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[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world -4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

There’s always someone way crazier than you think, right in your own neighbourhood. And you never know what tiny thing will push them over the edge to do something like that.

So yeah, parents really need to teach their kids not to do annoying things like that. It can get them seriously hurt - or worse - messing with the wrong people. Us adults know that, children need to be taught that.

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[–] waddle_dee@lemmy.world 218 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Ah yes, superb firearm ownership; shooting at kids running away from you.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 140 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

The only way to stop a bad kid from ringing doorbells is a good guy with a gun.

That kid was no angel.

I'm sure I missed some right-wing thought-stopping platitudes, I may be back later with more wisdom.

[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 103 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Maybe we shouldn't be talking about this right after it happened??!?! Give the dead child's family some time! Now is not the time for gun control arguments it's the time to come together and support the victims, especially the man who shot the child, nobody thinks of their suffering!

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 146 points 1 week ago
[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 114 points 1 week ago (22 children)

I used to knock doors back in the 1990s raising money for Jump Rope for Heart. Not once did I have to worry about being shot. And that was in Texas! Also in 1999 I was a door to door sales man for Orange Solve. Again never had an issue For fuck sakes my grandfather sold life insurance door to door. We used to have door sales man and not mention religious people who would go door to door. Not once did you hear stories like this.

I blame fox news. They have made these people so fucking scared. Life was more dangerous back in the 70's-80's for a kid.

Guess that's what they want to go back to. I hope this man gets life in prison. Goddammit I am sick tired of these fucks ruining and destroying our world. Fucking piss baby.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is different from just ringing doorbells. The article doesn’t say it and glosses over the fact that this kid was doing it for TikTok. The fuckin stupid ass TiKtOk ChaLLeNgE is to go up and kick the shit out the door as loud as you can, then run away after terrifying whoever is inside.

It’s no excuse to shoot, but it’s not a simple “kid rang the doorbell”

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[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 89 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Seems to be a common theme in Texas. Maybe this guy moved from Dallas to Houston.

"A child just rang my doorbell. Folks you do NOT ring doorbells in 2023. My 6 was loaded. Keep your kids away. -Chris"

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 95 points 1 week ago

Those words alone should be forfeiting your right to own a firearm.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If you don't want someone to ring your doorbell then why the fuck do you have one? They are usually only secured with two screws. Fuck that guy, he needs to be shot back.

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[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago (5 children)

The kid was shot in the back You know, cause he was running away and all.

It is wild to me that someone hears their doorbell and their instinct is to grab their gun. I cannot imagine losing your child this way. I know school and mass shootings are awful and kill many more children. The difference is the intent; on some level Americans are aware existing means we could be the victim of gun violence. We do not expect idiots to shoot at us with no intent to go on a killing spree and especially not at our children outside of schools.

I almost don't blame parents for not wanting to let their kids play outside anymore

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 58 points 1 week ago (5 children)

ahh yes.. time to pay the dead kid tax... we all feel safer though so its totalllly worth all the dead children, right?

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[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 57 points 1 week ago (6 children)

What a shithole country. Total no-go zone.

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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Why don't kids play anymore"

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 6 days ago (8 children)

There was more violent deaths in children in the 70s, 80's, and early 90's, than there is today, even though there's over 100,000,000 more people in the US than there was in 1980. Kids are safer. People like you just think it's worse because now it's blasted all over the news and internet for you to see anytime something like this happens.

Not only was there more child murder back then, but they were less likely to be solved. Do you remember the whole missing kids on milk cartons? It started when a paperboy was abducted and never seen again. Also whoever did it completely disappeared, too. The police didn't have any leads or suspects.

In the 90s it was the same thing. You know the Amber alert? It was named after a girl who was kidnapped and murdered. Her killer was never found. Not a single suspect interrogated, either. Some DNA did surface in 2022 or so, but that didn't lead to any suspects either.

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[–] Zexks@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago

Sounds like texas needs a taste of the national guard.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Why is this article not framed as if this was a crime? They never mentioned the shooter or his consequences. It's not illegal to ring a door bell.

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