Seems pretty reasonable to me.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090218/ap_on_fe_st/odd_essay_implicates_dad

We all make mistakes.

"I knew right away it was a stupid thing I did," the father said. "It was a very stupid decision."

Sounds like he did something absent-minded. If he knew right away it was stupid, maybe he cursed in front of his kid or raised his voice inappropriately. You know, something a bit rash that we all do sometimes and immediately own up to.

The criminal complaint said the father told an investigator he shot the boy (with a BB gun) after the child didn't move fast enough from blocking the TV.

Oh. Oh my.