WA teen who mistook hiker for bear gets 30 days

[uscitizen]

Jul 10, 8:14 PM EDT

WA teen who mistook hiker for bear gets 30 days

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- A teenage hunter who shot and killed a hiker he mistook for a bear has been sentenced to 30 days in juvenile detention and 120 hours of community service.

Tyler J. Kales, then 14, was hunting with his older brother in August when he shot 54-year-old Pamela Almli of Oso, who was trekking on the popular Sauk mountain hiking trail north of Seattle.

Kales, who has since turned 15, apologized to the victim's family at Friday's sentencing and said he hoped they could forgive him.

The victim's sister, Gail Blacker, told him that "in one second you destroyed everything."

Kales, of Concrete, was convicted last month of second-degree manslaughter with a firearm. Skagit County Superior Court Judge Susan Cook also sentenced him to a year of probation and said his community service must include four hours of hunting safety education.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HIKER_SHOT?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

 

[SmarterthanYou]

you missed calling him a conservative.

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

Whoops.

 

[meme]

you missed calling him a conservative.

or one of those right wing gun loving bible thumbing bambi killers..

 

[Don Quixote]

dang

always be sure of your target, taught during hunter safety classes...and your backstop in case you miss

maybe he learned at the dick cheney school of hunting...

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

i've followed this story and it is a fucking tragedy. i don't even know what justice is in this case. from the facts given in the papers, it seems she was wearing bright clothes....i have no doubt the kid wholly regrets the shot, but i cannot for the life of me figure out how that mistake occurred.

IMO...the punishment doesn't fit the crime

 

[Don Quixote]

i've followed this story and it is a fucking tragedy. i don't even know what justice is in this case. from the facts given in the papers, it seems she was wearing bright clothes....i have no doubt the kid wholly regrets the shot, but i cannot for the life of me figure out how that mistake occurred.

IMO...the punishment doesn't fit the crime

some fools make 'noise shots' when they are unsure of their target or make assumptions


but wait, you say she was wearing bright clothes - what else can you do - wear a florescent vest like highway workers...that get hit anyway

my heart goes out to the family of the vicim

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

i've followed this story and it is a fucking tragedy. i don't even know what justice is in this case. from the facts given in the papers, it seems she was wearing bright clothes....i have no doubt the kid wholly regrets the shot, but i cannot for the life of me figure out how that mistake occurred.

IMO...the punishment doesn't fit the crime

He was only 14. It's not unreasonable.

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

He was only 15. It's not unreasonable.

"only" 15.....

are you kidding me....is this another head on pike post?

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

some fools make 'noise shots' when they are unsure of their target or make assumptions


but wait, you say she was wearing bright clothes - what else can you do - wear a florescent vest like highway workers...that get hit anyway

my heart goes out to the family of the vicim

i say that only to point out the gross "mistake" here....how in the world did two people confuse her for a bear? i don't buy it....

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

"only" 15.....

are you kidding me....is this another head on pike post?

ONLY 14, yes.

 

[USFREEDOM911]

i say that only to point out the gross "mistake" here....how in the world did two people confuse her for a bear? i don't buy it....

Maybe she was a really hairy liberal!!

Still awful that it had to happen.

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

ONLY 14, yes.

so 30 days.....thats it....and if he was 17.999e age....then what?

 

[uscitizen]

And some want to let people carry guns in the national parks for protection against bears and such. I wan't protection from stupid people, bears I can deal with better they are not armed.

There goes a last safe place to hike and camp.

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

And some want to let people carry guns in the national parks for protection against bears and such. I wan't protection from stupid people, bears I can deal with better they are not armed.

There goes a last safe place to hike and camp.

better not drive or walk on the sidewalk

 

[FUCK THE POLICE]

i say that only to point out the gross "mistake" here....how in the world did two people confuse her for a bear? i don't buy it....

You know, Yurt, there's this psychological effect that's well known, where people assume things were always much simpler and straightforward than they actually were. It's like the fat guy who sits on the couch and shouts at the football players for missing a pass, thinking it was the easiest, simplest thing in the world. You weren't there. Your conclusions are pretty much just the result of the bias I mentioned above.

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

You know, Yurt, there's this psychological effect that's well known, where people assume things were always much simpler and straightforward than they actually were. It's like the fat guy who sits on the couch and shouts at the football players for missing a pass, thinking it was the easiest, simplest thing in the world. You weren't there. Your conclusions are pretty much just the result of the bias I mentioned above.

why don't you don't go back and reread my post.....i never claimed to know the facts....do it....go back and read what i said

if you have other facts, present them. i'm all ears pikeman....

30 days....for a life...amazing

 

[TuTu Monroe]

And some want to let people carry guns in the national parks for protection against bears and such. I wan't protection from stupid people, bears I can deal with better they are not armed.

There goes a last safe place to hike and camp.

HAHAHAHAHA, I can just see you trying to deal with a bear.

 

[uscitizen]

better not drive or walk on the sidewalk

Now where did I say sidewalks were safe?


And why is the crime less for someone 14 vs 18 ? If they are old enough to use a gun are they old enough for responsibility for their actions?

Just wondering viewpoints on this.

 

[uscitizen]

HAHAHAHAHA, I can just see you trying to deal with a bear.

You do not know me Missy. All liberals are not alike.
I am a combat vet and have guns (many).

But yes now from mostly a wheelchair I would be no real match for a bear. but usually with a bear it is mostly brains and psyche in dealing with them. I have met bears in the mountains with no problems. Have you?

But I would like to see my grandchildren save in our parks without fear of being killed by a fool with a gun.