Troubled by Media Reaction
I used to live in Slinger, WI. It is a sleepy town that is not used to being in the news for much more than the annual Slingerfest event and the Fireman's Picnic. I read some of the comments on the "Justice for Bo" facebook page and am appalled at the sentiment of people expressed there. I suppose many of them are very young and have not grown up into adults yet, which hopefully they will do some day and begin to view life through a larger prism. I am very happy that the Washington County DA did not use Mr. Kind as a way to garner attention by testing the new Castle law. A sad series of events were set in motion by Bo and his friends, which ended in tragedy. I feel sad for the family who had to bury a son. I also am concerned about the Kind family because of the grief/shock they must be experiencing and the serious threats they now must deal with in the aftermath. I hope that I am never placed into the same kind of situation in my home. I really, really, hope that. At the same time, for the sake of anyone running afoul of the law and entering my home in the dark of night, beware of what can happen to you. The good that I can see, coming from this event, is that hardened criminals have been served notice of what can happen if they by chance pick the wrong Wisconsin home to enter. It also is a very strong reminder to the young about how quickly life can change or end, due to a bad choice and/or habit of them. Now, with the media leading the charge anew against gun rights, we'll have to work hard to retain those rights or lose them.