Travon and Michael were “massacred”, by their own stupidity. However, that being the case, i would be reluctant to call a cop. I would call their parents if I knew who they were. I don’t want to see anybody’s son killed by some over-zealous cop. Hell, I don’t even want the cops involved. These things have a better outcome if handled by parents. As soon as the cops get involved, all concerned have their lives altered forever, and not in a good way.
“these things have a better outcome if handled by parents.”
If she had known Eddie and Aaron for so long, and worried about them, why didn’t SHE he go over there and tell them she was concerned. I would have. “Hey you idiots. I know you’re just having fun, but it’s not the smartest idea to be running around in the projects with what look like real guns. Someone might get the wrong idea. Hey - I got an idea. I’m going to the range this weekend. Ask your moms and I’ll take you and you can shoot some real guns!”
Just a few weeks ago I told some kids that were laying down in the median near an intersection to get up off the ground - a car could come right over that curb. (They did). Not two days later, driving by there, there was glass and skid marks up and over it.
I was a stupid kid once. I was VERY lucky I was never shot (playing night games, throwing small cranapples at cars, snowballs, etc.) or killed in a stupid accident. (”Hey, I’ll go get some gasoline!”