[Onelifetogive]

Detectives said the juvenile male was later arrested for negligent discharge of a firearm and booked into a county juvenile detention facility.

I know FReepers will be all up in arms about the victim being arrested...but we do not yet know the circumstances of his firing a shot. I am uncomfortable with anyone having the right to fire off a shot in any direction, at any time, in any situation, with any number of people in the path. We don't know the situation.

[coloradan]

If youth were a cop, and the fleeing suspects were killed, it would be ruled a "good shoot." I would like to see that standard applied either to everyone, civilians and police, or to no one, neither civilians nor police. If it's right to shoot a fleeing violent felon when you're a police officer, it should be right to shoot one when you're a civilian. Remember that the police do not have a duty to protect, and, duty or not, are not actually protecting when a violent felon is getting away.

[TigersEye]

I am uncomfortable with anyone having the right to fire off a shot in any direction, at any time, in any situation, with any number of people in the path.

No one has that right so don't worry.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

I am uncomfortable with anyone having the right to fire off a shot in any direction, at any time, in any situation, with any number of people in the path.

Did you read the story? I think if you re-read it you would be able to remove the the first three items from that list of concerns.

[Mulder]

I am uncomfortable with anyone having the right to fire off a shot in any direction, at any time, in any situation, with any number of people in the path.

So you're uncomfortable with the police being armed?

[Redcloak]

It's also illegal for a juvenile to be in possession of a handgun in CA.

[from occupied ga]

. I am uncomfortable with anyone having the right to fire off a shot in any direction, at any time, in any situation, with any number of people in the path.

Do you apply this standard to police as well?