He had a job in fast food. How do we know he didn't have credit? I had credit at 17.
If he truly was working towards this since he was 14, he'd have to earn an average of 43 dollars a week to reach 9000 cash. He lives with his grandparents, so no rent bills. If he was just saving for a year, he'd have to save ~173$ a week for a year. At low tax brackets, that's approximately 20 hours of work a week.
It's odd, but not impossible, especially if he was planning this, as he clearly was.
You didn't read my post. It would only take a year, working part time, at a shit job to save that much, and that's if he didn't have any credit or savings before that. It's possible he's been saving for this for 4+ years. That doesn't even account for if he got credit, which would be easy for a kid with a job. Or he sucked 90 dude's dicks. It's not a lot of money if that's your goal.
A buddy of mine a long time ago told me how some guys he knew in high school saved up all year to buy marijuana in bulk - a guy showed up in a van with garbage bags full of weed for them. They threw a house party and took a brick (Mexican brick weed no doubt) and lit it in the fireplace with the baffles closed and smoked out their entire house.
Basically, some kids that age have goals/plans and the determination and fortitude to see them carried out.
He had a job in fast food. How do we know he didn't have credit? I had credit at 17.
If he truly was working towards this since he was 14, he'd have to earn an average of 43 dollars a week to reach 9000 cash. He lives with his grandparents, so no rent bills. If he was just saving for a year, he'd have to save ~173$ a week for a year. At low tax brackets, that's approximately 20 hours of work a week.
It's odd, but not impossible, especially if he was planning this, as he clearly was.
Most kids just buy cars with that saved money.
He turned 18 a few days before the shooting.
So he turned 18 and was magically able to move heaven and Earth to get these expensive guns just in time for the shooting?
You didn't read my post. It would only take a year, working part time, at a shit job to save that much, and that's if he didn't have any credit or savings before that. It's possible he's been saving for this for 4+ years. That doesn't even account for if he got credit, which would be easy for a kid with a job. Or he sucked 90 dude's dicks. It's not a lot of money if that's your goal.
This is also a great point.
A buddy of mine a long time ago told me how some guys he knew in high school saved up all year to buy marijuana in bulk - a guy showed up in a van with garbage bags full of weed for them. They threw a house party and took a brick (Mexican brick weed no doubt) and lit it in the fireplace with the baffles closed and smoked out their entire house.
Basically, some kids that age have goals/plans and the determination and fortitude to see them carried out.