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In reply to the discussion: Already, another Trayvon Martin incident has just happened [View all]Dash87
(3,220 posts)A few coins? Even yelling at burglars causes them to scatter - almost invariably! This guy left the safety of his home, went outside, and then shot this little kid in the head for a couple of quarters (and probably not even that if his car was locked - thieves will almost never break windows).
Nobody deserves to die, no matter what they're stealing (okay, minus maybe nuclear secrets, or whatever, but you get the point - stuff thieves usually steal). What a horrible thing to do. He may have turned his life around at 18 and regretted his mistakes, and then became a great person. We'll never know.
In a non-barbaric society, we don't do things like this. We don't shoot at the drop of a hat like it's a rabid dog roaming in your yard. I hope this nut goes to jail.
Also, is this my signature, or...