Virginia man arrested for shooting and killing teen casing house for burglary and/or "filming a prank video" at 3am

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Will be interesting to see how this plays out. Homeowner was black, teen was white. Allegedly the homeowner thought the teens were trying to break in.

How can they be trying to break in if they are ringing the door bell? That’s… not what breaking in is…

How do you confirm that a house is empty before you break in?

You knock persistently "as a prank" to see if anyone comes out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will be interesting to see how this plays out. Homeowner was black, teen was white. Allegedly the homeowner thought the teens were trying to break in.

How can they be trying to break in if they are ringing the door bell? That’s… not what breaking in is…

I don't think it's done like this now. It's more of kicking the door or several guys pounding on it as hard as they can. It's not ringing the door bell and running away.

It's sad all around.

FAFO.

[Anonymous]

Apparently there is video of them doing this to other homes that night. Not sure if there is video of the incident

[Anonymous]

It was 3am. He should have been in bed. His parents should have known where he was. I feel bad for the homeowner.

[Anonymous]

Spotsylvania has had racial problems in the past. The SO is very much a gold old boys network.
The fact the homeowner is in jail still is kinda mind blowing.

[Anonymous]

He needs to go to prison. Enough of people shooting without clear and present danger.

[Anonymous]

I feel bad for the homeowner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spotsylvania has had racial problems in the past. The SO is very much a gold old boys network.
The fact the homeowner is in jail still is kinda mind blowing.

You shoot someone in the back, you go to jail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spotsylvania has had racial problems in the past. The SO is very much a gold old boys network.
The fact the homeowner is in jail still is kinda mind blowing.

I don’t see this as a racial issue at all. I’m white. The homeowner here is morally right and I hope the law agrees. If someone is lurking around my home banging on doors or windows at 3am they probably won’t like what’s coming to them either. I don’t care about their skin color.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel really bad for the boy. These types of pranks are a common discussion in my Facebook neighborhood group. Kids doing dingdong ditches and then there was a time when they were kicking at doors. Don’t do, it it’s dumb! You never know when somebody is going to react away that homeowner did.

I don’t. He and his friends are morons. Beyond stupid. And totally without empathy of their actions. As another poster said - what if this were an elderly woman who lived there? They could’ve caused a heart attack with this nonsense.


I feel bad for the homeowner.

I’m not really on-board with what he did, but I understand. You shouldn’t shoot people running away in the back unless they’re shooting at you. Otherwise you have to let them run. I dunno if I could convict if I’m on that jury.

I’m the quoted pp and I was not clear. You are right. I feel bad for the homeowner and hope he’s not charged. I also feel bad for the boy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel really bad for the boy. These types of pranks are a common discussion in my Facebook neighborhood group. Kids doing dingdong ditches and then there was a time when they were kicking at doors. Don’t do, it it’s dumb! You never know when somebody is going to react away that homeowner did.

Oh my neighbor thought it was hilarious her son was breaking into cars and going through glove compartments. Def stole cash too and sunglasses. Stupid games!

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Team no one.

Kid should’ve been in bed. Kid was being rude, selfish, stupid and careless.

Gun happy homeowner should’ve called 911 instead of opening fire. He wasn’t in any immediate danger.

Still if I had to sympathize with one of them, it’d be the homeowner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Team no one.

Kid should’ve been in bed. Kid was being rude, selfish, stupid and careless.

Gun happy homeowner should’ve called 911 instead of opening fire. He wasn’t in any immediate danger.

Still if I had to sympathize with one of them, it’d be the homeowner.

In hindsight, you can say he wasn't in immediate danger. You don't wait around to see if you are in danger.

[Anonymous]

Where does it say in the article that he was shot in the back? I didn’t read that in there anywhere.

The actual facts, more of which are probably not in the short article, are what matter. In Virginia you can shot someone if you think your life is in imminent danger. If a group of male teens are banging on my door, on my porch, trespassing on my property, and not leaving right away, what else do I think theyre there to do but break in.

I had teens at 4am come into my fenced in yard, wander around, high out of their mind. My bedroom is in the front of the house, they woke me up, I looked out the window, opened the window and yelled I was calling the police. They ran. If they were banging on the door over and over, or ringing the doorbell repeatedly, I would definitely get scared. People act like 911 comes right away, if they even answer at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spotsylvania has had racial problems in the past. The SO is very much a gold old boys network.
The fact the homeowner is in jail still is kinda mind blowing.

I don’t see this as a racial issue at all. I’m white. The homeowner here is morally right and I hope the law agrees. If someone is lurking around my home banging on doors or windows at 3am they probably won’t like what’s coming to them either. I don’t care about their skin color.

No, he is not. He is morally (and legally) in the wrong. The homeowner in DC was debatable. This one is not.