A couple of days ago, not far from where I live, karma proved it is alive and well.

Three or four teens broke into an apartment that was occupied by a man and his 8 year old son. The man woke up with a gun pointed in his face. Unfortunately for these cretins, they picked the wrong apartment. The man with a gun pointed at him was a police officer. That slept with his gun under his pillow.

The teen holding the gun? Dead. His friends. Split.

Now people are saying that the police officer didn't have to shoot him. He was a 'good kid'. And some are saying that the dead kid told the officer that his gun was unloaded. (The only way they'd be able to truthfully say that is if they had spoken to some of the other intruders which they haven't turned into the police.) The parents of the dead teen are saying the police officer should apologize for killing their son.

Let me get this right. The kid who broke into the apartment of a man and his child, held a gun to his head is good. Whereas the man who was sleeping peacefully and acted to protect his home and his child acted irresponsibly?

The parents should be apologizing for the cretin they raised. I think the only thing wrong with the situation is that the other intruders are still alive. He should have gotten them all.

Good Riddance.

Here's the (sanitized) article:
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