OK:Failure of Victim Selection: Do not Burglarize a Gun Rights Supporter

Gun Watch ^ | 25 December, 2014 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Pastor Vinyard in his Church

It appears that the teen burglar did not read the papers.   It is foolish to burgle the house of a "vocal supporter of gun rights", and then attack them in their home.  Tom Vinyard is the senior pastor of Windsor Hills Baptist Church, and has been outspoken in his political beliefs.  From newsok.com:

A pastor at a northwest Oklahoma City church who has been a vocal proponent of gun rights has been cleared of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy at the pastor’s home.

(snip)

 The pastor arrived home about 3 p.m. and as he checked his house, he was attacked by the burglar, who had been hiding in a closet in a back bedroom, Prater said.

The pastor even put signs on his family's home warning criminals of the danger: From oklahomasentinel.com:

On December 23, police identified the alleged intruder as 14-year-old Keontre Reese. 

Several signs are posted around the pastor’s home. One on the front door reads, “Nothing on this property is worth your life.”

While on a mission in Africa, Pastor Vinyard's home was invaded and his skull fractured.   He and his family cooperated with the robbers, but it was not enough.  Highly restrictive gun laws in the country that they were in prevented them from being armed. 

I suspect that the experience did much to shape and reinforce Pastor Vinyard into the second amendment supporter that he is.

It is sad that his fourteen year old attacker did not pay attention in Sunday school, if he went, and did not heed the warnings on Pastor Vinyard's house.

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[MaxMax]

The Bible isn't a death sentence or invitation for abuse.
Neither is the Constitution.

[Old Sarge]

On December 23, police identified the alleged intruder as 14-year-old Keontre Reese.

Gibsmedat.

[Gaffer]

.....the alleged intruder as 14-year-old Keontre Reese.

What do the media style and dogma guides actually say? If you think the victim/perpetrator might be black, you MUST use 'alleged'?

This is getting really, really tiresome.

[impimp]

What does your post have to do with the pastor?

[BigCinBigD]

Happy ending.

[RC one]

I guess when we are attacked in our own home by an unknown assailant, we’re supposed to politely ask them for an ID so we can verify their age before we defend our life and the lives of our family members. Stupid GD liberals.

[TalBlack]

“The Bible isn’t a death sentence or invitation for abuse.
Neither is the Constitution. “

There is also the matter of the miscreant doing the same or worse to other innocents down the line.

[Fresh Wind]

What do the media style and dogma guides actually say? If you think the victim/perpetrator might be black, you MUST use 'alleged'?

No, that has nothing to do with race. They have been doing that for as long as I can remember. It's CYA against predatory lawyers.

[imardmd1]

The Bible isn't a death sentence or invitation for abuse.

In a way, it is.

Paul: "The wages of sin is death." (Romans 6)

Jesus: "Go sell your coat and buy a sword." Luke 22)

[skinkinthegrass]

I love a 2ND Adm't. feel-good report/story..
the Perp, got what was coming for 'em..a trip to hell.
now comes the stories, "he was turning his laf around"
"highy unlikely", not being able to read.

[ExCTCitizen]

Keontre? Must be Caucasian since no blacks would have an unusual name like Trsyvon or Keontre...

Oh wait...

[Vaquero]

By da time da amber-lamps came...it be too late

[Old Sarge]

Only thing I don’t see: did the little Gibsmedat survive his encounter?

[fella]

Yep Keontre Reese Gibsmedat.

[catnipman]

article says “fatal shooting”

[Little Pig]

Do many people survive “fatal” shootings?

[lepton]

I’m guessing that he’s saying that neither the values advocated in the Bible nor the Constitution are demands that one be a general victim. Just because a man is a pastor doesn’t mean he can’t or generally shouldn’t defend himself.

[Old Sarge]

Ah, missed it, thanks...

[moovova]

“What does your post have to do with the pastor?”

The preacher choose NOT to be a doormat...which is the way many in this country treat the Bible and the Constitution.