God I hope not. This guy who shot the kid was wrong. He’s damn lucky he survived. Ten years in prison should teach him not to randomly shoot people who don’t have bad intentions.
How the hell can you know what the other person's intentions are? You can't ... you can only make an assumption of their intentions ... and your ability to make such a judgment is greatly affected by the circumstances including your emotional state of mind if, justifiable or not, you feel threatened, and how quickly you must do so.
To be clear: I'm not defending the shooter; rather, just making a point on your comment.
LIGHTS are off.
10 PM.
You are 85 y/o
You live alone
You are in bed.
Black kid rings bell.
You have NO IDEA WHY at 10 PM
Black kid is rattling door latch on outer glass storm door.
You think it is attempted break in....
What would ANY NORMAL PERSON’S REACTION BE???
IF IT had been broad daylight & high noon—perhaps a different story-—BUT it wasn’t those conditions.
Too much criminal behavior in the dark community to be taking ANY chances—
This is the LEGACY from Geo Floyd riots, etc.