What would you do if a neighborhood kid lobbed a rock at your home with a sling-shot?

I've told this kid numerous times to stay away from my home and property and stop harassing the boy I'm raising. He lobbed a rock at my house on Sunday and hit it. Yesterday he had a long stick and was after something in the tree in my house. Had gotten fed up and went out and told him to leave and never come back to my yard. His excuse was that the boy was staring out at him through his bedroom window (our home, our window, he has a right to watch out the window). Told him next time I'd call the police and let them talk to his mother.

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rckt148 · 61-69, M

In Florida the call that throwing or shooting missiles now ,and it can be a felony .
I thought they were kidding me when I was told a kid I know was locked up for discharge of a deadly missile from a motor vehicle and he was being charged as an adult ,
He was a little guy and some bigger kids beat him up ,so he got a teen with a truck to drive by the guys house and he threw rocks at them ,,poor fellow can't catch a break ,as far as I know he is still in a youth offender facility

In Florida, Shooting or Throwing a ‘Deadly Missile’ is the projection of a dangerous object at a building, vehicle, or vessel, with wanton or malicious intent. The offense carries felony penalties that often include jail or prison.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@rckt148 Sounds like over doing it but seriously this kid could blind someone very easily with a sling shot or BB gun, and he could also do a lot of property damage. The police probably will take it seriously because we've had vandals on the other side of the city who'll go out at night and bust out windows on dozens of cars and homes in a single night, or run over dozens of mailboxes in rural areas. The ones who were shooting out windows got caught after shooting homeless people with paint guns, the police got photos from various residential security cams and started posting pictures on TV and in the newspapers.