I blame WWE