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He was not getting it. He was in shock, as a first responder, I saw it right away.... I talked about something else for a second and asked if we could come inside and sit in the A/C.
Then I handed him the gun, something tangible so he could "hold on" to it.
Then he got it. I thought he was going to faint... not being dramatic, I asked if he needed to put his head down.
Took the gun back and then we were able to discuss what happened. He kept going back to an accusation that the window was open and I kept had to correct him until I offered to take him to the window to show him the stick and broken window and ask him to get his son in the room and ask him what happened... he then was ok with the truth. I assume.
I don't know how he handled it with his kid really... was a terrible day for me, but I felt for that family. They were very poor, I remember not having many toys and wanted to give him something, but would not reward such behavior.
I just hope he learned that he almost died and not that he got away with it... could have gone either way.
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