The killing of 13 year old Dilson, the son of poor labourers, in the cantonment area of Madras is an unfortunate incident that should never have happened.
So long as there are fruit bearing trees or flowering plants, children of all ages - at times, you can't rule out even elders - will try their luck in acquiring the fruits or the flowers depending on the circumstances. The enterprising amongst them would even uproot the offshoots to be shifted into their own backyards! While one may resort to scaring the errant children/individuals with dire consequences, anything harsher than warnings isn't called for and it's important that one should not let one's anger take charge of the situation for which one would regret later.
Moreover, childish pranks need to be understood for their spontaneity and thus, handled with care and maturity!
In this case, apologists might say that the retired army officer had only wanted to give a warning to the kids but the stray shot had unfortunately killed the child. He, then, stands guilty of two charges:-
(a) Had forgotten the cardinal fact that a weapon should never be taken recourse to when the mind's coloured by extreme emotions.
(b) He is a poor shot.
I'm sure the law would deal with the incident and its perpetrators adequately. But I've the following observations to make:-
(a) I wish that the officer had not waited for the investigations to pin him down. He should have reported his misdemeanour forthwith. That would have been officerlike and gentlemanly!
(b) Dilson, RIP boy! May God give your parents the strength to withstand your journey into the mist of time!!
I offer my silent prayer to you.
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