Probably the result of all the self-esteem training he got in school.
Good shootin' Gramps.
Mi Casa Es Su Casa
Awwwwww, don't you just love a happy ending?
ITs a crying shame that that kid felt so desperate that he risked his life to gain....what? Some cash from a wallet? Change in a couch?
The whole thing is so stupid and irrational it defies explanation.
But the vet did the only thing he could do, and I hope the jury respects that.
I think this is the perp, started his career early in life, was let out way to soon,
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HINOJOSA,ROBERT GREGORY State Identification Number
07082767 Date of Birth
Oct 6 1985 Hair Color
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Brown Weight
155 Height (ft inches)
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It's called deterrence, and it works.
>>But police tell us some similar cases have been ruled as justifiable homicide.
In Houston? I can't imagine that there's the remotest shred of a chance of it being anything else, given what I think I know about Texas law. Am I off-base here?
Way to go! Some of these punks need a message and I hope this one gets through.
Good riddance!
The old man was nice enough to warn him. Interesting story.
Shooting them is much more effective.
So9
The gunshot probably dislodged the wax in his ears.
Yes he had no choice. The HPD would have taken an hour to get around to checking out the call, by then this man would have been dead. I feel sorry for him. he was put in an awful situation. That's how brazen the crooks are now. "Go ahead call the cops, they won't do anything"
This will direct your article to the Banglist page, which is for all gun, self-defense, etc., related articles..
Thanks for the post..
Why was he in the mans home.
He was not INVITED.
He had no right to break into a home.
The older gentleman has a right to protect himself.
It was HIS home not the intruders.
The gentleman is 79 years old. He has lived his life without breaking into anyone else's home. He has a right to live in his home and to be safe. Boarding everything up was not good enough. So, he did what he had to do and I support him.
People are tired of being intimidated by those who would do us harm.
All those with money like celebrities and the like have bodyguards who carry guns. You mean to tell me they wouldn't pull out their guns and shoot someone who was threatening their "clients?" Guess that's OK though...now the man questions his actions. He is punished again. Am sorry about the young boy and the man is right...he didn't get to live his life but...that I think was his choice. Had he stayed out of someone else's home uninvited and not when the man issued his second warning...he could have lived to be 79 too. It's a tragedy but...I am happy the elder gentleman can live more years with his family. Can you imagine his fear all alone not knowing what this guy was gonna do? He is innocent but obviously he has a background of character and integrity and because of that he is sad over what he had to do. He's not a killer.
God bless him.
So the geez takes a career criminal (maybe a burglary prodigy, since his career started early) out of society, and now good citizens won't have to worry that he will rob them and hurt them or their families. Sounds good to me.
Hey, the old guy defended us in the war--and he'still doing a good job. Maybe we should get him a fruit basket for Christmas.
If you like to read about these types of incidents, every month the American Rifleman runs several of them in its "Armed Citizen" column. (Along with other good articles, for that matter -- for instance, this month's article on Lewis guns was very interesting, and on a subject that I had not read a great deal about elsewhere.)
And Dr. Kleck has shown that firearms are widely used to defend oneself and one's family, as common sense would tell you.