Prank Gone Wrong
We all know that being a teen is a lot of fun sometimes, and we always know that we like to have fun. If you live in a small ass town, where honestly there is nothing to do, you sometimes have to make fun happen more than others. Ding Dong Ditch is a fun harmful prank that I know many many people have done, including me, and probably my parents as well. No one would think that a little silly prank, that yes is annoying, would turn into someone being killed.
Early this morning, two young men were walking home and decided they were going to play ding dong ditch. At one point the boys apperantly rang the doorbell of a Sarasota country officer, CarlosVerdoni, and ran. According the newspapers, they did this at midnight, and then returned an hour later to do it again. Somehow that seems very fishy to me, but that’s my opinion. The second time the off duty officer got into his patrol car and followed the boys as they ran down the road. Apperantly there was a scruffle and lots of yelling where Tyler Spann was not complying and attacked the officer and went for his gun. (really somehow this doesn’t seem possible, and I think is murky). The officer fearing for his life then shot two bullets into Tyler, killing him at the scene. Now I can understand the officer being upset that maybe these kids woke up his baby, but in a news report, saying he was fearing for his family and their safety. Really, because you just got into your car and LEFT your family ALONE. If there was another two kids who were watching behind trees or something, you just left your house alone and empty, and in perfect condition for them to come in.
Being a cop himself, Carlos should have called in the report, and left it at that. Even if he followed them to were their house was, and sat there and waited for the cops to show up, that would have been more logical to me. I know there is a big debate because as a officer, your not suppose to deal with anything within one mile of your home radius and or your own disputes. I don’t know, something just feels hinky with this story. I’ll be interested to see how the investigation plays out. In the meantime, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of Tyler Spann and his whole town who is going through a huge loss.
Here is another blog speaking of the same issue http://amomandherblog.com/?p=1675 and if you want to read the newspaper reports, all you have to type in is Tyler Spann.
