If you hear someone coming into the house in the middle of the night and have a teenager...

...odds are good that someone's breaking curfew. In which case, the pistol - though tempting - should probably take a back seat to grounding.

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Doesn't the Bible say, "Spare the pistol and spoil the child"?

By Tegumai Bopsul… (not verified) on 31 May 2007 #permalink

You are correct, with a teenager in the house the odds are overwhelmingly that the sneak is not an intruder.

My guess is the cop wanted to terrify his daughter, seizing on the incident as a chance to teach her a lesson. Being a cop, he's well aware of the basic cover story.

And I bet she is now seriously terrified of him.

So he won.

Any questions?

By Snarly Old Fart (not verified) on 31 May 2007 #permalink

I had to laugh. The top ad link at the bottom of the page asked "Suffering from knee pain?"

Sounds like a two-fer to me!
She's gonna feel the immediate pain from the shattered knee, but will also be effectively grounded in her wheel chair for the next 2 months. How efficient can you get?

By T. Bruce McNeely (not verified) on 31 May 2007 #permalink