01-12-2016, 10:13 PM
I can easily see it happening in my mind as well, Duchess. And, it's truly heart-breaking.
But, in my opinion, it should not have happened. And, it would not have happened if Georta's dad had followed basic gun safety rules. Don't shoot when you're not clear about your target.
Why go down into the basement with a gun when you can call 911 and go outside your house, armed and waiting to see who's exiting? Dad's life was not being threatened and he had options that did not include subjecting himself to the very real possibility of killing or being killed? (Georta could also have been mistakenly killed by a responding officer, of course, but dad didn't know it was his son.)
Anyway, I suspect that dad won't be charged. He's absolutely devastated, as is clear from his 911 call after the shooting.
UPDATE: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/201.../78672506/
Though it's a different state, this case remiinds me of the Florida grandma a few pages upthread who shot into the dark room when she heard a noise and ended up hitting her young grandson who'd gotten up to use the bathroom.
But, in my opinion, it should not have happened. And, it would not have happened if Georta's dad had followed basic gun safety rules. Don't shoot when you're not clear about your target.
Why go down into the basement with a gun when you can call 911 and go outside your house, armed and waiting to see who's exiting? Dad's life was not being threatened and he had options that did not include subjecting himself to the very real possibility of killing or being killed? (Georta could also have been mistakenly killed by a responding officer, of course, but dad didn't know it was his son.)
Anyway, I suspect that dad won't be charged. He's absolutely devastated, as is clear from his 911 call after the shooting.
UPDATE: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/201.../78672506/
Though it's a different state, this case remiinds me of the Florida grandma a few pages upthread who shot into the dark room when she heard a noise and ended up hitting her young grandson who'd gotten up to use the bathroom.