Posted on 09/21/2014 6:00:21 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
A robber near El Reno, Oklahoma, targeted the wrong home to attack. Instead of weakly cowering like an impotent Mom’s Demand Attention supporters, Cathy Kouba took action, flanked the surprised burglar by looping around the house, and then unloaded on him:
Cathy Kouba’s home security system alarm jolted her awake Thursday night. She said she realized someone was trying to kick in her back door.
“I have a daughter that’s handicapped and she was asleep on the bottom floor,” Kouba said. “And so for the fear of her being hurt, motherly instincts kick in and, you know, I worked hard for what I’ve got. And you’re not going to come and take it away from me.”
Kouba said she grabbed the gun her son gave her for Mother’s Day and ran out the front door to confront the intruder out back. ““[I cocked the gun], saw that the door had broke down, then I saw him hitting over the fence and head to the creek,” Kouba said.
Kouba said she fired and thinks she hit him in his backside. Adding insult to injury, the intruder got tangled in her electric fence before escaping.
Law enforcement found a blood trail that suggests Kouba connected with the burglar, but does not yet have a suspect in custody.
In many jurisdictions shooting a fleeing criminal is considered assault with a deadly weapon and so firing at a fleeing suspect is not encouraged, but the authorities here seem to show very little interest in charging Kouba. The simple fact of the matter is that the odds of a successful prosecution of the mother of a special needs child defending her home is between slim and none, and the prosecutor knows it.
Unfortunately the same response in some parts of the nation—each and every one dark blue politically—would result in her being charged.
Fire only when faced with immediate lethal force, folks.
Full title:
“SHOCKING: Home Invader Gets Blasted With Shotgun, Then Gets Tangled In Electric Fence During His Escape”
You have to love a state where women get shot guns for mother’s day presents.
Was the electric turned OFF?
I was so scared, I thought he was going to kill me.
Apparently she didn’t get the word from NBC that home-invaders should be “treated like royalty”.
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2014/09/nbcs-call-to-treat-home-invaders-like.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSUiWfhNfQA
What a shocking headline. I'll bet there was another trail of bodily fluid after the bad guy was tangled in the fence.
“Was the electric turned OFF?”
Doubt it. I just hope the electric fencing had a zapper connected to it rated for cattle!
Shotgun given to her for Mother’s Day ......????
Now thats a loving son.......
Was the intruder black? Then what she did is racist.
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Depending on which fence charger/controller unit one installs the shock delivered is anywhere from a mild “zap” to discourage rabbits to a “ZAP” that will leave a full-grown cow or horse quivering on the verge of collapse. If one would install a fence controller rated for “up to 20 MILES”,that’s right, miles of fencing, but hooked to the few hundred feet of a yard fence ,anyone touching it will likely be knocked down .Since the intruder was able to run away the protective mother must have installed a unit of the weaker rating.
Civilian fencing is sold only to control livestock or four-legged predators.If it deters two-legged predators,all the better.For lawsuit prevention,one should never remark to ANYONE that your electric fence is for any purpose other than keeping the cows in or keeping those darn deer,etc. out of the garden,prize rosebush or whatever.
An old fellow in my area “saved money” by simply hooking a wire to his fence(which is/was on insulators ) and plugging directly into the household socket. 110vac with only the house fuse to limit the current.It would have killed anyone/any animal tangled in the wire.Only luck or Providence prevented the tragic death of some person or valuable animal. You know he didn’t put up the “warning:electric fence” signs required in some places.
Holder would call that a straw purchase.
“In many jurisdictions shooting a fleeing criminal is considered assault with a deadly weapon”
And in many jurisdictions, 100% of them run by liberals, defending your life as a gangsta smashes your head into the ground can get you charged with murder.
In a saner society stopping a fleeing criminal would be considered a “good thing”;letting them run away to try again means more crime.
I got a Henry rifle! My favorite present ever!
especially if the son lives in a different state.
So blue it's commie red. Why did the city commune media hijack blue? From http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html:
Blue is the color of the sky and sea. It is often associated with depth and stability. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven.
Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love. (and leftism/socialism/communism the world over)
How about checking local hospitals or walk in critical care clinics...
I don’t blame her for wanting to shoot the guy but I would never shoot at a fleeing suspect. Just not worth it. Tempting though. :-)
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