The End Of The Siege

An Arkansas man has struck a blow for Boo Radley, Mr. Wilson, and all other homeowners terrorized by tykes:

A man irritated by children throwing rocks at his house shot and killed a 9-year-old boy, police said Tuesday.

Officers were called shortly Monday afternoon and found Demotric Moore with a gunshot wound to the neck. The boy was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Officers saw Jonathan Watts, 50, inside his home, ordered him to the ground and arrested him.

"I've had it with these kids and the rock throwing," Watts said as he was being handcuffed, El Dorado police Capt. David Smith said.

Watts told officers that he'd thrown the gun away. Initial calls reported a man with a BB gun, Smith said.

The weapon was a shotgun, according to a police report.

Smith said police had been called to Watts' home on a number of occasions.

"Apparently, rock throwing had been an ongoing problem," Smith said. "Even on one occasion Watts had thrown a brick at a small child ... in retaliation for a child throwing rocks."

Looks like you can make anyone come out of their bag if you try hard enough. He ratcheted it up a little too high though - - he completely missed the step where you sic the dogs on them. Will these children never know the exhilaration of running flat-out while anticipating that first nip from the toothy predator on their heels? It's what childhoods are made of.