If you notice on the photo from the UK newspaper, there is a CBS logo in the corner. That story ran yesterday on the CBS Sunday Morning Show. So I knew about it right away from the headline. In the TV story they showed a large hole in the wall, where the 17 year old had punched the wall during the confrontation. They said in the story, had he just shot and killed the kid instead of firing a warning shot, he would of probably walked away with no crime or time.
His biggest mistake was inviting the punk into his home to live all because he didn't have a place to live and he was dating his 16 year old daughter. Really, he obviously didn't have a lot of common sense. That's even clear for rejecting the plea bargain and going through with a trial. The only reason I can think of, maybe losing his job if convicted of a crime. It never mentioned that, only that he wanted a jury trial instead.
His wife said the kid was very nice the first week and then it all went down hill. His daughter and the kid were sneaking out at night, so he tried to have him evicted from the home, but couldn't get him to leave. Maybe he didn't try hard enough, maybe he could of called the police. Next mistake, not being able to control his own 16 year old daughter. Now, he is serving 20 years and the kid is walking around free.
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