WTF?! Had to go back and reread the sentence before it clicked that Derek Morgan is the name of the character not the actor. For a moment there I thought he had really shot a kid.
So yeah, you win for first weirdest moment of 2016.
The kid, with two of his buddies, was pranking his neighborhood in the time-honored tradition of 'ding ding ditch', where you ring a doorbell and run like hell. Only his neighbor, Derek Morgan, shot him in the back twice as he was running away (he was 85 feet away, in fact). The local district attorney was not amused and is calling for Mr. Morgan to spend life in prison.
The kid is recovering in the hospital, btw. *shakes head*
Oh geez, what is wrong with people that they'd shoot a kid for playing 'ding ding ditch?' Maybe it it was a 3 am for a solid week. And to shoot the kid in the back? I'm glad the DA is prosecuting the guy.
You ever think the world was a better place when we were kids? Technology wise the current world is a marvel, but in terms of freedom to be a kid and to play and be safe, not so much.
In many ways, the world was safer for kids, but in many ways, it was much more unsafe. When I think about how common it was for girls to be molested and fondled and nobody thought it was a crime - including the girls - I have to think that some things are better now.
But when you consider incidents like this shooting, and the kid in the park with a toy gun who got killed by the police, I have to think that some things are worse than ever.
It's certainly true that kids can't just go out and be kids any more, not without risking their lives. It makes me sad.
I was reading Keira Marcos' Hotch/Reid fic, actually, and Derek Morgan was only mentioned in passing, but it was as I was passing that the news story came on (lol) which is why it struck me so oddly, I guess.
Reid's my favorite character, too. I will have to look for the author you mentioned, thanks!
The sentinel/guide one? That was a great one for in-charge Reid. I'm looking forward to whenever her Hotch & Reid in the Ties that Bind 'verse comes out. ( it was teased on an Evil Author Day post).
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So yeah, you win for first weirdest moment of 2016.
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The kid, with two of his buddies, was pranking his neighborhood in the time-honored tradition of 'ding ding ditch', where you ring a doorbell and run like hell. Only his neighbor, Derek Morgan, shot him in the back twice as he was running away (he was 85 feet away, in fact). The local district attorney was not amused and is calling for Mr. Morgan to spend life in prison.
The kid is recovering in the hospital, btw. *shakes head*
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You ever think the world was a better place when we were kids? Technology wise the current world is a marvel, but in terms of freedom to be a kid and to play and be safe, not so much.
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But when you consider incidents like this shooting, and the kid in the park with a toy gun who got killed by the police, I have to think that some things are worse than ever.
It's certainly true that kids can't just go out and be kids any more, not without risking their lives. It makes me sad.
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Was it a good CM fic? I've been reading through the CM fic of DarkJediQueen on AO3 b/c it's all pretty Reid centric and he's my fave.
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Reid's my favorite character, too. I will have to look for the author you mentioned, thanks!
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http://archiveofourown.org/users/DarkJediQueen/pseuds/DarkJediQueen
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