12 year old boy stabs his 13 year old brother

That is why parents should always keep dangerous stuff away in a safe area out of reach of children. You just never know when they will use these stuff for bad intentions. On second though, maybe it's the parents' fault for not teaching the children about the danger of these objects. Lol, maybe you should stop reading the news to avoid unbelievable news.... =D

Two brothers arguing is a normal thing, i am sure this happens in most homes daily...The brother that went to the kitchen brought back a knife and stabbed is brother is not normal.You can be assured that this child has had and does have a lot deeper problems, and it did not start with the kitchen knife....He is suffering from some type of mental problems. He might need anger management, or he could have a personality problem along with some criminal activity.This is not the way a "Normal" child with a "normal" mind does things.I feel sorry for the parents of this child that did the stabbing,he is a sick boy, and these people need to take a stand and get him the help that he needs, his mind does not work normally..

The problem is that the parents aren't teaching these kids proper morals. Their probably too busy working 2 jobs trying to pay for the video game system, cellphones, ipods & such to spend any quality time with the kids. My kids are fine having dangerous things around because I've tought them better than to act like that. There are swords all around my house & each of my girls has their own which they train with but they won't touch them without permission. Those are brought out with my supervission. Thats where the problem lies. Those kids were probably left alone to learn from the examples that were left for them. We all know whats on TV & video games is graphic & violent but these kids weren't tought that thats not reality or the proper way to act. Where was dad through this argument?

I can believe it.It is sad. I hope the boy will be okay. I wonder if they will charge his brother as an adult or a juvenile. I wonder how the boy knew where the knives were in the kitchen. When I was his age, I didn't know where the knives were kept in the kitchen.There are so many questions that need to be answered.

O.O I can't believe that would even happen, much less over such a small thing as which TV program to watch! Siblings fight all the time but...was the younger one mentally unstable? Parents need to kepp things like that out of their childrens reach...

This actually happened in my state, I saw it on the news last night. Very shocking and disturbing, but I don't believe from what I've read that the brother that stabbed the guy, really understood the damage of stabbing someone with a knife. Their Dad was apparently home at the time, so WHERE WAS HE?! If anyone is to blame it is defiantly the parents and society. On tv, there are so many shows, where people just solve their issues by killing someone. I would say almost every show on television depicts this at one point in time (i've even seen some cartoons). It's sad that we have to live in a society like this, but it's the parents job to protect these kids that don't tend to know any better. It's sad that they are finally gonna get their wakeup call, when it's possibly too late.

Such a sad infantile incident. I have seen sibling rivalry break up families and bring needless loss of life to families. As parents, we need to be conscious of childhood rivalry and feuds. Fighting among children can run out of hands. my bigger brothers am told were so embroiled in dsgreements that they udes to fight with dangerous lubs almost everyday and my father had given up reprimanding them.One day one of them got a club and threw it at out eldest brother, he ducked away and mother was at the door way sorting out some vegetables for our dinner-the club hit mama in the mouth, she lost two of her teeth. She bled profusely. The guilty brother ran away from home. When he returned, he had gooten saved, a born again christian and they never ever fought again. I pray the stabbed boy recovers, and that the jailed one should be quickly counselled instead a jail term!

This is horryfying but sad too. I know we argued also with our siblings a lot and wven rolled on rugs fighting and wished we could kill each other but then we shared happy moments too and were united against mom's groundings. It was such a happy time. This sort of behavior indicates that child has bottledd up his emotions too long and is edging on delinquency. He must be tested for that and must go to anger control counselling sessions.

I hate the news I have gone years with out watching it or reading it no news is good news huh?

Now you know WHY I quit reading the news.

Wow this is really intense and scary. I think this is a very good example of how all this violence in the media and the affect it has on youth. This is terrible for both of them.

this even sscary,education should be return to the place to put children just be free when they still not ready

The saying " CHILDREN LIVE WHAT THEY LEARN IS SO TRUE" as a rule the kitchen is not off limits to children, we do not lock everything up. I am so sorry for the parents,that child is going to need some serious help when he comes out of jail and also when he thinks back at what he did, he could have killed his brother. These things are happening all over the world, here in Jamaica and else where, and we cant stop reading the news because it's not always bad, there is always a little good in it

this is a true tradegy. Why can't these brother stay calm. I have a young brother, somethmes we also argue over the TV and the TV program when we are young. but look back the old time, it is very funny to have a quarell on such slight things.

It is no wonder what our young people are doing..Look at what feeds their minds: Violent movies, cartoons, video games, and music.. They are constantly bombarded with violence.I am sure they get their evil ideas from such things!

I strongly think it is the duty of the parents to be sure that children are safe and that no harmful objects are reachable to children. It is not the children's fault, but the parent's fault. Parents should teach their children about safety. Who else will teach them. Parents should always keep harmful objects away from children. I am not blaming the parents. I know it is a bad time for them too. Today's children are influenced by movies and serials also. They watch harmful cartoons on TV and try to act just like them. It is important for parents to give proper guidance to their children.

Um where were the parents?? Or an adult of any kind?? Thats rediculouse that one boy stabbed the other. What happened to good old fashon punching? I hope the boy pulls through with no damage. And I hope the other one gets help now before he kills someone.

It saddens me to see so many people try to blame this on the parents, especially those who claim that this happened because the parents were out buying video games and such for their children... I have always worked hard just to make a living to provide food, shelter and clothing for my children. My ex has an anger management problem, which is why I left him. His children were diagnosed with various problems ranging from depression to ADHD, all of which can result in violent mood swings. I first sought help when my then 14 year old son attacked his sister with a hockey stick! Was it MY fault? No, it was because of a mental/medical condition which was treated by antidepressants. After a very short time on his medications, he was better able to control his outbursts. The doctor told me that these behavior problems are often a result of the type of depression that he had, and that it was often hereditary. He went on to as me very specific questions about my ex, without ever having met him he described him very accurately... It sounds to me like this boy may also have mental/medical issues which need treatment. It makes a lot more sense to me than just locking him up in jail where he can't get the help he needs. Additionally, several commenters have said that the parents should keep weapons out of reach of their children... Should I not keep my steak knives within MY reach? This boy was 12, many 12 year olds I know are taller than me! I hope and pray that the older boy will recover from his injuries, but I also hope that the younger one will get the treatment that he needs...

Why does this not surprise me? Look at what our world is coming to. It's no wonder kids are acting out like they do thanks to what they see on tv now a days that make kids do what they do. The see violence on tv especially on cartoons, they're going to get the idea that it's ok to do that to others. Kids learn from us adults when they're little then they learn from things they see such as tv. So much for free speach, huh? They're taking it a wee bit too far.

sad to hear that. first of all the older kid should have a lot of patience since the he knew that his younger bro has mental problems and yes he should not be put to jail but rather seek treatment in a mental facility. it will only get everything worst as they are now. but this is really a sad news.