It's a tragedy, or so they would have you believe. 15-year-old girl shot during alleged break-in at Summit Township home
It should read, "15-year-old criminal shot attempting to break into an occupied home," which should qualify as felony stupidity, but sadly does not.
As for the misleading headline, it couldn't be that Professional Journalists hate guns and gun owners, could it? Could they be letting their personal bias impact the way the report a news story? Professional Journalists would never do that, would they? </sarcasm>
Deputies said the homeowner told them that he shot at the people who were trying to break into his home. According to the sheriff's office, a 15-year-old girl from Jackson was shot and is in the hospital; she is expected to survive.
She wasn't alone.
The sheriff's office said three people are believed to be involved in the alleged breaking and entering. They have been found, detained, and interviewed.
No one was arrested, which makes me believe that all were juveniles.
Summit Township, in Jackson County, Michigan, is about an 85 mile drive west of Detroit, in the central part of the state.
So what were you doing at the age of 15? I'm guessing felony breaking and entering wasn't on the menu.
The DA will determine if anyone is charged with anything. As for the homeowner, self-defense is a human-right, and mostly your legal right in Michigan.
I was 15 or sixteen when the following occurred
ReplyDeleteWalking home after afternoon practice, it was deep into evening twilight. A car, stationary with engine running and door open. No one around. (Owner probably there but I didn't see him)
It was only later that I realized that maybe I could have hopped in and driven away. But I didn't think that at the time. It wasn't my car, I had no right to it. Later, after thinking about it, mentally challenging myself, asking if I could have gotten away with it, why would I do such a thing?
So, not my car, no good reason. It was not only the right thing, but the reasonable thing.
Perhaps that's the problem in many people. They may see the challenge in not doing the right thing, but they don't ever consider if it is the reasonable thing. Morally equivocal.
(my lengthy comment due to my propensity to solve problems as presented in realistic scenarios.)