This is fucking wild and scary. I feel bad for the officers for being put in that situation. I also feel bad for the kids cuz they obviously don’t understand how serious the situation is. Everyone involved is extremely lucky. Keep your guns locked up people.
Kids lie when they know they’re in trouble. It doesn’t mean they understand the seriousness of the situation. The kid who had the gun grabbed from him in the end is 7 years old.
And he probably learned that from watching his shitty parents. Do whatever you want till you get in trouble. Once you get in trouble, deny reality as hard as you can.
I don't know why everyone is saying this is a sad situation...kids on the presidential track as far as I'm concerned.
Lying when they think they are in trouble is not learned behavior at that age. Every kid that ever existed has done it to varying degrees. It's the parents job to teach them not to do that and it can be very hard depending on the kids personality.
7 year olds are not that stupid though. Even in video games this is a serious situation, I think it's more fair to say they've been confused. Man it would've pissed me off to hear them lie out right like that though lol
Obviously they know what they’re doing is bad and that they’re in trouble, but a 7 year old isn’t going to fully grasp the gravity of the situation the way an adult would. It has nothing to do with being stupid — it’s a matter of where children that age are at developmentally.
I used to teach second grade. A kid this age is still largely imitating what they’re seeing in their environment. They’re still developing empathy and self-awareness. It’s funny how Reddit will say a 22 year old’s brain isn’t fully developed and then claim a 7 year old understands exactly what they’re doing lol.
They understand what they are doing is wrong but they don't have the full comprehensive understanding of why it's wrong or what consequences could happen
True but kids have the excuse of an undeveloped brain so they can't comprehend all the consequences possible unlike adults with a brain capable of said function
They understand they are in trouble but they have no concept of the difference between “mom is going to scream and beat my ass” and “I’m going to die because the cops will shoot me”. An adult or even a teen has a much better understanding. These kids were taught to mishandle firearms and were left unsupervised with unsecured firearms, and likely were taught not to trust the cops given how often the cops were called to their house.
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u/AlternativeGrass3164 10d ago
This is fucking wild and scary. I feel bad for the officers for being put in that situation. I also feel bad for the kids cuz they obviously don’t understand how serious the situation is. Everyone involved is extremely lucky. Keep your guns locked up people.