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pinkstarburst

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33. I am absolutely saying that all parents should be warning

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 10:08 AM

Sep 2

their kids "not to be at this particular dance."

Absolutely. 100%.

A generation or two ago, was this a harmless prank we all did? Sure. We are living in very different times now. You have no idea who is on the other side of that door, and there are too many stories on the news about crazed people with AR-15s literally shooting children for ringing a doorbell (again, I referenced the bass clarinet kid in my first post who was just trying to pick up his siblings from a friend's house and accidentally went to the wrong house and a crazy gun owner shot him through the door.)

There are too many assault rifles in this country and the people who are collecting them in mass numbers are exactly the people who probably shouldn't have them.

That makes ding dong ditch not such a good idea in 2025. It's a safety issue. Parents absolutely should be teaching kids that it is not safe to be pranking random houses in this way. You have no idea if the person on the other side of the door is mentally unstable and has an assault rifle.

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11-year-old boy fatally shot in Houston after 'ding dong ditch' doorbell-ringing prank, police say [View all] dalton99a Sep 1 OP

There was a lady a block up from where I grew up who would come out with a rifle to scare us all off. chowder66 Sep 1 #1

Don't care how much one loves guns and chit, no excuse for shooting unless they broke in the house. Silent Type Sep 1 #2

If I were a prosecuting attorney in this case Oeditpus Rex Sep 1 #4

Agree! If someone is outside your house -- and especially running away -- I can think of very Silent Type Sep 1 #6

If one thinks the situation is so dangerous that you need a gun in hand... Kaleva Sep 1 #8

Unless one is being stalked Oeditpus Rex Sep 1 #12

Castle doctrine should NOT apply RandomNumbers Sep 1 #21

Thank you, Kyle Rittenhouse. Captain Zero Sep 1 #10

Or George Zimmerman. Silent Type Sep 1 #11

The Republicans have got everybody scared of "criminals" yardwork Sep 1 #19

Geez! That's scary 😮 FirstLight Sep 1 #3

And there are DUers who are trying to encourage others here to get guns Kaleva Sep 1 #5

I have been disappointed in number of folks supporting guns too. I think gun laws strict enough Silent Type Sep 1 #7

I agree. If DUers are now advocating getting guns, then any chance at meaningful gun control is lost. Kaleva Sep 1 #9

I don't think gun evangelists are concerned about others' safety Oeditpus Rex Sep 1 #13

As you yourself pointed out above NickB79 Sep 1 #15

And that requires planning and extensive training Kaleva Sep 1 #17

OMG. We played that game bamagal62 Sep 1 #14

Kids didn't get shot in those days for TPing their neighbors or ringing their doorbells. Ocelot II Sep 1 #26

People and their guns. Sad Emile Sep 1 #16

You all know there's a tic toc vid out there of a boy doing a ding-dong Baitball Blogger Sep 1 #18

We called it "Ring & Run" here in NYC Polybius Sep 1 #20

Shit that literally only happens in America Johonny Sep 1 #22

This is horrible, and also in the year 2025 in Texas pinkstarburst Sep 1 #23

And it's all his fault! Oeditpus Rex Sep 1 #28

Nowhere did I say he deserved it pinkstarburst Sep 1 #30

Nowhere did I say you said he deserved it Oeditpus Rex Sep 1 #32

I am absolutely saying that all parents should be warning pinkstarburst Sep 2 #33

So, once again, Oeditpus Rex Sep 2 #34

In the 50s we did it in a sort of "double dog dare" way for the spooky houses. Ping Tung Sep 1 #24

More Texas "standing your ground" style. republianmushroom Sep 1 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author synni Sep 1 #27

Just awful. hamsterjill Sep 1 #29

It's the fucking guns. It's the fucking guns. It's the fucking guns. It's the fucking guns. It's the fucking guns. Initech Sep 1 #31

Wow that really bothers somebody gotta get up to answer the door unfreaking believable Tribetime Sep 2 #35