Comments on: Atmore Quarterback, Two Others Facing Felony Charges

By: stacy

stacy — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:16:11 +0000

yall have so much bad to say about Atmore… it isn’t Atmore’s fault what people do they choose to make these decisions Atmore doesn’t make it for them… Maybe if yall stop shuttin down parties and things for teens then you wouldn’t have to worry about them doing foolish things and calling it fun

By: Sweetie

Sweetie — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:51:47 +0000

I have read several articles today about these kids with guns. It seems to me that television may have a lot to do with the perception of these children on guns and violence. TV programs are for entertainment, but kids really think things work this way, just like my own son believes that wrestling is real. The boys that my son is friends with have an air soft war game about once a month. This is a game and still, they are taught about gun safety and are made to wear safety gear, such as glasses, gloves, and an extra shirt. This game is similar to paint ball war games. So, my point is that if the kids want to play cops and robbers, or war, or whatever, which every kid in nearly every generation has played, then supervise it and let them gain experience. And teach them that the real world doesn’t work this way. Another article I read was about a fourteen year old who stole two cars and disabled one deputy and tried to do it to another. Is it just me, or doesn’t this sound sort of like a Lethal Weapon movie? Teenage years are where our kids have their imaginary audiences…this is why they believe they are not attractive, have a pimple the size of Texas, there feet or nose or ears are too big, and so on. It is all because of the way they percieve themselves and things around them. I don’t know, it just seems to me that there are so many things that affect our teens and how they think. It’s difficult to put the blame on any one thing.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:11:20 +0000

or any other reckless person

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:17:04 +0000

we still love this kids football skills. but NO ONE ever loves being endangered by a reckless teenager.

By: Hmmm....

Hmmm.... — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:16:48 +0000

Can we say STUPID!!!!! These boys know the difference between right and wrong.

By: randy

randy — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:29:28 +0000

Just a few weeks ago during Football season Everyone LOVED this KID ……..Now look…Hes a KID …He needs direction in his life….NOt to be thrown away…..He should be punished but not to the extent that his life is ruined by this situation…People live and learn from these things…

By: Serious

Serious — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:29:46 +0000

@Bob.
On main street a son-in-law decided to bring a gun to his mother-in law home.Hmmm , are these the same people you were referring to on Main street each day? Seriously, it does not matter where crime happens at or when it happens or who does it.Prayer can change thing no matter what state you reside in.Pray for these people and let hope they get better.

By: gott2sayit

gott2sayit — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:26:09 +0000

These pictures ought to make the yearbook dont you think…..senior portraits
have been taken…for free,,,,well almost…stupid is a nice word for these boys

By: AC

AC — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:43:49 +0000

It is not always a result of poor parenting that produces criminal behavior. There are those who are raised right but choose to commit crimes and to rebel against their parents. Maybe they are influenced by peer pressure, thrillseeking, or just plain stupidity, but the parents are not ALWAYS to blame. I have done things, particularly in my youth, that I knew was wrong, had been warned against by my parents, but out of stupidity did it anyway. I think we all have. I reeped the punishment of it and am a better person now because of it. I do not personally know these young men or their parents, so they could be the result of poor parenting for all I know, I’m just saying it is not always the case. Perhaps we should reserve judgement on the parents. But, even if the parents failed to teach these kids right from wrong, at 18 and 19 years old, they should know it is wrong to shoot at people with a BB gun or any other weapon and to randomly shoot at vehicles.

By: Me

Me — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:10:20 +0000

Unless a normal eighteen year has lived secluded in a cave all of those years, he or she knows the difference between right and wrong by that age–poor parenting or not.