Also, being immersed in a gazillion trillion homicide-by-guns via gaming & television desensitizes a person and "rewires" the neurology of the brain. Combine that with paranoia and rage provoking stimulants and it's a sure recipe for disaster.
UT - 3 males charged with following 17-year old girl in vehicle for miles before shooting her to death - CEDAR CITY 1/17/25
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The drug epidemic in this country has generational impacts. Many children who parents are living in addiction are raising themselves due to parental absentia/neglect. Structured family environments where children thrive best, grow less the norm every passing year. Far more qualified WS'ers could state the stats on this more knowledgeably & eloquently, than me - JMO. Very sad.
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And when the children grow up in that they don't know anything else, any other way to live, hence the cycle repeats until someone figures out there's another way, trauma happens in addict alcoholic homes and generational trauma occurs. I don't know the stats there as I am in Canada but they're definitely also high here with the drug epidemic. I don't know many people in my town not affected by addiction in some way. My son was hit with a machete. So much violence in North America. Is it everywhere else too? Jmo
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do we know from stats that there's actually more teenagers committing crimes or is it just our perception because social media spreads the news faster ...
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From the office of juvenile and delinquency prevention site
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The number of young people ages 12 to 17 who were killed by homicide has fluctuated over the past decade but rose steadily between 2018 and 2022, nearly doubling in 5 years—from 717 in 2018 to 1,409 in 2022. The homicide rate among youth ages 12 to 17 in 2022 was 5.4 deaths per 100,000 youth.
Adults 18 and older accounted for the majority of homicide arrests. Youth younger than 18 represented approximately 8.9 percent of homicide arrests in 2021 and 11 percent in 2022.
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The number of young people ages 12 to 17 who were killed by homicide has fluctuated over the past decade but rose steadily between 2018 and 2022, nearly doubling in 5 years—from 717 in 2018 to 1,409 in 2022. The homicide rate among youth ages 12 to 17 in 2022 was 5.4 deaths per 100,000 youth.
Adults 18 and older accounted for the majority of homicide arrests. Youth younger than 18 represented approximately 8.9 percent of homicide arrests in 2021 and 11 percent in 2022.
OJJDP News @ a Glance June 2024 | Youth Risk for Violent Victimization and Homicide Has Grown, Crime Trends Show | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Young people ages 12 to 17 were more likely to suffer nonfatal violent victimization in 2022 than in 2021 or 2020, according to statistics presented in
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After reading over everything, I don’t think this was a case of mistaken identity OR pure paranoia. I think it was misogyny.
I lived in a small town as a teen girl. I cannot tell you how many times I was yelled at by men from a car stopped at a light alongside me. Men stopped to take photos of me and harass me while I was pumping gas. I also was cut off and a man attempted to force me to stop my vehicle. And it always seemed they were bolder in groups.
I think that the following before the shooting, to me, indicates that the four men were likely harassing Kaylee and her passenger for quite a while. I believe they were likely incensed that these girls did not respond the way they wanted them to, and began to give chance. Then as the girls were frightened/angry, the men grew increasingly angry at the situation (that they had put themselves in).
IMO, the earlier town home sighting also does not discount my theory. They could have seen Kaylee from afar or even tried to talk to her at the townhome, which caused them to target her upon recognizing her and/or her vehicle.
I also don’t believe marijuana or mushrooms caused this behavior. I believe they likely had meth or crack in the car. Mushrooms can make you paranoid, yes, but they also completely handicap you from running, driving, attacking, etc. - besides, you forget what you were mad about in a matter of minutes as the ‘trip’ continues. I have heard of incidents with marijuana, but typically it will trigger psychosis in a person where their genes are already ‘loaded’ if you will. I find it unlikely all four men would suffer symptoms of extreme paranoia from marijuana.
So basically, my theory is that a mix of meth and misogyny is the motive behind Kaylees death. I hope they are all charged for the maximum possible time. MOO
I lived in a small town as a teen girl. I cannot tell you how many times I was yelled at by men from a car stopped at a light alongside me. Men stopped to take photos of me and harass me while I was pumping gas. I also was cut off and a man attempted to force me to stop my vehicle. And it always seemed they were bolder in groups.
I think that the following before the shooting, to me, indicates that the four men were likely harassing Kaylee and her passenger for quite a while. I believe they were likely incensed that these girls did not respond the way they wanted them to, and began to give chance. Then as the girls were frightened/angry, the men grew increasingly angry at the situation (that they had put themselves in).
IMO, the earlier town home sighting also does not discount my theory. They could have seen Kaylee from afar or even tried to talk to her at the townhome, which caused them to target her upon recognizing her and/or her vehicle.
I also don’t believe marijuana or mushrooms caused this behavior. I believe they likely had meth or crack in the car. Mushrooms can make you paranoid, yes, but they also completely handicap you from running, driving, attacking, etc. - besides, you forget what you were mad about in a matter of minutes as the ‘trip’ continues. I have heard of incidents with marijuana, but typically it will trigger psychosis in a person where their genes are already ‘loaded’ if you will. I find it unlikely all four men would suffer symptoms of extreme paranoia from marijuana.
So basically, my theory is that a mix of meth and misogyny is the motive behind Kaylees death. I hope they are all charged for the maximum possible time. MOO
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I don't think the young men were paranoid from drug use. I think they had an inflated sense of importance and entitlement, and a gun 
Has there been any update on the condition of the still living female passenger who was injured possibly by shrapnel?
Has there been any update on the condition of the still living female passenger who was injured possibly by shrapnel?
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The courtroom was filled to capacity, as approximately three dozen family members and friends of Kaylee Dutton were there to observe the proceedings. Several wore black T-shirts reading "Fly High KayLee" in Dutton's honor.
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4 men accused in connection with Cedar City teen's shooting death make court appearances
The four suspects charged in connection with the killing of a 17-year-old girl near Cedar City on Jan. 17 made their first in-person court appearances on Tuesday morning.
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The court set an in-person detention review hearing for Felipe at 9 a.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Judge Anderson also scheduled roll call / detention review hearings for Galloway, Hess-Witucki and Sorber-Petrie for the afternoon of Feb. 25 via the court’s WebEx videoconferencing system.
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The court set an in-person detention review hearing for Felipe at 9 a.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Judge Anderson also scheduled roll call / detention review hearings for Galloway, Hess-Witucki and Sorber-Petrie for the afternoon of Feb. 25 via the court’s WebEx videoconferencing system.
4 men accused in connection with Cedar City teen's shooting death make in-person court appearances
The four suspects charged in connection with the killing of a 17-year-old girl near Cedar City on Jan. 17 made their first in-person court appearances on Tuesday morning.
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Two men charged in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl in Cedar City earlier this year have pleaded guilty to multiple felonies as part of separate plea agreements.Michael Edward Hess-Witucki, 23, and Aldric S. Felipe, 21, pleaded guilty Tuesday in 5th District Court. The charges stem from the Jan. 17 shooting death of 17-year-old KayLee Dutton, who was killed while driving along Lund Highway with a teenage passenger.
Hess-Witucki pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder and felony discharge of a firearm, admitting he drove the truck that chased down Dutton’s vehicle in the moments leading up to the shooting.
In exchange for his plea, more than a dozen other charges were dropped, including multiple additional counts of felony discharge of a firearm and obstruction of justice. He now faces 15 years to life in prison on the murder charge and 5 years to life on the firearms count. Sentencing is scheduled for July 1.
Felipe, who stayed behind during the shooting, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and possession of a firearm by a restricted person. As part of a plea deal that requires him to testify truthfully against his co-defendants, he will likely avoid prison time, Iron County Attorney Chad Dotson said.
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Hess-Witucki pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder and felony discharge of a firearm, admitting he drove the truck that chased down Dutton’s vehicle in the moments leading up to the shooting.
In exchange for his plea, more than a dozen other charges were dropped, including multiple additional counts of felony discharge of a firearm and obstruction of justice. He now faces 15 years to life in prison on the murder charge and 5 years to life on the firearms count. Sentencing is scheduled for July 1.
Felipe, who stayed behind during the shooting, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and possession of a firearm by a restricted person. As part of a plea deal that requires him to testify truthfully against his co-defendants, he will likely avoid prison time, Iron County Attorney Chad Dotson said.
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By Tracie Sullivan, For Iron County Today Two men charged in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl in Cedar City earlier this year have pleaded guilty to multiple felonies as part of separate plea agreements.Michael Edward Hess-Witucki, 23, and Aldric S. Felipe, 21, pleaded...
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A Utah man has admitted to sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl before the teen was fatally shot by strangers who thought she was stalking them.
The teen, identified by family members as Kaylee Dutton, was killed on Jan. 17, according to ABC 4, Cedar City News and KUTV.
She was killed moments after driving through the townhome community where her abuser Justin Driffill lived in Cedar City, per ABC 4 and Cedar City News.
Teen, 17, Was Being Sexually Abused. While Driving Near Abuser's Home, Strangers Feared She Was Stalking Them — and Killed Her
Driffill was her boss and was SAing her. Her murderers live in the same complex that Diffill does. Poor Kaylee had a lot going on in her short life. I am glad her killers plead guilty. I've never heard what their ultimate sentences were for that crime.
The teen, identified by family members as Kaylee Dutton, was killed on Jan. 17, according to ABC 4, Cedar City News and KUTV.
She was killed moments after driving through the townhome community where her abuser Justin Driffill lived in Cedar City, per ABC 4 and Cedar City News.
Teen, 17, Was Being Sexually Abused. While Driving Near Abuser's Home, Strangers Feared She Was Stalking Them — and Killed Her
Driffill was her boss and was SAing her. Her murderers live in the same complex that Diffill does. Poor Kaylee had a lot going on in her short life. I am glad her killers plead guilty. I've never heard what their ultimate sentences were for that crime.
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