Posted on 03/23/2013 9:44:22 AM PDT by marktwain
HOUSTON — Authorities were investigating an attempted robbery scene in north Texas on Thursday where two Oklahoma teenagers were found fatally shot — possibly by self-inflicted gunshots — and the local sheriff praised the armed homeowner who fired on the suspected intruders.
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No, I’m not thrilled either. Bad choices often lead to bad results. Ultimate bad result in this case. But I’m not excusing what they did.
Armed robbery is only considered a goofball prank in CA and some NE states. In other states it’s considered armed robbery.
“Armed robbery is only considered a goofball prank in CA and some NE states. In other states it’s considered armed robbery.”
That’s truly an excellent point, and your comment made me realize I got caught up in it. “It” meaning the most concise description is diluted by “they were teenagers”, and, the downplaying of the fact that the kids (there I go) were from OK but were doing their deed in TX. Was it just a scenic drive they were on? Did the firearms just kind of leap into their hands?
Thank you.
I understand what you were thinking though. It's very hard to think of a kid as a mortal threat to be dealt with as a mortal threat. But a gun changes everything. Older children are also quite capable of forming malicious intent too so they can be dangerous even without a firearm. They are capable of evil.
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