Won't Someone Think of the Grandparents?

Sorry, not sorry, but it isn't my first concern. 'My baby gone': West Memphis woman says grandson killed in burglary

When you scrape away the emotional icing, applied heavily by the journalist, this is a fairly straightforward story of armed self-defense. The only real exception to the usual stories I read are the ages of the people who got shot.

And families of dead people still don't like self-defense.

West Memphis, Arkansas is just across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee.

14-year-old Wendell "Dan Dan" Moore was shot and killed. A 16-year-old was shot but survived. An 11-year-old was arrested for participating in the crime.

Police say Moore and the 16-year-old broke into the home through a back window while the 11-year-old acted as a lookout. The homeowner, who was home during the burglary, reportedly shot both Moore and the 16-year-old.

The investigation is ongoing, but this didn't happen in New York City, and Arkansas hasn't morphed into a copy of New Jersey. No charges have been brought against the homeowner.

The 16-year-old is being charged with Capital Murder as an adult and the 11-year-old is being charged with First-Degree Murder as a juvenile in connection to the incident.

Being charged for the completely foreseeable consequences of your actions? The Left won't like that.

The father is sad, and the grandmother is sad, and I recognize that this is a tragedy for the family, but if the ages of these kids doesn't scream that the society is collapsing, I don't know what does.

So what were you doing at 11, at 16? I'm guessing that breaking and entering wasn't on the agenda.

Self-defense is a human right.

Side Note: If you would like a feeling for the the "Arkansas doesn't have any patience with law breaking" idea, do a YouTube search on "Police Chase ASP." ASP stands for Arkansas State Police. They are hardcore enforcers of the law.