Senseless Wounding as 5yo Boy Shoots Mom
Woman accidentally shot by 5-year-old son
It seems so senseless to be wounded "accidently" by a gun, especially when your husband is a County Sheriff and should be cognizant of leaving his weapons within reach of his children. Noted that he didn't need the weapon for his job as a jailor.
This happens so very much -- negligent gun usage, including the placement of guns within reach of the children. My father had lots of guns as we were growing up, but they all were locked up in a special closet that only he had a key to; I don't think that my Mom even had a key to this closet. He simply didn't take any chances with us kids being able to accidently access that closet.
Don't get me wrong. He did use his guns -- primarily for the use of hunting. When he took his guns out to use, he always had them carefully stored. Even when it came to cleaning the guns, I suppose that he waited until we were asleep and/or not at home in order to bring them out to clean.
You would think that someone that has a Peace Officer License/Jailor's License and the Concealed Weapons License, the county jailor would have been much more cognizant of his actions of leaving the gun on the dresser. This county jailor will have to live for-ever with the memories engrained of his son accidently wounding his wife. If the Mom does die, does the 5 year old get punishment for killing his Momma, albeit it was accident; or, does the father get punishment for killing his wife due to the negligence of leaving the gun on the dresser/nightstand in the first place????
I am certain whatever the case, the two of them will have those memories to live with for the rest of their lives and shall, hopefully, have learned something from their actions. I certaily wouldn't want to be in their shoes -- even for a split instant!!
One thing stressed in our classes is observation and ethics. Observation was the key here because the father observed his gun on the dresser/nightstand when he placed it there and didn't think twice about putting it straight up at that point in time. Ethics plays a role here because, had the role been in another person's home and their son got hold of the gun, there would have certainly been a lawsuit for negligence flying off (friend or no friend) of this jailor. Because of his status quo in the corrections facility, he is, and should be, held at a higher standard that someone with no law enforcement/correctional facility experience and background.
It will be interesting to see what the outcome of his wife/the son's mother is to see how they will lay down the punishments of the "crime".
It seems so senseless to be wounded "accidently" by a gun, especially when your husband is a County Sheriff and should be cognizant of leaving his weapons within reach of his children. Noted that he didn't need the weapon for his job as a jailor.
This happens so very much -- negligent gun usage, including the placement of guns within reach of the children. My father had lots of guns as we were growing up, but they all were locked up in a special closet that only he had a key to; I don't think that my Mom even had a key to this closet. He simply didn't take any chances with us kids being able to accidently access that closet.
Don't get me wrong. He did use his guns -- primarily for the use of hunting. When he took his guns out to use, he always had them carefully stored. Even when it came to cleaning the guns, I suppose that he waited until we were asleep and/or not at home in order to bring them out to clean.
You would think that someone that has a Peace Officer License/Jailor's License and the Concealed Weapons License, the county jailor would have been much more cognizant of his actions of leaving the gun on the dresser. This county jailor will have to live for-ever with the memories engrained of his son accidently wounding his wife. If the Mom does die, does the 5 year old get punishment for killing his Momma, albeit it was accident; or, does the father get punishment for killing his wife due to the negligence of leaving the gun on the dresser/nightstand in the first place????
I am certain whatever the case, the two of them will have those memories to live with for the rest of their lives and shall, hopefully, have learned something from their actions. I certaily wouldn't want to be in their shoes -- even for a split instant!!
One thing stressed in our classes is observation and ethics. Observation was the key here because the father observed his gun on the dresser/nightstand when he placed it there and didn't think twice about putting it straight up at that point in time. Ethics plays a role here because, had the role been in another person's home and their son got hold of the gun, there would have certainly been a lawsuit for negligence flying off (friend or no friend) of this jailor. Because of his status quo in the corrections facility, he is, and should be, held at a higher standard that someone with no law enforcement/correctional facility experience and background.
It will be interesting to see what the outcome of his wife/the son's mother is to see how they will lay down the punishments of the "crime".
posted by Kat Davis at 8:37 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home