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Here's an article with all the details plus video. It seems as though he was the childs father. The mother was present at the time and didn't appear to do anything to stop this from happening. Justin Whittington 'punches his son in the face' in Vest Market, California | Daily Mail Online

That must have taken some guts from the mom! Imagine having to turn in your own son! She must have done so with a very heavy heart.

Whilst I don't condone this womans actions at all, attempted murder does seem a little harsh. However, @DianeLane is right to question what she actually wanted the gun for. Here in the Uk, she'd probably be charged with actual or grevious bodily harm or at a push, attempted manslaughter.

I believe that these lines are answered by a live operator and are recorded so I'd always be reluctant to use one. I'd probably send an anonymous note instead as I would be very concerned about retribution if I were to "grass".

I quite like these shows too - some of the things they get up to are beyond stupidity and you really have to wonder what on earth possessed them!

Dispatchers are literally the first people on the scene, albeit by telephone, and it's these people who have to make the initial decisions and give first line instructions. They do a fantastic job and save milions of lives.

That is hilarious! OK, I know I shouldn't laugh but something tells me he's going to think twice before getting into any kind of trouble again!

Do you know, I think it could. I am reminded of that episode of "Fawlty Towers" where Basil is constantly reminding himself not to talk about WWII in front of his German guests! But, yes, a simple "If you're OK with me, I'll be OK with you" could well help.

Aw, this really is such a lovely story. There is a lot of good in this world and it doesn't hurt to be reminded of this occasionally.

Some cops certainly can be trigger happy and simply banning fake guns is just skirting the issue. Like putting a sticking plaster on a broken leg! You'd think that the powers that be would want to tackle the real problem wouldn't you.

It certainly is a hate crime where I am and hopefully, more and more countries will follow suit in the future. Hate speech isn't always threatening, sometimes it can be very subtle indeed.

This app has been around for some months now and I'm really surprisefd that it hasn't been banned outright. I can understand that people might want to avoid certain areas but really, I'm not certain whether this is a great idea or whether it will just be abused. A mix of both, I imagine.

The Swedish policement were off to see Les Miserables. Needless to say, the Swedes are very progressive and free thinking. Could you even begin to imagine a bunch of US or UK cops off to see something like this together?

When I hear the term "community policing", I instantly think of the country's volunteer Community Support Officers who are the butt of much ridicule here in this country. they are frequently labelled as being "too stupid" for police academy and not "proper coppers". It's been quite some time...

I wouldn't fancy being a cop at all. It's a thankless task and I'm not surprised that recent incidents are discouraging even more people from joining. I think that in order for the number of applications to increase, more needs to be done to regain the public trust and make the police seem like...

I had french fries earlier this evening too. We call them chips here in the UK though.

Of course, there is unlikely to be any follow up of this incident. Even though it seems as if this situation could have been easily avoided, the deputy is no doubt using the excuse that he wanted to get to the house as quickly as possible. He'll most likely get away without so much as a slap on...

You'd think that these should be guidelines for behavior anyway wouldn't you! especially the one about not being racist. It comes to something when cops have to be reminded not to be discriminatory.

Yes, it does seem like there is one law for some people and another one for the rest of us. I don't agree with the charges either - they should certainly have received the maximum sentence allowerd for housebreaking but to hold them responsible for the resulting death is unfair. I don't blame...

I wonder if it was like a plea bargain - the cops agreed to drop the charges on the condition that the mother took her complaint no further. Sadly though, I think this might only reinforce the boy's view that he can get away with things. I'm pretty sure that he needs some sort of psychiatric...