When Teen Breaks Into Home, Homeowner's Reaction Is Predictable

Homeowner Shoots And Kills Teen Burglar, But His Family’s Reaction Will Leave You Stunned

What’s that saying again?

If you play stupid games you win stupid prizes? Yeah, that’s it.

Realizing criminals are in the practice of playing stupid games (with some very permanent prizes) it’s hard to feel bad for them when they suffer the consequences of their crimes.

What’s interesting however is how many times the families of these punks are the first ones to defend their progeny, despite the fact they won a stupid prize while playing a stupid game.

Case in point can be seen in the story of the recently-deceased burglar Trevon Johnson.

Relatives of a 17-year-old are angry the teenager was shot and killed by a homeowner who police say was protecting her property.

The sister of the teen who died identified him as Trevon Johnson. She said he was a student at D. A. Dorsey Technical College.

“I don’t care if she have her gun license or any of that. That is way beyond the law… way beyond,” said Johnson’s cousin Nautika Harris. “He was not supposed to die like this. He had a future ahead of him. Trevon had goals… he was a funny guy, very big on education, loved learning.”

On Thursday, police say Johnson burglarized a home south of 79th Street near I-95 — just blocks away from where he lives.

The 54-year-old woman told police her surveillance system alerted her to the break-in of her home. She said she rushed home and found the teen climbing out of a window.

“She observed a subject leaving the home through the rear,” said police Det. Dan Ferrin.

Miami-Dade police said there was a confrontation and shots were fired. Police said they were on scene seconds after the shooting and gave CPR to the teen. Johnson was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Trevon Johnson is like a long list of thugs before him.

If you listen to the families of Michale Brown, Freddie Gray, Trayon Martin, etc. they all the same thing. “Our kid was a good kid and they didn’t deserve to die like this.”

Um, yes they did.

They decided to break the law and in so doing they took played a very real game of Russian Roulette.

If the parents wanted to be believed then it would better if their stories actually corroborated their claims. In this case and in many other that just doesn’t happen.