The father did not act like a moron. He acted like a responsible father protecting his home and family.
The dog indicated where the young man had concealed himself. It was 2:30 in the morning when nobody, to the homeowner’s knowledge, was supposed to be visiting the home. He announced his presence, announced that he was armed and directed the young man to present himself and identify himself. The young man refused the opportunity to safely end the situation when HE chose to run at the armed homeowner in a darkened room.
The daughter did not speak up to end the potential danger. The young man did not speak up when specifically given the opportunity. The homeowner, in a darkened room, had an adult sized male figure run at him after being warned to identify himself and present himself safely.
I dare say any reasonable man under those facts and circumstances would have been inclined to do the same thing. I’m a former police officer and a former federal investigator. Under those same facts and circumstances I would have fired on the young man as well. The father here was not being a hot head nor was he acting foolishly.
Well reasoned post.
BTW when I was young and hormone driven I would of and never did go to a girls home at night unless it was using the front door with a parent/adult’s permission. Always seemed unwise to me to sneak into a house at 2:30am.
You post is the most clear, concise statement so far. I agree 100%. All the chatter about laws regarding teen sex are ancillary. The issue was the dad thought an intruder was rushing him in a dark room. It was a reasonable decision, though the poor man will regret it the rest of his life.
The stories about citizens shooting violent criminals generally leave me happy, but this one is just a sad reflection of our times.
Bingo. Well said.