shermacman
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I think there are a lot of very good reactions to the scenario. It is dangerous to point a gun at someone, which of course is the whole point. I am glad everyone went home on their feet, vertical. You could not have known the kids' intent. And that is why I don't think you did wrong.
What were they doing? Were they lost? No. Were they casing the house to break in? Maybe. Even if they were a bunch of obnoxious drunk punks, someone needed to teach them a lesson. Luckily it was you, the guy who didn't shoot. A homeowner who was drunk, scared, not rational, paranoid or just plain stupid and the end result could have been a dead kid. In other words, the same kids, the same prank, and a different homeowner they could have ended up dead.
What were they doing? Were they lost? No. Were they casing the house to break in? Maybe. Even if they were a bunch of obnoxious drunk punks, someone needed to teach them a lesson. Luckily it was you, the guy who didn't shoot. A homeowner who was drunk, scared, not rational, paranoid or just plain stupid and the end result could have been a dead kid. In other words, the same kids, the same prank, and a different homeowner they could have ended up dead.