Family Laments Shooting Death of Teen Burglar By Homeowner

By Bob Owens

In a properly functioning civil society, there is a “priority of life” for law enforcement officers in dangerous encounters.

• Hostages/victims (people currently being threatened with death by criminals/terrorists)
• Innocent Bystanders (people not being threatened, just in the area of the threat)
• LEO personnel (officers assume risks as part of their career choice)
• Criminals

In a properly-functioning civil society, there is also a “priority of life” for non-sworn citizens in dangerous encounters.

• Family
• Yourself
• Innocent bystanders from whom you elect to accept responsibility
• Criminals

In both instances, protecting the lives of innocent victims must be held as the higher priority, while the lives of criminals, while not worthless, are devalued by their decision to commit crimes against society.

That’s why I have very little sympathy for the lives of violent criminals like Trayvon Martin or Michael Brown, or that of lesser criminals such as recently-deceased burglar Trevon Johnson.

Relatives of a 17-year-old are angry the teenager was shot and killed by a homeowner who police say was protecting her property.

The sister of the teen who died identified him as Trevon Johnson. She said he was a student at D. A. Dorsey Technical College.

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Source:: Bearing Arms