Comments on: Adult Time for Adult Crime: Ethan Allen Windom

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:56:59 +0000

i was told that there was others with him that helped ethan to kill his mom…did they ever find the others???

By: Languid Sorrow

Languid Sorrow — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:18:32 +0000

Well,now we know where new Aryan Nation members come from!

By: Mike Winsauer, Kingston, TN

Mike Winsauer, Kingston, TN — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:10:09 +0000

I don’t believe VOR’s comments have anything to do with reason….or common sense.

To begin with, placing the blame for this murder on society, drug companies, adults etc is ludicrous and might be laughable if it weren’t so pathetic and seriously off the mark.

Interestingly, VOR didn’t offer any evidence supporting his assertion that this drug causes violent behavior.

Of course, if he wants to pray for the murderer, he should do so. On the other hand, I will pray for his mother’s soul and her worthy survivors

By: Bobbie Jay

Bobbie Jay — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:30:56 +0000

The parents aren’t to blame anymore! Children can have the best upbringing in the world but society accepts what the “upbringing” doesn’t. Children lose the discipline of their parents, it’s easier when anything is accepted in society.

Public, government run, school counseling is a means to invade privacy. To create future, further programs. A dangerous conflict of interest, as people don’t know the public government counselor or what is being said or indoctrinated. I wasn’t even notified my child was seeing a counselor until there was trouble that wouldn’t have happened if the counselor is qualified. Waste of the Tax payers money. Had public counseling worked, we wouldn’t be paying for private counseling.

society promotes assertion where it doesn’t belong. There is a commercial with two young girls and one sees a cell phone plugged in, She complains to the other that the (charger) was plugged in. The other girl says, “it’s not mine, I don’t even have a cell phone.” All of a sudden the cell phone goes off and the one complaining realizes it’s hers. No apologies. Just a smug end. commercial insinuates man-made global warming. (waste of electricity.) Just like this government, quick to point fingers when it’s been their doing all along.

This young man chose to murder. So he chose his own consequence. I wouldn’t doubt if he had public, government counseling.

By: Slick - Nebraska

Slick - Nebraska — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:45:03 +0000

And where was the father in this whole darn mess? You cannot tell me that if this boy’s father played a significant role in this boy’s life that he would not have noticed a change in the boy’s attitude. I’m not saying the father is responsible by any means, but I am saying that it takes both parents to give a child balance and the road map for the path to a successful life.

And the mother was a teacher for crying out loud . . . help was only a phone call away if he was out of control so why didn’t SOMEONE do something to keep this from happening. It would have been a cold day in hell before any child of mine would have taken over MY house and put me in a small bedroom out of the way! The cops would have been there so fast it would have made his head swim!

Unfortunately, this young man has royally screwed up his own life with the choices he has made. We know he was not raised in a backward environment so he KNEW the consequences of his actions. I would say he got off lucky with his sentence because it is obvious to all that he planned to do something like this to someone – the ultimate result of uncontrollable anger. What a waste of humanity!

By: Neil Schmidt, Santa Rosa, CA

Neil Schmidt, Santa Rosa, CA — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:50:53 +0000

For a change, let’s forget the drug bit. The kid knew what he was doing—drugs or no drugs, and should take responsibility for his actions, even though there are those who would take pity on the kid, give him a slap-on-the-wrist prison sentence, ultimately putting back into society to commit yet more such crimes. “But he didn’t MEAN to do it,” some would say. Sure he did. The kid is an obvious sociopath (we used to call them “psychopaths,” but I suppose that word is not PC enough in today’s society). The kid is right where he belongs and for the right reasons.

By: Lynn B. DeSpain

Lynn B. DeSpain — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:25:28 +0000

He took the drugs, his choice. Nobody held a gun to his head to do that. Nobody threatened his family or him to do that, so there goes that excuse.
His life was bad at home, in the neighborhodd? Millions of us didn’t have a good home or neighborhood. So what? Doesn’t count.
It is time we stopped making excuses for bad behavior, period. There are no excuses, ever. He murder his mother, end of story. Life in prison sounds fair. There are wieghts to lift there, although I’l never know why. One room, one bed, one toilet, and a book. That should always be the limit.

By: C.L. Schneider, Valdosta Georgia

C.L. Schneider, Valdosta Georgia — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:45:51 +0000

Let’s not blame the problem on a supplement or anything else other than the person who committed the crime. I was a high school weightlifter and took creatine to aid in muscle building. This product has never changed my attitude or encouraged aggressive behavior, Nor have I witnessed these changes in other competitors. This product is designed to aid in muscle fatigue and recovery, one major side effect of this supplement is dehydration. To my knowledge, this product is no longer on the market for purchase. It has been linked to deaths due to dehydration.
We need not look at anything other than the offender, and not offer excuses to him. After committing a crime as grievous as this society can no longer refer to this person as a juvenile. His actions are of an adult nature, and he is of an age where he should know wrong from right. I am sick and tired of our society giving excuses to these animals by looking at anything other than the person who has committed the offense to hold responsible. We need to start holding people responsible for their own actions and not make excuses for them.

By: Mike Dodson, Midland, TX

Mike Dodson, Midland, TX — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:45:31 +0000

At 17 he should have been tried as an adult. The character of his crime indicates premeditation and it should have been referred to court as a capital crime. The depraved nature of the crime and the depraved nature of his actions before the crime clearly indicate a sociopathic nature. He should have been sentenced to death in order the protect the rest of us from his future actions, his “youth” notwithstanding.

By: David Weaver Corpus Christi Texas

David Weaver Corpus Christi Texas — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:59:01 +0000

I agree with you Chris, this young man is obviously disturbed and if let loose on the streets would take another life. I can’t speak for other people but when I was a child, if I tried to take over my mothers house at the age of 16 or 17 it would be my butt. I really don’t see young people with manners anymore and I blame the parents, I know there are some people that are just born bad (like Ethan here) but there are a lot of good kids that turn bad because their parents aren’t involved in their life enough.
I mean, how many kids do you hear reply to a question yes Sir or no Sir anymore?