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In reply to the discussion: Teen's lawyer: the fishermen intentionally shot at the teens, resulting in Summer Moody's death [View all]pnwmom
(108,977 posts)and I'm presuming they are innocent, which they are, until the state proves them guilty in an actual trial.
I strongly disagree with you that what the teens MAY have done -- possibly breaking into an empty cabin and possibly taking some tools --is much more serious than firing off a gun into the dark, in the vicinity of human beings.
The authorities tried to locate the handgun that the shooters claimed a teen had, even dredging the water for one, but so far only have the shooters' word for it. According to reports, the teens did have a rifle but that was in their boat, not with them when they were at the cabin.
I think that recklessly shooting a gun that hits someone in the head is a much more serious crime than any property crime -- morally. If it isn't legally, that's because something is wrong with Alabama's legal system.