[harpseal]

Seriously it would be good for some of the officers in the neighborhood to take an interest in this young man. Since his father is deceased and his mother is a drug abuser he could probably benefit from an adult male to talk with at times.

Please note I did not say teach them to shoot but an officer or two taking this young man to the range some Saturday may be a very positive influence. He will not be able to discuss this very much in a school envirornmet as it would probably violate a zero tolerance rule.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[Cap'n Crunch]

Your right, there are so many of these type of young people in our "throw away" society. This kid has probably seen more mayhem in 11 years than most of us will see in a lifetime. He could probably go either way.

I know it's a big problem in our city too. My wife recently started working in the public schools and she's getting a real eye opener. She had been praying for one of the boys (elementary school) and one day he said to my wife out of the blue: "you are my momma in God's way" broke my wifes heart.

There are so many. We all need to be involved.

[Abn1508]

Please note I did not say teach them to shoot

The way this is written it could be taken to mean the kid taking them out to teach them how to shoot.

:-)

Appropriate.

For those who are worried about the kid, there's some indications that he's not affected by the incident significantly. Some percentage of the population would not be, it is probable, from his actions, that he is a member of that percentage.

And, yes, he should get many medals. That was cool, quick thinking. He obtained a weapon, he obtained a serviceable weapon, he either loaded it or knew it was loaded, he put it into service and apparently fired it with care in a high-stress environment. That's damned hard to do for most professionals.

Good job kid.