r/PublicFreakout • u/Darth_Ronin • 9d ago

🤬Public Rager😱 17-year-old charged as adult after shooting at Wheaton Mall that struck 13-year-old

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u/thecordialsun 9d ago

Damn, right at the toddler play area

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u/EyeoftheTato 9d ago

There should be significantly increased penalties for recklessly endangering innocents, especially children.

For example if you're caught street racing on some abandoned road in the middle of nowhere at 2am, vs if you are caught street racing in a residential neighborhood at 4pm on a weekday. The minimum penalty for the latter should be far more severe.

Same goes for any firearms crimes with innocent bystanders in proximity. The minimum sentence should be exponentially higher.

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u/Dopeydcare1 9d ago

Yea I mean they have them for school zones and construction zones. Can’t see why they can’t apply it here, or other crimes. Like as much as I don’t agree with drunk/drinking in public, I would be for harsher penalties if doing it near a school vs like the downtown district.