Mob of Kids Beat Man to Death--Milwaukee, Wis.

Originally posted by Lizanabavi
Okay, I just finished reading the article provided at the beginning of this post. Please correct me if I get out of line with what I'm about to write.

These kids did'nt just get this way over night. Where I'm from, you could'nt just jump into someone's face; or, walk up to them talking about "What you're gonna do". That is exactly how people get thrown in ditches.

My question is this: Why would a grown man run from a child? Big deal if he is as tall as you; Knock his ass out!!! From the stories reported, someone came to the residence where he was and threw an egg at him. Now, I would ponder how I would respond in that scenario, because I really believe that one reaps what they have sown. But, if you come to my house talking about what you're gonna do to me. You're gonna have to be like Mystikal and " 'Show me what you're working with' ". Do you really think I'm gonna listen to a person while they run off at the mouth? At my house? No!!! I would've knocked more than this kid's teeth out.

Legally an individual has a right to defend themselves using reasonable force. These kids need some counseling, as well as being held accountable for their actions -that mess can't fly. You can't get mad at somebody, when they get the best of you after you've hit them. Some people will get enough of that, their family will find their body somewhere stinking.

The man wasn't running from just one child. If you're faced with a group of kids, who have bats, shovels, and other weapons in their hands, you would run too. It all started, because he knocked one kid's tooth out for throwing the egg, but he was confronted by a group of kids after the egg-throwing incident.

These kids were not acting in self-defense. They brutally beat and killed a man in an act of revenge (not self defense), and they should be punished to the full extent of the law. Self-defense cannot be used, if the boy who was hit retaliates with a whole group of kids, with weapons. I would have understood more, if the ONE kid hit the guy with their fists a few times. It wouldn't have made the situation right, but then, I would say, "okay, maybe he needs some counseling". The kid who got hit would have then, had a strong case of self-defense. However, those kids MURDERED a man, and that's the bottom line.