They’re sociopaths, pure and simple. They simply do not care about anyone else. Hopefully the laws of Alabama protect the samaritan from civil suits as well as criminal prosecution.
What the family SHOULD have said:
“We are grateful that the good samaritan showed restraint and only fired once. Adric needs serious help to correct his behavior. We do not condone, in the strongest possible terms, robbery or crime of any kind and apologize to the store clerk that Adric was victimizing. We hope that Adric’s time in the hospital and in prison will set him on the path of responsibility.”
What the family said, condensed for brevity:
“HOW DARE YOU shoot our kid while he was committing a violent felony!! Mind your own damn business!”
As my Daddy would say, “Pay that good Samaritan bounty and buy him more bullets.” And I’d add “Bill the family for raising that kind of low-lifer.”