Is this the part of the story you've modified to your liking to make it more plausible to shoot somebody for being on your property?

Yikes.

If this guy had a goatee rather than a beard, this is how I would picture about 75% of the posters on CP. Oh, and Rush, Led Zeppelin or Lynard Skynard is playing in the background....

http://radiovalencia.fm/nosehairlint...n-with-gun.jpg

To be fair, I shave my chest before I take those sort of photos.

I think it's tragic. However, if I were at home, it was late at night, and several people were roaming my property and messing with my truck, I'd probably shoot at them as well. It's not like people don't know that this can't happen.

People, DON'T GO ****ING AROUND WITH OTHER PEOPLES SHIT, PARTICULARLY ON THEIR PROPERTY. YOU MIGHT GET SHOT!

I have a lot more guns and go full nude.

Close, though.

Yeah, and you might get arrested and charged with murder.

Some teens are willing to toilet paper cars and houses and risk their lives I suppose. Are you willing to risk your life and freedom to teach them a lesson?

While the dumbshit kid obviously didn't deserve to die for his stupidity, I do take exception to the author of the story referring to vandalism of someone's property as a "prank", or the kid's friend referring to it as a "mistake".

Obviously another white cracker devil!!!

Here in Texas you have the right to protect personal property with your weapons. Guy in Houston killed some dudes who were stealing from his neighbors and he didn't go to jail.

Maybe rubber bullets would help the scared with the safety off.

I'm eating eggs right now so this really hits home for me.

I say no on the car. I also disagree that he should be charged with 1st degree murder. Man is all I would charge him with.

well, you can always call the cops too! There's no way I'd go outside with a loaded gun and just start firing shots, that is absolutely the worst possible thing to do because you NEVER know who is out there. Maybe you end up shooting your neighbor who heard the noises and was coming over to help.

Point being, there is no justification for this shooting. The man who shot the gun was not in danger himself. Sure, his car was getting messed up and that sucks, but it's not worth taking someone else's life.