Another stand your ground case.
Sad day for all the families involved.
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Looks legit to me.
I didn't realize that. Maybe they used the stand your ground reference for the one that died outside the home. Though he was likely shot inside. What is the one notable exception?
Now let's start with the, they shouldn't have been shot for just a robbery. They were good kids.
Lets not jump to conclusions. I doubt the target was random. There's a non-trivial chance that the shooter is the teens' dealer. Which doesn't justify a home invasion, but it also isn't going to win the shooter any awards from the Rotary Club.
So a businessman can't protect his business? ;-)
It wouldn't surprise me to learn that he was doing that very thing.
I don't have stats, but I'm sure they exist.
But I read a couple of articles where police chiefs basically said what you did, or that they were cases of mistaken identity (I thought it was a dealer's house...) Which isn't too odd when you consider even the police don't always get that right.
You aren't likely to get that argument from anyone here. They were inside the house. Three less mouths to feed on this over-crowded rock.
nope, just drag them inside and place a knife from your butcher block in their hand (uncles were MSP, and grew up there.....this was always their advice)
I live in a rather crime free area. However...about 3 miles down the road from me...further out in the country and away from town...there has been a rash of home invasions in the last 2 years. The criminals doing it are spending time (3-4 weeks) casing the homes and learning the habits of the homeowners so they know when the owners are gone and the house is empty. Then one day bamm...they break into the home and rob it when nobody is home. Last time I talked to one of the home owners (about a month ago) the people haven't been caught yet.
yes, its much safer for the burglar. Not surprised.
I should clarify the nomenclature I'm using. To us, a home invasion is a burglary where the homeowner is home at the time, in contrast to an unoccupied burglary. Unoccupied burglaries are common everywhere.
You effete types take your kids fishing. We teach ours room clearing drills, how to slice the pie, and avoiding the cone of death. My three year old twins can effectively lay down suppressive fire and perform an Australian peel in order to flank **** home invaders, thus gaining the tactical upper hand and ensuring daddy's booty hole virginity is safe.
This is the greatest post in the history of Western Civilization. My day is made. Long live the gun nuts.
Are your twins named Walker and Texas Ranger?
Mike
A few years back there was a guy with his kid walking around with a puppy. They'd ring the doorbell of a house to see if anyone answered. If they did, they just said that they found the puppy and wondered if it belonged to the homeowner. If nobody answered, then it was only a matter of time before the house was broken into.
Some guy in our hood had them come to his door. He got all excited and said, "yes, it's my puppy, thanks for bringing him home", took the puppy and closed the door. He went straight in and called the cops. They busted the guy and to find out, the puppy was even stolen - haha.
This is good!