Halifax teen shot with pellet gun after snowballs thrown at truck

     A teenager from Halifax was shot with a pellet gun to the face when he and his friends where throwing snowballs at bypassing vehicles. The teen had been taking full advantage of the latest snow storm to hit Halifax, the storm on late Wednesday closed schools and local business leaving teens free to do what they want. Many teens engaged in winter sports such as tobogganing and snowball fights; however, at one spot in the North end of the city, youths were engaging in a tradition of pitching snowballs at bypassing vehicles. This was fun and amusing when finally, three men jumped out of their truck and confronted the children with a pellet gun asking who was responsible.Constable Brian said that when no one took responsibility, several children were assaulted by the men, and one shot in the face with a pellet gun. The only injured teen is still suffering from the wound and is currently in the hospital. The victim, 16, is said to not be in any life threatening conditions; however, when the police asked him questions, he said that neither him nor his friends were amongst those who threw snowballs at the vehicles. Constable Brian says that while children are not encouraged to commit to such forms of "fun", such a response from adults was way overboard. In addition, the men could have just reported the situation to the police without taking actions by themselves, by taking action, they are also committing to acts of violence.

     In this situation, I think that both parties are wrong. First of all, throwing snowballs at bypassing vehicles can be very dangerous to the drivers and others, especially during the wintertime. This diverts the focus of drivers and takes away their vision. However, in this situation it can be understood and forgiven because it was teenagers and children throwing snowballs, at this age, many are still curious and immature. But this does not mean that two wrongs equals a right. As more responsible and mature citizens, the three men should have told the children to stop rather than lose their cool and resort to violence to stop the children. If adults are displaying such behavior in public society, our youth generation will only follow in their footsteps, ultimately creating a violent society.