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8 teens arrested on murder charges in
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Posted By: Hazymac, 11/15/2023 7:55:13 AM

Eight high school students in Las Vegas between the ages of 13 and 17 have been arrested on suspicion of murder in the fatal beating of a 17-year-old classmate, authorities announced Tuesday at a news conference. Las Vegas police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said investigators were still working to identify two more students believed to have participated in the Nov. 1 fight that he said was over a pair of wireless headphones and a vape pen. Johansson said the local FBI office assisted with the arrests Tuesday morning of the eight students. The two outstanding students will also face murder charges, he said.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: BirdsNest 11/15/2023 8:31:57 AM (No. 1598946)
It's a good start.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Rumblehog 11/15/2023 8:36:16 AM (No. 1598952)
They never show us pictures of the perps. Lemme guess...
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Reply 3 - Posted by: felixcat 11/15/2023 8:36:59 AM (No. 1598954)
You don't see these kinds of problems in countries like China, Japan, Singapore, etc. Hmm - what do they all have in common?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: NamVet70 11/15/2023 8:37:44 AM (No. 1598956)
Now that they have been arrested, we may never hear whether they are prosecuted. The arrests take the attention off of the problem.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: sunnyday 11/15/2023 8:40:04 AM (No. 1598958)
This is encouraging news.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Hazymac 11/15/2023 8:44:02 AM (No. 1598962)
All the attackers were between thirteen to seventeen ... good grief. The ten attackers had themselves a diabolically great time kicking and stomping that poor kid's head in. Those who do adult crimes should be punished as adults, no matter their age. And intent, crystal clear in these brutal attacks, should matter very much to the criminal justice system. By the time every child is six-years-old, he knows right from wrong, unless there was no one there to bring him up right, in which case he's eventually going to commit a shocking crime that forces the state to take his future away from him with a life sentence. In The First 48 Hours, Tulsa detectives caught a skinny 16-year-old (who looked about 12), who in one day dedicated completely to crime did at least three home invasions which resulted in a murder, a sexual assault, forced trips to the automatic teller at gunpoint (where another victim was opportunistically robbed), and another series of robberies at a mall before Homicide caught up with him. After being questioned by the detectives for a few hours, the young scholar told the detective he was ready to go home now. The detective said, "I'm sorry if we're inconveniencing you, but you've been busy today." The kid wound up with a completely justified life sentence for second degree murder, plus all the other crimes he committed that day. This kid was not going to be reformed. He was already gone, so he had to go.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Strike3 11/15/2023 8:45:28 AM (No. 1598965)
The "youths," "teens" or whatever you want to call these Amish thugs have taken a sharp moral and animalistic downturn in this country that shocks us at the violence and cruelty of their actions over senseless reasons. I say they should all be hung in a row in front of one of the huge casinos and left to rot there for a couple of months to warn the rest of them that they will be dealt with in a similar manner when the civilized people of this country take it back. Homeless, fatherless, low-income, whatever, there is no excuse for them.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 11/15/2023 8:54:41 AM (No. 1598977)
Waterboard them to get the names of the other seven then hunt them down.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Rama41 11/15/2023 9:06:44 AM (No. 1598991)
"The two outstanding students will also face murder charges, he said." Let's just call them unidentified.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: bighambone 11/15/2023 9:12:59 AM (No. 1598996)
When a murder or murders are involved the perpetrators should be identified and their photos made public. Let’s face it, murders are not juvenile offenses like skipping school.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Mofongo 11/15/2023 9:14:16 AM (No. 1598998)
Reading this from Japan after a month in Asia. There is something pathologically wrong with our country. We get what we tolerate.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: tangles 11/15/2023 9:27:19 AM (No. 1599010)
Put them in a cell with both parents and post their pictures!
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Reply 13 - Posted by: downnout 11/15/2023 9:27:49 AM (No. 1599011)
Feral, savage, barbaric. They should be tried as adults on homicide charges. If convicted a minimum of 20 years in prison would be a good start. Better yet - life in prison. Send a message to the feral beasts prowling through our once great nation that we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore. On second thought, just put them in front of a firing squad. The taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay to house and feed the savages.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: PChristopher 11/15/2023 9:29:49 AM (No. 1599012)
These 'teens' should be put down like the rabid animals that they are!
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Reply 15 - Posted by: jayjeti 11/15/2023 9:41:39 AM (No. 1599022)
Funny how race is not an issue when a group of blacks kick to death a white, like in this case, but if the reverse had happened it would be all the rage.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: NorthStar 11/15/2023 9:47:30 AM (No. 1599027)
The DA will look the other way
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Reply 17 - Posted by: SkyKing1222 11/15/2023 9:58:18 AM (No. 1599034)
It’s time to proceed with reparations. Don’t house them for 20 to life. Remove them from society and send them back to their continent of origin. South Africa would be a great destination. Theyhave the government of color and everything that goes with it.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: udanja99 11/15/2023 10:12:34 AM (No. 1599051)
#2, if you watch even a few seconds of the video, you know. And you guessed correctly.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: JimBob 11/15/2023 10:25:41 AM (No. 1599060)
Article correction: "Eight high school students" should read: "Eight BLACK high school students " ....and as other posters have noted, if the races were reversed, it would be THE HEADLINE in ALL the Lamestreams, WITH 'ethnic identification' AND Photos. The Media drives public opinion, and it's driving America straight into the Gutter!
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Reply 20 - Posted by: Safari Man 11/15/2023 10:47:02 AM (No. 1599074)
The “mostly peaceful” Dindoo tribe.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: DVC 11/15/2023 11:34:14 AM (No. 1599111)
OK, one step in the correct direction. They need to spend a couple of decades in prison, each.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: mc squared 11/15/2023 12:23:15 PM (No. 1599160)
In Florida, the pictures would be shown by the sheriff. If you have any doubt about the murderers, the original news had the gruesome videos.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: Italiano 11/15/2023 12:28:20 PM (No. 1599163)
They way things are going, vigilante/frontier justice just might make a comeback.
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Reply 24 - Posted by: rochow 11/15/2023 1:33:16 PM (No. 1599203)
Since these murderers belong to the Amish community no doubt, they will let them walk. Put these trash bags in for life. My apologies to the Amish who do not produce such filth in their community.
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Reply 25 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 11/15/2023 1:50:39 PM (No. 1599214)
If you care about your kids, you don't enroll them in schools like this. Far too many of the kids are savages. Only way to fit in is to become a savage just like them. Or risk beatdowns and death just like this kid. Btw, why did the one kid need a vape pen and headphones at school? Not finding much sympathy here. Quickly learned in high school not to bring too many personal items if I didn't want them destroyed or stolen. If I did have anything of personal value, I kept it on my person. I also learned to avoid the thugs as best I could. Sadly, they are everywhere.
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Reply 26 - Posted by: halfnorsk 11/15/2023 3:21:07 PM (No. 1599253)
Punish them to the max: Eight hours of community service--and a letter of apology.
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Reply 27 - Posted by: Lala 11/15/2023 8:11:19 PM (No. 1599399)
It was NOT a fight. Those vermin stole the items from a smaller guy, then the murdered hero tried to stand up for him, may he rest in peace. Let’s be specific about the language, CBS. Not a fight, it was a raging feeding frenzy. And I suspect there will be only minor consequences for those charged. Which means it’ll happen again and again.
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Reply 28 - Posted by: YorkieMom 11/15/2023 9:17:32 PM (No. 1599427)
These criminals can be tried as adults if they are 16 years or older. Our DA is good, and he will make sure they are tried in adult court for murder just like he did those two murderers who killed the cop on the bicycle.
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Reply 29 - Posted by: homefry 11/16/2023 7:37:15 AM (No. 1599593)
In years to come we will probably see articles written about how they didnt do it, just like the central park rapists who admitted to doing it. After enough time has passed and evidence evaporates away, they'll probably be cleared.
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