Posted on 11/21/2022 5:27:30 PM PST by george76
Three Oklahoma teenagers were killed when they broke into a house and were met by a homeowner with an AR-15. Now the grandfather of one of the teenagers is speaking out about his grandson’s death.
According to KTUL-TV, Leroy Schumacher, grandfather of 17-year-old Jacob Redfearn, believes the death of Redfearn was unjustified because the homeowner’s AR-15 gave him an unfair advantage over the three burglars.
Speaking to KTUL, Schumacher acknowledged that breaking into a house was “stupid,” but death was not the appropriate consequence.
“What these three boys did was stupid,” Schumacher said. “They knew they could be punished for it but they did not deserve to die.”
“Brass knuckles against an AR-15? C’mon. Who was afraid for their life?” Schumacher said.
The homeowner who pulled the trigger has not been charged with any crimes because police say he acted in self-defense. But Schumacher reinterated his belief that the consequences literally did not fit the crime.
“There’s got to be a limit to that law, I mean he shot all three of them — there was no need for that,” he told KTUL.
In addition to Redfearn, 19-year old Maxwell Cook and 16-year old Jake Woodruff were also shot and killed in the home invasion. Getaway driver, 21-year-old Elizabeth Rodriguez, was not injured but later arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree burglary and one count of second-degree burglary.
Police also say Rodriguez admitted to planning the burglary.
More from CNN:
Rodriguez went to police in Broken Arrow, a Tulsa suburb, and told them she was involved. Oklahoma state law says that first-degree murder occurs if “any other person takes the life of a human being during … first degree burglary.” Another condition is if a person causes the death of another person with “malice aforethought.”
In the end, Schumacher said he supports the Second Amendment right to bear arms but doesn’t agree with killing home invaders.
“These boys’ families are going to suffer with this the rest of their lives, we have to live with this the rest of our lives,” he said. “You can’t change history, but you can damn sure learn from it, and maybe some kids will learn from this.”
In other words, FAFO.
You break into an occupied home and you deserve to die.
Even says so in the Bible.
I’m betting this tells us all who this moron voted for....
No thanks, I will just stick with A-Team reruns.
I tried to watch the MacGyver reboot, but I could not get past the ugly shade of lipstick on his face.
These 3 boys were brought up to be predators.
Because of that they were culled from the herd.
Now Grandpa, its your turn to break into that same house. Bring your favorite weapon.
Next time you break into a home, you never know how many fingers will be on triggers.
Grandfather, huh? Where is dad?
I’m going to just put this down to grief because it’s a nonsensical thing for Grandpa to say.
In my house when you don’t belong an AR is fair.
“Excuse me, young men. Can I have a moment of time before you commence your nefarious and dastardly deeds? Are you here to commit bodily harm against me? Or murder me? Or just relieve me of my worldly goods? If the former, I’ll be forced to shoot you and possibly kill you with Old Betsy here. So please let me know quickly, time is a-wasting.”
That’s how it SHOULD have gone down.
AR-15: the Great Unequalizer.
Apparently the foursome had a history of doing this. Sometimes you learn the hard way.
I think a homeowner should be the beneficiary of these unfair fights. Let’s have more of them.
If you know that you are going into combat and happen to find yourself in the middle of a fair fight, your tactics SUCK.
SPJNK.
Sounds like the definition of fair to me.
If you’re in a “fair fight “ against 3 punks, you’ve screwed up.
Sounds like Leroy was trying to pass on The Stupid Genes - but it didn’t work.
How unfair would it have been for an old man vs youths?
Only a fool fights “fair” when your klfe and property are in jeapordy.
3 men, armed with brass knuckles and knives, faces covered in black hoods, break into a home. There’s a getaway car in the driveway with two more perps, and this $#@*% grandfather thinks it’s unfair the perps were shot to death by the homeowner? What a $&#@* *&%@!
From Redfearn to Deadfearn.
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