You know, we just do not know about folks.
The story about the 16 year old who was shot breaking into the home at 2:30am makes me think this.
The story is the 16 year old was wearing a bandana or some sort of mask when he broke in.
I am not blaming the homeowner. I would have done the same thing. I would have been scared out of my wits.
The teen's family is upset about the shooting, and families always will be.
That said, I am reminded of a story of a student I had at another district in the Houston area. I had a student arrested in class by DPS, sheriff and local police.
It seems the young man had shot and killed a woman while burgling her home the evening before.
The boy was very active in the school's Christian groups and was even president of the local Youth for Christ.
His father, a local minister, had to resign and leave the area.
The boy is still in state prison.
Then, this morning, one of ABC News' lead stories was about a high school senior at one the most prestigious schools in America, St. Paul's in New Hampshire being tried for raping a freshman girl.
The boy ambition was to go to Harvard Divinity School.( You go there to become a minister.)
No, you never know about folks.
If you have a teen, this might be a teaching moment.
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