LegalEagle wrote on July 02, 2009 01:36 PM: Well, well, well. Look at all of the common sense people we have on here. Nevada law states that it is a crime to knowingly put a child in danger and this includes NOT taking action to prevent a child from endangerment. There are legal issues ahead for the Wachner's no doubt, but I think there is a serious injustice being done here. I am not a civil attorney or I would lead this charge myself. Mrs. Monk is the one that should be sought for child neglect and endangerment. Merely possesing a firearm is not a crime, in fact it's a constitutional right. Perhaps gun safety may have been lacking to some degree in the Wachner's absence but the innaction of Mrs. Monk, by law, constitues child endangerment. Turning your head does not make the problem go away, we learned that as infants. Besides, common sense is a phrase you'll hear in any courtroom and my experience has shown that judges like that phrase a lot! I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see a defamation lawsuit filed against Mrs. Monk in the near future, any self-righteous person that would stand up for that fight has my vote.

HEATHER wrote on June 30, 2009 01:44 PM: OK, I UNDERSTAND THE GUN SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED PROPERLY BUT........WHAT KIND OF IDIOT PARENT WOULD SEND A TEN YEAR OLD AND A SEVEN YEAR OLD(HER VERY OWN CHILD) HOME WITH A GUN, TELLING THEM TO "PUT IT BACK WHERE THEY FOUND IT"!!! SERIOUSLY!!? DOESN'T SHE HAVE ANY COMMON SENSE? ANY PERSON IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD TAKE THE GUN AWAY AND CALL THE OTHER PARENTS! THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS LADY.IF ANYONE IS TO BLAME FOR HER DAUGHTER BEING SHOT ITS HER!!! I BELIEVE THAT WITH MY WHOLE HEART N SOUL. PLEASE LET THERE BE JUSTICE HAVE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST THE MOTHER OF THIS LITTLE GIRL.
SIGNED,AN ANGRY MOM

kaylah wrote on June 29, 2009 09:08 PM: i think youre a fool carrie. yes we understand that gun safety is important but like you said..there are 2 sides to every story. you cant just sit around and point fingers. and it is an election year, i also believe that part of this is so the DA can get some votes in his pocket. from what i understand the gun wasnt loaded and it was properly stored. yes its a tragic ACCIDENT but you need to understand that mrs. monk couldve prevented this entire thing. and she said that the reason she told him to get out of the house with the gun is because of her dogs! are you kidding me!? wow... and then her stopping by the house to yell at the boy BEFORE taking her daughter to the hospital. thats just rediculous! this was very unfortunate, but i think that the media blew this way out of proportion and the parents of this boy shouldnt have been arrested at all. they shouldnt have 3 felonies either. mrs monk should have them for KNOWINGLY putting her daughter and the boy in danger. thats my opinion in this matter.

carrie wrote on June 29, 2009 08:20 PM: How dare you call me a fool Sam Chainy. I do not defend mrs monk for that day I was not there and do not know what happened. I do know that family and they are good people too. I have a right to say that as everyone said about the other family. and there is two sides to every story. This is tragic but its not the first time something like this happened. Gun safty is important, and its not just about votes its about kids lives.

Simplyme wrote on June 28, 2009 05:08 PM: I have my facts straight, I also have an education,I can actually see and understand fact from fiction.

Please take time to learn about parenting and to learn to spell and type.

Parents are RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S ACTIONS AS WELL AS THEIR OWN!

Good grief stop with the nonsense.

He will always have that nightmare?

What about the 7 year old girl with the BULLET IN HER FACE?

These two children will carry this forever, and 3 adults failed at every turn, why would he even know where to FIND the bullets? DUH, his parents let him not only know where the weapons are but the ammo to make this happen.

CSI did not bring this gun into his home....... his parents did.

The DA did not let his child go with a 10 yr.old that was known to have a gun because HIS DOGS WERE SCARED OF GUNS!

Get the facts straight. Stop blaming everyone and anyone but the irresponsible adults in these poor children's lives!

Simplyme wrote on June 28, 2009 05:07 PM: I have my facts straight, I also have an education,I can actually see and understand fact from fiction.
Please take time to learn about parenting and to learn to spell and type.
Parents are RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S ACTIONS AS WELL AS THEIR OWN!
Good grief stop with the nonsense.
He will always have that nightmare?
What about the 7 year old girl with the BULLET IN HER FACE?
These two children will carry this forever, and 3 adults failed at every turn, why would he even know where to FIND the bullets? DUH, his parents let him not only know where the weapons are but the ammo to make this happen.
CSI did not bring this gun into his home....... his parents did.
The DA did not let his child go with a 10 yr.old that was known to have a gun because HIS DOGS WERE SCARED OF GUNS!
Get the facts straight. Stop blaming everyone and anyone but the irresponsible adults in these poor children's lives!

voting season wrote on June 28, 2009 04:22 PM: The charges that are being filed dont make sense at all. That is why people are blaming the DAs office. Everyone knows that when its a voting year they try to put people in jail that dont need ti be in jail. Why would you file charges for an accident? The gun wasnt loaded and to me that is properly stored it wasnt loaded and you need to learn to load it but since he saw it on CSI then he knew how to load it. How can some of you not see that it was an accident? Accidents do happen because no one is perfect i cant imagin how the parents feel. The girl is fine or did you not read that part of the article? Mrs. Monk should have taken the gun away from the young boy do you realize that that poor kid has to live with that nightmare for the rest of his life no i dont like you understand that. People make mistaked that they are not proud of and no one is perfect. So get your facts straight....

Simplyme wrote on June 27, 2009 09:14 PM: Why do these people blame the DA? He didn't leave HIS kids alone.
He didn't send HIS kid to the bus stop with a 10 year old carrying a gun.
He is simply following the law....which is HELLO PEOPLE what he is paid to do!
The parents should be ashamed to even call themselves parents.
Parents CARE and take care of their children and keep them FROM harm, not lay guns around tempting them. They surely do NOT send the kid home WITH a gun and say go with him and get the bus.
How ignorant you all sound.

minime wrote on June 27, 2009 09:09 PM: All THREE parents are and should be held responsible.All of them are guilty equally of "child neglect with substantial bodily harm, reckless endangerment and child endangerment".
The Wachner's abosolutely should have been very careful having weapons and children together in their home, let's not discuss leaving a 10 yr. old alone unsupervised.
Mrs. Monk is unbelievalbly stupid.The 3 adults FAILED those two children and absolutely should be charged equally!!

tara wrote on June 26, 2009 06:09 PM: I have been following the story from start to finish. I can not believe that the mother isn't being charged? I cannot believe this how can you go after a family who did nothing wrong? To me he was taking it to an adult who isn't really doesnt care about the safety of her kid or any other kid on the block. In the police report it said that he loaded it which means tha tit wasn't loaded. Cannot sit there and tell me that you are going to charge this family with child endangerment cause that is just ridiculious. What about the mother? you are trying to take both of the parents of these kids when they need them more than ever at this harsh time in their life i can't imagin what they must be going through. But you can't charge the mother with anything. I was talking to my husband and he said you know what sweetheart it's voteing year of course they are going to throw charges that dont even my any sense. Are you kidding me? Why Why do you people plan to take two parents who seem very great away fromthere kids? There is other people who deserve to be in jail and these people are not one of them. Mrs. Monk yes her daughter should be taken away from her that is what my opinion is cause that is just stupid why would you not take a gun away from a child? Wow lady you have some serious problems.

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