Boy, this is a sad thing to read over morning coffee. I think back to when I was 11 years old, over 50 years ago, we probably “terrorized” the neighbors too, especially on Halloween. Even a ring of the doorbell and a flaming bag of dog poop never got us shot, though I’m sure the thought crossed my neighbors’ mind. Maybe that’s the reason when I turned 16 and was sniffing around his 16 year old daughter he wasn’t very receptive to that idea. I can’t imagine why he hated me so bad …

As tragic as this is, I keep asking myself why the parents allowed 11 year old’s to be out roaming around in the ‘hood’ at 11pm. When I was 11, if I wasn’t home by the time the street lights came on my parents sent out the army, air force, navy, and the marines. When they found me I’d need surgery to pull my dad’s foot out of my arse. Man, how times have changed.

Whose fault is this? Looking back over 50 years since I was that age, I blame the parents 100%. You simply can’t allow the streets to raise your kids for you, especially in the minority groups. Statistically, young blacks are committing 80% of street crime, especially black-on-black crimes, including murders. There are documented cases of 8, 9, and 10 year old’s roaming the streets with guns. Where are they getting them?

Unfortunately, most democrats no longer have any desire to enforce the rule of law and apparently encourage out-and-out anarchy. And we know which way minorities typically vote. That’s why MY voter registration card has had an ‘R’ on it for the last 45 years and no longer a ‘D’. Yes, I’ve seen the light.

Back to the elephant in the room. With crime as bad as it is, is it any wonder why the public is getting so trigger happy? The other day I got a Ring alert and saw some dude going to my front door loudly knocking on it, and when I didn’t answer, he walked to the back door and hammered on that. He had some stupid flier in his hand, so I knew I didn’t need to answer. Turns out he thought I needed a handyman, according to his flier. But my first thought when I first saw him walking through my yard – reach for the gun. He put his flier in my mail box and off he went. I didn’t run outside and shoot him in the back. Now if he had tried a kick my door down, it would have been a different story.

This homeowner was in the wrong, plan and simple. No matter how upset or mad he was, he shouldn’t have opened his door, and definitely not shot someone in the back as they are running away.

Children playing juvenile pranks like ding dong ditch (who didn’t do that as a kid?) are not threatening. They’re mildly annoying.

And overreacting nuts like the guy who shot the kid for doing it give all responsible gun owners a bad name. I say bury him under the prison. Zero excuse for shooting 11-year-olds because you were annoyed.

Bad judgement call on th home owners part. Going outside and shooting two suspect running away, big mistake. Parents of the eleven year old children what happened to parential supervision? Why were two eleven year olds out running the streets of Houston TX at night. Biggest mistake parents you failed in your responsibility of raising and caring for your child. After reading the statement I feel this is not the 1st time they have done this. So your lack of supervision releases you from your responsibility as a parent so that children can reak havoc on other home owners trying to live there lives in peace and spend quality time with there family.

it’s how you apply the law. you never know what the intent is until it’s too late and i’m sure in houston the law says the criminal is innocent after being proved guilty.