Florida teen killed after boys take turns shooting at each other while wearing body armor

[Celerity]

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Two arrested, Joshua Vining and Colton Whitler, in the shooting death of juvenile Christopher Broad Jr., 16. (Belleview Police Department)

BELLEVIEW, Fla. — A teenager is dead and two teenagers have been arrested after police in Florida said the boys took turns shooting at each other while wearing body armor.

Police responded to a call of a shooting Sunday and found Christopher Leroy Broad Jr., 16, shot inside of a home. He was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.

A police investigation found that Joshua Vining, 17, and Broad were taking turns shooting at each other while wearing a vest that contained a form of body armor. Broad Jr., 16, died after he was hit by a bullet fired by Vining, WFTV reported.

On Thursday, police arrested Vining and Colton Whitler, also 17. Vining was charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child with a firearm and Whitler was charged with providing false information to law enforcement, according to the Belleview Police Department.

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[Auggie]

1. Both are being charged as adults, according to the post

[Brainfodder]

2. Own it U.S.A. you created this!

FREEDUMBS and stupid prize winners!

[Celerity]

4. btw, the first 10 or so links to this were geo blocked for me in Sweden, that is why I used the

Yahoo link that was grabbed from Fox (it was the first decent link that worked) in that first OP that I self-deleted. Obviously I would never use Fox national news (the main site) for some remotely subjective posting.

I have no idea why it is (there are some exceptions) that SO many US telly stations (local) and so many smaller (big exception, the NY Daily News, which really sucks as it is posted here all the time) US newspapers (mostly local or state-wide) are blocked for us in the EU. Compliance with our privacy laws is not hard at all.

I so so tire of this:

[hlthe2b]

6. You can't access it using a VPN?

I have a couple of VPNs that let me pick the country...

[Celerity]

8. Yes, but I am doing other things where I cannot use my VPN atm

[Brainfodder]

7. It is all good, Fools News needs flushed EVERYWHERE!

Now beyond the pale w/Russian propaganda:

Until that day that Republican base figures out they have been hadhadhadhadhadhad!

[magicarpet]

3. Yeeeeee Haaaaaaa,... Let's get a hand gun and shoot at each other to alleviate our juvenile boredom.

What could possibly go wrong ?

[Emile]

5. Boys at that age do stupid things, but this is beyond

stupidity. Probably has more to do with their parents and how they were raised.

[Grins]

55. From the lede I thought they were 7 or 8. Nope!! And wow!

That’s a bucket of stupid.

[PJMcK]

9. Look at their eyes

These kids seem to be lacking in humanity. Their parents haven't done a very good job of raising their kids.

As the saying goes, play stupid games...

Guns are so dangerous that it escapes me why these kids would think it's fun to shoot at one another.

The national obsession with firearms is profoundly disturbing to me. Why is it that we hear about tragedies caused by guns but we NEVER hear a story about the "good guy with a gun?"

I've never fired a weapon and I plan to keep it that way.

[intheflow]

14. I see that in the kid on theright,

but I think the kid on the left, who pulled the trigger, looks scared and possibly remorseful. He bought the NRA bullshit and figured this would be fun. I want to know where they got the gun, and if from their parents, when those parents will be charged with neglect and endangerment.

[Emile]

20. +1 Spot On!

[MissMillie]

26. "The national obsession with firearms is profoundly disturbing to me."

+1,000,000

I have fired a gun. Target shooting with a boyfriend decades ago. Big hand-gun. If he had not been standing directly behind me, I probably would have fallen on my backside.

Target shooting was kind of fun, but I had the sense that it would have been fun for me even if I had been using a sling-shot. In other words, it wasn't the gun that made it fun, but the challenge of hitting the target. Might as well have been playing cornhole, or bowling. Call me crazy, but I happen to think things are fun when nobody gets hurt.

[brooklynite]

28. Um, these are mugshots...

People aren't generally in the best frame of mind when these are taken.

[gratuitous]

33. Tom DeLay was

Asshole looked like he was having the time of his miserable life.

[Scrivener7]

10. And all the responsible gun owners are silent.

I'm sure they were thinking about their second amendment rights as they did it.

[HeartachesNhangovers]

32. Here's a post about this on a gun forum; comments are about the same as on DU

https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/16-year-old-killed-when-teens-wearing-body-armor-take-turns-shooting-each-other.409510/

[Scrivener7]

35. But they are the ones whose hobby leads to this shit. Maybe they should

have a little more to say about it - and do about it - than the rest of us.

[HeartachesNhangovers]

41. No. I doubt anyone in a PNW gun forum contributed in any way to this.

The parents of the culprits? Definitely, they are at fault for not instilling common sense and a respect for human life. That's not a crime, though, so the parents get off. The culprits themselves? Definitely, as well. They are old enough to have known better, regardless of what they were or weren't taught. One culprit is dead, the other two are going into the judicial meat grinder. No innocent people were harmed. Case closed.

[Scrivener7]

42. Lol! Of course you doubt that.

[HeartachesNhangovers]

48. Your frustration is palpable, but I think it's causing you to bark up the wrong tree.

Placing all the blame for this incident at the feet of the NRA, gun dealers, gun owners, non-gun-owners who just don't think gun control is effective, and giving a complete pass to the people who actually committed the violent act is the reason that gun control advocates come off as intellectually dishonest. Most people just can't wrap their heads around the notion that someone who did absolutely nothing illegal is more to blame than the people who illegally obtained and used a gun to directly cause a death (the 3 shooters), or the people who were primarily responsible for teaching the 3 shooters the most basic principles of responsible, ethical conduct (their parents).

[Scrivener7]

51. Bla bla bla bla bla. This doesn't happen in any other country. Your arguments are ridiculous.

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Your hobby is the cause of murder and mayhem on a daily basis. Those who insist on their right to engage in the hobby are the ones who need to solve that problem.

And seriously, you're lumping yourself in with the NRA and saying gun control advocates are intellectually dishonest? That is just hilarious!

It's like there's a string someone pulls and all the same words come out of all the mouths.

[melm00se]

36. As a responsible gun owner

this is what immediately popped into my mind

Never point a gun at anything you are unwilling to destroy.

[Scrivener7]

37. And where are the responsible gun owners calling for gun regulation?

Lobbying? Getting ANYTHING done about it?

At this point, if you aren't doing those things, you aren't a responsible gun owner.

This is YOUR hobby. It is destroying our country. You guys need to fix this shit.

[melm00se]

38. You can't legislate

stupid out of existence and arguing with a gun controller is a waste of time.

[Scrivener7]

40. All the responsible gun owners standing knee deep in the murderous mess from their little hobby

insist that they can't reason with the people who say, "Hey! You're standing knee deep in the murderous mess from your little hobby."

[Kaleva]

46. Instead of just calling for gun regulation, why not get it enacted?

"This is YOUR hobby. It is destroying our country. You guys need to fix this shit."

Why? Instead of punting the ball, why not actually do something about it? Hunger strikes are effective. So is peaceful civil disobedience such as handcuffing oneself to the door of a gun shop.

What isn't effective is posting on the internet and then congratulating oneself for a job well done.

It's human nature to take extreme action when faced with an extreme situation or dealing with an issue of great importance and to do nothing when not. Thus one can tell just how seriously a person feels about an issue by how they react to it. Where do you fall?

[Scrivener7]

52. You keep saying this. Have you eaten since the last time you suggested

hunger strikes?

[Kaleva]

56. I keep saying it because it's a scientific fact.

People who feel strongly about an issue will risk much in dealing with it. Look at the examples of MLK, Malcom X, Gandhi, Jimmie Lee Jackson, John Lewis and so many others. People who risked everything in fighting, by peaceful means, for what they believed was right. Heck, even Cindy Sheehan gave up her marriage, her job and her friends for her cause.

Change isn't brought about by people who post on the Internet and maybe attend the occasional candle light vigil.

[Scrivener7]

57. So you haven't eaten?

[Historic NY]

11. Florida teens...

[yardwork]

12. Gang initiation?

[AndyS]

13. I've got $50 and offer 2:1 odds that

the gun was purchased legally by a responsible law abiding adult for the purpose of personal and home protection.

[intheflow]

17. Link says the gun belonged to the shooters' father.

I think the father needs to face some charges for not properly securing his weapon.

[Kaleva]

47. Accessory to murder would be a well deserved charge.

[PJMcK]

18. That's a suckers bet

Almost all gun sales seem to be legitimate and legal.

It's what happens when they bring the guns home that trouble can start.

[vercetti2021]

15. This is just plain stupidity

But Florida...once again strikes

[Celerity]

45. What is an endless fount of shitbaggery?

[malaise]

16. Darwin misfired or all three would be dead

The NRA should be proud

[PJMcK]

19. Perhaps natural selection was at work

Maybe the dead kid was the dumbest of the three. Maybe he was the one who shouldn't procreate.

Who knows?

I'll bet the other two will think twice before they fire another gun. Or not.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

21. This is heartbreaking and I hope everyone gets the help they'll need.

[oregonjen]

22. Don't know if this guy was an influence but

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-knoxville-relives-craziest-stunts-jackass-action-point-1115994/

The first segment Knoxville ever filmed for what would eventually become the hit MTV show Jackass was a “self-defense test” in which the star was tased, pepper-sprayed and, ultimately, shot with a gun for Big Brother magazine. “My friend, beautiful Jason, was supposed to shoot me while I wore a bulletproof vest, but we got out there and he no longer wanted to shoot me, so I had to shoot myself,” Knoxville said. “As I was doing it, someone pulled up behind me — I think they were high on speed — and they wanted to know where the recycling center was. I had this gun and had to hide it behind my back.”


This type of potential copycat behavior wouldn’t surprise me. So sad that a teenager lost his life.

[Chainfire]

25. It is not that unusual

It was just a few years ago when a couple of local adults, drunk and partying were shooting apples off of each other's head with a .22 rifle. Of course one ended up dead.

[oregonjen]

27. Sure, but this type of MTV programming is geared toward teenagers.

[Mariana]

54. Teenage boys are quite capable of coming up with stupid ideas on their own. nt.

[Chainfire]

23. If Florida, you have to take a written and driving test to operate a motor vehicle

You have to have a license to fish, get married, sell insurance or open a taco stand, but you just have to meet the age requirement to own and operate a gun.

[MissMillie]

24. Are minors eligible for Darwin awards?

I still don't understand how it is that ANYONE thinks that playing with a gun is a good idea. Of course, "thinking" is term not often associated with the teenage brain.

I am unfamiliar w/ FL gun laws. They were minors with a gun... are they allowed to posses guns? If not, where did they get it. No gun violations are mentioned.

[a kennedy]

29. Oh for pete's sake........how really stupid can they get. Insane.......🤬

[JCMach1]

31. They are teen boys, sooooo

[alphafemale]

30. The bravado of teens thinking themselves immortal.

Either one of those other two boys could hve been wearing the vest when it failed.

[USALiberal]

34. Idiots

[FakeNoose]

39. All Three Lives are ruined, not just one

[alphafemale]

49. Those two don't even understand that yet.

They think there are not going to be consequences again.

Even as their friend was made dirt.

[rockfordfile]

43. DeSantis and NRA have fked up FL

[budkin]

50. WTAF

Idiots.

[Mysterian]

53. I did a LOT of stupid stuff when I was that age,

but testing out my homemade body armor was not among that stupid stuff.