Teenage boy kills thief with bow in self defense

Sounds like the scum didn't give him a choice. Hope the DA feels the same way......

I see no criminal guilt.
I hope the do-gooders will not try to put a guilt trip on him for protecting himself.

I’m rooting for the young man, but an aggressive DA could turn a man’s future into a tragedy. MO is a conservative state. Hopefully the DA is not bleeding heart liberal.

Reception & diagnostic center?



That’s an odd name for a maximum security prison.

hso said:

What's the lesson in this case? I think we're all familiar with the fact that anything capable of killing a deer is capable of killing a man. It is that you shouldn't underestimate the will even of a young person to defend themselves?

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Since he was going hunting, odds are there was a broadhead on that arrow; IME broadheads make bigger wounds than an expanded handgun bullet, very lethal.

When I was a teen, I had less restraint than I do now; I would take an armed teen very seriously.
Decision making part of brain (probably the part with restraint) is not fully complete until early 20's ...
https://mentalhealthdaily.com/2015/02/18/at-what-age-is-the-brain-fully-developed/

What's the lesson in this case?

''The boy was not taken into custody. The property has been the target of several recent thefts, deputies said.''

Bows & arrows have killed more ppl on this planet then bullets. I believe the recent thefts just ended. Here endeth the lesson.

Not a great way to die and over something as STUPID as a couple hundred dollars of stuff. Hope this young man can deal with the aftermath Ok (mental, spiritual). Additionally I hope the decedents family can deal with it also (the often forgotten victims).

I read about this on another forum.

I would say the lesson here is not to try and steal equipment, a lesson that the perp has probably got the point of.

The perp is beyond learning but he was probably not alone in stealing stuff, maybe the lesson will spread.

I wonder what future measures Dad and Son will take.

Kudos to the young man for doing everything right. Hope he doesn't start second-guessing his decision.