New article on Townville Elementary shooting

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This article was just posted, and I'm glad too. I haven't bee able to find any real info has come out on Osborne since the shooting. The idea that he could be tried as a juvenile is somewhat concerning, although I support the idea that rehabilitation is possible for even the worst of criminals.

Thank you for posting this. I had been wondering when something new would come out.

Osborne seems interesting. At first he just seems like an Adam Lanza copycat but even copycats can be interesting.

InsaneIntruder wrote:

Osborne seems interesting. At first he just seems like an Adam Lanza copycat but even copycats can be interesting.

the only thing he had similar to lanza was the bowl cut and that he killed a parent. Jesse would get suspended from and kicked out for bringing a machete..Lanza behaved and did well

-warrior wrote:

InsaneIntruder wrote:

Osborne seems interesting. At first he just seems like an Adam Lanza copycat but even copycats can be interesting.

the only thing he had similar to lanza was the bowl cut and that he killed  a parent. Jesse would get suspended from and kicked out for bringing a machete..Lanza behaved and did well  

His attack obviously seems similar to Lanza. They both killed a parent, took their gun(s) and car, broke into an elementary school and shot it up.

InsaneIntruder wrote:

-warrior wrote:

InsaneIntruder wrote:

Osborne seems interesting. At first he just seems like an Adam Lanza copycat but even copycats can be interesting.

the only thing he had similar to lanza was the bowl cut and that he killed  a parent. Jesse would get suspended from and kicked out for bringing a machete..Lanza behaved and did well  

His attack obviously seems similar to Lanza. They both killed a parent, took their gun(s) and car, broke into an elementary school and shot it up.

jesse didnt break in, he hopped a fence, he also called his grandma and started freaking out

InsaneIntruder wrote:

Osborne seems interesting. At first he just seems like an Adam Lanza copycat but even copycats can be interesting.

I tend to not count these kinds of attacks as copycats unless the shooters themselves allude to other shootings. To my knowledge this is not the case with Osborne.

QuestionMark wrote:

InsaneIntruder wrote:

Osborne seems interesting. At first he just seems like an Adam Lanza copycat but even copycats can be interesting.

I tend to not count these kinds of attacks as copycats unless the shooters themselves allude to other shootings. To my knowledge this is not the case with Osborne.

Well most people call Osborne a Lanza copycat, so I mentioned that it might seem like that.

InsaneIntruder wrote:

QuestionMark wrote:

InsaneIntruder wrote:

Osborne seems interesting. At first he just seems like an Adam Lanza copycat but even copycats can be interesting.

I tend to not count these kinds of attacks as copycats unless the shooters themselves allude to other shootings. To my knowledge this is not the case with Osborne.

Well most people call Osborne a Lanza copycat, so I mentioned that it might seem like that.

ive never seen anything that brings Lanza up as an inspiration

-warrior wrote:

InsaneIntruder wrote:

QuestionMark wrote:

InsaneIntruder wrote:

Osborne seems interesting. At first he just seems like an Adam Lanza copycat but even copycats can be interesting.

I tend to not count these kinds of attacks as copycats unless the shooters themselves allude to other shootings. To my knowledge this is not the case with Osborne.

Well most people call Osborne a Lanza copycat, so I mentioned that it might seem like that.

ive never seen anything that brings Lanza up as an inspiration

Still, they are similar attacks and a lot of people label Osborne as a copycat.

I know of only two other attacks where teenagers attacked elementary schools; Brenda Spencer and Steven Guy. Spencer shot up her old elementary school's schoolyard; Guy was angry over being transferred to a "social adjustment center" so he shot staff members at his old elementary school. James Wilson, 19, also attacked an elementary school but he was technically an adult.

STK wrote:

I know of only two other attacks where teenagers attacked elementary schools; Brenda Spencer and Steven Guy. Spencer shot up her old elementary school's schoolyard; Guy was angry over being transferred to a "social adjustment center" so he shot staff members at his old elementary school. James Wilson, 19, also attacked an elementary school but he was technically an adult.

1890 Brazil,Indiana....While the pupils of the Meridian Street School were at play, Ben Corbery drew a revolver and seriously wounded 10-year-old Cora Brubach, in the face. The girl had told the teacher of Ben's misconduct.

although i do not know how old this Ben kid is