I'd like to go on record stating comments like this really piss me off.
The kid is shot in the cheek, God only knows how badly this will impact his life, and it is all passed off as 'nothing to worry about', he'll live.
At least have the gumption to say, "While the child is not in danger of losing his life, it is impossible to relate how negatively this will impact him for the rest of his life."
Everyone reading this needs to have that pounded into their heads. This isn't something that ends in a few weeks for this kid. He could carry this with him for 60 to 100 more years. It may impact how others see this kid. It may impact his social standing and chance for advancement.
For nothing at all, this kid was damned to this reality. And frankly, if he's a Black kid, I'm just as infuriated as I would be if he were White.
This should be a death penalty offense.
Understand your frustration, but if you have ever tried to get anything published in a for profit environment you will have run into the word limit barrier. It is hard to try and convey the most with the least.