Our Foolish Lack of Discretion From: The Washington Post | Date: June 26, 2000| Author: | Copyright 2000 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

It was a few days after Christmas when 12-year-old Ewing shot and killed a young girl. He says the weapon, a rifle he found in his father's attic, went off accidentally. But at least one eyewitness said the boy pointed the gun at the girl's forehead and pulled the trigger--apparently convinced that the old .22 was empty.

When Ewing was convicted of reckless endangerment and involuntary manslaughter, the sentencing judge said that under the state's zero- tolerance policy he had no choice but to . . .

Never mind. There's not a word of truth to the second paragraph. Young Adlai Ewing Stevenson ...

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