Posted on 10/14/2009 4:24:02 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- An Orange County man caught two burglars breaking into his house, so he pulled out his gun and shot them both Tuesday night. One of the burglars was killed and the other is in critical condition.
The deceased burglar was identified as 17-year-old Brandon Martinez.
Deputies say the owner of the house on Rubens Court (see map) won't be arrested. They say he did nothing wrong.
The homeowner, along with his brother and son, had just gotten home from work when he confronted the burglars Tuesday night. They had already ransacked his house and even tried to get into a safe. Anthony Julien, 50, insists he had no choice but to take action.
“The way I look at it is like they invade my privacy and I was scared when I come in, so I defended, you know, my property,” he said.
Julien took Eyewitness News step-by-step on what happened when he confronted the two burglars in his house....
(Excerpt) Read more at wftv.com ...
Good shoot!
You take your chances here in Florida if you do wrong!
What a heartwarming, happy ending to a great story!
man takes a bite out of crime!!!
>> “The way I look at it is like they invade my privacy and I was scared when I come in, so I defended, you know, my property,” he said.
Word to the wise: You cannot take someone’s life for messing with one’s toys.
YOU CAN, however, if in fear of loss of your life or limb, defend yourself using up to and including deadly force.
I'm shocked the reporter actually got this right
Depends what state you’re in. Some states recognize that people have a right to protect their property, as well as “life and limb”.
“I was scared because this one had a gun in his hand,” he said. “This other one had a gun and might do the same.”
Officials said 17-year-old Brandon Martinez died in the home. They said he has no criminal record. Investigators said Jonathan Rodriguez, 26, was found with a gunshot wound a few streets over and was rushed to the hospital where he is in critical condition.
http://www.wesh.com/news/21290748/detail.html
Agreed it’s a great ending. However, in this world the parents of the 17 year old “honor student” will make the victim’s life miserable for years to come with lawsuits. I just hope this state is one where the loser in court has to pay all the legal fees.
There's probably some lawyer consulting with the dead guys family to put some civil suit together that will require the homeowner to spend a lot of money defending himself.
I'm quite sure that you can kill in defense of your toys if you are in Texas. Should be in all 57 states, but at least there is one sane state.
I love a happy ending.
And that's when we lost this country...used to be a time you could shoot someone who was trying to take your property.
I believe in FL the burglar’s family cannot sue civil if the shooting is ruled justified.
One of them is still alive......
Please take the time to read the Report, by following the link, Before Making snap judgements.
Reporters Don’t always get it right. In fact most of the time the initial report is Biased because they intentionally leave out pertinent facts.
This Shooting was Totally Justifiable.
“I come in. I look to my left, one this way, one here. I had my gun like this and he was there, so I come in like that. When I come in, he run this way and he point his gun at me, then I go down and I ‘pow,’”
Any Questions?
I always wondered who is responsible for cleaning up the mess in these situations. Do the police send in a clean up crew, does the perp (if he survives) or the perp’s family / estate have to pay for it?
A happy ending, but would be even happier if both criminals were dead.
We simply have to do something about all the 18 yr. old burglars running around these days.
That’s 2 more who won’t bother me!
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