Late last night

[Citydude]

Nancy Pelozi... sorry I didn't spell it out, nor did I call any one person a name. I am truly sorry if I offended anyone.

No offense taken.

 

[KiotiKowboy]

If it goes wrong they shouldn't blame anyone but themselves; the person who appointed them to that exacting position. ...........
My impression is that mandatory training for gun ownership and carry permits can trim the accidental death and injury category on a per capita gun owner basis.

First point - not necessarily. It is the initiator of the action that places another in the position of being forced to make a critical decision.

Second point - I would like to see firearms training back in the high schools.

Third point - Mandatory permits to exercise a natural right are clearly unconstitutional.

 

[ovrszd]

First point - not necessarily. It is the initiator of the action that places another in the position of being forced to make a critical decision.

Second point - I would like to see firearms training back in the high schools.

Third point - Mandatory permits to exercise a natural right are clearly unconstitutional.

GUNS IN SCHOOLS!!!! Are you crazy!!!! You trying to teach logic in a school???

 

[Mace Canute]

Exactly. And if the kid had of been shot in that state, the judge most likely would have ruled justifiable homicide.

No, the kid would not have been "murdered" as others think. Darwin's law applies

Harry K

I'm at a loss as to how you get "justifiable homicide" from that scenario. No one was in danger and I can't understand how hearing someone yell "Freeze!" could possibly be taken as a threat, especially a life threatening one, without any accompanying action.

 

[ovrszd]

I'm at a loss as to how you get "justifiable homicide" from that scenario. No one was in danger and I can't understand how hearing someone yell "Freeze!" could possibly be taken as a threat, especially a life threatening one, without any accompanying action.

Being the ole Grunt I am. Good thing it wasn't said with serious intent. Obviously no one took offensive action. But when they all turned to look the serious perpetrator would have. My point being by the time the perpetrator takes "accompanying action" it's a bit late to go on the offense.

 

[TomSeller]

And if the kid had of been shot in that state, the judge most likely would have ruled justifiable homicide.

I seriously doubt it. His defense would say all he was asking for was a frozen popsicle. Or maybe an expression of going outside in the cold weather. No way saying "freeze", which is generally a police term, would be grounds for justifiable homicide.

Sounds like a dumb kid doing a dumb thing. If all dumb kids doing dumb things were shot, none of us would be around.

 

[JDgreen227]

I seriously doubt it. His defense would say all he was asking for was a frozen popsicle. Or maybe an expression of going outside in the cold weather. No way saying "freeze", which is generally a police term, would be grounds for justifiable homicide.

Sounds like a dumb kid doing a dumb thing. If all dumb kids doing dumb things were shot, none of us would be around.

So well stated on your part...while making an inane remark such as "freeze" would seem stupid to us older farts, maybe the kid did it because he was drunk or stoned, or given a dare...BUT what I wonder most of all about is: DID ANYBODY WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT say something to him about it was a stupid thing to do?

 

[ovrszd]

So well stated on your part...while making an inane remark such as "freeze" would seem stupid to us older farts, maybe the kid did it because he was drunk or stoned, or given a dare...BUT what I wonder most of all about is: DID ANYBODY WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT say something to him about it was a stupid thing to do?

No they did not for reasons talked about earlier. You'd get cussed out or accused of picking on the kid. Because in today's society, how dare you discipline MY kid!!!! That's what wrong with the current generation and partially what's wrong with the previous one. Even if someone that knew the kid called and talked to his parents they would be yelled at and told to mind their own business. That's why the kid is such a smart***. He knows no one is going to call him out on it.

 

[MossRoad]

A friend of my wife walked in a convenience store around 10:30 last night. Some kid walked in and yelled "FREEZE" as loud as he could. This is Kentucky, everybody is packing,

What an idiot.

WTH? You guys live in a place where it would be normal or expected to shoot a kid because he yells a word? He's lucky he doesn't get shot for yelling? Really?
Are you people really that scared? .
Did he present a mortal threat?
Crime is the lowest it's been in forty plus years. Get a grip.

I took the OPs post to mean the kid's lucky no one else believed him and pulled a gun to defend themselves from a perceived threat. Where I live is much different from where you live, and yes, many folks are that scared here. The kid is lucky no one pulled a gun (the store clerk, for example), and set off a panic. The OP didn't mention shooting the kid. He just said the kid was an idiot for pulling a prank like that in an area where many people are known to carry guns.

 

[MossRoad]

Its always interesting to view the demographics of the area where both sides of a conversation live.