[Judith Anne]

Who knows? Did anyone say that or report that she was "trying to rub their noses in it"?

If so, I missed it. Still, it's possible, and I don't know the answer.

As a kid of 8, one time I walked up to a neighbor man, elderly, who was clipping roses. On a mischievous impulse, I said "BOO!" in a loud voice. He sat down on the ground, got a little bottle out of his pocket, and put a nitro under his tongue...he scolded me--he never had before--and it took a day for me to get over it, talk to my mom, and come back to apologize. He didn't have a heart attack, or even go to the hospital, but he was never welcoming to us kids after that, and I lost a good friend...

[beezdotcom]

Who knows? Did anyone say that or report that she was "trying to rub their noses in it"?

If so, I missed it. Still, it's possible, and I don't know the answer.

No, it didn't explicitly say that. However, it did say that she insisted on pursuing the case despite offers of apology and compensation.

In the absence of additional facts, all we have is speculation and probability. I'm hard-pressed to come up with reasons why a reasonable person would press the issue - but I'm sure some might exist. However, it seems far more likely that her motivation was to seek punishment or revenge, rather than seeking mere justice. "Far more likely" is far from "certain", but I'm more inclined to go with that.

Now, if the girls had been shot, I'd be defending the Youngs; it's a lot easier to understand acting in the confusion of the moment. But after it's all over, and once you find out the whole story, and you find out you weren't singled out, and all the other neighbors were happy about it - well, let's just say that extreme measures require extreme motivation, and I haven't seen a real good reason why extreme measures should have been pursued in this case. Maybe we're missing some details - but I can only go with what I see, and use common sense to fill in the gaps.