PAQ

I have never been in LE and at my age never will be.

Any person who has been in the military, in a shooting conflict, will tell you that a bullet from a gun has the same impact whether the trigger is pulled by a 13 year old kid or a grown-up. A car, aimed a standing person, is a deadly piece of arsenal. The question in my mind is: If the officer had time to draw, thingy and fire, didn't he have time to sidestep the charge and put a few rounds in the motor to stop it. A simiautomatic is not exactly a fast draw piece. One would have witness the action to draw a definant conclusion.

A few years back I wrote a thesis paper on juvenile crime.  In it I specifically pointed out that juvenile crime is not considered "crime".  Society as a whole is set and ready to forgive them because they are just kids.  Unfortunately, the reality of it is a kid with a gun is just as deadly as an adult.  As a kid I knew that shooting someone is WRONG.  Yet I have often seen kids who do drive by shootings get off with a measly 6-9 months for their actions.   I have often seen kids severly assault and hospitalize someone and only get probation for half a year.

A 13 year old behind the wheel is no less deadly than a 31 year old.  The car does not become less of a threat to the police officer and last I checked the cops were not paid to die.   I don't know the circumstances behind this incident, but I can honestly tell you that I dread ever having to use my gun against ANYONE.  But if a 13 year old kid was trying to run me over you bet your ass I would shoot at him to keep myself alive.  I owe that to MY FAMILY.

On the topic of family, why is it the media never holds the grieving parents accountable?  Why weren't these parents caring for their child, or there to instill values or morals?  Maybe  someone should realized that the parents hold some accountability into the fact that their child was out stealing cars.

Fact of the matter is the parents will sue, they in reality probably did not care about this child (my experience is that most juvenile delinquents have parents that view them as an obstacle and not their responsibility), but I can tell you they will more than likely profit off of this.


Hmmmm...... I guess I sound really pessimistic but if you work this job enough, it tends to make you that way.   

Either way, any time a life is taken it is a tragedy.

I think the mores of parents in the inner city raising their children is based on "what you can score off the streets".  It isn't all about who can do what to who, but what can I get out of this? This seems to be the mentality perpetuated by MTV and inner city raised "rappers".  If you get rappers(50cent, Tupac) that lived this way off the streets and their movies and videos depicting this type of lifestyle, what can you expect?  As parents we must use discernment in what children watch and what they learn off of television.   It is the ultimate responsibility of parents to raise their offspring, not a society based on greed and materialism.  You can't let the television be your babysitter.  If kids are already stealing cars at such a young age, what more do they have to look forward to?   A slap on the wrist is not good enough.  Society comes to the rescue often times a little too late.  Punishment is not always considered education.   Consequences are the ultimate learning tools.