It's unfortunate that the Judicial system doesn't have clauses for a charged count of any form of murder (attemped or not), that states that it doesn't matter how old you are. Not only did the 'kid' bring a GUN to school, with the obvious intent to hurt, he also had ALCOHOL...both on him, and in his system.

Letting him off with anything less than years behind bars will simply lead other young juveniles to believe they can act in the same way, knowing the punishment won't be harsh.

I'm sorry, but this 'kid' should be penalized to the fullest extent of his actions. If he was dumb enough to take a loaded shotgun and alcohol to school, he certainly knows what could, and subsequently did, happen from his potential actions. He should be behind bars for years, and whomever allowed him to gain access to the weapon and alcohol should be held and charged with accessory to attempted murder, as well.

Totally agree with Mike.

If Gladden was impaired at the time of the shooting, he was likely responsible for his impairment.

But if he was impaired, will the court find him responsible for the shooting?

It's premeditated... Give him 10 to 15 ... He will come out, be worse and go back in ... Good riddance

Nice parenting

Just posted on Patch - Two juveniles will be charged as adults
Three juveniles have been arrested and two will be charged as adults in connection with a Tuesday night robbery in the Loch Raven Village area.

The juveniles, whose identities have not been released pending a hearing before the bail commissioner, are charged with armed robbery.

Around 11:30 p.m. Dec. 8, police responded to a robbery call. The victim told them he exited the McDonald's store in the 6800-block of Loch Raven Boulevard and was walking through the parking lot of a nearby Rite Aid store when he noticed three people following him, according to police spokeswoman Cpl. Cathleen Batton.

One of the men displayed a handgun, and the victim turned over cash, a cheeseburger, cigarettes and a lighter. The robbers then fled, and the victim ran to a nearby Giant grocery store where he asked a worker to call 911, Batton said.

Police searched the area and arrested three juveniles, a 13-year-old, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, Batton said. Investigation revealed the gun used in the robbery to be a BB gun, Batton said.

These teens didn't shoot anyone. Robert Gladden did !!! I'm sorry but he almost Killed someone or it could of been many !!
He knows better not to bring a gun or alcohol to school ! He is in 10 th grade come on. He didn't just fall of the moon. BCPS inforces rules and regulations every year since pre-k.There's no excuse for his actions.

Mr Gladden needs to be treated as an adult. He purposely went into the cafeteria, told students sitting at a table that they were all going to die that day, went into the bathroom, assembled a gun and came into the cafeteria and Daniel got shot. The others in the cafeteria were traumatized and are still suffering from PTSD. Many still cannot go into the cafeteria and their lives have been forever changed. Not only did Mr Gladden affect his and Daniel's lives but also the 450 others that were in attendance that day as well as their families and the remaining students and faculty of the school. He knew what he was doing and planned it. My child's life was forever sentenced to this event, his life should also be forever sentenced too

Natural, animistic , instinctive behavior ...for a young man with problems..
I hope that all parties have learned and will heal...

People should be judged by the crime not by their age. The crime itself should be considered an adult crime. A conscience decision was made.

He committed a crime worthy of adult treatment and sentencing. This was not a child bringing a toy gun to school, emulating some sick upbringing. It was a premeditated attack, with the thought out end result of someone dying or being horribly maimed. He terrorized others, caused severe bodily harm and showed a disturbing predisposition for sociopath-like behavior. Juvenile crime? I don't believe so in this case, in my opinion.

we need to remove the term juvenile from the crime system. have a psych evaluation to determine competency and then charge accordingly. On second though the whole criminal system is messed up, this man will probably be out in 5-10 anyway.

I am a bus,attendant for bcps and after hearing about this there alot of kids now that think it,funny so they are taking weapons to school so not Kool

I think that when a 15-year old shoplifts in a 7-11, walking out with a soda and a pocketful of candy, he or she can argue that he or she should be charged as a juvenile. When a 15-year old gets charged in a playground fight over something stupid, and no one is seriously hurt, they can request to be charged as a juvenile. When a 15-year old obtains alcohol illegally and most importantly, a deadly weapon illegally, with the intent to do harm, that removes him from the realm of juvenile treatment. By some kind of miraculous stroke of luck, Mr. Gladden didn't kill anyone on the first day of school. That doesn't mitigate towards his being charged as a juvenile. The alochol he had in his system might have made it easier for him to pull the trigger, therefore clouding his judgement. That shouldn't mitigate in favor of his being charged as a juvenile either. What he did was wrong on all levels, including the adult level.

UPDATE (Jan. 3)—Postponed Hearing Could Delay Accused Perry Hall Student Shooter's Trial - http://patch.com/A-0MZF.