Calif teen killed by baseball bat.

[fredcwdoc]

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - A 13-year-old boy killed another teen by hitting him in the head with a baseball bat during an argument after a youth game, authorities said Wednesday.

Jeremy Rourke, 15, was pronounced dead at a hospital after the Tuesday night attack, said Brenda Shafer, a spokeswoman for the coroner's office.

A homicide investigation was under way, but the younger boy had not been arrested, said Don Manumaleuna, a sheriff's spokesman. Authorities said the boy was detained after the incident.

``He just didn't realize it, it just happened and before you know it. ... I told him, 'What did you do, why did you do that?''' parent Sam Cordova told Fox 11 News.

``I could see it in his eyes that it was starting to sink in, oh my gosh, what did I do?''

The nature of the argument at a concession stand was unclear. Authorities did not know whether the boys were spectators or members of the baseball teams that had played.

The Pony League field in Palmdale, about 40 miles northeast of Los Angeles, has a sign promoting sign-ups for boys 5 to 14 and encouraging parents to ``Protect Our Nation's Youth.''

 

[dasmi]

How very sad.


Of course, the obvious solution is to ban baseball bats, unless you are a professional baseball player, who has recieved proper training.

 

[mbs357]

I'm writing up a bill that will hold bat manufacturers and dealers liable for damages caused by their products.

>_<
Has anyone ever given you the argument that guns are too easy to use? You just pull the trigger? And that blunt weapons you actually have to swing and hit?

 

[lwsimon]

WHAT?! O, wait... I read the story. Misleading title! The bat didn't kill anyone!

 

[HighVelocity]

That's really sad.

 

[Standing Wolf]

The Pony League field in Palmdale, about 40 miles northeast of Los Angeles, has a sign promoting sign-ups for boys 5 to 14 and encouraging parents to ``Protect Our Nation's Youth.''

Adult supervision?

 

[boofus]

This is obviously a gun manufacturer or dealer's fault. Didn't Al Sharpton once say guns should be banned because he was stabbed once.

 

[Atticus]

A homicide investigation was under way, but the younger boy had not been arrested, said Don Manumaleuna, a sheriff's spokesman. Authorities said the boy was detained after the incident.

How can that possibly be? Because he used a bat, not a gun, knife etc?

 

[pax]

Depressing story.

But I fail to see the gun-related content, therefore I'm closing the thread.

pax