NASMTrainer Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Did a search and didn't see this anywhere. What is this world coming to? http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-05-30-homeless-death_x.htm Teens kill homeless man 'for fun,' sheriff says HOLLY HILL, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida teenagers found a homeless man in the woods and beat and kicked him to death "to have something to do," according to Volusia County sheriff's investigators. Christopher Scamahorn, 14, and Jeffery Spurgeon, 18, confessed to beating the 53-year-old victim with their fists and sticks and kicking him, sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught said Sunday. The pair were charged with murder Sunday. Spurgeon was being held without bail in Daytona Beach. Scamahorn taken to a juvenile jail. The teens said they attacked the man "for fun" and "to have something to do," Haught said. They went back to the woods three times after the initial attack to beat the man again, he said. The victim was found Saturday, and the condition of the body indicated he had been dead for several days. An autopsy Sunday determined that the man died from blunt force trauma to the head and body, Haught said. The victim's name has not been released. "We're trying to find next of kin," Haught said Monday. "He apparently doesn't have any next of kin nearby." Investigators said there may be more arrests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dks1240 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 wow. that's absolutely horrible. :doh: for goodness sake, go outside and play a sport or hell go do drugs if that's what it takes for you to not kill someone out of boredom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sick Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 You see posts like this and it makes you wonder. Have people always done awful things like this or do we just know about more of this stuff because of the information age? Meaning, someone gets killed in podunk Alabama and the next day the whole world knows about it. It comes on the 5 o'clock news (or linked on Drudge) and people wonder if the World is going to hell in a handbasket. Would also think the number of violent acts would rise as the population does. It is a horrendous crime no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 wow, this is just as bad as those teens thinking it was fun to burn that war veteran from a few weeks ago. This is seriously stupid that teens are going out doing crap like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modok Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 This is coming from the "Time out" generation. This kids are not afraid of anything. The word consequences mean nothing to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75004 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 :doh: Are teens this bored? "I am bored today, let's kick the crap out of this guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 that Florida tag is getting used more and more lately in weird occurances in the National Media... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo da Magnificent Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Originally posted by modok This is coming from the "Time out" generation. This kids are not afraid of anything. The word consequences mean nothing to them. It's not a generational problem; thnigs like this have always occured - just faster and wider news reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNut73 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Crazy. Just read this morning that a 9 yr old girl killed and 11 yr old girl in New York this past weekend....over a ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Come on, admit it, you know you guys did that too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 I'd be willing to bet one of these two nuts is a sociopath or something similar. The other is unlikely to be the same, as that would be a pretty unlikely coincidence. More likely murderer #2 is a weak personality willing to go along with anything at all. Rot in jail sh!theads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXREDSKINS44 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Yeah I just read that article on cnn, man that is just plain awful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Originally posted by Destino I'd be willing to bet one of these two nuts is a sociopath or something similar. The other is unlikely to be the same, as that would be a pretty unlikely coincidence. More likely murderer #2 is a weak personality willing to go along with anything at all. Rot in jail sh!theads. Exactly! Complete sociopath. Go ahead and fry them. They can't be rehabilitated!! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabst81 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 It's almost a blessing that so many kids are overweight dopesmokers these days considering the havoc that would be caused were they not sitting on their asses playing playstation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modok Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Go spend a day in an public school. It is in no way the same as it was when I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Originally posted by Joe Sick You see posts like this and it makes you wonder. Have people always done awful things like this or do we just know about more of this stuff because of the information age? Meaning, someone gets killed in podunk Alabama and the next day the whole world knows about it. It comes on the 5 o'clock news (or linked on Drudge) and people wonder if the World is going to hell in a handbasket. I think you have pegged it accurately. Things like this have always happened. Now, we know about it every single time it happens, and it makes us much more paranoid. People don't have any idea that violent crime has been going down for years and years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 It's society's fault. The kids don't have anything to do these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Wow, to hell they go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Williams Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 It's common knowledge that kids act different today than 30 years ago BUT what is the real cause.... besides that blasted pokemon series..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by KINGBRICE_28 besides that blasted pokemon series..... The cause of teen rage: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamSneed36 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Kids comming from bad families perhaps, more divorce, more teen mothers, people that arent prepared to raise a kid emotionaly or finacially so they spend all their time working 3 jobs and neglecting their kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Violent crime has gone down, Predicto, but juvenile violent crime has gone up. And the character of crime(with many juveniles) has changed. It is more heinous(like beating a retarded girl and hanging her from a tree for fun) and too many people are involved in some of these instances for it to be truly "just as it's always been." I think a lot of young people are rudderless and more heartless than before. It's one thing for people to break into ice cream parlors, even steal hubcaps, but to beat a man to death for fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by modok This is coming from the "Time out" generation. This kids are not afraid of anything. The word consequences mean nothing to them. Oh, give me a fu(king break. You can't generalize a whole generation based on the actions of a couple maniacs. These two clearly have severe mental issues. It has nothing to do with their generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Originally posted by Ghost of Nibbs McPimpin Violent crime has gone down, Predicto, but juvenile violent crime has gone up. And the character of crime(with many juveniles) has changed. It is more heinous(like beating a retarded girl and hanging her from a tree for fun) and too many people are involved in some of these instances for it to be truly "just as it's always been." I think a lot of young people are rudderless and more heartless than before. It's one thing for people to break into ice cream parlors, even steal hubcaps, but to beat a man to death for fun? No, sick people used to do this crap before. Always did. Really. Lynchings, gang rapes, you name it. People didn't used to "just steal hubcaps" except in Norman Rockwell paintings and our faulty memories. We are aware of horrible incidents now because every single time it happens it gets instant nationwide news coverage, and the whole country of 300 plus million people feels like our own small town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I blame Heavy Metal No seriously, those kids must have some serious issues. Enjoy prision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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