I never said unruly teens weren't a problem. Frankly, if it were up to me, there wouldn't even be that travesty to the rule of law known as "The Juvenile Justice System". They'd ALL be tried as adults.
That being said, no matter WHAT the past may or may not have been between these two, use of deadly force is NEVER an option unless your own life is in immediate danger. I stand by my statement about keeping anyone off one of my juries if I were prosecuting a case such as this who in any way believes that any previous "pattern of harassment", (and what constitutes 'harassment' is in the eye of the beholder), is in any way a mitigating factor.
As for your other statement....
"How fitting that you have chosen the Freeper name "Crispus Attucks". Though the killings known as the "Boston Massacre" were the result of a tyrannical military occupation, does history indicate that the shootings were entirely unprovoked? Or does history suggest that there was considerable reason that the occupiers had to either act or retreat?"
Whether the mob in Boston was throwing snowballs or even rocks, returning fire with live ammunition was NOT called for. Crispus Attucks was indeed a PATRIOT The first in a long line of heroes that spans the history of this great nation and includes the 54th Massachussetts Division and the Tuskegee Airmen. You should thank him for making the supreme sacrifice that made you the free individual you are today.
The jury at the time decided otherwise.
What is the proper response to being attacked by a mob throwing rocks at you or someone you love? In what significant way does a thrown rock differ from a projectile fired from a gun? Do you believe that rocks are incapable of causing serious bodily harm or death? What would you have one of our soldiers do if attacked by a mob throwing rocks in Iraq? Run away? Surrender? Join our enemies?