I don’t think that word means what you think it means
October 4th, 2008
Teen shot while playing with gun
Murdoc’s neck of the woods:
WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — A Wyoming teenager is in the hospital after police say he was accidentally shot Friday afternoon.
The shooting happened around 3 p.m. on Friday in the 1000 block of Bryant Street.
Police say the teen was shot in the chest by another teenager while the two were playing with a handgun.
The teenager was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
I think they really meant “police say he was negligently shot Friday afternoon.”
Accidents happen. And I’m not saying that since this wasn’t accidental, it was intentional.
But is a teenager run over while intentionally running out into the middle of a busy highway the victim of some freak “accident”?
If you are playing with guns, no shooting is truly accidental.
Unfortunately, this sort of incident is played up as a reason to more tightly control guns.
And how come we (almost) never hear about the “accidental” injuries and deaths from kids purposefully drinking poison?
Parents: Secure your guns. Teach your kids about gun safety. Above all, raise responsible offspring.
Tags: MI
