The FBI

The FBI has decided to look into what happened this week when a Sonoma County sheriff's deputy mistook young Andy Lopez's BB gun for an assault rifle and shot Andy seven times, more often than he really needed.

I have been wondering what the officer thought after shooting the 13-year-old the first three times. He went on to fire four more rounds into the perp's body. Maybe he figured: (1) In for a penny, in for a pound. (2) Department regulations say always shoot a child seven times--they make small targets.  (3) Hey, I'll have to clean my piece in any case.  (4) You can't have too much lead in the air. (5) Keep shooting, you need the practice. Or (6) Gee, I might be unsuited for police work.