Posted on 06/15/2018 11:57:18 AM PDT by Simon Green
Following a string of burglaries in the neighborhood, the residents of the 2800 block of La Canada Street in Las Vegas were on high alert. Thats why, when two suspicious characters were seen lurking around, the police were quickly called.
The situation escalated, however, when the two men in question began prying their way into a mans home. The home owner grabbed his gun and fired, killing one of the burglars while the second man fled (and hasnt been found).
Police are sending the case to the DAs office, but theyre not expecting any charges to be filed against the home owner. The victims neighbors, on the other hand, are critical.
Heres what one of the neighbors, Elizabeth Cannon, said when interviewed:
Shooting him in the foot would have been a better idea. He has the right to defend his property, but not in the way of murdering someone.
Another neighbor, Oscar Rodriguez, echoed that sentiment:
If he felt he was in danger I guess he has the right to [shoot], Rodriguez said. But I would shoot him in the leg to keep him alive then call police.
As weve discussed, shooting to wound is a tactic that probably shouldnt even be used in the movies, let alone real life. Aiming at anything other than center mass is far more difficult, which increases the likelihood of missing and thereby (1) failing to stop the threat, and/or (2) hitting an innocent bystander. Even if you do succeed in hitting an aggressors leg or foot, that wound is less likely to immobilize him. This puts you in serious danger of continued aggression and retaliation. The object is to stop the threat.
So, this burglary victims neighbors would have preferred him to deliberately risk his own life, and possibly theirs, rather than the lives of the guys who were forcibly entering his house.
>>I forget the precise outcome but on Firefly, the Captain at one point basically shoots a gun out of a bad guys hand (or some such amazing feat).
>>The Captains crewmate says, Nice shot!
>>The captain replies: I was aiming for his head.
That was Jayne, firing under the influence, not Mal.
Well, if you're the Waco Kid....
Maybe he was shooting for the foot and he is a bad shot
Well duh. That’s why you shoot them in their pinky toe. Gotta be a crack shot though.
Shoot 'em in the bunion.
I hope this guy puts signs in his idiot neighbors’ yards:
This is a proud gun-free home!
You’re making a hero out of a rapist ... and your excuse for doing so is that he committed rape. That tells me everything I need to know about you.
No, you apparently are not understanding my position.
I am saying these two men are alive because the victim choose to tie the robbers up and rape them instead of killing them. I am not excusing him because he was a gay rapist, in the past.
OK. Do you defend his decision to rape them? Was that a good thing for him to do? Does that constitute self defense?
I commend any occasion of mercy from a victim.
Dont you?
That should have been followed by calling the police to take them away.
Instead, he chose to rape them. Repeatedly.
That was NOT an act of mercy, and only a truly depraved and evil person would think otherwise. It was a horrible, violent crime.
Of course you can! I'd recommend two to center mass and one to the head first, though.
So, you think Jack Bauer and all of those other persons in the movies and in real life who clearly break major laws, even murder, against criminals should all be in jail or killed?
Try to stick with reality ...
>If you shoot them in the leg and sever the artery, theyre dead.
Step 1: Shoot perp in leg.
Step 2: Get knife and sever artery.
Got it!
“This is a .44 Magnum AutoMag. If properly used, it will remove the fingerprints.”
world is full of imbeciles ...
Thought that was Jayne?
I think they did it on Firefly too, but it was the Jayne character taking the shot.
Don’t be surprised if it shows up on Fillion’s new cop show too, lol.
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