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Stepdad will spend 8 years in prison after boy, 4, picked up loaded gun in their home and fatally shot himself in the head​

• Maine man Robert McCoy pleaded guilty to manslaughter after his 4-year-old stepson, Jasper Smith, accidentally fatally shot himself with a loaded gun found in the family’s home
• McCoy was sentenced to 17 years, with nine suspended, meaning he will serve eight years in prison followed by six years of probation
• During the sentencing hearing, Jasper’s mother said she had trusted McCoy to keep her son safe, while McCoy apologized and told the court, “I failed you all”

A Maine man will spend eight years in prison after his 4-year-old stepson accidentally fatally shot himself with a loaded gun found in their home.

Robert McCoy was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 9, in Androscoggin County, according to the Sun Journal, CBS affiliate WGME and News Center Maine.

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Joe King said:

I'd be ok if parents were held responsible for ANY crimes their children commit prior to turning 18.

It'd be a sure way to make sure that parents actually parent.

After all, how well would YOU keep watch over someone who could get your ass thrown in jail if they were to commit a crime?

I am thinking that you would keep 'em on a pretty short leash.

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When my parents had to go out, they used to chain me to the water pipe in the basement.


And I turned out fine.