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| half-genius, half-wit |
If the home-owner had not been armed, then he and his partner might have been killed by this jerk. The restraint shown by the homeowner is admirable - there are many places, and many people, who would have blown the intruder's ass into next week. https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=sD0N4_1565219232This message has been edited. Last edited by: tacfoley, | ||
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What SHOULD have happened here? Would be a better title... _________________________ | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
The homeowner handled it the way I would have. The intruder acted like he was drunk or high and wasn't a physical threat once he got off the patio. He got arrested and that is the best outcome. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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Immediate threat removed, the "homeowner" held his firearm loosely at his side, and clearly didn't feel much of a threat. The exchange was verbal at that point. The person attempting entry had loose clothing which could have hidden a weapon. I don't know that I'd be too quick to assume the man was unarmed or to lower guard simply because he may appear to not be a threat. The response time of the "homeowner," with firearm in hand, is good. | |||
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Intruder's lucky there wasn't a pack of Chihuahuas layin' low and waiting for the right moment. ____________________ | |||
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The intruder spends considerable time pulling up his pants, or possibly controlling a pistol. Does not look excessively drunk or high to me, he could change to a robber/killer in a second. -c1steve | |||
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Don't Panic |
Someone has a signature line to the effect that 'you can get further with a kind word and a gun, than just with a kind word.' This would seem to prove that point. Homeowner did very well, and I have to say the intruder reacted well - retreated, put his hands up, became a non-threat. | |||
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I have only two things to add: 1. This is why I keep my doors locked even when at home. 2. I would have kept my gun at "high-ready" (I hope that's the right term) until he was out-of-sight gone. I think the homeowner did ok. God's mercy: NOT getting what we deserve! God's grace: Getting what we DON'T deserve! "If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal Bob P239 40 S&W Endowment NRA Viet Nam '69-'70 | |||
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Good response by the homeowner; the guy looked like he wasn’t completely in charge of his faculties, whatever the reason. Latching the gate after getting on the porch didn’t scream burglar to me. Regardless, I he best outcome for all was reached. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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Since he was wearing a Cincinnati Reds jersey, I assume he was just trying to steal home. | |||
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 "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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