Boy shot after egging SUV

Police: Boy, 14, fatally shot after egging SUV
POSTED: 1407 GMT (2207 HKT), December 3, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A 14-year-old boy who was throwing eggs at cars along with two other teenagers was shot and killed by someone who had been in a sport utility vehicle that was hit, police said.

Danny Crawford was killed by a gunshot wound to his upper body, Franklin County Coroner Brad Lewis said. He died in an alley on the city's west side early Saturday, authorities said.

The teens were throwing eggs at cars when an SUV that was struck chased them, Detective Tim Huston said. The vehicle stopped and several gunshots were fired, he said.

Police were looking for the shooter, who fled in the SUV, Sgt. Dana Norman said. The SUV believed to be involved was found a short time later near where Crawford died.

The other teens were not hurt, police said.

Many who know me know that I openly dislike SUV's (also known as 4-Wheel-Drives). Actually, it's not the vehicles I dislike - I quite like them - it's the DICKHEADS who buy them and don't use them for the purpose for which they were built - to go places that standard cars can't.

Anyway, I won't go into this now....

The point I will make though is about the ever-increasing number of youngsters who somehow think that, as a child and being a subsequent parasite off their parents until they get a job and contribute to society, they have rights resembling those of myself. THEY DO NOT!!

A child has the right to be seen and not heard. A child also has a right to an upbringing that will not see them emerge into society as a criminal - this includes the right of supervision and control from it's parents.

A child does NOT have the right to act lawlessly and then state to whomever they've assaulted that they have rights and the person can't give them the kick in the arse that they deserve.

Of course, I don't really support the idea of shooting kids (not all of them, anyway - some of them *do* deserve something resembling an 55th-trimester abortion though). Sorry - that was out of line to my pro-life friends and those with kids but there really are some teens that are better off becoming fertiliser than a member of society. Some people even used to say that about me! (the upside being that you wouldn't be reading my shit had they been successful :)

Basically, people need to remind kids that if they choose to break the law and disrespect other people in society - they are those out there who can not only break the law better than they can, the results can often be far worse for the individual who didn't expect the reception they got for their efforts.

Simple solution: If you have kids (and this is NOT directed to friends of mine who I know to be good parents) - raise the little bastards to have some respect. You can also do your job of not expecting the rest of the world to be your babysitter just because you decided to get lazy.

Do your job or you can spend another 9 months making a replacement if the kid has so little value in your life that you'll let it run wild.