He's obviously very relieved. Paul from day one said he did not commit this crime.

If Russian roulette was manslaughter, then that was what happened here. Nathaniel Brazill was playing Russian roulette

The judge has no choice but life in prison. He's 14 years old. I'm not sure he understands right now how profound that sentence really will be.

It tells you all you need to know about the United States of America in the year 2001, doesn't it? We've lost our soul.

OK. And he didn't appear to be mad to you, right?

It ripped her family. She didn't kill him. She loved him. He loved her. They were looking forward to a long, happy life together.

You wouldn't have hugged him if you thought he was serious, would you?

Any of you who have dealt with 13 year olds, or have one, know that they get stupid on us.

The whole thing is a con job by Mr. Alsup to extort money out of Ken and to free himself from charges pending.

This was his last chance to see her. It goes to the defense that he was so in love with her -- so much that he wanted to see her -- that he'd do something so stupid as what he did, pointing a gun at a teacher. It supports exactly what he's saying.