Ding-Dong-Ditch Gone Wrong

Also, the kid's parents will definitely sue, but they are equally guilty with negligence, child endangerment given that their kid was the catalyst, unsupervised, trespassing, etc.

mutton :
living in KW, you probably don't. living in the area of the incident, you Might feel differently. This may Not be the first time the homeowner has been in fear, due to someone at his door. That does not happen, Nearly as often, in Kingwood,

In our area, most everyone has security systems and multiple cameras so they can easily assess what or who is at the door without going near it.

LittleTexas : True. But we have all read here on KDC the fear of knocks on doors during daylight and ones who even have gun at the ready if answering.

donnatella : 50/50??A 10 year old child (which doesn't need quotes) trespasses and rings a doorbell
An ADULT tries to kill himI've seen some pretty horrible takes here, but that might be the worst.

mutton :
Yes, you are right! We are getting the 'dirty side' of the local news, with All of these crimes reported. Though maybe Not in KW, we all Know we need to stay vigilant, and for some, that may mean being armed. This is the world we live in, today. I lament the change, and Wish it was as it was, back in the day. In reality, it is Very Not! If any of you have ever Lived in an high crime area, you'd know that their fear is very credible, as is Ours here in this area, now.

petronoluem : I quoted it because the media is portraying him as completely 100% innocent. If quotes are your beef here, then you have completely missed the point. He's not off limits when it comes to assessing blame. He caused the entire incident.

LittleTexas : Agree. It is easy to sit back and say how it should be for all, when it is not the same.

donnatella : Over 30 years ago we had a knock and run. I was definitely not too scared to run out door and chase the little boogers so could chew them out. Which I did...
Times are dif.

mutton :
In that area, gunshots, probably a few times a week, are the norm. Here, we hear fireworks on occasion, and think it "might" be a firearm. Everyone wishes this homeowner did not take this action, but We were not at his home, at 11pm, that night.

I have lived and hung out in REAL, not imagined "high" crime areas. There is no reason to fire away at imagined threats to life.LittleTexas :

donnatella : The child did not cause the entire incident. The child started the incident. The child should not have been on someone else's property and should not have been ringing doorbells.But this equivocating the child's crimes with an adult trying to kill the child for it simply isn't anywhere close to 50/50. An adult tried to kill a child for ring the doorbell.

mutton : you were only mad because they made you spit up the Goose on the Cheetos.