Last February up in Providence, Rhode Island, two teenage boys stole a Honda. Cops spotted them during the wee hours of the morning and the boys panicked.

The teens drove the hot car directly at one policeman who happened to be on foot. He was struck, tossed onto the hood, and his body shattered the windshield. The unconscious officer fell to the ground with a head injury.

Two nearby policemen, also on foot, became the next target of the boys’ attack. Opting to defend themselves, these policemen fired 11 shots at the Honda as it raced directly toward them.

Narrowly missing the two officers, the car crashed into a utility pole. When the boys were pulled from the wreckage, one of them had a broken jaw and the other had a broken nose. One of the boys had been shot in the arm.

For several days news reports quoted family and friends of the boys as saying the police were "too rough on the boys during the arrest. They used too much force."

The mother of one boy said she only wanted to see "justice" done. She said she was "appalled" by police tactics during her son’s arrest.

Did I miss something here? Isn’t it also "appalling" when a criminal tries to kill a cop? News reports make you wonder who the "victim" really is. Is it the kids committing the crime or the cops defending themselves?

From the response it’s safe to say the parents of these apprentice thugs never gave their kids lessons in "accountability" or "consequences."

Ever wonder why some parents allow their children to roam the streets late at night or into the wee hours of the morning?

My grandmother never wondered about teens being out late at night. Many times I heard her say: "Nothing constructive ever happens after midnight." Works for me!