Spa02S2K

You are a good person Ricky for deciding this on your own. It is utlimately YOUR decision on what you wanted to do because you have to live with it, NOT any of us here on this board. The kid is lucky you let him go easy, but I would make sure when you go after him civily make sure the police report is written up and that you get copies of all that. The kid needs to learn his lesson even if it was his own stupidity that got him in trouble. Hopefully he does learn from this.. HOPEFULLY!

mav

I respect your opionion Ricky. You're a good man for giving the kid a second chance. Much respect!

DaWorm

Sonic -

Just a thought... but since you are 'forgiving' him.. does he not have a record again?

Sometimes just the booking is enough. That way a record will be available .. IF there is a next time.

I agree.. that wholesale smacking him up might be much.. but there was NEVER a time in my childhood where i would have chased someone in a car and then shot them... much less at 19 years old as far as i'm concerned an adult.

Again... WOOOSA .. because sometimes the fight just isn't worth it. ie DT .. but then.. i'm still considering options.

F1s2000

What I find strange is that a person with no record would do something like that without any motive.

DaWorm

I don't know if i agree w/ that.

Put a 19 year old in a car and you've got trouble. Put 3 of them and you've got even more trouble.

S2KSuzuka

I hope someone tells this kid that he is really lucky.

1. there are a number of us that if in a situation with any kind of gun pointed at us, we would have fired our own weapons to defend our lives.
2. that he is getting a second chance froma very nice guy
3. that paying for the damages is very very cheap compared to what this could have cost him



Mitch

Sonic_S2k_04

I had the Detective promise me that he would go to the kids house. Meet with the kid and the parents.... Explain what he did, Explain what could of happend, and explain the only reason its not is because the guy he shot is a better person then he. That next time he thinks about doing something stupid, to remember how close he came to it being all over...

doorman

If your not going to press charges, I hope the kids family has a lot of money.

Sonic_S2k_04

irrelevant... his insurance is apparantly the one who has to pay for everything

bigpurp

Not necessarily. If his or his parents' ins doesn't cover the loss, you will want to delve into their pockets. So let's hope they've got some assets too.